New Reality Theme League - locked and loaded

[2cityfan]

This league challenges you to build rosters based on players actual teams (both current and in the past).

Your roster will be comprised exclusively of players who either played for your selected team (at least 1 mlb ab, or 1 IP) OR who are currenlty part of your teams real major league roster (example: AJ Burnett can play
for the Yankees in this league, Matt Holliday with the A's ect..)

Here's how it works:

Pick a team below.. You will notice each team has a number of supplemental players assigned to it. The supplemental players either were once members of their assigned team, or are currently part of the real MLB roster. Build your roster of players from your selected team + any desired supplemental players and place on your auto draft list. You have exclusive rights to the players on your selected team (with a few noted exceptions) and the assigned supplemental players up until the autodraft.

There are a few noted exceptions where a team does not have rights to a player that is currently carded to their team (example: Jason Giambi
is a carded Yankee, but for this league the A's get the initial drafting rights to him).

Note: The supplemental players have been distrubited for competitive balance.

After the autodraft, ANY player (whether they were on a supplementallist or not) can be picked up as a free agent provided they meet the eligibility requirement (at least 1 mlb AB or 1 IP with your major league franchise, or currenlty on the teams MLB roster). Any player that either played for your team, or that is on the active major league roster can be picked up
as a free agent at this point. AT NO TIME can you have a player that never played for your team (or that is not on your teams real MLB team) on your roster.

[u:dd424f98b0]Examples:[/u:dd424f98b0]
The Cubs decide not to use Alfonzo Soriano and do not auto draft him,..the Yankees or Rangers can pick him up as a free agent.
No other franchise can bid on him since he never played for any of the other teams in this league.

In the middle of the season the Yankees drop Bobby Abreu.. the Angels and Phillies could choose to pick him up from the free agent pool since he played for the Phillies and is part of the Angels actual MLB roster

A player not on anyones supplemental list, or anyone's assigned team can be selected in the auto draft providing they meet your teams
eligibility requirements.

The rules
80 mil/DH/waivers/20% drop penalty
use the home ball park associated with your selected team

1. Texas Rangers +
SP E. Volquez, Chris Young, Armando Galaragga, Doug Davis,
Chan Ho Park
RP R. Mahay, Ed Guardado, Francisco Cordero, Robinson Tejeda, Doug Brocail
position players: Adrian Gonzalez, Carlos Lee, Jerry Hairston, Rod Barajas, Omar Vizquel, Brad Wilkerson

2. LA Angels (except for Francisco Rodrguez) +
RP K. Gregg, B. Fuentes, J. Washburn
pos players: Orlando Cabrera, Brian Molina, C. Kotchman, Erstad, Amezaga, Jose Guillen

3. LA Dodgers (except for Chan Ho Park) +
pos players: Orlando Hudson, Adrian Beltre, Ausmus, Konerko, Cody Ross, Gary Sheffield, M. Grudzielanek

4. Oakland A's +
SP Tim Hudson, Dan Haren, Aaron Harang
RP Arthur Rhodes, Octavio Dotel, Juan Cruz
pos players Matt Holliday, Jermaine Dye, Miguel Tejada, J. Giambi, R. Langerhans, M. Scutaro, Ramon Hernandez, Jay Payton, Nick Swisher

5. Chicago Cubs (except for: Jason Marquis)+
RP LaTroy Hawkins, Will Ohman
pos players Jody Gerut, Corey Patterson

6. Tampa Bay D'Rays+
pos players Randy Winn, Aubrey Huff, Matt Joyce, Delmon Young, E. Dukes, Geoff Blum, Greg Norton, Chris Gomez

7. St Louis Cardinals+
SP Jason Marquis
RP Anthony Reyes
pos players Placido Polanco, Edgar Renteria, Fernando Tatis, Khalil Greene, D. Eckstein

8. Milwaukee Brewers+
RP Scott Linebrink, Trevor Hoffman, Mike Adams
pos players Scott Podsednik, Chad Moeller, Mark Loretta, Lyle Overbay, Ron Belliard

9. New York Mets (except: Fernando Tatis) +
RP JJ Putz, Francisco Rodriguez, Heath Bell
pos players Jeremy Reed, Melvin Mora, Ty Wigginton, Kaz Matsui, L. Milledge, Doug Mientkiewicz

10. Boston Red Sox +
pos players Hanley Ramirez, Willie Harris, Kevin Millar, Freddy Sanchez

11. Philadelphia Phillies +
sp Randy Wolf, Gavin Floyd
rp Geoff Geary,
pos players Scott Rolen, Raul Ibanez, Jim Thome, Michael Bourne

12. New York Yankees (except for Jason Giambi and Chad Moeller)+
sp Randy Johnson, AJ Burnett, Javier Vasquez, Jose Contreras
pos player Miguel Cairo, Nick Johnson

Use for sign up

[b:dd424f98b0]Divisions[/b:dd424f98b0]

[u:dd424f98b0]East[/u:dd424f98b0]
Red Sox
Yankees
Phillies
Mets

[u:dd424f98b0]Central[/u:dd424f98b0]
Cubs
Cardinals
Devil Rays
Brewers

[u:dd424f98b0]West[/u:dd424f98b0]
Dodgers
Angels
A's
Rangers

[thisisray]

Divisions

East
Red Sox
Yankees - thisisdan26
Phillies
Mets - thisisray

Central
Cubs
Cardinals
Devil Rays
Brewers

West
Dodgers
Angels
A's
Rangers

[Jack377]

Divisions

East
Red Sox
Yankees - thisisdan26
Phillies
Mets - thisisray

Central
Cubs
Cardinals
Devil Rays - Jack377
Brewers

West
Dodgers
Angels
A's
Rangers

[thisisdan26]

Yeah, Im in. Just wondering why I can have Burnett and not Sabathia?

[2cityfan]

As stated, I distributed the supplemental players for competitive balance, the Yankees get AJ Burnett because it does not take away from anyone.. Could not give you Mark T because the Angels would be hit too hard without him.. Brewers are not as competitive at 80 mil without CC Sabathia

[ndowdy]

Divisions

East
Red Sox
Yankees - thisisdan26
Phillies
Mets - thisisray

Central
Cubs
Cardinals - ndowdy
Devil Rays - Jack377
Brewers

West
Dodgers
Angels
A's
Rangers

[ndowdy]

and just to make sure I understand this, any player in the current set carded to STL is mine + these players (below). So if I draft them they are mine without competition. But if I decide I don't want any carded player or any of the supplemental guys below they are up for grabs for any team that is eliglible to have them AFTER the draft, correct?

SP Jason Marquis
RP Anthony Reyes
pos players Placido Polanco, Edgar Renteria, Fernando Tatis, Khalil Greene, D. Eckstein

[RickCom]

Divisions

East
Red Sox
Yankees - thisisdan26
Phillies
Mets - thisisray

Central
Cubs -RickCom
Cardinals - ndowdy
Devil Rays - Jack377
Brewers

West
Dodgers
Angels
A's
Rangers

[mbrake]

Divisions

East
Red Sox
Yankees - thisisdan26
Phillies - mbrake
Mets - thisisray

Central
Cubs -RickCom
Cardinals - ndowdy
Devil Rays - Jack377
Brewers

West
Dodgers
Angels
A's
Rangers

[ndowdy]

Not going to be able to do this, thought I had a credit left, can't afford to buy any right now... Neat idea though, and if I win some credits and/or find some work I'd be into it another time. Good luck.