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by **master_herm** » Thu May 22, 2008 5:40 am

Just wondering what the maximum size is for a fantasy baseball league. I had the crazy idea of trying to start a 32-team league the other day (each team is a different MLB team) but I'm not sure if it could work as a fantasy league. The biggest problem I'd see is lack of serviceable players and an uneven draft - but if anyone has had success with huge leagues before, please let me know as this is something I'd really love to try out!

by **noseeum** » Thu May 22, 2008 10:51 am

Very hard to find that many good owners. Better to do a 12 team AL only or something, so you can keep the quality of owners high.

by **master_herm** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:52 am

Let's assume I can find that many (I know of 2-3 other 12-team baseball leagues right now that mine could potentially merge with). I'd also like to keep it a mixed league, in order to have every player involved. What do you think is the biggest size mixed league I could get away with, logistically (again, assuming quality of ownership isn't a limiting factor)?

by **Bobbleheadrusty** » Thu May 22, 2008 1:16 pm

I wouldnt do much past 20/22, as your draft will take days.

by **wurmz07** » Fri May 23, 2008 10:49 am

I'm in a 16 team H2h Y!. 30 man rosters. 15x15.

It's pretty crazy,hah. I think I have a pretty good team in such a deep league.

by **GabbyJay** » Sat May 24, 2008 11:54 am

I'm in a 21 team league. Our auction took 13 hours and that's with every team having 5 keepers.

by **stevethumb** » Sat May 24, 2008 12:09 pm

GabbyJay wrote:I'm in a 21 team league. Our auction took 13 hours and that's with every team having 5 keepers.

wow that sounds like fun !! my league is 13 team NL only w/23 active and 17 reserve . that's 520 players deep .. we have a 3 yr cycle but our typical auction lasts 6 hours