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Santana whiffs 8 in 3-1 win

Johan Santana struckout 8 Cleveland batters in a 3-1 win for the Twins. | Box

O'Neill whiffs 8 in 4-3 win

Mike O'Neill struckout 8 San Francisco batters in a 4-3 win for the Cardinals. | Box

Koufax tosses shutout for Ducks

The is hoping not to see Sandy Koufax again for a long while. Koufax went the distance, leading L.A. to a 3-0 victory. Pedro Martinez struckout 11 L.A. batters in the contest. | Box

Ryan's 10-K performance not enough

Nolan Ryan whiffed 10 batters, but the Budget Rays II managed to beat the Orbits, 7-5. | Box

Ortiz blasts off, leads Green Monsters to win

David Ortiz blasted 3 homers, lifting the Green Monsters to a 8-1 win over L.A.. | Box


WHO'S HOT - Last 5 Games

A. Pujols, Cardinals .3812 HR8 RBI
J. Dye, Royals .3162 HR8 RBI
C. Pena, Budget Rays II .4553 HR4 RBI
D. Ortiz, Green Monsters .2783 HR6 RBI
S. Musial, Cardinals .6002 HR4 RBI

WHO'S NOT - Last 5 Games

A. Jones, Giants 0 for 19 (.000)
K. Kiermaier, Budget Rays.. 0 for 17 (.000)
J. Mize, Cardinals 2 for 19 (.105)
E. Collins, Sox 5 for 21 (.238)
M. Tiernan, Fighting Pigs 3 for 21 (.143)

Leaders: SLG

J. Bagwell, Orbits .897
S. Musial, Cardinals .860
C. Pena, Budget Rays II .795
J. Foxx, Green Monsters .717
L. Berkman, Orbits .711

Leaders: H/9

J. Benoit, Budget Rays II 2.3
D. Cone, Royals 4.2
J. Clarkson, Cubs-Budget 4.5
E. Reulbach, Cubs-Budget 4.5
L. Tiant, Guardians 4.8

Welcome to the Auto League

Auto Leagues are seasons that last about two months (baseball) or one month (basketball & football). Baseball and Baksetball sim about 2-3 games per day, while Football sims one game per day. Since this league is run with essentially no commissioner, there is a trade limit. Please be reasonable with your transactions, and report any bad owners using the feedback form.

League Status:
Season underway. Next sim around 10/15/2024 12:54 AM PT.

Draft Type:
Quick Draft

Owners Joined:
12 of 12
You can draft your team as soon as you sign up! You will select any franchise that has not already been selected. You'll build your roster based on a budget. (The Draft link appears on the league homepage and your team page when you are signed in.)

When you draft, you must meet the minimum roster requirements to avoid getting removed from the league, but you can draft more players than the minimum if you have budget left over.

NO TRADE LEAGUE
This is a special format with NO TRADES. The idea is to play with franchise players. In baseball only, there will be some low-quality free agents to account for injuries. Please be sure to read the League Rules for further details!
This is NOT a keeper league, so once your team's season is over, you can stay in this league and re-draft next season, or quit and join a new Auto League.
When do games start?
After all teams have an owner and have drafted, the games will begin. You will get an email after the first game notifying you that the league has started.

What time are games played?
Barring any issues with the servers, games are auto-simmed 2 or 3 times a day, starting as early as 1:00am and ending as late as 11:00pm Pacific Time. Users can sim games from the My League List page every eight hours. This allows the league to keep moving if the server has issues or the participants in the league want to move the season along slightly faster than the auto sims allow. There will always be at least eight hours between games so managers can react if desired.

Can I customize my team?
Yes! You can change your team name, logo, and more via the "Owner Console" on your "My Team" page before the season begins and up until the 5th game of the season.

World Series and post-season
Division winners and three wild card reach the post-season. Owners can leave the league once their team is elimnated, or wait until the playoffs are over and re-draft the next season.

I'm always eager to here what you enjoy or think can be improved with the site, so stay in touch via the feedback form and follow site updates on the news & notes page.
 

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League Settings

Note, in Auto Leagues, some of these will change once the season starts, and as the season progresses.
Year Range of Stats1871 - 2023
Roster Size (Majors)26
Roster Size (Minors)15
Keepers
Change Stats Allowed
Free Agency
Drops
No-Drop List
Player Fatigue
Batter Injuries (5 games max)
Pitcher Injuries (15 games max)
Use Pitcher's HR Allowed Stats
Allows Max Surprise Bunts
Min Batters Pitcher Must Face0
Slump Buster (3unlimited days)
On FireUses WAR
User Sims (every 8 hours)
Latest Results
10/14/2024Twins @ GuardiansWatch  Box
10/14/2024Cardinals @ GiantsWatch  Box
10/14/2024Green Monsters @ DucksWatch  Box
10/14/2024Cubs-Budget @ SoxWatch  Box
10/14/2024Orbits @ Budget Rays IIWatch  Box
10/14/2024Fighting Pigs @ RoyalsWatch  Box
Previous Games
10/14/2024Orbits @ Budget Rays IIWatch  Box
10/14/2024Twins @ GuardiansWatch  Box
10/14/2024Cubs-Budget @ SoxWatch  Box
10/14/2024Green Monsters @ DucksWatch  Box
10/14/2024Fighting Pigs @ RoyalsWatch  Box
10/14/2024Cardinals @ GiantsWatch  Box
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Latest Message
8/30/2024All-Star Selectionsgbacci
This season's all-stars have been selected. Click the link to find out who was honored. https://www.pennantchase.com/lgAllS..
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Latest Transactions
10/14/2024 Automatic Day Off Granted
Sox
10/14/2024 Player Signed
Joel Zumaya picked up by Kansas City Royals
10/14/2024 Player Signed
Dillon Gee picked up by Kansas City Royals
Transaction Log  |  Trade Block  |  Report Trade

 

Latest Public Board Post
10/14/2024 WAR Budget Adviseragingsol
The strategy you describe is a great way to build a team in any league.

Having recently jumped in to Franchise Leagues because of the fantastic and fair Budget War draft, it seems to me that the real formula to win is: Get very good at using Baseball Reference, master the various Budget War draft tools in PC, play a lot of leagues, try to make your teams incrementally stronger the next season (if possible), make it to the playoffs as often as possible, and have your team get hot in the playoffs. There can be only one, but there always will be one.

Not sure who the best at Franchise Leagues is, but looking at win totals of several very active Franchise GMs, it doesn't seem like anyone has figured out how to win with most of the Franchises.
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