Franchise League Blues

Okay here is the deal. It is a franchise league with no salary cap. I get the Cubs. Go.

I better clarify, I am being sarcastic but if you look at the "League Directory" page you will see someone did this who was not being sarcastic.... Who would play in that league?

The only way to have a somewhat equal franchise league is to have 3 league rules:

1) Each owner drafts two franchises (and can build there two exclusively from those 2 teams), serpentine draft, randomizer. So whoever gets the first team pick, does not get to pick their 2nd team until the 24th selection.

2) Play with a 80 mill salary cap, owners have to make decisions about value vs cost

3) To make it even more interesting and equitable, take the "unleashed" players, and they are covered in a separate draft, in the reverse order of the first round draft.

For example:

Owner that gets the randomizer first pick, gets to pick their first team, and does not get to pick their 2nd team until the 24 th selection. They also get last pick of the unleashed players.

The owner that gest the randomizer for the 12th pick, would pick their first team as the 12th selection, their 2nd team as the 13th selection, and they would have first pick of the unleashed players.

Not completely fair, but there is no way that owners would play in a single team franchise league for 2016.

Team Total (leashed)
BOS 108,610,000
CHC 106,080,000
LAD 101,590,000
WAS 96,870,000
TEX 85,730,000
CLE 85,170,000
SF 84,560,000
NYM 80,440,000
STL 76,600,000
TOR 76,490,000
DET 75,580,000
COL 74,860,000
BAL 70,660,000
PIT 69,750,000
MIA 66,590,000
SEA 65,500,000
CHW 65,040,000
HOU 64,750,000
LAA 63,910,000
KC 62,380,000
NYY 61,960,000
ATL 59,870,000
TB 58,550,000
ARI 57,390,000
CIN 56,140,000
OAK 55,210,000
MIL 55,000,000
MIN 53,160,000
PHI 50,910,000
SD 49,000,000

Cubs aren't the only juggernaut team, in fact (non unleashed) Bos trumps them and the Dodgers are almost right there with them.

Don't pick on one team only.

So would a $70,000 cap one-team franchise league be more equitable?
But I agree with blineimages - that's the best way to build a franchise league.
And without having looked, are there essentially an equal number of players on most teams?

Does anyone have the list of unleashed players or where I can find that list?

With 2016, I don't see any way a single team franchise league would get filled. There are 3-5 great teams, and then it falls off big time, no one would want to pick after the 5th or 6th selection.
has to be at least two teams to make one team per owner.

I understand that there are other teams that could stay competitive with the Cubs. I just mean, if I am going to spend 20 bucks, I want to have some level of parity.

I understand, some people like those leagues and I say hey, ENJOY! If I wasn't paying 20 bucks I wouldn't mind playing a lesser team.

I agree with the parameters blineimages proposes... That is what makes a franchise league more fun for everyone, creative but sensible rules that promote at least a chance for all participants.

Lastly, I was just commenting on how those guys don't advertise or discuss their franchise leagues on the boards, one guy just sort of makes the rules and there is no randomizing for picks or anything, it is purely first come first serve with the franchise picks... Would you be the 10th, 11th or 12th man to join that league? If you are you are a better sport than I and credits and competition don't mean quite as much. But hey, I say whatever you like do it.

Musial wrote:

So would a $70,000 cap one-team franchise league be more equitable?
But I agree with blineimages - that's the best way to build a franchise league.
And without having looked, are there essentially an equal number of players on most teams?

That is one way. I would prefer something where the lesser teams get to pick up a couple players from some of the unpicked franchises. In fact why not let all franchises have 2-6 players off the unpicked franchises, I have seen it done that way. Also have a salary cap, obviously...

Unless of course you just want a franchise only league and do not care or not whether all the teams are equal. Some guys last year told me, they really didn't care, they just wanted to do franchises...

Wow, the Dodgers are really good, especially if you can keep those starting pitchers healthy.

Wow, did Chase Utley really deserve a 3 at 2B, at the age of 38? If so, that is kind of amazing..

Did anyone see a lot of Dodger games last year?

There is an $80 M--no DH, 5/10/20% drop--Franchise league started: 2016u NL Rules Franchise League....9 teams have joined so far. Teams still available include: Mets, Tigers, Cardinals, Orioles, Mariners, et al. Cubs, Dodgers, R. Sox & Nats salary advantage is hugely compressed. With trades allowed and no DH, this league should be very competitive at the $80 M cap, IMHO.

Take a look! Need only 3 more.