“Golden Era Dynasty H2H Points” (GED-HP) seeks two hardcore owners for the 2024 season (GED-HP's 3rd). HP’s two companion GED leagues have enjoyed long-running success: 2024 is year-9 for 14-team GED Roto (GED-R), & year-8 for 16-team GED H2H Categories (GED-HC).
GED-HP snapshot: 20 teams & 4 divisions (listed below), semi-weekly matchups (Mon-Thu, Fri-Sun), 40 scoring categories (20 hitting, 20 pitching), 12 playoff clubs, & division champs have a 1st-round bye. GED-HP is formally governed by a detailed League Constitution (Google Docs file).
The league setup (sketched below) is similar to those of GED-R & GED-HC with the exception of scoring format, which is a H2H points system. I believe this new, unique system captures the best qualities of both points systems I played under during 2020-2021 (two 30-team dynasties), while adding significant new wrinkles.
Shortly after GED-HP fills, we’ll conduct a 4-team dispersal draft for our new owners (one-hour time limit for picks, & nighttime shutdown), where the available player pool will contain all 4 disbanded 2023 rosters together with all eligible players from the current FA list.
These 4 rosters (PIT, BOS, CAG, & MON) finished 7th, 15th, 16th & 17th last year, so there'll be sufficient talent available for savvy new owners to draft immediately-competitive clubs.
If this opportunity is of interest, please email James (nacioncardenal@gmail.com) with any questions you may have together with your choice of available GED-HP franchise.
All GED-HP clubs, including those that are (1) *AVAILABLE*, (2) taken, but under new ownership in 2024, & (3) taken by returning owners, are listed below, following the league-setup outline.
Team Names: All teams adopt the name of a defunct MLB or Negro League franchise that’s among the 20 specific clubs selected for GED-HP on the basis of historical considerations.
MLB roster (32)
12 active hitters: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, MI, CI, LF, CF, RF, OF, UT
9 active pitchers: all can be either SP or RP
11 bench: subdivided among hitters & pitchers as one sees fit
MiLB roster (25)
Eligibility cutoff is 400-200-100 career MLB AB-IP-GP(pitchers), which typically translates to 2-3 years MLB service time for hitters-SP-RP. These 25 players can be subdivided among hitters & pitchers as one sees fit.
IR roster (unlimited)
Important caveat: League free agents that are already on their MLB team's IR list cannot be claimed at any time (in- or off-season). A GED-HP club’s IR list can only be used for players already on their MLB or MiLB roster when such players are placed on their MLB team's IR.
Pitcher Starts: 4 max per semi-weekly matchup
FA + WW claims: 7 max per week
Playoff clubs: 4 division champions (1st-round bye) & top 8 remaining clubs
2024 owner buy-in: $106.50 per year ($100 prize-payout share plus $6.50 site-fee share) collected through the Fantrax treasury system, which is also used to disperse year-end winnings to playoff seeds 1-8 (includes the 4 division champions), the playoff final four, plus the league runner-up & champion.
ELPASOTue 2/20/24 12:17 PM
“Golden Era Dynasty H2H Points” (GED-HP) seeks two hardcore owners for the 2024 season (GED-HP's 3rd). HP’s two companion GED leagues have enjoyed long-running success: 2024 is year-9 for 14-team GED Roto (GED-R), & year-8 for 16-team GED H2H Categories (GED-HC).
GED-HP snapshot: 20 teams & 4 divisions (listed below), semi-weekly matchups (Mon-Thu, Fri-Sun), 40 scoring categories (20 hitting, 20 pitching), 12 playoff clubs, & division champs have a 1st-round bye. GED-HP is formally governed by a detailed League Constitution (Google Docs file).
The league setup (sketched below) is similar to those of GED-R & GED-HC with the exception of scoring format, which is a H2H points system. I believe this new, unique system captures the best qualities of both points systems I played under during 2020-2021 (two 30-team dynasties), while adding significant new wrinkles.
Shortly after GED-HP fills, we’ll conduct a 4-team dispersal draft for our new owners (one-hour time limit for picks, & nighttime shutdown), where the available player pool will contain all 4 disbanded 2023 rosters together with all eligible players from the current FA list.
These 4 rosters (PIT, BOS, CAG, & MON) finished 7th, 15th, 16th & 17th last year, so there'll be sufficient talent available for savvy new owners to draft immediately-competitive clubs.
If this opportunity is of interest, please email James (nacioncardenal@gmail.com) with any questions you may have together with your choice of available GED-HP franchise.
All GED-HP clubs, including those that are (1) *AVAILABLE*, (2) taken, but under new ownership in 2024, & (3) taken by returning owners, are listed below, following the league-setup outline.
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GED-HP setup
Host platform: Fantrax
Team Names: All teams adopt the name of a defunct MLB or Negro League franchise that’s among the 20 specific clubs selected for GED-HP on the basis of historical considerations.
MLB roster (32)
12 active hitters: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, MI, CI, LF, CF, RF, OF, UT
9 active pitchers: all can be either SP or RP
11 bench: subdivided among hitters & pitchers as one sees fit
MiLB roster (25)
Eligibility cutoff is 400-200-100 career MLB AB-IP-GP(pitchers), which typically translates to 2-3 years MLB service time for hitters-SP-RP. These 25 players can be subdivided among hitters & pitchers as one sees fit.
IR roster (unlimited)
Important caveat: League free agents that are already on their MLB team's IR list cannot be claimed at any time (in- or off-season). A GED-HP club’s IR list can only be used for players already on their MLB or MiLB roster when such players are placed on their MLB team's IR.
Pitcher Starts: 4 max per semi-weekly matchup
FA + WW claims: 7 max per week
Playoff clubs: 4 division champions (1st-round bye) & top 8 remaining clubs
2024 owner buy-in: $106.50 per year ($100 prize-payout share plus $6.50 site-fee share) collected through the Fantrax treasury system, which is also used to disperse year-end winnings to playoff seeds 1-8 (includes the 4 division champions), the playoff final four, plus the league runner-up & champion.
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GED-HP Divisions & Available Franchises
MAJOR LEAGUE AMERICAN
Kansas City Athletics
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Seattle Pilots
Washington Senators
MAJOR LEAGUE NATIONAL
Boston Braves (new owner in 2024)
Brooklyn Dodgers
Milwaukee Braves
Montreal Expos (new owner in 2024)
New York Giants
NEGRO LEAGUE AMERICAN
Birmingham Black Barons
Chicago American Giants (*AVAILABLE*)
Indianapolis Clowns
Kansas City Monarchs
Memphis Red So
NEGRO LEAGUE NATIONAL
Baltimore Elite Giants
Homestead Grays
New York Cubans
New York Black Yankees
Pittsburgh Crawfords (*AVAILABLE*)