15 in so far. - MLB144306

Salary cap is $60 million.
Pick a decade (Each decade can be used twice) All players must come from that decade.

Make the worst possible team from your chosen decade, gift it to some schlub. Rules: You must spend at least $55, 000, 000 and your roster must: contain 2 players whose primary position is 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, and C (so 10 total players at the Infield positions). You must have 5 primary OFs. No guys whose primary position is DH. You must have 10 pitchers. Minimum of 4500 Plate Appearances (PAs) for position players Minimum of 1200 Innings Pitched
All fielders must have a minimum of 200 PA's and All pitchers a minimum of 50 IPs. This keeps fatigue as an option but probably can't be relied on as the only option.


No clones. No waiver wire. No AAA
Late as possible on the transaction deadline
No trades, injuries on.
Any Ballparks.

2020 midknight 2010 yanks250125 2000 1990 1980 jpeterso 1970 jmh5711 1960 WAS1952 1950 1940 zephyr1949 Mistercutt21 CLOSED 1930 ermocito eman7400 CLOSED 1920 BullMoose 1910 homiealiens 1900 tgrun 1890 lordtc redcped CLOSED 1880 Trentonjoe

I will put in a team from the 60s.

Is that the worst possible AAA setting? I feel the AAA players will dominate as usual

I am in with the 80's

I am willing to eliminate AAA if that is preferred.

I am in with 1890s if we do no AAA. I feel strongly the AAA players will be the best players on the team so it feels like it defeats the purpose of the league to have them.

Do we pick our own stadium or the stadium for the opponent?

You pick the stadium for the team you have created.

I always thought these leagues would be more fun if you kept your own team and the goal was to lose as many games as possible instead of win but I guess it’s not possible to set the prizes correctly for that?

I’ll make an 1880s team. Those dudes didn’t use gloves.

With no AAA is it still 4250 PA and 1125 IP or do we want those up to the standard minimums?

I hope we keep the AAA. They are saving my fatigue levels.

For me, the idea is to make a bad team but not one that is impossible because that leads to guys abandoning their teams. If you have a chance of managing your team to wins, despite how bad it is, then you have engaged guys. That's why AAA is good. Yes, some of them will be very valuable but that variability allows for someone to at least have a chance.

I will play.

I think I want 1890s, so I'll reserve that for now.

Posted by lordtc on 12/30/2025 7:37:00 PM (view original):
With no AAA is it still 4250 PA and 1125 IP or do we want those up to the standard minimums?

I'd be inclined to boost those some without AAA, though at $60M they don't need to be normal either. In the current iteration, I'm running most of my hitters between 88-92 fatigue, though the AAA guys are helping keep those numbers up. My real concern would be pitching spirals, which will as noted above drive away owners and leave some teams running themselves into the ground. Maybe 4500 and 1200?