I'm working on assembling a 16-team BL continuing league using a salary cap system and an auction system rather than the typical draft.
If you're looking for something more dynamic than the standard keeper league, please e-mail me at
mb0566@yahoo.com
We have 10 right now - so we just need 6 more to move forward.
Overview:
A] Each owner has a fixed budget of $100M for his roster. Roster money cannot be traded or carried over from year to year.
B] Players are assigned via a series of free agent auctions. Filling rosters of roughly 30 players takes 3-4 weeks, but it can be fast-tracked to get done sooner, if necessary.
C] Players can be renewed each year (or extended for up to 3 additional years), but the players' salaries increase each year unless they re-enter the free agent auction process
In short, you can keep all the players you want, but you have to give them each a significant raise and your salary cap limit does not rise to accommodate the increased salaries. The raise amounts depend on how early you commit to them. Commit to keeping a player for a second season before the first season's Opening Day and the raise is one amount. Wait until the first season has finished and the raise is a higher amount.
For an example, let's say you have David Price at a salary of $10M for 2013. Before 2013 Opening Day, you decide to "extend" him for another season, you can lock him in for a 2014 salary of $12.5M. If you're not sure about committing that much salary so soon, then you can wait until the end of the season. After the 2013 season is over, you have the option to "renew" him for a 2014 salary of $16.0M. Obviously, the sooner you make the decision, the better the salary. But that salary benefit also carries a risk. If Price is injured, you are still committed to "paying him".
Who and how many you keep is largely up to you. And the auction format means every owner gets an equal shot at the players he wants because there is no draft order.