We need 1 owner for a Diamond Legends or Career Progressive League which started in 1961 and will soon be advancing to the 1966 (it's 6th) season. This is the first opening in the league since season 2.

In the Diamond Legends (or Career) WIS leagues, players use their average career statistics. In this specific league, that will mean using their average career statistics in a progressive from their first year of eligibility starting in 1961 through their last year of WIS eligibility. In this league, Don Sutton (whose rookie season of WIS eligibility was 1966) will be eligible every season from 1966-1988-no IR seasons !!

The league has 16 teams, Alternate WIS format E (4 teams make playoffs) No DH,No WW, No AAA, No injuries. Salary Cap $80 million. Owners must use the actual ballpark used by their franchise in 1966. 

Annual drafts will be in inverse order of finish except that for the first round only there will be a random weighted lottery among the 4 teams with the worst record (4 chances for the team with the worst record, 3 chance for 2nd worst etc.). The tiebreaker will be run differential (runs scored less runs allowed) with the team with the worst run differential drafting higher.

The team available is the Pittsburgh Pirates who are in the NL East and currently have a record of 80-80 11 games behind the Division leader. The Pirates will likely draft 9th or 10th in the 16 team league

The Pirates had 1 player retire at the end of the 1965 season.

Following are the batting statistics for the Pirates 13 hitters for the 1966 season:

FIRST	LAST			Last		Annual										Total	Other
NAME	NAME			Year	Years	Salary	Bats	PA	HR	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	SPD	FLDG	Salary	Positions
Del	Crandall	C		1966	1	$3,149	R	534	17	0.254	0.313	0.404	0.717	44	B+/B/A	$3,149
J.C.	Martin	C		1972	7	$996	L	176	2	0.223	0.293	0.312	0.605	45	B/C+/A	$6,972	1B, 3B
Ernie	Banks	1B		1971	6	$5,395	R	666	33	0.273	0.330	0.500	0.830	59	A-/A-	$32,370	SS,3B,OF
Danny	Cater	1B		1974	9	$2,567	R	481	7	0.277	0.317	0.380	0.697	58	B+/D	$23,099	3B, OF
Gordy	Coleman	1B		1966	1	$1,474	L	235	9	0.273	0.323	0.449	0.772	52	B/D-	$1,474
Ron	Hunt	2B		1974	9	$4,182	R	675	4	0.274	0.309	0.348	0.657	66	B/C	$37,642	3B
Jim Ray	Hart	3B		1973	8	$3,108	R	431	18	0.280	0.346	0.474	0.820	60	C/D+	$24,863	OF
Ron	Santo	3B		1974	9	$5,416	R	679	25	0.277	0.363	0.466	0.829	57	B/B+	$48,748	2B
Roberto	Pena	SS		1971	6	$895	R	195	1	0.244	0.290	0.306	0.596	63	B/D	$5,367	1B, 2B, 3B
Chico	Salmon	SS		1971	6	$707	R	134	2	0.250	0.293	0.339	0.632	73	D+/D+	$4,240	1B, 3B, OF
Matty	Alou	OF		1974	9	$3,925	L	608	3	0.307	0.345	0.382	0.727	80	B/C-	$35,321	1B
Willie	Davis	OF		1976	11	$4,299	L	655	12	0.279	0.311	0.410	0.721	91	B-A-	$47,284
Mickey	Stanley	OF		1978	13	$3,046	R	534	11	0.247	0.299	0.376	0.675	74	A/B	$39,594	SS

And following are the pitching statistics for the Pirates 11 pitchers for the 1966 season:

FIRST	LAST			Last		Annual											Total
NAME	NAME			Year	Years	Salary	Throws	IP	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP	OAV	Salary
Nelson	Briles	P		1978	13	$3,233	R	152	32	20	9	8	2	3.45	1.27	0.263	$42,034
Lew	Burdette	P		1966	1	$4,266	R	195	37	24	13	9	2	3.66	1.25	0.268	$4,266
Sammy	Ellis	P		1969	4	$2,716	R	142	32	20	9	8	3	4.14	1.34	0.252	$10,864
Dave	Giusti	P		1977	12	$2,426	R	108	41	8	6	6	9	3.59	1.30	0.254	$29,109
Bob	Hendley	P		1967	2	$2,146	L	107	25	15	6	6	1	3.81	1.33	0.253	$4,292
Lindy	McDaniel	P		1975	10	$2,464	R	107	49	4	7	6	9	3.37	1.26	0.256	$24,640
Stu	Miller	P		1967	2	$2,827	R	116	48	6	7	7	11	3.19	1.25	0.243	$5,655
Phil	Niekro	P		1987	22	$5,684	R	239	32	32	14	12	1	3.33	1.26	0.247	$125,051
Pedro	Ramos	P		1969	4	$3,696	R	183	43	21	9	13	4	4.10	1.31	0.260	$14,782
Bob	Veale	P		1973	8	$4,289	L	173	33	23	11	9	2	3.08	1.32	0.236	$34,311
Early	Wynn	P		1949	4	$5,191	R	217	32	29	14	12	1	3.54	1.33	0.248	$20,764

Preliminary cuts by the Pittsburgh Pirates-subject to change by a new owner.

Pirates cut SS Chico Salmon and P Lew Burdette, need 3 picks.

Team has been taken by site mail