Breaking News: Rose/Travers Joint Venture for Last Spot

             Finally, the position has been filled. After 7 days of back and forth, complete with long discussions and rigorous interviews, the 12^th manager spot has finally been filled. Commissioner Russell Travers, his older brother Richie Travers, and friend of The Franchise Eric Rose came to an agreement late last night that would allow for both managers to get in on the league in the form of a 90/10 split.

          “Eric Rose will be there at the draft to select the team, but Richie will be the manager” Russ Travers said in an interview, “Eric wasn’t comfortable putting up the money to take on such a crappy team, and Richie wanted the team but couldn’t make the draft, so this is a perfect compromise.” Richie will also put up 90% of the funding while Eric will cover the rest and will take home 10% of the winnings if by some miracle they finish in the top 3. 

          Once again, commish shows everyone why they pay him the big bucks. despite two managers quitting without a lot of notice, the spots have been filled with time to spare and we should have full attendance at the draft.

          “I’d like to be able to draft but still, I’m excited, I like building a team from the ground up” said Richie, who will be on a plane to Texas for business while the draft is taking place. The older Travers brother is no stranger to fantasy baseball, as he has spent the last ten seasons managing a team in the Diamond Dynasty, another Westwood based fantasy league.

          Rose is also a fantasy baseball vet and has spent two years playing the The Franchise fantasy football league. The combination of Rose drafting and Travers managing should add a formidable new look team into the league.

The agreement also brought upon a very important change. Eric & Richie are changing their keepers. They have switched out Carlos Gomez in favor of Mark Trumbo, so plan accordingly in your draft preparation.