Several years ago we had a couple of requests from long-time leagues looking for local owners to participate in in-person drafts and other league sponsored activities. So we decided to start posting a list to see if it would be helpful -- it was, so we're back again.

If you live in the area of any of these leagues and you're interested in participating, please email OnRoto Support at Support@OnRoto.com and we'll get your email address to the league commissioner and you can take it from there.

If you're a league looking for local owners, send us some of the details about your league -- especially location, entry fee, payout, draft date, and any obligations owners have to attend various events, and we'll post a note for you.

Most Recent Update: Thu Mar 27 06:52:33 EDT 2025

Hook Slide Into Home, Internet-based

League started five years ago, with a strong and active league ownership, seeking one or two fully engaged owners.

• 9 or possibly 10 team, AL-only, 25 player, 5x5 Roto, Keeper league
• 15 hitters (2 C,1B,2B,SS,3B,MI,CI,5 OF, 2 DH) with 5 categories (HR,RBI,SB,R,AVE)
• 10 pitchers with 5 categories (W,SV,ERA,WHIP,SO)
• $100 entry fee
• $5 fee for each transaction
• Each owner may retain 15 players from previous year and can have up to 3 minor league players/draft picks
• Online auction date is April 6
• League Constitution available on request
• Top 4 teams receive payouts.

Pinelake, Detroit Metro area

12 team AL only, standard 5x5.
15 keepers, any combo of active/reserves.
Snake draft after auction for leftovers + prospects.
Entry fee $150, with small fees for trades and FA pickups (<$5) - helps increase the pot a bit.
We’ve been around for 10ish years, auction held in Detroit metro (April 6, 9 AM) but a few teams draft remote, no worries if you are to!

Dr. Strangeglove League, West Hartford, CT

A 10-Team AL-only Roto League started in 1990 is looking for 1 new team owner.
5x5 keeper league (max 15 players carried over)
Auction is primarily in-person with limited owners utilizing Zoom for remote participation.
League fee of $260 includes roster moves; additional costs for L-T buyouts if any, plus free agent signings ($150 cap for the year)
Payout 50%, 25%, 15%, 10%.
23-man majors roster, 9-man minors

Elite 10 National League Roto, Internet-based

FILLED

Our league is looking for 1 or 2 new owners
10 team league (currently have 8)
5x5 Rotisserie categories
$200 entry fee, Top 3 payouts: 1st 50% 2nd 30% 3rd 20%

League of Dreams, Chelsea, MI

FILLED

AL only 7x7 Roto
League Size – 12 teams (have 10; looking for 2 more to replace departing owner)
Auction for 23 player active roster followed by 17 player reserve draft
Keepers (15 major leaguers max plus 3 minor leaguers)
Weekly lineup changes (with mid-week activations allowed)
Weekly free agent acquisitions
$75 entry fee goes to prizes for top four places (less OnRoto fee)

Big East, Wayne NJ Area, and internet

FILLED

5x5 NL only Auction keeper league
$100 entry per team. (No additional fees)
25 man active roster - 5 man reserve roster.
$130 Free Agent Acquisition Budget for in-season Free Agent Bidding.
Payout (after Stat service fee): 1st place 60% - 2nd 30% - 3rd 15%
Over 30+ years in existence.

Urban League, NYC based, but internet now

FILLED

• 10 team league, NL only, 5x5 standard roto categories
• 15 keepers - 25 man active roster, 15 reserve roster, $280 budget
• 15 hitters (2 c, 1b, 2b, ss, 3b,cr, mi, 5 of, 1 util stick, 1 util glove
• 10 pitchers
• weekly transactions, $100 bidding budget for year
• weekly lineup changes
• $250 entry fee, top 4 paid
• online auction draft of unowned players, at night around opening day - date not set yet
• 7 round rotation draft
• need 1 owner, good group of guys. League has been in existence for over 30 years

Shoeless Joe Jackson League, Toronto, ON

FILLED

Looking for one owner to take over a team that was rebuilt last year. Live auction tentatively set for March 31st, 7pm EST, using the Onroto draft room.

Remote attendance from any location is allowed. A bunch of owners will also get together for the evening.

• $260 entry fee
• TRANSACTIONS: $5 per trade – each team. $5 per player activation from reserve list or farm system or waivers, $5 for free agent pool pick-ups plus the winning bid, $5 charge per demotion to the reserve roster. There is no charge to release, waive or change a player’s position. There is a $25 fee to enable September Roster Expansion.
• 12 team, American League only, standard 5x5 categories.
• 13 maximum keepers, 5 maximum minor league keepers, $260 auction budget + $100 FAAB.
• 14 hitters (C,C,1B,3B,CM,2B,SS,MI,OF,OF.OF,OF,OF,UT) + 9 pitchers.
• 5 round minor league draft prior to the auction.
• 8 round reserve snake draft following auction.
• 2 round mid-season Minor league draft.
• Weekly transactions. Daily transactions can be made for players involved in the following real life transactions: Disabled List (putting on or activating), demotion to minors, suspension, bereavement leave, being Designated for Assignment and retirement. Daily transactions become unlimited after August 31.
• Top 5 teams get cash prizes. 1st place gets 50%. Total kitty last year was over $9800.

Great White North Rotisserie League, Toronto, ON

Looking for one new owner to inherit an existing team. 30+ year history.
Live auction March 29th, 10:30am EST, using Onroto draft room. In-person or remote attendance is supported.

• $600 entry fee
• 12 team, American League only rotisserie league (no head-to-head)
• 5x5 (HR, RBI, R, SB, OBP, W, K, HLD+SV, ERA, WHIP)
• 8 keepers, $260 auction budget + $100 FAAB
• 14 hitters (C,C,1B,3B,CM,2B,SS,MI,OF,OF.OF,OF,OF,UT) + 9 pitchers
• 6 round reserve/minor league snake draft following auction
• Weekly transactions
• Top 4 teams are paid

Elmhurst Baseball Association, Albany, NY and Internet

League Established in 1985
AL only 12 Team Internet based Keeper League in the Albany, N.Y. area is looking for owners to fill the vacancies of two existing franchises. Once filled a dispersal draft will take place between the two teams. Living in our area is preferred, but not a requirement.

We use a 5 x 5 Scoring System which consists of the 8 basic categories with K's and Runs added.

Prize money payout is for the Top four places with the 1st place champion winning base of $700.00.

League fee is $150.00 which includes a $75.00 escrow accountant used when making transactions. We welcome co-ownership teams as well.

Exit Only, NY/NJ, but Internet-based now

FILLED

AL-only, 5x5 keeper league is seeking an owner to take over an existing team. Our league has been around for more than 30 years. There are 11 teams. The draft will be online, and we're currently discussing a date and time. The draft takes about three hours. League fee is $200. New owner gets a $100 discount for the first season. You can spend up to another $200 in FAAB moves. Each trade costs $10.

Our categories are runs, HR, RBI, Avg., SB, wins, losses, saves, WHIP, and ERA. There is a minimum for ABs and innings.

Draft budget is $260 and you must keep a minimum of 7 players. The new owner has the option to keep one player who was thrown back by another team. Among the players on the team an owner may want to consider keeping are Luke Raley ($10), Wilyer Abreu ($9), Shea Langeliers ($15), Tarik Skubal ($20), Yusei Kikuchi ($3), Peter Fairbanks ($3), Carlos Rodon ($22), Taj Bradley ($5).

Capital Region Baseball League, Internet-based

Online auction so location doesn't matter
17 team roto 5x5 dynasty league
Need 3 owners
$250 a team
24 active roster spots (13 hitters, 9 pitchers, 1 hitter/pitcher)
Farm systems with 4 round minor league draft held via email after major league draft
Great group of owners, fun and active
We have a league constitution word document I can share to further explain the league rules and salary system.
All proposed changes are voted on by all owners

The Walter Johnson League, Alexandria, VA

An AL-only classic 4X4 league is seeking two new owners to take over existing teams. We are a 38 year-old, 10-team league. Obviously, very stable. We draft, preferably in-person, in Alexandria, VA, on Sunday, March 30. BUT several owners participate by Zoom, so that is acceptable. Draft takes about 6 hours. Not a high stakes league. In it for fun, $50 total cost.

One available team has Bobby Witt, Jr., Jose Ramirez, Anthony Volpe, Anthony Santander, Rafael Devers, but a salary crunch. Third place last season. Other team finished seventh, some work to do. They have Brent Rooker, J.J. Bleday, Parker Medows, Jordan Westburg, Anthony Munoz, Zach Eflin, Kutter Crawford, Brayan Bello.

AMBL, Southern WI/Northern IL/Eastern MN

43rd consecutive year, we are looking for 1 or 2 new owners in 2025.

Live mixed-league draft (not an auction). The 2025 draft is March 29, 2025 from 11am to 6pm. It is an in-person draft in the Madison, WI area. You must attend the draft to participate in the league.

30 man roster (19 active/11 reserve) with limited keepers each year (5 players)
Cumulative Points style league with weekly transactions - this is NOT a roto or H2H type league.
Our point scoring system is:
Batting : R=1, H=1, 2B=1, 3B=2, HR=2, RBI=1, SB=1, CS=minus 1, BB=0.5, K=minus 0.5, E=minus 1
Pitching : W=4.5, L=minus 3, Save=4.5, Hold=3, BS=minus 3, QS=1, IP=1.5, H=minus 0.5, ER=minus 0.5, BB=minus 0.5, K=0.5

$75 entry fee for stat service and payouts. 80% of fees paid out in winnings. See website (above link, under Front Office) for League Constitution

Gotham City Fantasy Baseball, Internet

FILLED

Gotham City Fantasy Baseball is looking for two (perhaps 3) general managers to join our competitive, yet friendly league. Draft is Saturday, March 22nd, 830AM EST via Zoom. League is in its third season, but many of us have been playing for decades.

225 buy-in. We are looking for serious participants. It's a daily rotisserie style league. (7X7), with the draft being a game within itself. You'll have a 225 draft day budget to amass a 25-man squad. (10 offensive players and 10 pitchers plus a five-man bench of your choosing.) The first 3 rounds are auctions, the next 17 are sealed bid, and the final 5 are snake. Money saved at the conclusion of the draft carries over to your in-season budget of 225. Your 225 buy-in is all you spend for the season. The in season 225 amount is budgeted for buying new players throughout the season on Thursday nights only. This is not a keeper league, everyone starts new every year, which means no one is off the board on draft day. Come test your fantasy baseball mettle in a unique league.

PRINCESS ANNE ULTRA LEAGUE (PAUL), Tidewater, VA (but you don't have to be local)

FILLED

12-team NL only Ultra ... Need one owner to get us back to 12
Take over last year's #4 finisher, 40-man rosters
Auction (live and streamed) for 23 slots @ $260 max salary
Reserves drafted immediately following auction
Keepers ... Max is 15 Y2Y
$400 franchise fee due at auction
No FAAB ... Use bench reserves to replace players weekly
Reserve draft salaries predetermined by round selection
$50 one-time payment for one-player replacement in June
$50 one-time payment for September roster expansion of one player from reserves
Top 4 get cash awards; #5 gets free auction team for next season; #6 gets first selection in next season's reserve draft
PAUL is a great league to test your drafting skills

Left Coast Draft & Hold League , Internet based

FILLED

30+ year league starting a new league. 7 members signed on - need 4 or 5 more (FIRST YEAR). Draft and Hold format, website has full rules already posted. Looking for new members:

1. NL only, draft and hold format (no FAAB, no trades, no keepers, annually one and done).
2. 40 +/- roster. 25 active + reserves. No restrictions on player status for either roster except must be NL. And positional requirements for active roster.
3. Flat fee going in, no extra fees.
4. 5x5 format, Solds replacing Saves (1 point for holds, 2 points for saves).
5. Draft format-no auction. Snake format.
6. Early draft first week of March (3/3/25 or 3/4/25 in the PM).
7. Buy in price $400 + cost per team for stat service (less than $15) - again, no other fees.
8. Payout depends on number of participants. Hopefully 12 teams. Payout 100% of buyout.
9. Rules sheet finished and attached to recently opened OnRoto website. Very, very modest, rules since there are no transactions or trades (except reserves, to active-but free, no cost).
10. Online draft at OnRoto. Weekday draft, beginning 5-6 PM splitting the active and reserve into consecutive days, if necessary.
11. Daily transactions. This would be easy to manage, no FAAB or trades.

A TRUE TEST OF KNOWLEDGE, roster depth, management, and skill.

Fawn Grove Rotisserie League , Eastern PA

FILLED

NL Only League that is looking for an owner for a live in person Auction draft near Fawn Grove Pa. Fawn Grove is located near Baltimore Maryland and York Pennsylvania for an auction draft on MARCH 30 at 0900.

This is a well established 12 Team 5x5 Keeper League with toppers. You will inherit a team featuring Shohei Ohtani at $41. This team can retain up to 12 keepers this year.

Roster consists of 14 hitters (5-OF and 2 -C) and 9 pitchers. After the auction we will draft two reserves and three minor league players. During the season players sent to DL or Minors do not count toward your two reserve players.

Entry fee is $200 plus site fee and food that will be provided.

Draft is a great get together as most only see each other at the draft. Most owners are located in the Baltimore/ Fawn Grove area with owners from Harrisburg as well. One owner has been traveling over two hours each year for the draft.

Crash Davis Memorial League , Southern Maine and On-line

FILLED

AL Only 5 x 5 Roto

League Size: 10 teams. We have 8 now, we would love to get back to 12 but dropped to 10 last year and had two more drop out this year.

Auction with a $265 budget. 10 pitchers. Position players are C, C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, MI, CI, Util, 5 OF

Can keep 15 major league players and up to 6 minor leaguers. Contract years you can extend players with a cost of $5 for each year extended. Must be announced prior to the season starting.

$200 league fee with no transaction fees.

Daily lineup changes. Trades are allowed.

The draft is set for Saturday, March 29th. The draft is held online with the option to meet in person. The people who meet in person are in southern Maine. This is after the start of the season. All stats prior to the draft will be counted onto your lineups when rosters are officially set. We do a minor league draft after the actual auction draft. You give up a draft pick for every minor leaguer that is kept.

Our goal is to do a draft of the leftover rosters so that you will have an opportunity to keep players that have not been released to free agency yet so you will not need to start from scratch.

Rotohead Rotisserie League , Austin, TX

FILLED

12 Team 40+ Year Dynasty League Seeking a Owner for 2025
Live Round the Table Style $260 Auction League
Draft March 28-29 Austin, Texas (remote call in is an option)
12 Team NL Only
$200 Entry.
5x5 Scoring
Contracts & Salaries
Weekly Transactions, FAAB & Waivers
23 Active,17 Reserve

GARVEY'S KIDS LEAGUE, Northeast, OH

Live auction April 5, Independence, OH
FEE: $400, $260 Due at auction, $140 due at All Star Break.
Aditional potential fees: FAAB dollars (max $75), long term contracts, and September roster expansion (2)

Federal League, Originally Chicago area but now Florida and Philadelphia also

FILLED

Need 2 Owners
We use Discord to draft together on March 22nd. No in person meetings
$200 dollar fee. No moves cost. Unlimited moves.
Only other possible cost is bids for players traded from AL during season. $100 that you don't have to spend if you don't want to,but $100 is the limit to bid with
NL only, Pay out top 3 teams
24 players drafted through snake draft, 10 player farm draft after snake draft
We keep five players. Farm draft players qualify as keepers
Trades are allowed
We draft every two weeks from available players on this site.
30 year plus league. We have had loads of fun over the years.

Hall of Fame League, Internet-based

FILLED

• 16 teams
• 5 payouts ($1200, 900, 600, ~400 ~300
• 8x8 Rotisserie, Full team Keeper League
• Standard categories (with a few extras)
• Daily Transactions first come first served with a max
• Entry fee is $200
• Online draft in February but it’s a full team keeper league so it’s not that relevant. Linear draft
• 2025 will be year 12

Rotisserie City by the Sea League, Long Beach, Long Island, NY

FILLED

We've been around 35 years. Most owners are in their 50's, early 60's. Long time owner retired. Looking for a replacement owner. You must be present for live auction draft on Friday, March 28th, 5:00 PM
NL only 5X5 Roto
League Size – 12 teams
Auction $260 salary cap to start the season.
23 player active roster.
Separate 2 round minor league draft.
Keepers (10 major leaguers max, 3 minor leaguers max)
Weekly FAAB acquisitions for free agents entering league from minors or A.L.
Daily lineup changes possible based on a DL/IL injury or your player being sent to minors.
Trades. Dumping permitted after Memorial Day weekend. It's a keeper league. We have some dump restriction rules.
$300 entry fee. Transaction costs vary during season. Prizes 1-5

UpState No Name League, Orange County, NY

12 Team 30+ Year League Seeking a Owner for 2025
Live Round the Table Style Auction League
Draft March 16th Goshen NY (Orange County)
12 Team AL Only
$200 Entry.
5x5 Scoring with QS instead of Wins
Contracts & Salaries
Weekly Transactions, FAAB & Waivers
25 Active,10 Reserve, 5 Farm
Payouts to Top 5 Finishers (45,25,15,10,5) Plus Small Payouts to some Category & BBWAA Winners

World Baseball Association, Internet-based

FILLED

10 team mixed AL & NL, in existence since 2018, in need of two new owners.
We have an auction for a draft set for March 27th.
Each team can protect up to 15 players from the previous year.
We also have minor leaguers and a minor league draft each year.
It costs $100 to join our league plus $15 for the stat service.
On-line auction from the comfort of your home

MASSEXODUS, Boston, MA

FILLED

We are a Boston area / Internet Established 20+ year AL Only League looking for 3 new owners this year! Our format is:

• 12 teams
• 4 payouts ($650, $500, $300, $200)
• 5x5 Rotisserie, 15 player Keeper League
• Standard categories (with OBP instead of AVG)
• Weekly Transactions with FAAB
• Entry fee is $150.00
• Live Auction (in-person or remote)

MadCity Two-Bit NL and MadCity Two-Bit AL, Madison, WI and Internet

FILLED

A unique opportunity to be a part of the second oldest Rotisserie Based League(s). Our AL was launched in 1985; NL in 1986. Created based on the original Roto Book, our original rules were substantially derived from that source. We currently have an opening in each league - your choice one or both. Cost per team $45: $25 prize pool; $10 for onroto; $10 for Commish. We eliminated transaction fees a couple years ago to motivate owners who may feel 'out of it' to maintain their rosters for complete season. We use Onroto Auction (bid in dimes $.10). Owners are now 'all over' (MN, WI, NC, TX). Roster you would inherit, rules, etc. as well as pitching why you qualify for this opportunity.

East Bay Basher League, East SF Bay area

FILLED

We are looking for a new owner to take over one of our existing franchises. We have been around nearly 30 years. 10 teams, AL only, 5x5 league, No buy in fee but $260 into the prize pool. We payout to 1 thru 5.

We are mostly in the East SF Bay area but that is not necessary. We have an in-person draft set for March 29 but that can be done by phone.

Auction type draft. Plus, we have a perpetual tropphy which youy get to keep for 1 year unless you repeat. On our league website, there is a constitution which contains all the finbe print. Lots of fun and a good group of guys and sometimes gals.

Sons of Hoss, Internet-based

Founded 1993, NEED 1 owner.
Fee $150
"Ultra" format -- 23 player auction, 17 player reserve draft (ideal for grabbing deep prospects if interested).
AL only. *Dynasty*, 5x5, *No IN-SEASON TRADES!*
OB%/HR/RBI/R/SB, and W/IP/S+Ho/ERA/WHIP
2024 Online auction & reserve draft date to be determined.