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For those not familiar, the MLBC (major lge baseball contract) League was a standard 15-team draft league hosted by the NFBC, using most NFBC rules ... with a twist.



The entry fee varied by team, with each team owner paying $10 in entry per $million for the sum of their player's real contracts.



The payout also had a unique feature with part of the prize money going to the owner who performed best on a formula of roto points relative to team salary. So you could draft like a small market team and be a longer-shot to win it all, but with a better shot at top Mgr and with less upfront money involved; or draft like the Yankees and be the odds-on favorite with a stacked team, but at the expense of a Yankee budget.



I'll need to talk to Greg to see if he's open to running this again, if he agrees I'll put it together for this season. The main reason I didn't run it last year was the time it took gathering salaries, but I can download those quickly now.



Click here for details ... league blog



[ January 03, 2011, 03:10 PM: Message edited by: KJ Duke ]

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One change will be making this a 30-round draft with FAAB rather than the original DC format.



It will be a slow draft beginning sometime in January. In 2008, the average team cost was just over $1000. Highest was $1800+, lowest was $200+.



Post here if interested or email me for add'l details. You must be paypal-able or least have someone on your behalf that is.



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[ December 27, 2010, 03:24 PM: Message edited by: KJ Duke ]

Will this be the only league, or will you be doing the MLBC-5 again also?

Originally posted by Likewhat17:

Will this be the only league, or will you be doing the MLBC-5 again also? One league only.

Interested.. What's the pay structure?

Originally posted by WINSTON'S EMPIRE:

Interested.. What's the pay structure? check pvt msgs

For those interested in the proposed league structure, please visit the league blog I've set up.



MLBC League



I also have a preliminary list of salaries listed there alphabetically. Unlisted players are at the league minimum $400,000, or $4 for league purposes. For players not currently under contract in 2011, their 2010 salary is in effect. This list will be updated as players sign new contracts up until a freeze date prior to the draft.

andy saxton...i am in

sign me up



-Dave Shovein

where are the savants?? childs n jupinka??

Originally posted by RoundTrippers:

where are the savants?? childs n jupinka?? One may be in, one I haven't heard from in a long time. Has anyone checked in to see if he hasn't gone off the grid?

What happens with current FA?



Ex: Beltre is at $10. If he signs with a team at 10mil a year does his salary go up to $100 or does it stay at $10.





Do you have a projected date and will this be a slow draft? Thanks

Sorry, just saw the post above. So any players not signed by draft time will keep their 2010 salaries?



Thanks

Originally posted by The Franchise:

Sorry, just saw the post above. So any players not signed by draft time will keep their 2010 salaries?



Thanks Beltre should be listed at $90 from last season, not $10. The salary list needs to be scrubbed as the $10 ($1 mill) is what he will be paid this season in deferred money from his prior contract.



Using Beltre as an example, his $90 salary from last season would apply if he doesn't sign a new deal prior to the draft.



Will be a slow draft. Draft date TBD, but a start somewhere between the mid and end of January is likely.

Great concept. The more I think about it, the more interested I get. A ton of strategy.



Just curious, why the switch from DC to FAAB?



Glenn

Originally posted by Glenneration X:

Great concept. The more I think about it, the more interested I get. A ton of strategy.



Just curious, why the switch from DC to FAAB?



Glenn I don't like baseball DCs.

or in other words.....havent had much success

Originally posted by RoundTrippers:

or in other words.....havent had much success DC's bore me, and not winning is probably part of it.



Like them for football though.

[ December 20, 2010, 02:49 PM: Message edited by: KJ Duke ]

Well, I was planning to limit my FAAB leagues this year so I could concentrate most of my focus on a few of the big ones, but this looks like it could end up being a big one....and a lot of fun.



I'm in.



Glenn

Put me in KJ thanks George

Wheres Cocktails n Dreams?? lets get all those big winners in here!!

Nine down, six to go.



Remember guys, you MUST have paypal to deal with your team payrolls for this lge.

KJ,

Would love to do this, but slow draft format extremely hard for me due to work constraints / life issues.



Any chance of a normal draft version of this?



if not, count me in and I will figure this out