DUAL FRANCHISE LEAGUE SEASON 8

Just an update please on where we stand with the FA draft.

It is my understanding from reading all these posts that:

1 - Players on teams NOT DRAFTED and NEL players, are eligible for the AUTODRAFT - ...but you can only put ONE on your draft card (this, like all things, needs to be on the honor system....no one should have Josh Gibson and Pop Lloydd after the draft on their rosters or clearly they violated the ruling)

2 - Players (Like Paige) who are on the Indians and also NEL rosters are the property of CLEVELAND (like any other Cleve card) and the Cleveland team MUST use his Cleveland Card unless he wants to use his ONE NEL player for Paige....I'm guessing he's got that little loophole which I'm fine with.

3 - We are still holding the long standing rule that you only use the card for YOUR FRANCHISE.

If my understandings on these points are wrong, Toine please advise.

1) HARMONKILLEBREW----------------- Yankees

2) NYMETS99 ----------------- NY/SF Giants

3) POWRTRIP -------------- StLouis

4) GARRETTGOODRICH----------------- Red Sox

5) RUBE------------- Cubbies

6)MRHARRYC-------------------- Pirates

7) BDWARD-----------------------------Dodgers


8) TMM6883.....................Athletics


9)MUSIAL6--------------Braves


10)PACOBOY------------------Reds


11) TOINE---------------------- Houston

12) FRANK123------------------ Detroit

12)FRANK123--------------- Montreal

11) TOINE------------------ Cleveland


10) PACOBOY..............Toronto

9) MUSIAL6.....................Twins/Senators

8) TMM6883...........MARINERS

7)BDWARD..........................

6) MRHARRYC----------------------

5)RUBE-------

4) GARRETTGOODRICH-------------------

3) POWRTRIP----------------

2) NYMETS99------------------

1) HARMONKILLEBREW-----------------------

Just an update please on where we stand with the FA draft.

It is my understanding from reading all these posts that:

1 - Players on teams NOT DRAFTED and NEL players, are eligible for the AUTODRAFT - ...but you can only put ONE on your draft card (this, like all things, needs to be on the honor system....no one should have Josh Gibson and Pop Lloydd after the draft on their rosters or clearly they violated the ruling)

2 - Players (Like Paige) who are on the Indians and also NEL rosters are the property of CLEVELAND (like any other Cleve card) and the Cleveland team MUST use his Cleveland Card unless he wants to use his ONE NEL player for Paige....I'm guessing he's got that little loophole which I'm fine with.

3 - We are still holding the long standing rule that you only use the card for YOUR FRANCHISE.

If my understandings on these points are wrong, Toine please advise.

Number 1 is a good point - we are on our honor there!

I don't think number 3 has been followed - seen a couple of infractions in the last season in that regard, if in fact that is a rule - I don't know or remember!

Answering PACOBOY;

The Phillies, Orioles and Whitesox were not chosen so therefore any player on those rosters are eligible to be chosen as a free agent with the exception of those players who have cards belonging to another franchise. Example; Frank Robinson has a card with the Reds so he is ineligible to e drafted. Same with Dykstra and several other players. Or you could pick any player from the Negro Leagues.


And we changed the rule several seasons ago, that you need not use the card on your roster....if another manager chooses not to use a said card, and you have the same players card you may choose to use the better of the 2 cards the only catch is you have to wait until first game is played to pick up this player

Ross Barnes.

Carded to the Boston Red Stockings of the National Association, which under baseball reference, is listed as an AKA of the Atlanta, Milwaukee and Boston Braves.

So.........he is exclusive property of the Braves, right?

Answering PACOBOY;

The Phillies, Orioles and Whitesox were not chosen so therefore any player on those rosters are eligible to be chosen as a free agent with the exception of those players who have cards belonging to another franchise. Example; Frank Robinson has a card with the Reds so he is ineligible to e drafted. Same with Dykstra and several other players. Or you could pick any player from the Negro Leagues.


And we changed the rule several seasons ago, that you need not use the card on your roster....if another manager chooses not to use a said card, and you have the same players card you may choose to use the better of the 2 cards the only catch is you have to wait until first game is played to pick up this player

So since I have the REDS and nobody took Baltimore you are telling me that not only do I have exclusive rights to Frank Robinson for the autodraft but that I can also use his BEST card (Baltimore '66) and this would NOT be considered my SUPPLEMENTAL pick? WoW. I know we discussed this rule but I never knew it was implemented. Ok, got it. Frank Robinson - welcome to my team team !

To be honest guys I never even thought about the possibility of someone putting 2 NEL players on his draft list with the hopes of getting a one elite player.

So like others have suggested we could do the honor system......or else we could make a rule that any manager who has 2 or more NEL players on his roster upon completion of the draft will forfeit his right to a free agent. I think this would prevent managers from trying to cut corners. What do you guys think ?

I believe there is a way to view the draft card after the draft, but I forgot what the / is - that would be actual proof of a clean draft.

I believe in this league all players are assigned to specific teams and there is no battle in the draft for players carded to two teams; but if two teams did draft the same player, a NeL player could be given as compensation by HAL.

To be honest guys I never even thought about the possibility of someone putting 2 NEL players on his draft list with the hopes of getting a one elite player.

So like others have suggested we could do the honor system......or else we could make a rule that any manager who has 2 or more NEL players on his roster upon completion of the draft will forfeit his right to a free agent. I think this would prevent managers from trying to cut corners. What do you guys think ?

I agree.

However, you need to make a ruling on Paige because it conflicts with 2 rules.

Rule 1 - "you can choose the BEST card of a player if ONE of them is in your franchise and the other BETTER card(s) is either NOT drafted or not used by the other manager after the start of the season. (as in my case with Frank Robinson - clearly no one picked Baltimore so based on your rule, I can use his Baltimore card.

Rule 2 - "only 1 NEL player on a roster"

1) HARMONKILLEBREW----------------- Yankees

2) NYMETS99 ----------------- NY/SF Giants

3) POWRTRIP -------------- StLouis

4) GARRETTGOODRICH----------------- Red Sox

5) RUBE------------- Cubbies

6)MRHARRYC-------------------- Pirates

7) BDWARD-----------------------------Dodgers


8) TMM6883.....................Athletics


9)MUSIAL6--------------Braves


10)PACOBOY------------------Reds


11) TOINE---------------------- Houston

12) FRANK123------------------ Detroit

12)FRANK123--------------- Montreal

11) TOINE------------------ Cleveland


10) PACOBOY..............Toronto

9) MUSIAL6.....................Twins/Senators

8) TMM6883...........MARINERS

7)BDWARD..........................DBacks/Rockies

6) MRHARRYC----------------------

5)RUBE-------

4) GARRETTGOODRICH-------------------

3) POWRTRIP----------------

2) NYMETS99------------------

1) HARMONKILLEBREW-----------------------