The Leagues are small!
Only 12 teams per League means one of those 12 in each League
WILL WIN a Trophy! (Top
scorers also collect WANNABE points)
Began in 1998
12 teams per league divided into 2 divisions
Team fee is only $15 (or any combination of WANNABE points and US dollars totaling $15)
21 Major League players per team (NL and AL combined)
24 calendar weeks of head-to-head competition (Last 2 weeks of MLB regular season not included to avoid players on clinched teams who may not play)
3 round play-off for top 3 teams in each division. Semi-final and Championship rounds last two weeks EACH.
ONLINE draft in one afternoon / evening.
No two teams within the same league will ever have the same players.
Draft order based on previous season's record (random in initial season of a new League).
Each week prior to noon Monday, each team will submit a line-up consisting of:
3 Starting Pitchers (SP)
1 Relief Pitchers (RP)
1 Catcher (C)
1 First Base (1B)
1 Second Base (2B)
1 Third Base (3B)
1 Short Stop (SS)
3 Outfielders (OF)
...from their team's roster or use the line-up from the previous week.
Based on a predetermined schedule, in weeks 1-19, each team competes against another team within the league to compile a regular season win/loss record used for play-off rankings.
Play-offs are bracketed in each division with #1 in each division receiving a bye in the first round. Each Division Champ then meets in the final game to decide the League Champion.
WANNABE Sports will compute the results from each week's competition and post it here every week. WANNABE points are awarded to weekly high scores - click here for more Points info
The winner of the final play-off game between the two division winners, The Champion, in each League will win a Trophy. WANNABE points are also awarded to ALL Play-off Winners - click here for more Points info
40 Transactions (waivers and trades) allowed per team per season (no
extra cost!)
Extra features include mid-week line-up substitutions, a Disabled List for up to two players per team, and saved player options. (no extra cost!)