Need A Life 2000 expansion plan (10/31/99)

EXPANSION TEAMS
There will be 5 expansion teams, two new teams, and three teams to replace the departing
Mike Hurd (team 5), Ed White (team 9), & Dennis Hull (team 4)

1999 SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFTS
Each expansion team will get to participate in the remaining 1999 supplemental draft,
starting in June.  Each of the expansion teams will draft at the end of each round.  
The order will be:
1. Bryce
2. Norm
3. Jeff
4. Steve
5. Dale

The order flipflops each round.

EXPANSION DRAFT
Each existing team loses 2 players.  Each team initially protects 6 players Any
existing team participating in the expansion draft protects no one.  The expansion team 
chooses players in a round-robin format.  As an expansion team loses its first player, 
it can pull back and protect 2 more.  When a team loses its 2nd player, all of 
its remaining players are protected.  

There's no differences between rookies, sophomore, & regular players in the
expansion draft.  Each existing, non-expansion teams will end up losing two players.
There are no limits on the losses to the exiting teams (teams 4, 5 & 9)

The order of the teams will be decided randomly before the expansion draft and will
flip-flop each round.

The initial protection lists are dues 11/01/99 and the expansion draft begins 11/03/99.

PROETECTION RULES
The expansion teams will still be subject to the normal protection rules in January,
8 regular slots, 2 sophomores, & 5 rookies.  They may trade any of their picks.

WAIVER DRAFT
The waiver draft will follow the expansion draft.  The expansion teams would 
draft 5th, 6th ,7th , 8th. & 9th in the waiver draft.  The order of the expansion teams will
be the opposite of the order of the teams in the expansion draft.  

2000 SPRING DRAFT
Each expansion team will get 2 "bonus" picks between the first & second rounds.
(Picks 13/22).

The expansion teams will draft 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, & 9th in the spring draft, regardless
of the lottery. The order of the expansion teams will be the opposite of the 
order of the teams in the expansion draft.  The order will flip-flop each round.
Each round of bonus picks will be considered a bonus round.

REALIGNMENT
Need A Life will realign to 3 divisions with a wild card in 2000.  The new divisions
are:
(California) Brian Jones, Norm O'Brien, Theron Skyles, Reede Stockton
(Midwest) Bryce Babcock, Dale Mason, Jeff McCluskey, Mike Smith
(Eastest) Steve Anderson, Bob Centor, Mike Gervase, Chris Lutz

EXITING TEAMS VIRTUAL PICKS
The exiting teams (Ed & Mike Hurd) may trade their picks.  If either trades
a pick, a supplemental pick will be created for the receiving team, between
the 6th and 7th teams.  If both exiting teams trade their picks, Mike's pick
will be before Ed's in odd rounds and Ed's before Mike's in even rounds.

TRADING WITH EXPANSION TEAMS
Any trades with expansion owners must be reported immediately
and the traded players removed from the existing team's reoster for the
remainder of the season.