2014 Twist (and maybe add) - 85mil - FULL Topic

Let's get ready for 2015 by reminding ourselves what happened in 2014!

Almost every team will have a chance to be competitive in this league. I actually went through all 30 teams and tried out what they would look like under these rules.  Some of the "better" teams will have to make tough choices because they'll be able to build a team that's over the cap. But the rest of the teams should find 85mil to be perfectly reasonable.

Each team will have a certain amount of twists available based on their 2014 winning percentage. Twists are based on their baseball-reference roster.

Both leagues will use the DH. All the NL teams have enough players to add/twist that it won't be a problem.

The lower ranked teams will also be able to add free agents. Free agents are players who played for your franchise between 1990-2000 and have a salary of 7mil or less.

I am also adding 6/2 below average AAA. I don't think most teams will use it but I don't want anyone getting in a PA/IP crunch.

One other note about combined seasons: You can use any season listed for your team. So the Red Sox and O's can both have the 62 inning Andrew Miller. And if the Red Sox prefer, they could also just use the 42 inning version.

Here's the specifics:
Cap: 85mil
Trades: No
AAA: 6/2 below average
WW: No
Injuries: Yes
Clones: No
DH: Yes
Alignment: As close to MLB as possible
Park: Use your team's actual 2014 stadium

Here are the twist/adds for each team:

>.600 gets 2 twists (LAA)
.550-.599 gets 3 twists (WSH, STL, DET, LAD, BAL)
.526-.549 gets 4 twists (OAK, SF, SEA, KC, PIT)
.500-.525 gets 4 twists + 1 FA (CLE, NYY, MIL, TOR)
.450-.499 gets 4 twists + 2 FA (ATL, NYM, MIA, PHI, CIN, CHC, SD, TB, CHW)
.400-.449 gets 5 twists + 2 FA (COL, BOS, MIN, HOU, TEX)
<.400 gets 6 twists + 2 FA (AZ)

I'll pick my team 12th.
2/2/2015 11:12 AM (edited)
Teams chosen here:

1 redwingscup: NYY
2 jfranco77: PHI
3 Jesters: TOR
4 Contrarian23: BOS
5 pmars2001: TEX
6 ToddCommish: SF
7 Specsman: CIN
8 Bublooo: BAL
9 johnnyreb: ATL
10 hoopsrus: MIA
11 ejstockman: CLE 
12 RWHAY: SD
13 dewelch71: OAK 
14 llcoach: STL
15 zephyr1949: KC
16 gogotoads: DET 
17 minnow CHC
18 gees51 LAD
19 frank_drebin AZ
20 zephyr1969 - NYM
21 midknight - WSH
22 36catfish17 - PIT
23 nomadabk14 - TB
24 dewelch71 - COL

Sitemail list:

jfranco77; redwingscup; jesters; contrarian23; pmars2001; toddcommish; specsman; bublooo; johnnyreb; hoopsrus; ejstockman; rwhay; dewelch71; llcoach; zephyr1949; gogotoads; minnow; gees51; frank_drebin; midknight; 36catfish17; nomadabk14;
2/2/2015 11:13 AM (edited)
Great idea, I'm playing... team TBD.. Presume we're using the team's 2014 stadium
1/8/2015 2:20 PM
Yes. Sorry. Use the team's 2014 park. Welcome!
1/8/2015 2:45 PM
Toronto
1/8/2015 5:26 PM
I'll give my beloved Red Sox a try
1/8/2015 8:02 PM
Texas Rangers
1/8/2015 11:12 PM (edited)
Cardinals!
1/8/2015 11:38 PM
Can we use entire season for players that split teams?

I'm having trouble twisting Cards over 80 mil
1/9/2015 12:43 AM
Baltimore please
1/9/2015 1:42 AM
I'll take the 2014 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants, please.

This time, Dan Uggla might actually contribute!
1/9/2015 3:21 AM
I'm going to bow out at least for now, so Cards available.
1/9/2015 8:20 AM
Reds, please
1/9/2015 11:12 AM

Yes, sorry... you can use the combined season (or your team's partial) for any player. That definitely helps some teams. 

Also note, just because a team does (or doesn't) get all the way to 85mil doesn't necessarily mean they can't compete. Some of the teams I really liked were "only" in the 78-82 range.

1/9/2015 12:13 PM (edited)
I'll take the Yankees.
1/9/2015 3:15 PM
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