I’ve been toying around with some ideas for a fairly simple and fun “keeper” system. We’d fill out 5 man rosters and then conduct pre-season, mid-season and end of season polls on a variety of superlative (TBD if there’s any interest in this).
The basic idea:
- Each team starts with $1000 to fill a 5-man roster via auction before the season. A player’s winning bid amount would become their salary for a one-year contract with owner’s option re-sign (more on that later).
- Total team salary could never exceed a $1000 cap.
- Teams could make in season pick ups by opening a player up for bidding. To make room for the new player they’d have to cut an existing player from their roster, but would still be responsible for 20% of the cut player’s salary towards the cap for the remainder of the season.
- Trades would have to be within compliance of the cap.
- Before next season, teams would be able to pick up players options by adding the greater of 20% or $20 to players’ salaries.
- Players who aren’t resigned would re-enter the auction pool.
If there is any interest, questions or suggestions; inquire within! I’ll explain the auction process if there is enough interest in doing this.