gonna step out and try an auction league this year. ive played in many in real life but never online. I checked out ESPN and they have a nice, simple setup. And its free. ESPN that is, not the league. 50 dollar signup. Head to Head/Auction. you start with a 260 dollar budget and get whatever players you want. If you dont manage your budget you may end up with 10 one dollar players. Payout if only 10 teams: 1st-70% 2nd-30% if 12 teams: 1st-70% 2nd-20% 3rd-10% Rosters are as follows: Catcher (C) 1 First Base (1B) 1 Second Base (2B) 1 Third Base (3B) 1 Shortstop (SS) 1 Middle Infielder (2B/SS)1 Corner Infielder (1B/3B)1 Outfield (OF) 4 Utility (UTIL) 1 Pitcher (P) 9 Bench (BE) 2 Disabled List (DL) 2 Scoring is as follows (6x6): Batting Home Runs (HR) Runs Scored (R) Runs Batted In (RBI) Stolen Bases (SB) On Base plus Slugging Pct (OPS)* Extra Base Hits (XBH)* *two newly added stats. Pitching Earned Run Average (ERA)* Strikeouts (K) Walks plus Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)* Wins (W) Saves (SV) Quality Starts (QS)* *new stat *Minimum 7 GS Must have 7 starts per week for ERA and WHIP to count. Free Agents will also be done with a budget. each team will get 120 dollars after the draft to add free agents. You place your bid via the site and the highest bid gets the player. Player acquisitions will be processed each sunday at 11pm. Minimum bids are $1. Max is only dependent on your remaining budget. Trading--since there are usually only two or three trades each year and everyone has their own opinion of fair and unfair, there will be none allowed. After years of seeing grown men cry over something so trivial, its best. Unless I get sworn affadavits for a no-crying league. I checked out the mock draft lobby for auction leagues at espn. its easy and straightforward. you nominate a player for auction, he goes on the block and a timer starts. 10 seconds go back on the clock when theres a new bid so you always have time to counter. highest bid wins. it also shows their pre-draft value as you draft, so you know approximately what you should pay for him. Should be a fun league and any ideas to improve current setup are welcome. PM me or reply here if you want to join.
