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THIS LEAGUE IS A LIVE DRAFT OF ANY PLAYER WHO EVER PLAYED FOR ONE OF THE FRANCHISE GROUPINGS LISTED BELOW
opportunity to join…likely to draft THURSDAY
FRANCHISE SELECTION DRAFT AND PLAYER DRAFT ORDERS ARE RANDOM
see Private Leagues (code is listed in title)
Charles’ Major League Baseball Rules (entering the 137th edition, so you know its a good format)
Strat-O-Matic
Quick Summary
• 12 team Franchise League (with a twist) / $250 million cap / Live Draft / DH / Frenzy
• Drafting Franchise Group (see below) and individual players
• Franchise draft order random
• Franchises drafted via the league messages
• Player draft order random
• Player draft conducted as live draft with 10-minute clock (could be different)
• Eligible players: Any player who ever played for one of the MLB teams. Not limited to Strat cards
• Exclusive player with a salary over $8 million if not drafted in live draft are not eligible to play until Game 82.
By joining you agree that you have read and will follow league rules.
Rules
1. Signing up for the League
a. Please enter league with your member name as your team name.
b. Once the league is filled, a random franchise draft order will be created.
2. Franchise Draft
a. Owners will select a Franchise Grouping in draft order
b. The franchises are numbered 1-12 and you can view the list of teams in the front office page before making your franchise selection.
c. After franchises are determined you must select your team name and your manager name from your list of teams, no combinations or abbreviation of names are allowed. You may have only one opportunity to make changes on your own, a second attempt may have to be executed by customer service.
3. Player Draft
a. Once the franchises are selected, a random franchise draft order will be created.
b. A 10-minute clock will be used to select players
c. Please draft your roster with 25 player cards that have played in one or more games during their major league career with one of the teams from your selected franchise or with a Negro League Star. Baseball Reference is a very detailed website, I think you will find it helpful with your research.
d. Players without a NEL card are the exclude rights to their MLB clubs. Example: Roy Campanella has no Strat NEL card so he can only be drafted by his MLB team the Dodgers.
e. The Negro League cards are available beginning with the thirteenth draft pick (first pick of the second round) the exception being if they have played a regular season game with one of the major league teams from your list.
f. A player that is exclusive to one club and is valued at 8 million or more must be selected during the 25 round draft if you want to include them on your roster. If you fail to draft the cards must stay in free agency until game 81 has played.
Example: If you fail to draft one team only Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres in the 25 rounds of the draft then he is ineligible for the first 81 games of the season.
4. Stadiums
a. Please select your team's home park from the list of different stadiums available for your clubs. Your team and your home park doesn't have to be the same, as long as one of your teams played their home games in your selected stadium. Negro League Parks are eligible as home parks.
5. Trades
a. After the draft if you have a player that is eligible for your club and is also eligible for another franchise in the league and the same is true for the player your acquiring then a trade is allowed.
6. Free Agents
a. Players injured during a series must serve the entirety of the injury or if you choose you may release player into free agency. If your player is eligible for other teams they must acquire card showing the current injury, after injury is completed then all seasons are available.
7. Franchise Groupings (as of June 2023)
#1 Boston Reds 1890-1891, Boston Red Stockings 1871-1875, 1876-1882 Boston Beaneaters 1883-1906, Boston Doves 1907-1910, Boston Rustlers 1911, Boston Bees 1936-1940, Boston Braves 1912-1935 & 1941-1952, Milwaukee Braves 1953-1965, Atlanta Braves 1966-2023, New York Metropolitans 1883-1887, New York Mets 1962-2023, Brooklyn Tip-Tops 1914-1915
#2 Boston Americans 1901-1907, Boston Red Sox 1908-2023, Toronto Blue Jays 1977-2023, Providence Grays 1878-1885, Buffalo Bisons 1879-1885, Buffalo Bisons 1890, Buffalo Blues 1914-1915
#3 New York Highlanders 1903-1912, New York Yankees 1913-2023, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998-2007, Tampa Bay Rays 2008-2023
#4 Baltimore Orioles 1882-1899, 1901-1902, Baltimore Terrapins 1915, Philadelphia Quakers 1883-1889, Philadelphia Phillies 1890-2023, Montreal Expos 1969-2004, Washington Nationals 1886-1889, 2005-2023, Milwaukee Brewers 1901, St L Browns 1902-1953, Baltimore Orioles 1954-2023
#5 St L Brown Stockings 1882, St L Browns 1883-1898, St Louis Perfectos 1899, St Louis Cardinals 1900-2023, St Louis Terriers 1914-1915, Kansas City Royals 1969-2023, Louisville Eclipse 1882-1884, Louisville Colonels 1885-1899
#6 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 1882-1890, Pittsburgh Pirates 1891-2023, Chicago White Stockings 1876-1889, Chicago Colts 1890-1897, Chicago Orphans 1898-1902, Chicago Cubs 1903-2023, Chicago Pirates 1890, Chicago Whales 1914-1915, St Louis Maroons 1884-1886, Indianapolis Hoosiers 1914, Newark Pepper 1915
#7 Cincinnati Reds 1876-1880, Cincinnati Red Stockings 1882-1889, Cincinnati Redlegs 1954-1959, Cincinnati Reds 1890-1953, 1960-2023, Cincinnati Outlaw Reds 1884-1884, Cincinnati Kelly's Killers 1891-1891, Chicago White Sox 1901-2023, Florida Marlins 1993-2011, Miami Marlins 2012-2023
#8 Detroit Tigers 1901-2023, Cleveland Blues 1887-1888, Cleveland Infants 1890, Cleveland Spiders 1889-1899, Cleveland Blues 1901, Cleveland Bronchos 1902, Cleveland Naps 1903-1914, Cleveland Indians 1915-2021, Cleveland Guardians 2022-2023, Detroit Wolverines 1881-1888, Seattle Pilots 1969, Milwaukee Brewers 1970-2023 #9 PHL Athletics 1882-1890, PHL Athletics 1901-1954, Kansas City Athletics 1955-1967, Oakland Athletics 1968-2023, Kansas City Cowboys 1884, 1886, 1888-1889, Seattle Mariners 1977-2023, San Diego Padres 1969-2023
#10 New York Gothams 1883-1884, New York Giants 1885-1957, San Francisco Giants 1958-2023, Troy Trojans 1879-1882, Arizona Diamond Backs 1998-2023, Colorado Rockies 1993-2023
#11 Brooklyn Atlantics 1884, Brooklyn Grays 1885-1887, Brooklyn Grooms 1891-1895, Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1888-1890 & 1896-1898, Brooklyn Superbas 1899-1910 & 1913, Brooklyn Robins 1914-1931, Brooklyn Dodgers 1911-1912 & 1932-1957, L.A. Dodgers 1958-2023, L.A. Angels 1961-1964, California Angels 1965-1996, Anaheim Angels 1997-2004, L.A. Angels of Anaheim 2005-2023
#12 Washington Senators 1891-1899, 1901-1960, Minnesota Twins 1961-2023, Washington Senators 1961-1971, Texas Rangers 1972-2023, Houston Colt 45s 1962-1964, Houston Astros 1965-2023.
opportunity to join…likely to draft THURSDAY
FRANCHISE SELECTION DRAFT AND PLAYER DRAFT ORDERS ARE RANDOM
see Private Leagues (code is listed in title)
Charles’ Major League Baseball Rules (entering the 137th edition, so you know its a good format)
Strat-O-Matic
Quick Summary
• 12 team Franchise League (with a twist) / $250 million cap / Live Draft / DH / Frenzy
• Drafting Franchise Group (see below) and individual players
• Franchise draft order random
• Franchises drafted via the league messages
• Player draft order random
• Player draft conducted as live draft with 10-minute clock (could be different)
• Eligible players: Any player who ever played for one of the MLB teams. Not limited to Strat cards
• Exclusive player with a salary over $8 million if not drafted in live draft are not eligible to play until Game 82.
By joining you agree that you have read and will follow league rules.
Rules
1. Signing up for the League
a. Please enter league with your member name as your team name.
b. Once the league is filled, a random franchise draft order will be created.
2. Franchise Draft
a. Owners will select a Franchise Grouping in draft order
b. The franchises are numbered 1-12 and you can view the list of teams in the front office page before making your franchise selection.
c. After franchises are determined you must select your team name and your manager name from your list of teams, no combinations or abbreviation of names are allowed. You may have only one opportunity to make changes on your own, a second attempt may have to be executed by customer service.
3. Player Draft
a. Once the franchises are selected, a random franchise draft order will be created.
b. A 10-minute clock will be used to select players
c. Please draft your roster with 25 player cards that have played in one or more games during their major league career with one of the teams from your selected franchise or with a Negro League Star. Baseball Reference is a very detailed website, I think you will find it helpful with your research.
d. Players without a NEL card are the exclude rights to their MLB clubs. Example: Roy Campanella has no Strat NEL card so he can only be drafted by his MLB team the Dodgers.
e. The Negro League cards are available beginning with the thirteenth draft pick (first pick of the second round) the exception being if they have played a regular season game with one of the major league teams from your list.
f. A player that is exclusive to one club and is valued at 8 million or more must be selected during the 25 round draft if you want to include them on your roster. If you fail to draft the cards must stay in free agency until game 81 has played.
Example: If you fail to draft one team only Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres in the 25 rounds of the draft then he is ineligible for the first 81 games of the season.
4. Stadiums
a. Please select your team's home park from the list of different stadiums available for your clubs. Your team and your home park doesn't have to be the same, as long as one of your teams played their home games in your selected stadium. Negro League Parks are eligible as home parks.
5. Trades
a. After the draft if you have a player that is eligible for your club and is also eligible for another franchise in the league and the same is true for the player your acquiring then a trade is allowed.
6. Free Agents
a. Players injured during a series must serve the entirety of the injury or if you choose you may release player into free agency. If your player is eligible for other teams they must acquire card showing the current injury, after injury is completed then all seasons are available.
7. Franchise Groupings (as of June 2023)
#1 Boston Reds 1890-1891, Boston Red Stockings 1871-1875, 1876-1882 Boston Beaneaters 1883-1906, Boston Doves 1907-1910, Boston Rustlers 1911, Boston Bees 1936-1940, Boston Braves 1912-1935 & 1941-1952, Milwaukee Braves 1953-1965, Atlanta Braves 1966-2023, New York Metropolitans 1883-1887, New York Mets 1962-2023, Brooklyn Tip-Tops 1914-1915
#2 Boston Americans 1901-1907, Boston Red Sox 1908-2023, Toronto Blue Jays 1977-2023, Providence Grays 1878-1885, Buffalo Bisons 1879-1885, Buffalo Bisons 1890, Buffalo Blues 1914-1915
#3 New York Highlanders 1903-1912, New York Yankees 1913-2023, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998-2007, Tampa Bay Rays 2008-2023
#4 Baltimore Orioles 1882-1899, 1901-1902, Baltimore Terrapins 1915, Philadelphia Quakers 1883-1889, Philadelphia Phillies 1890-2023, Montreal Expos 1969-2004, Washington Nationals 1886-1889, 2005-2023, Milwaukee Brewers 1901, St L Browns 1902-1953, Baltimore Orioles 1954-2023
#5 St L Brown Stockings 1882, St L Browns 1883-1898, St Louis Perfectos 1899, St Louis Cardinals 1900-2023, St Louis Terriers 1914-1915, Kansas City Royals 1969-2023, Louisville Eclipse 1882-1884, Louisville Colonels 1885-1899
#6 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 1882-1890, Pittsburgh Pirates 1891-2023, Chicago White Stockings 1876-1889, Chicago Colts 1890-1897, Chicago Orphans 1898-1902, Chicago Cubs 1903-2023, Chicago Pirates 1890, Chicago Whales 1914-1915, St Louis Maroons 1884-1886, Indianapolis Hoosiers 1914, Newark Pepper 1915
#7 Cincinnati Reds 1876-1880, Cincinnati Red Stockings 1882-1889, Cincinnati Redlegs 1954-1959, Cincinnati Reds 1890-1953, 1960-2023, Cincinnati Outlaw Reds 1884-1884, Cincinnati Kelly's Killers 1891-1891, Chicago White Sox 1901-2023, Florida Marlins 1993-2011, Miami Marlins 2012-2023
#8 Detroit Tigers 1901-2023, Cleveland Blues 1887-1888, Cleveland Infants 1890, Cleveland Spiders 1889-1899, Cleveland Blues 1901, Cleveland Bronchos 1902, Cleveland Naps 1903-1914, Cleveland Indians 1915-2021, Cleveland Guardians 2022-2023, Detroit Wolverines 1881-1888, Seattle Pilots 1969, Milwaukee Brewers 1970-2023 #9 PHL Athletics 1882-1890, PHL Athletics 1901-1954, Kansas City Athletics 1955-1967, Oakland Athletics 1968-2023, Kansas City Cowboys 1884, 1886, 1888-1889, Seattle Mariners 1977-2023, San Diego Padres 1969-2023
#10 New York Gothams 1883-1884, New York Giants 1885-1957, San Francisco Giants 1958-2023, Troy Trojans 1879-1882, Arizona Diamond Backs 1998-2023, Colorado Rockies 1993-2023
#11 Brooklyn Atlantics 1884, Brooklyn Grays 1885-1887, Brooklyn Grooms 1891-1895, Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1888-1890 & 1896-1898, Brooklyn Superbas 1899-1910 & 1913, Brooklyn Robins 1914-1931, Brooklyn Dodgers 1911-1912 & 1932-1957, L.A. Dodgers 1958-2023, L.A. Angels 1961-1964, California Angels 1965-1996, Anaheim Angels 1997-2004, L.A. Angels of Anaheim 2005-2023
#12 Washington Senators 1891-1899, 1901-1960, Minnesota Twins 1961-2023, Washington Senators 1961-1971, Texas Rangers 1972-2023, Houston Colt 45s 1962-1964, Houston Astros 1965-2023.
Last edited by Main Line Expos on Mon Jul 29, 2024 11:13 pm, edited 5 times in total.