If we can claim a franchise then I will take the Cardinals….if a player has a missing season, does that count as a season? Another question, if we make a trade, does the contract season lengths have to match?

Posted by Razorhawg1 on 7/4/2025 11:38:00 PM (view original):
If we can claim a franchise then I will take the Cardinals….if a player has a missing season, does that count as a season? Another question, if we make a trade, does the contract season lengths have to match?

if a player has a missing season, does that count as a season?

answer:
It counts as one of his five - even though he doesnt play

example:
I draft John Doe in the initial 1946 draft
My Brooklyn Dodgers have signed John Doe to a five season contract

1946 -
1947 - He does NOT have a What IF Sports season (In real life he is injured and cant play - )
in our 1947 Draft - in the SIXTH ROUND - I get a 'WAIVER' pick for ONE SEASON contract to replace John Doe.

1948 - John Doe has a What If Sports season - he is back on 25 man roster
1949
1950 - John Does last of his five seasons in Brooklyn

John Doe has only a five season contract - the missing year is a part of that five year span -
any missed season (or seasons) are part of the five year contract
(and of course The Brooklyn Dodger knew that Doe would be missng '47 and need a waiver draft replacement back when they originally drafted him)


example #2
In 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers draft John Smith
He only has 1951 season and then he retires
Booklyn will need a sixth round waiver pick for:
1952, 53, 54, and 55

Posted by Razorhawg1 on 7/4/2025 11:38:00 PM (view original):
If we can claim a franchise then I will take the Cardinals….if a player has a missing season, does that count as a season? Another question, if we make a trade, does the contract season lengths have to match?

if we make a trade, does the contract season lengths have to match?

yes, I think that is the way I have the rule set.

I am open to tweak and adjust trade rules once we have 12 owners -

The system of turning over rosters for five seasons is a carry over from a 25 plus season WIS Basketball league -
In that league there are NO TRADES -

I think Baseball tends to lend itself to needing trades more so than a 12 man basketball roster
I think the ideal there is that in progressive leagues - trades were always a MAJOR source of frustration and controversy -
And lopsided trades that helped crown champs or degilitate derelict clubs were getting out of hand.....

SO - I don't think we should be without trades - but I tend to want to somewhat keep a handle on trades that ruin leagues.
If that's possible

Again, I am open to tweak and or adjust trade rules once we have 12 owners

reminder -
our league Franchises have NO CONNECTION or rights
to players who were part of those teams IN REAL LIFE.

example: the NY Yankees dont have any rights or claims on Joe Dimaggio or Mickey Mantle. etc etc

Posted by Husker75 on 7/4/2025 6:33:00 PM (view original):
Got your site mail and I'll be in with the Reds.

Guess since the Reds are taken I'll go with the Braves.

IN - Washington Senators

In - St. Louis Browns - Sportsman Park

had a question sent to me via site mail that may be helpful:

Question (I may have more) In the initial draft, I draft 5 players with their last year of eligibility left (one year contract). They will be released at the end of the season but can be redrafted for a full 5 year contract in season two. Is this correct?

YES, that is correct.

This first season, each of our 12 Franchises will draft 25 players.
To stagger salary length for each Franchise –
Each round in this initial draft will dictate the length of salary for the players contract.

Example:
1^st round: Each player has a 5-year salary…
2^nd round: Each player has a 4-year salary…
3^rd round: Each player has a 3-year salary…
4^th round: Each player has a 2-year salary…
5^th round: Each player has a 1-year salary…
6^th round: Each player has a 5-year salary…
7^th round: Each player has a 4-year salary…
And so on

At the conclusion of this initial draft, (and in every subsequent season)
EACH Franchise will have
5 players with 5 seasons remaining
5 players with 4 seasons remaining
5 players with 3 seasons remaining
5 players with 2 seasons remaining
5 players with 1 seasons remaining


AND
If A TEAM HAS A PLAYER WHO HAS A MISSING WHAT IF SPORTS SEASON –
That Franchise may draft a one year replacement in ‘waiver’ DRAFT (6^TH ROUND)

Posted by benfc on 7/5/2025 12:49:00 PM (view original):
In - St. Louis Browns - Sportsman Park

Cool -
I considered taking on the St. Louis Browns -

interesting franchise -
stuck there in St. Louis, overshadowed by the Cardinals, sharing Sportsman Park -
definitely the weak sister....
and then eventually moving to Baltimore to become the Orioles.

I guess they were an oddity in that they moved EAST - unlike the Dodgers, Giants, or Boston Braves.

what made you take on the Browns?

Getting CLOSE

Need ONE OWNERS

3 sots open in AMRICAN

National League
Boston Braves	-	Braves Field	-	Husker75
Brooklyn Dodgers	-	Ebbets Field	-	cmcafeeky
Chicago Cubs	-	Wrigley Field	-
Cincinnati Reds	-	Crosley Field	-	Rino65
New York Giants	-	Polo Grounds	-	coyote522
Philadelphia Phillies	-	Shibe Park	-	Ribbentrop
Pittsburgh Pirates	-	Forbes Field	-
St. Louis Cardinals	-	Sportsman's Park	-	Razorhawg1
American League
Boston Red Sox	-	Fenway Park	-
Chicago White Sox	-	Comiskey Park	-
Cleveland Indians	-	Cleveland Stadium	-	riftonapple
Detroit Tigers	-	Briggs Stadium	-
New York Yankees	-	Yankee Stadium	-
Philadelphia Athletics	-	Shibe Park	-
St. Louis Browns	-	Sportsman's Park	-	benfc
Washington Senators	-	Griffith Stadium	-	grayfoxx
			-
TBD	-		-	dirtbag13
TBD	-		-	kujhawker

I will Play the

Philadelphia Phillies

-

Shibe Park

New York /polo grounds

Posted by cmcafeeky on 7/5/2025 8:13:00 PM (view original):

Posted by benfc on 7/5/2025 12:49:00 PM (view original):
In - St. Louis Browns - Sportsman Park

Cool -
I considered taking on the St. Louis Browns -

interesting franchise -
stuck there in St. Louis, overshadowed by the Cardinals, sharing Sportsman Park -
definitely the weak sister....
and then eventually moving to Baltimore to become the Orioles.

I guess they were an oddity in that they moved EAST - unlike the Dodgers, Giants, or Boston Braves.

what made you take on the Browns?

I am a life long Cardinal fan and have played many seasons in Sportsman Park. Since the Cards were already taken I took the Browns.

I'll take the Philly A's.

Chicago Cubs - Wrigley Field