2014 Premier League Season

Summary
The 2nd season of the PL saw many new additions to the USBA. The Silver League was created and had it's expansion draft in the '13-'14 offseason. The first rookie draft occurred in 2014, and saw the Buckhead Bowties select SP Chester Henry with the #1 overall pick. The first free agency occurred as well. The KY Jelly Cup had it's inaugural season in 2014.

During free agency of the '13-'14 offseason for the first time ever teams could spend money to acquire quality players. The initial free agency saw the Lexington BC raise their payroll by some 104 million dollars. This marked the most dramatic increase in payroll from season to season the PL has ever seen. The second highest increase in payroll from the 2013 season was the Brooklyn Dodgers who spent 93 million dollars in the offseason.

During the 2014 season the offseason spending spree the Lexington BC (formerly Cleveland Steamers) went on became quickly apparent that it was money well spent. The BC stood out among the rest of the PL as the clear-cut cream of the crop. Not many teams had success against them save the Boston Patriots who went 8-4 against them in 2014. Lexington won the Premier League with a then-record 73 wins and received a first round bye heading into the playoffs. Jostling for playoff position behind them were the Atlanta Smoke, Boston Patriots, and Brooklyn Dodgers. The Patriots finished the season on a 24-4 tear and locked up the 2nd seed with 70 wins. Atlanta and Brooklyn petered out a bit towards the end of the season, but Atlanta managed to snag the last playoff spot.

In the first round of the playoffs the Atlanta Smoke went on the road to face the Boston Patriots. Atlanta took game 1, but Boston rallied to take the next two games and make it to the Finals. In the Finals the Patriots had difficulties with communication between the GM and pitching coaches, resulting in the same pitcher for games 1 and 3, and the same pitcher for games 2 and 4. Thus the Patriots were swept by the BC despite easily handling them in the regular season. At the end of the season Patriots GM Tyler Carter went berserk, called out every team in the USBA, and vowed to win the Grand Championship the next season.

Seasons
2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016