Sat May 29, 2021 7:02 pm
I have played several franchise leagues. They are usually high caps. Here is a typical set of rules (listed in description box of new league).
Select a franchise(s) below. Please name your team so that others know who you have selected. The team rosters used in the drop-down free agent menus are the reference source.
1) Cubs/Marlins/Rockies
2) Giants/Astros
3) Cardinals/Mariners/P. Browning
4) Athletics/Senators-Twins/G. Hecker
5) Braves/Royals/L. Baldwin
6) Indians/Brewers
7) Pirates/Diamondbacks/Padres
8) Phillies/Reds/Blue Jays
9) Browns-Orioles/Angels/Mets
10) White Sox/Rays/R. Barnes
11) Tigers/Expos-Nats/C.Sweeney/E.Seward
12) Dodgers/Rangers
A player must have a card for the franchise(s) you select, but you can use any of their cards. The Farm System Rule applies (this means any card exclusive to the Indians belongs to the Indians alone and like-wise with the other selected franchises). If you drop a player who is not exclusive to your teams, you do not retain rights to him. Trades are allowed if you rightfully own the player being traded. Please use a ballpark from a franchise you selected.
Yankees, Red Sox, and NeL players will be available for waivers and free agency. Players with a card for a selected franchise who also have a card for an unselected franchise who are in the waiver pool or free agent pool are available to all. If a team receives a player from the initial draft who has non-exclusive cards, that player must be released for eligibility in the waiver draft (e.g. if Gossage is received by a team other than the Padres, the card must be released).
Note that the six big pre-1900 cards have been allotted to franchises. Players with cards for a current franchise and a non-current franchise include T.Keefe, H.Jennings, J.McGraw. If the current franchise does not draft them, they will be available in the waiver draft and beyond.
Please draft fairly. If, following the original draft, your team has a player that shouldn't be there and didn't have a good reason to be there (like missing out on a player eligible for your team), then there will be a substantial penalty. For example, if the Twins team gets a $9 million plus SS (there's no SS they could have missed on), they will forfeit players or waiver picks as a penalty.