League Rules

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Active 25 Man Rosters (Major Leaguers):

 

All 25 man rosters will have the following limits:

 

1. Maximum of 8 starting pitchers, minimum of 5, with 5 being active. Each team will be limited to 7 starts per week. This will promote quality over quantity. Any team with more starts than allowed by the rules will be forced to forfeit all points gained from every start beyond the 7th. This will also more closely mimic an actual MLB team schedule.

2. Maximum of 5 relievers, minimum of 3, with 3 being active. (The limits on pitching staffs are intended to more closely resemble an actual Major League staff.)

3. There are no positional maximums. Every position must have a minimum of 1 player, and benches can consist of any combination of position players that the manager desires.

4. Each team will have a 4 man DL. Players on the DL must be listed on the MLB DL. Players on the DL will not count against a team's active roster or against established limits. (i.e. you may have 8 Starting pitchers and up to 3 on the DL.)

 

Pitcher's Max Starts:

 

Each team may only receive 7 starts per week. You are responsible for setting your roster so as to only have 7 starts from your starting pitchers per week, as well as for making sure your opponent only has 7 starts, as well. Any team who violates this rule will have all points gained from the 8th start and up deducted from its total. Upon the 4th violation, you will begin to have your highest points totals deducted. (For example, on your 4th violation, the 8th starts points will count, provided they are lower than one of the previous 7. By starting extra pitchers, you will assure that you are actually losing points.) This is to discourage anyone from taking a chance on breaking the rules. Again, you will be responsible for reporting your opponent if you feel that he has violated the rules, intentionally or accidentally.

 

Minor Leaguers:

 

Any player on a Minor League roster must fit one of the following criteria:

 

1. He is currently on an actual Minor League roster (with the exception of injury/rehab assignments.) Or...

2. He has fewer than 130 career AB or 50 IP.

 

If a player has fewer than the requisite AB or IP, he can be held on your Minor League roster, even if he is on a 25 man Major League roster. However, once he has surpassed either of those plateaus, he must be on an actual Minor League roster for you to designate him as such, or he must be moved to your active roster or released. The roster is currently set at 8 players maximum, but will expand to 10 on draft day.

 

Keeper Rules:

 

Each team will be allowed to keep up to 1800 points and/or up to 12 Major Leaguers and up to 8 Minor Leaguers. To keep a player on your Minor League roster during the offseason, he must not be over the established limits of 130 career AB or 50 career IP.

 

 

Rules of Exemption:

 

Players with 3 or fewer years of service (as determined by the year they lost rookie eligibility) will be considered exempt. This means that once a player has lost rookie eligibility (130 AB/50 IP), he will have 3 exemptions from counting against your point total. After his 3rd exemption has expired, his points will begin to count against your keeper points allowed. If an exempt player misses an entire season due to injury (no AB/IP), that injury year does not count against said player.

 

Trades and Transactions:

 

All trades will be immediately processed, but can be reversed if one of the commissioners deem it unfair or not in the best interests of the league. Offseason trades are allowed, as is the trading of draft picks and Salary Cap Points.

 

Offseason free agent pickups are not allowed. Any player added after the MLB regular season ends will be removed from the roster to which he was added.

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Playoffs

 

Each division champion will make the playoffs. Beyond that, there will be 2 Wild Card teams from each Conference, for a total of 8 playoff teams. Seedings and matchups will be determined at a later date. This will be voted on during Winter Meetings

 

Consolation Bracket

 

For the 8 teams who do not make the playoffs, there will be a consolation bracket to determine the top pick in the following draft. The champion of the consolation bracket will receive the first overall pick, and picks 2-8 will be determined by order of finish from the regular season, ensuring that the worst team will receive at worst the 2nd overall pick. The seeding for this bracket will also be determined at a later date.