Lead Story - 1/23/2026

*** 2017 Pre-Season Schedule ***

Check BBRef for new rookie imports from Tor, Sea, Col, Ari, Flo, TB and import them to a "Prospects Team" - done
Progress Free Agents - done
Move any low AB/IP FAs who return in the future to the Holding Team - done
Move any Holding Team FAs back to Free Agency List - done
Move new rookie prospects from the Prospect Team to Free Agency - done
Progress each team - done
Import rookies for each team (and return any Holding Team players back to their respective teams) - done

DEADLINE FOR CUTS TO 29 -- *Mandatory* - Saturday, January 31st - 9pm central

CUTS DEADLINE PRIOR TO DRAFT (below 29) -- *Optional* - Sunday, February 1st - 9pm central

**SLOW** SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT - begins Monday, February 2nd - 9am central - 6 hours per pick in Round 1. 3 hours per pick in Rounds 2 and 3. Clock stops during overnight period (10pm to 8am central time).
Draft Order (number of picks in brackets)
1. Detroit Tigers (3)
2. San Francisco Giants (0)
3. Philadelphia Phillies (1)
4. Pittsburgh Pirates (1)
5. New York Mets (0)
6. Oakland A's (0)
7. Chicago White Sox (0)
8. New York Yankees (0)
9. Texas Rangers (1)
10. Cincinnati Reds (2)
11. Atlanta Braves (1)
12. Anaheim Angels (1)
13. St. Louis Cardinals (1)
14. Kansas City Royals (2)
15. Cleveland Indians (1)
16. Milwaukee Brewers (2)
17. Los Angeles Dodgers (2)
18. San Diego Padres (2)
19. Baltimore Orioles (0)
20. Chicago Cubs (1)
21. Montreal Expos (0)
22. Houston Astros (2)
23. Minnesota Twins (1)
24. Boston Red Sox (3)

FREE AGENCY OPENS - tba at 8:00pm central time

UTILITY PLAYERS will be assigned at least 24 hours before Opening Day

!!!! OPENING DAY !!!! - tba at 9am central

12/26/2025

All Rewind Team - 2016

Here is this season's All Rewind Team. Congrats to this year's "Best of the Best". An award has been added to your player's page. Some tough decisions again this season - any complaints will be welcomed and given the attention they deserve, as always. :)

All-Rewind Team - 2016

SP - Jon Lester (Red Sox)
CL - Matt Strahm (Royals)
RP - Matt Koch (Expos)

C - Salvador Perez (Royals)
1B- Anthony Rizzo (Padres)
2B - Robinson Cano (Twins)
3B - Nolan Arenado (Astros)
SS - Francisco Lindor (Indians)
OF - Mookie Betts (Red Sox)
OF - Trea Turner (Expos)
OF - Kris Bryant (Cubs)
DH - Tom Murphy (Expos)

12/15/2025

2016 Awards List

The following awards have been handed out and now appear on the History Page, as well as on the various players' pages.

AL MVP - David Ortiz (7 votes) (R.Cano-1, M.Betts-1)
NL MVP - Tom Murphy (6 votes) (D.Murphy-2, N.Arenado-1)
AL Cy Young Award - Jon Lester (7 votes) (A.Asher-1, C.Sale-1)
NL Cy Young Award - Stephen Strasburg (3 votes) (C.Kershaw-2, R.Erlin-2, J.Cueto-1, M.Koch-1)
AL Rookie of the Year - Alec Asher (7 votes) (M.Strahm-2)
NL Rookie of the Year - Tom Murphy (6 votes) (C.Devenski-2, M.Koch-1)
WS MVP - Alec Asher

AL Batting Title - Mookie Betts (Red Sox)
NL Batting Title - Daniel Murphy (Mets)
AL Home Run Crown - Nelson Cruz (Rangers)/Josh Donaldson (A's)
NL Home Run Crown - Tom Murphy (Expos)
AL RBI Leader - Nelson Cruz (Rangers)
NL RBI Leader - Tom Murphy (Expos)
AL Stolen Base Leader - Elvis Andrus (Rangers)
NL Stolen Base Leader - Roman Quinn (Phillies)
AL Wins Leader - Jon Lester (Red Sox)/Alec Asher (Twins)
NL Wins Leader - Matt Koch (Expos)/Stephen Strasburg (Expos)
AL Strikeout Leader - Chris Sale (White Sox)
NL Strikeout Leader - Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers)
AL ERA Leader - Jon Lester (Red Sox)
NL ERA Leader - Robbie Erlin (Padres)
AL Saves Leader - Zach Britton (Orioles)
NL Saves Leader - Joba Chamberlain (Expos)

11/21/2025

2016 All-Star Alternates

The Alternates for this season's Mid-Summer Classic have been chosen. Here are this year's choices:

AL
Stephen Drew - 2B (Tigers)
Chris Sale - SP (White Sox)
Dustin Pedroia - 2B (Red Sox)
Jose Fernandez - SP (Twins)
Yangervis Solarte - 3B (Angels)
Francisco Lindor - SS (Indians)
John Lackey - SP (Angels)
Alex Wilson - RP (Red Sox)

NL
Dansby Swanson - DH (Braves)
Jameson Taillon - SP (Pirates)
Evan Gattis - C (Braves)
Carlos Martinez - SP (Astros)
Aroldis Chapman - RP (Reds)
Kenley Jansen - RP (Dodgers)
A.J. Schugel - RP (Pirates)
Rob Zastryzny - RP (Cubs)

11/5/2025

World Series Predictions

2016 Predictions
Bush484 - Pirates over Twins
Ref - Twins over Pirates
GusPC13 - Dodgers over Red Sox
Cardac - Dodgers over Red Sox
B2G3K(Gak) - Orioles over Pirates
LaserShow - Cubs over Red Sox

2016 Real Life World Series
Chicago Cubs def. Cleveland Indians 4-3
RL WS MVP - Ben Zobrist (Cubs)

Previous Winners
UFGator - Baltimore over St. Louis (1979)
Bonejangles - St. Louis over Oakland (1980)
GusPC13 - Minnesota over LA Dodgers (1985)
GusPC13 - Atlanta over Milwaukee (1999)
GusPC13 - Minnesota over Pittsburgh (2005)
JacksonGenerals - Texas over LA Dodgers (2006)
Cardac00 - Texas over Philadelphia (2008)
JacksonGenerals - Minnesota over Pittsburgh (2013)
Skooler1 - Minnesota over Pittsburgh (2014)

7/21/2017

Welcome to MLB Classic Rewind

Welcome to MLB Classic Rewind: 2014
A rather straight forward historical league using real progression. The league started with the 1973 season and 24 teams. We'll stay at 24 teams, meaning that the Blue Jays and Mariners won't exist. Neither will the Rockies, D'Backs, Rays, or Marlins. All players who became rookies with those teams will instead go into the draft and be drafted by other teams. For example, Ichiro joined the league in the 2001 season and was drafted by the Phillies.

We are now in our 42nd season. Cincinnati won the first two championships, while the Minnesota Twins won the latest, in the 2013 season.

Here's a list of our Classic Rewind World Series winners so far, with number of WS titles in brackets:

Cincinnati Reds - 5
Boston Red Sox - 5
Minnesota Twins - 5
Pittsburgh Pirates - 3
Cleveland Indians - 3
Milwaukee Brewers - 3
Los Angeles Dodgers - 3
Texas Rangers - 3
Baltimore Orioles - 2
New York Mets - 2
Atlanta Braves - 2
Detroit Tigers - 1
St. Louis Cardinals - 1
San Francisco Giants - 1
Montreal Expos - 1
Kansas City Royals - 1