Heartland Baseball League (Stats Only) With Opening

[udbacker58]

The Heartland Baseball League is a 16 team, semi-stats only, fictional league set in the Midwest. The league started in 1978 and we just finished the 2016 season. We play a balanced, interleague schedule(16/4) of 144 games beginning April 1 and ending in September. The top two teams in each league(North/South) complete in the playoffs for a shot at the Heartland Series. All major pitching and hitting ratings/potentials are hidden while the minor ones(fielding, speed, pitcher endurance) are available. Each team has three levels of minors and we boast a full feeder system of college and high school teams.

This league has been active since January 2013 and we still have several original owners. The commish does not run a team, just the league. We sim in the PM on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday and we sim 1/3 of a month at a time making each regular season complete in about six weeks. We then sim the offseason one month at a time so that they move rather quickly as well. There is no arbitration so players are eligible for free agency after four seasons in the bigs and they become minor league free agents after spending four years in the minors. There is also a $5.15 million salary cap.

Currently have one opening, if interested please PM me here....

The open team is the Duluth Danger. They have been historically bad over the length of the league, with 2 playoff appearances in 38 seasons. They were over .500 combined in 2014-15, but a rudder-less ship fell to a .431 win % in 2016. They do have two very good pitchers and the league's top reliever to go along with a 19 year old who was 26th rated prospect last year. In the field, they lost one of the 20 best hitters in the league this year, but have a solid core and just picked up a player that could become one of the top hitters in the league.

[Kitchener Leslie]

Hello,

I sent you a PM. Unsure if I actually sent it -- unable to find outbox. Thanks!