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legendsport · 10-10-2002, 11:13 AM

Only three expansion teams remain available (Baltimore has been claimed) - here's a rules excerpt on the expansion teams (which debut in 1946):

GGB will expand for the 1946 season. The expansion teams will be the Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals in the American League and the Houston Colt 45s and Milwaukee Brewers in the National League.

The expansion teams will begin drafting rookies with the rest of the league prior to the 1944 season (for players debuting in 1946). The order of selection will be randomly selected prior to the draft and will be the first four picks in the 1944 and 1945 drafts, with the order reversed for the four teams from 1944 to 1945.

The expansion teams will not participate in free agency until prior to the 1946 season.

For the expansion draft, the teams will be drafting only from the teams within their own leagues (ie. Baltimore & KC will select only from AL players, while Houston & Milwaukee will select from only NL players).

The established teams will protect 15 players from the expansion draft, can not lose more than three players apiece and will add 1 player to the protected list for every player they lose, meaning a team may only lose the 16th, 18th and 20th-best players from their rosters. Players who are free agents in 1946 are not eligible to be either drafted by expansion teams or protected by established teams.

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legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,933	Only three expansion teams remain available (Baltimore has been claimed) - here's a rules excerpt on the expansion teams (which debut in 1946): GGB will expand for the 1946 season. The expansion teams will be the Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals in the American League and the Houston Colt 45s and Milwaukee Brewers in the National League. The expansion teams will begin drafting rookies with the rest of the league prior to the 1944 season (for players debuting in 1946). The order of selection will be randomly selected prior to the draft and will be the first four picks in the 1944 and 1945 drafts, with the order reversed for the four teams from 1944 to 1945. The expansion teams will not participate in free agency until prior to the 1946 season. For the expansion draft, the teams will be drafting only from the teams within their own leagues (ie. Baltimore & KC will select only from AL players, while Houston & Milwaukee will select from only NL players). The established teams will protect 15 players from the expansion draft, can not lose more than three players apiece and will add 1 player to the protected list for every player they lose, meaning a team may only lose the 16th, 18th and 20th-best players from their rosters. Players who are free agents in 1946 are not eligible to be either drafted by expansion teams or protected by established teams. __________________ Hexed & Countered on YouTube Figment League - A fictional history of baseball, basketball, football, hockey & more! Want to join in the fun? Shoot me a PM! Read the story of the Barrell Family - A Figment Baseball tale Same Song, Different Tune - The Barrells in the Modern Era Last edited by legendsport; 10-10-2002 at 03:05 PM.