24 Team 80's Franchise/Mystery League Full

I’ve always enjoyed the Mystery sets and the Franchise leagues based on the ATG set. So, inspired by the creative leagues I’ve played in from warrenbob, gbrookes and marcpelletier…how about we combine them? A multi year (3 season or more) keeper Franchise league based on the Mystery sets!

I’ve combed over the Superstar Sixties to see if it was even possible to use it as the starting point…and it looks like it is. Here’s the concept, looking forward to seeing if it has some legs. If it works we can roll right on into the 70’s.

There are 20 Franchises from the 60’s that have enough players to field full teams, which I list below (sorry Padre, Expos, Royals, and Pilot/Brewers fans, you gotta wait for the 70's). To keep with the theme I broke down the players by how many years they played (I have a spreadsheet I'll post in google docs if this gets some traction) for each franchise and wrapped the rules around that as follows.

-Every player on your roster must have at least 1 yr carded to your franchise.

-Core5 = Players that all 5 yrs on their card are for one franchise. These players are assigned to their franchise and cannot be used by any other franchise.

-Core4 = Players that have 4 of the 5 yrs with one franchise. These players cannot be auto drafted by any other franchise but their Core4 franchise, BUT are available to be picked up or traded for by the other franchise they are carded to.

-Total Batters and Total Pitchers are the number of players that have at least 1 carded yr for that franchise

-Core 5+4 $$ is the value of ALL those players

CLUB/TOTAL BATTERS/CORE 5+4/ CORE 5+4 $$/TOTAL PITCHERS/CORE 5+4 /CORE 5+4 $$
ANGELS /36/ 10/ 19,090,000/ 23/ 2/ 5,910,000
ATHLETICS /40/ 8/ 36,540,000/ 31/ 7/ 10,910,000
BRAVES /43/ 10/ 44,370,000/ 28/ 10/ 28,100,000
CARDINALS /32 /12 /42,040,000/ 26/ 7/ 27,240,000
COLT 45's/ASTROS /33 /8 /27,000,000/ 23/ 6/ 18,430,000
CUBS /32 /9 /33,130,000/ 24/ 8/ 19,480,000
DODGERS /33 /15 /41,460,000/ 23/ 10/ 44,210,000
GIANTS /34 /8 /48,920,000/ 21/ 8/ 28,320,000
INDIANS /45 /11/ 26,810,000/ 27 /4/ 18,190,000
METS /36 /7 /11,110,000/ 17/ 4/ 17,500,000
ORIOLES /38 /13 /45,960,000/ 27/ 9/ 20,420,000
PHILLIES /40 /10 /30,150,000/ 28/ 7/ 12,860,000
PIRATES /32 /10 /41,730,000/ 20/ 10/ 25,560,000
RED SOX /42 /14 /54,460,000/ 31/ 9/ 14,350,000
REDS 39 /12 /41,400,000/ 29/ 9/ 28,140,000
SENATORS '61+/RANGERS/ 34/ 10/ 19,680,000/ 24/ 7/ 7,680,000
TIGERS /32/ 12 /47,820,000/ 25 /9 /32,930,000
SENATORS '60-/TWINS /29/ 12/ 49,590,000/ 23/ 8/ 23,320,000
WHITE SOX /42 /13 /46,360,000/ 25 /9 /29,360,000
YANKEES /29 /16 /54,050,000/ 24/ 14/ 34,180,000

Now for the keeper side of the equation. I'd like to mirror real franchises as much as possible so 20 keepers per season. Also I always thought that the revolving door that exists in the Mystery leagues where you drop Yaz or Gibson on their 'worst' years was an unfortunate side effect to the format...so as a motivator to keep those guys, any Core5 or Core4 players dropped cannot be on your roster the next season.

Ok so...
1) Pick any team above (first come first serve)
2) Format is No DH
3) Pick the 60's Stadium of your franchise (only two have a choice)
4) Your Core5 and Core4 that you want (you don't have to have them all) should be at the bottom of your autodraft list
5) If the Met's get picked they automatically get all their RP's as there are only 3
6) Minimum 3 season commit, ideally we play 3 seasons in each decade rolling with your chosen franchise the whole way.
7) Salary cap needs to be high enough to absorb a larger roster and account for a few down years. $100?
8) Trades are allowed but all players involved must be carded to those franchises

Feel free to fire any questions...
Kicking things off I'll pick
1 - Reds (happy to trade franchise if someone really wants them)

25 on a roster? is there a draft? if so, is there a number of franchise players that you have to have on your team? in other words, what would your team end up being made of?

This sounds fun. If these are the final rules, then I really want the Reds because a 100 mil cap Reds team will be almost unbeatable; Infield = Bench, Perez, Morgan, Concepcion, Rose; Outfield = Foster, Geronimo, Griffey plus Nolan and Gullett are all exclusive rights players. Pitching won't be great, but I don't see who can field a comparable starting 8. If the rules change, then I might not want the Reds because an 80 mil 70s Reds team is not the BIg Red Machine.

Is trading allowed? If we trade players, do rights roll over into any other season?

There are 4 decades, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s. Do we play 1 season in each decade?

Can we drop a franchise? If yes, then what is the draft order for franchises in the new decade?

25 on a roster? is there a draft? if so, is there a number of franchise players that you have to have on your team? in other words, what would your team end up being made of?

24 - 28 up to you. No draft on the boards, autodraft. All your players have to have at least one carded year to your franchise.

This sounds fun. If these are the final rules, then I really want the Reds because a 100 mil cap Reds team will be almost unbeatable; Infield = Bench, Perez, Morgan, Concepcion, Rose; Outfield = Foster, Geronimo, Griffey plus Nolan and Gullett are all exclusive rights players. Pitching won't be great, but I don't see who can field a comparable starting 8. If the rules change, then I might not want the Reds because an 80 mil 70s Reds team is not the BIg Red Machine.

Is trading allowed? If we trade players, do rights roll over into any other season?

There are 4 decades, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s. Do we play 1 season in each decade?

Can we drop a franchise? If yes, then what is the draft order for franchises in the new decade?

Keep in mind the 60's Reds only have Rose and Nolan out of that whole group. But yes the 70 Big Red Machine was named that for a reason right!

Yes trading is allowed but all players involved must be carded to their new clubs. Yes traded players would roll over if you decide to protect them as keepers.

Due to the nature of the Mystery sets I'd like to play multiple seasons per decade, so targeting 3 seasons per.

Yes you could drop a franchise, haven't hammered that detail out yet, open to suggestions.

If you still want the Reds I'm happy to pick another franchise
Rosie

yes, as long as the rules stay the same, I would like to take the Reds. I plan to keep them for the 60s and 70s and pick a new franchise for the 80s.

I think that the Reds may have only 1 catcher carded for the 70s. Bill Plummer was Bench's primary backup and he isn't carded. Vic Correll is carded 4x for the Braves and once for the Reds. Assuming Correll is drafted by the Braves, who can the Reds take for a backup to Bench?

1) Reds - Franky35
2) Orioles - Rosie2167
3)

yes, as long as the rules stay the same, I would like to take the Reds. I plan to keep them for the 60s and 70s and pick a new franchise for the 80s.

I think that the Reds may have only 1 catcher carded for the 70s. Bill Plummer was Bench's primary backup and he isn't carded. Vic Correll is carded 4x for the Braves and once for the Reds. Assuming Correll is drafted by the Braves, who can the Reds take for a backup to Bench?

Regarding the Reds catcher in the 70's, in the case that only one option is available then Correll would be assigned as a core player to the Reds. Same thing in the 60's if the Met's get chosen, all 3 of the RP's that have NYM cards would be core.

Good research already!

1) Reds - Franky35
2) Orioles - Rosie2167
3) Red Sox - FALCON29

Interested. Not committing for certain yet, going to do some more research, but interested. I've played around with this idea before, glad to see others have too. Nice job researching things already.