ATG IV 16 event Franchise League

[jpgavin]

Steve,

The basic rule for this league is that you can use any player that ever played for your franchise so long as he had one AB or one IP. Each season one manager gets to create a rule along this theme, and that rule may limit the players available to you. The idea is that you get a chance to make a rule that helps your franchise and might even improve the competitive balance between the haves (Yankees, Giants...) and the havenots (Browns/Orioles, Senators/Twins...).

This time around, every position player has to have a 1 rating defensively. It's a three step draft. First you get to "protect" 10 players carded to your franchise. Those players are off limits to everyone else until you release them after the draft. As Dave pointed out, someone like Mays isn't available to anyone else, so you have no need to protect him.

Then we have a 6 round live draft in which you can select any player that ever played for your franchise as long as they meet the AB / IP requirements. The remaining players are picked up in the Autodraft, but still must have played for your franchise at some point in their career.

[novie]

Aero... I believe this was your rule set and you tend to post on here more than anyone. Now, I appreciate the fact that there is a certain level of strategy in waiting to post protected players, but really don't you think you could post yours by now?

[AeroDave10]

[quote:c373635cbe="Novie"]Aero... I believe this was your rule set and you tend to post on here more than anyone. Now, I appreciate the fact that there is a certain level of strategy in waiting to post protected players, but really don't you think you could post yours by now?[/quote:c373635cbe]

There's really no strategy behind this. I was just waiting until errormagnate returned so that we could at least the get ball rolling on Event 6 before rushing through Event 7. People seem to be getting overwhelmed at times with different league rules and player sets, so I didn't see the need to expedite the start of Event 7. I posted the rules as soon as I thought of them so as to give people plenty of time to prepare their rosters. I have not had time to analyze my team for Event 7 completely yet, so that's why I haven't posted. I'm hoping to put my 10 guys up in the next day or so.

By the way, 3 other managers have yet to post their lists, so I wonder why this "accusation" singles me out. :roll:

[errormagnate]

Giants "protected"list:
Meyers, C. R C
Clark, W. L 1B
Frisch, F. S 3B,2B
Williams, M. R 3B
Jackson, T. R SS,3B
SF Leftfielder L LF (aka Barry Bonds)-Pirates -keep your dang hands off him!lol
Mays, W. R CF
Clark, J. R RF draft
Crandall,D RP
Taylor, D RP

I know this may not be sound strategy but at least I KNOW I will have a legal line up.
This is 80 mil and DH right?
Thanks, Steve

[AeroDave10]

[u:5e83b7a12c]Red Sox[/u:5e83b7a12c]
Tris Speaker
George Kell
Harry Hooper
Hobe Ferris
Billy Werber
Dick Radatz
Jackie Jensen
Carlton Fisk
Jimmy Collins
Cy Young

[u:5e83b7a12c]White Sox[/u:5e83b7a12c]
Ozzie Guillen
Luis Aparicio
Minnie Minoso
Joe Jackson
Chick Gandil
Pat Kelly
Thornton Lee
Hoyt Wilhelm
Robin Ventura
Terry Forster

[b:5e83b7a12c][u:5e83b7a12c]Twins[/u:5e83b7a12c][/b:5e83b7a12c]

[u:5e83b7a12c]As[/u:5e83b7a12c]
Eddie Collins
Al Simmons
Mickey Cochrane
Ricky Henderson
Ferris Fain
Eric McNair
Bill Tuttle
Irv Hall
Eddie Plank
Dennis Eckersley

[u:5e83b7a12c]Reds[/u:5e83b7a12c]
Edd Roush
Frank Robinson
Eric Davis
Heinie Groh
Joe Morgan
Frank McCormick
Carl Mays
Don Gullett
Junior Thompson
Roy McMillan

[b:5e83b7a12c][u:5e83b7a12c]Indians[/u:5e83b7a12c][/b:5e83b7a12c]

[u:5e83b7a12c]Cardinals[/u:5e83b7a12c]
Dizzy Dean
Harvey Haddix
Joaquin Andujar
Danny Cox
Bob Humphreys
Del Rice
Bill White
Enos Slaughter
Curt Flood
Andy Van Slyke

[u:5e83b7a12c]Yankees[/u:5e83b7a12c]
Goose Gossage
Sparky Lyle
Dave Righetti
Al Downing
Mike Easler
Joe Gordon
Wilcy Moore
Russ Ford
Bob Meusel
Jack Aker

[u:5e83b7a12c]Braves[/u:5e83b7a12c]
Greg Maddux
Steve Bedrosian
Red Schoendienst
Rabbit Maranville
Cecil Upshaw
Lew Burdette
Ernie Johnson
Irv Young
Ray Powell
Don McMahon

[u:5e83b7a12c]Cubs[/u:5e83b7a12c]
Jack Taylor
Hippo Vaughn
Gabby Hartnett
Tom Hughes
Mark Grace
Johnny Evers
Joe Tinker
Ron Santo
Rick Monday
Kiki Cuyler

[u:5e83b7a12c]Pirates[/u:5e83b7a12c]
Omar Moreno
Ralph Kiner
Paul Waner
Lloyd Waner
Ron Kline
Xavier Rescigno
Bob Veale
Grant Jackson
Pete Mikkelsen
Tony Pena

[u:5e83b7a12c]Giants[/u:5e83b7a12c]
Chief Meyers
Will Clark
Frankie Frisch
Matt Williams
Travis Jackson
SF Leftfielder / Barry Bonds
Willie Mays
Jack Clark
Doc Crandall
Dummy Taylor

[AeroDave10]

[quote:6605ea3953="errormagnate"]
This is 80 mil and DH right?
Thanks, Steve[/quote:6605ea3953]

Yes.

[jpgavin]

Bert Niehoff is now the only 1 rated 2B available to the Cardinals. Giants have Frisch and the Reds have Morgan, so there's no other team that has Niehoff as the only option. Niehoff costs $1.14 mil and his OPS is 0.588. Do I have to use a draft choice to claim him?

[AeroDave10]

[quote:b69a2808ae="jpgavin"]Bert Niehoff is now the only 1 rated 2B available to the Cardinals. Giants have Frisch and the Reds have Morgan, so there's no other team that has Niehoff as the only option. Niehoff costs $1.14 mil and his OPS is 0.588. Do I have to use a draft choice to claim him?[/quote:b69a2808ae]

Yes.

[quote:b69a2808ae="AeroDave10"]I would still say that you should report publicly (on this thread) any position for which you only have one qualifying player. I think anyone over $5M can get a pass and not have to be drafted, but below that you have to draft him. Either way, we need to know who these "ineligible" players are.[/quote:b69a2808ae]

[jpgavin]

Dave,

I just want to make sure I'm reading this correctly. Since I have to claim Bert Niehoff and he costs under 5 mil, it costs me a draft choice. But if the White Sox have no one left at 2B but Alomar who costs over 5 mil, they get to claim very good 2B and keep all of their draft choices?

Do I lose my first round draft choice?

[AeroDave10]

[quote:a4448f4b01="jpgavin"]Dave,

I just want to make sure I'm reading this correctly. Since I have to claim Bert Niehoff and he costs under 5 mil, it costs me a draft choice. But if the White Sox have no one left at 2B but Alomar who costs over 5 mil, they get to claim very good 2B and keep all of their draft choices?

Do I lose my first round draft choice?[/quote:a4448f4b01]


With nearly everyone's protected players' lists in and you being the only one to report a real problem, I think it may be better to just disregard my previous rule and declare Niehoff off-limits to everyone but you. I encourage anyone with strong objections to this option to voice their opinions. However, I'm guessing everyone else would rather you have Niehoff than Rogers Hornsby ;)