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Auto League 189 All-Time Greats

Olerud unloads, Cannibals still lose

John Olerud blasted 2 homers, but it wasn't enough to lift the Cannibals over the Storm. Carolina won by a score of 6-5. | Box

Snell's 8-K performance not enough

Blake Snell whiffed 8 batters, but the Aztecs managed to beat the Decision, 5-1. | Box

Hodges unloads, Antelopes still lose

Gil Hodges blasted 2 homers, but it wasn't enough to lift the Antelopes over the DAYS. GLORY won by a score of 7-3. | Box

Elephants can't contain Walker, fall 5-4

Larry Walker was on his game, knocking in 3 runs in Frankfort's 5-4 victory over the Elephants. Walker also had 3 hits in the game. | Box

Ruth outburst not enough to carry Hobos

Babe Ruth blasted 2 homers, but it wasn't enough to lift the Hobos over the BLACKANDREDS. Detroit won by a score of 7-6. | Box


WHO'S HOT - Last 5 Games

J. Olerud, Cannibals .2633 HR8 RBI
A. Pujols, ValleyCats .4762 HR6 RBI
J. Bagwell, Storm .3483 HR5 RBI
B. Ruth, Hobos .3892 HR7 RBI
B. Bonds, Storm .3330 HR9 RBI

WHO'S NOT - Last 5 Games

R. Mondesi, Cannibals 1 for 20 (.050)
R. Kiner, Aztecs 3 for 21 (.143)
W. Boggs, Elephants 7 for 26 (.269)
W. McCovey, Elephants 3 for 20 (.150)
R. Petrocelli, BLACKANDRE.. 1 for 18 (.056)

Leaders: RBI

A. Simmons, DAYS 72
J. Bagwell, Storm 65
M. McGwire, BLACKANDREDS 63
B. Bonds, Storm 58
M. Mantle, Hobos 55

Leaders: Wins

J. Arrieta, Sounds 8
S. Koufax, Hobos 8
J. Richard, Hobos 8
L. Tiant, DAYS 8
J. deGrom, Decision 7

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 3:26 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 one player from each positional group until you have 23 players. (The Draft link appears on the league homepage and your team page when you are signed in.)

The draft only represents a random subset of players available. Once the season begins, you can adjust your roster via free agency or trades. (You can carry up to 25 players on your major league roster.)

Supplemental Draft
Once the season begins, you can start ranking players for the supplemental drafts, which take place after Games 2 & 3. Free agency (waivers) will open after the Supplemental Draft runs on Day 4. Please be sure to read the League Rules for further details!
This is a Keeper League, which means you have $55 million to spend on keepers for next season. You must sign at least one player to a contract before the season ends, or you'll automatically be removed from the league after the World Series. Players under contract remain on their teams, all other players return to free agency for the next Quick Draft.
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 Stats1900 - 2023
Roster Size (Majors)26
Roster Size (Minors)3
Keepers (4 keepers)
Change Stats Allowed (not allowed while under contract or in a trade)
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
10/14/2024ValleyCats @ SoundsWatch  Box
10/14/2024Storm @ CannibalsWatch  Box
10/14/2024Aztecs @ DecisionWatch  Box
10/14/2024Antelopes @ DAYSWatch  Box
10/14/2024Elephants @ FroggersWatch  Box
10/14/2024Hobos @ BLACKANDREDSWatch  Box
Previous Games
10/14/2024Antelopes @ DAYSWatch  Box
10/14/2024Aztecs @ DecisionWatch  Box
10/14/2024Hobos @ BLACKANDREDSWatch  Box
10/14/2024Storm @ CannibalsWatch  Box
10/14/2024ValleyCats @ SoundsWatch  Box
10/14/2024Elephants @ FroggersWatch  Box
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Latest Transactions
10/14/2024 Player Signed
Luis Castillo picked up by Nashville Sounds
10/14/2024 Player Dropped
Cy Seymour dropped by Nashville Sounds
10/13/2024 Automatic Day Off Granted
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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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