Draft
The
league holds a player draft each year. The draft is an Auction format. Prior to the draft, each franchise is allowed to
protect up to 5 players from the previous season. The salary cap for the draft is $50 and each
owner is required to draft a full roster of 14 batters and 9 pitchers within the
$50 cap.
The
league champion from the previous season begins the draft. All bidding must use
.25 increments, but can begin at any amount greater-than or equal to .25. The player is awarded to the highest bidder.
When it is your turn to start the bidding on a player, you must have an open
roster spot for that player. You are not allowed to pass when it’s your turn.
When a player is drafted or
picked up from the available player pool, that player will automatically
receive a three-year contract.
1-year
player: A player is considered to be a 1-year player if they were either
drafted or picked up from the pool during the current season.
2-year
player: A player is considered to be a 2-year player if they were protected
before the current season and it was the first time that player was protected
at their original value.
3-year
player: A player is considered to be a 3-year player if they were protected
before the current season and it was the second consecutive year that player
was protected at their original value.
Note: If a player is traded within the league,
that player’s contract & value go with him.
If,
during the season, a player is dropped into the pool, that player’s contract
has expired. That player will be
considered a 1-year player the next time they are picked up from the pool.
At the beginning of every
season, each franchise has an opportunity to protect up to 5 players from the
previous season. Owners may elect to
protect from zero to 5 players. 1-year
and 2-year players are protected at their original
value. 3-year players may also be
protected, but may be required to have their value adjusted.
3-year players:
After a player has been on a
roster for 3 consecutive years (protected twice previously at original value),
he will become a free agent. However, the last franchise to own that player
will have an opportunity to protect that player for the next season, under the
following guidelines:
If the current market value is higher
than that player’s original value,
that player’s value must be adjusted to the current
market value.
If the current market value is lower
than that player’s original value,
that player can still be protected, but the original
value must be maintained. Values cannot be adjusted downward.
A protected 3-year player
will then receive a new 3-year contract.
Determining current market value:
Two weeks prior to the deadline for submitting the protected player lists, the current market value, of any 3-year players,
will be determined. Owners will then
have one week to determine whether or not they want to include these players on
their protected list for the upcoming season.
Protected lists must be submitted no later than one week prior to the
draft.
The current market value
will be determined by taking the average
of at least three separate sources, which provide projected player values for
the upcoming season. (Values will be
adjusted for $50 league). These values,
once determined, will then be communicated to the respective owners.
Note: The three
sources of player values may change from year to year.
Protected player lists:
One week prior to the draft, all franchises must submit a protected player list to the league
office. The league office will then
compile a composite list of all protected players and communicate that list to
all franchises, the same day.
No trades are permitted
after the protected player list due date!
If one of your protected
players is traded, sent to the minors, or placed on the DL prior to the draft,
you may select another player to protect.
This player must come from your previous year’s team, just like your
other protected players.
Grace Period:
If you submit a transaction,
there is a 1-hour grace period to rescind your transaction. After 1-hour, the transaction is final.
If a NL game begins after
the initial transaction, that includes any of the players involved in the
transaction, then the transaction is considered final and cannot be rescinded.
If you submit a transaction
that requires a 2-day waiting period, you may request to have your transaction
rescinded up until the expiration of the 2-day waiting period (10pm on the 2nd
day).
Regular-season
trades
You are permitted to trade
players to another team. Each team will
incur a $1.00 transaction fee for each trade. When a player is traded, their
value & contract go with them. All trades must be one player for one player. Two for one trades are not permitted.
Below, is a description of the six possible trade scenarios and a
brief description of how each will be handled.
Active player: Player who resides in the active player area
on your team stats sheet.
Inactive player: Player who resides in the inactive player area
on your team stats sheet.
·
Active player for Active player - same category
(batter/batter or pitcher/pitcher)
Each team incurs a $1.00 transaction fee.
·
Active player for Active player - different category
(batter/pitcher)
Each team incurs a $1.00 transaction fee.
Each team will have to drop a player into the pool.
Each team must fill their open roster spot with a
$5.00 move.
Note:
You must maintain a full roster at all times. Therefore, all drops and $5.00 moves must be declared
at the time of the trade.
·
Active player for Inactive player - same category (batter/batter
or pitcher/pitcher)
Each team incurs a $1.00 transaction fee.
Team receiving the active player must drop a player
into the pool.
Team receiving the inactive player will keep the
inactive player in their inactive player
area.
Team receiving the inactive player must fill their
open roster position with a $5.00 move.
Note:
You must maintain a full roster at all times. Therefore, all drops and $5.00 moves must be declared
at the time of the trade
·
Active player for Inactive player - different
category (batter/pitcher)
Each
team incurs a $1.00 transaction fee.
Team
receiving the active player must drop a player into the pool.
Team
receiving the inactive player will keep that player in their inactive player area.
Team
receiving the inactive player must fill their open roster position with a $5.00
move.
Note:
You must maintain a full roster at all times. Therefore, all drops and $5.00 moves must be declared
at the time of the trade
·
Inactive player for Inactive player - same category
(batter/batter or pitcher/pitcher)
Each
team incurs a $1.00 transaction fee
·
Inactive player for Inactive player - different
category (batter/pitcher)
Each team incurs a $1.00 transaction fee
Off-season trades
Off-season trades are
permitted, but will be handled as follows:
·
It doesn’t
matter whether the players were active or inactive at the end of the previous
season
·
You don’t have
to maintain 14 batters and 9 pitchers
You
are not required to protect a player that you trade for.
Regular season The deadline for
trading players within our league, is midnight on August 31.
Off-season The
deadline for trading players in the off-season is one week prior to the draft. This deadline will always be the same as the
deadline for turning in protected player lists.
The following section
provides detailed explanations of the rules when
Note: These rules only apply to the regular-season.
Definitions:
2-day
waiting period: Period of time consisting of 2 full days, beginning one day after a trade has occurred and ending at 10:00pm on the 2nd day.
For
example, if a player is traded on Tuesday to the NL, then the waiting period
begins on Wednesday and ends on Thursday at 10:00pm. The waiting period does not include the day
of the trade.
Expressing
interest: When an
of the
waiting period and indicate what move you intend to make for that
Only those people who express interest
in acquiring a player will be considered.
Note: When expressing interest in multiple
players, you must list the players in your order of preference.
Current
standings: In some cases, it is necessary to consider the current standings when determining which
team is to receive a traded player, after the 2-day waiting period. At
the end of the 2-day waiting period, the most recently completed stats will be
considered the current standings.
If there is a tie in the
standings, a coin toss will be used to break the tie and
determine which owner receives the player.
Sagarin rating: Player value rating based on Jeff Sagarin’s
statistical analysis. Values are
computed daily and published at http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin.htm.
When
an
Sagarin
ratings are used to determine the player value that will be assigned to any
player that is traded to the NL. This
value will be communicated to all teams, once it is available. A value is
normally available one day after the trade.
Note: In order to
be considered for acquiring a traded player, you must be able to fit that
player on your roster without exceeding the current salary cap.
Possible
MLB trade scenarios and how they will be handled:
A. Trades involving only one NL player:
1. One NL batter for one
If
an
the
option to keep the
the 2-day waiting period and the owning team has until that time to make a
decision.
If
the owning team chooses to keep the traded player, the move is effective
immediately, even if the 2-day
waiting
period has not expired.
If
the
considered to be in the available player pool.
At
in the
player will be considered in the following order:
a. Immediate need
(lowest to highest in the current
standings)
b. $5.00 free-agent move
(lowest to highest in the current
standings)
Note: A traded player’s value will be based on his
NL Sagarin rating.
2.
One NL pitcher for one
Same as scenario #1 above
3.
One NL batter for multiple
If multiple
has the
option to keep any one of the
player
is subject to the 3-day waiting period
and the owning team has until that time to make a
decision.
If the owning team chooses to keep any one of the traded players, then
that move is effective
immediately, even if the 3-day waiting period has not expired.
All of the
to be
in the available player pool. At
acquiring
any of these players, will be considered in the following order:
a.
Immediate
need (lowest to highest in the current
standings)
b.
$5.00 free-agent
move (lowest to highest in the current
standings)
Note: A traded player’s value will be based on his
NL Sagarin rating.
4.
One NL pitcher for multiple
Same as scenario #3 above.
5.
One NL batter for one
If one
option
to keep the
the 2-day
waiting period and the owning team has until that time to make a decision.
If
the owning team chooses to keep the traded player, then that move is effective
immediately, even if
the 2-day
waiting period has not expired.
In
addition, the owning team will be required to make 2 additional moves. A pitcher on your staff will
need to
be dropped into the pool and the open hitter slot will need to be filled with a
$1.00 move.
All moves must occur simultaneously,
as you are required to maintain a full roster at all times.
If
the
considered to be in the available player pool.
At
interest in the player will be considered in the following
order:
a. Immediate need
(lowest to highest in the current standings)
b. $5.00 free-agent move
(lowest to highest in the current standings)
* Other owners are not
permitted to drop a hitter for the traded pitcher.
Note: A traded player’s value will be based on his
NL Sagarin rating.
6.
One NL pitcher for one
Same as scenario #5 above.
7.
One NL batter for multiple
If
multiple
currently
owns the NL batter has the option to keep any one of the
from
the pool for $1.00. The
until
that time to make a decision.
If
the owning team chooses to keep any one of the traded players, the that move is
effective
immediately, even if the 2-day waiting period
has not expired.
In
addition, if the owning team chooses to keep a traded pitcher, then they are
required to make 2
additional moves. A pitcher on the staff
must be dropped into the pool and the open batter slot must be
filled
with a $1.00 move.
All moves must occur simultaneously,
as you are required to maintain a full roster at all times.
All
of the
to be
in the available player pool. At
acquiring
any of these players, will be considered in the following order:
a. Immediate need
(lowest to highest in the current standings)
b. $5.00 free-agent move
(lowest to highest in the current standings)
Note: A traded player’s value will be based on his
NL Sagarin rating.
8.
One NL pitcher for multiple
Same
as scenario #7 above
B.
Trades involving more than one NL player:
Trades
involving multiple NL players are handled similar to those scenarios listed for
one NL player.
However, when two or more owners have
players that were traded, those owners get priority
over all other
owners who may express interest in acquiring an
Example I:
Owner
A and owner B each have a player traded to the
both
express interest in acquiring the
If
both owners express interest, then whichever owner is lower in the standings
will receive the
player.
If
only one owner expresses interest, then that owner receives the
fill
their open roster spot with a $1.00 move.
If
neither owner expresses interest, then the
interest,
within the normal guidelines for awarding a player, as described in the
previous section.
Example II:
Owner
A and owner B each have a player traded to the
B can both express interest in acquiring any of the
If
both owners express interest, then whichever owner is lower in the standings
will get their choice of
players
or pick someone from the pool for $1.00.
Any
remaining players will be awarded to any other owners expressing interest,
within the normal
guidelines for awarding a player, as described in the previous section.
Note: Player
position does not matter. Suppose owner A has a pitcher and owner B has
a
batter. Both are traded to the
If
both owners express interest in acquiring the
lower in the standings, then owner B is awarded the pitcher
even though he had a batter
that
was traded.
Owner B would then have to drop a pitcher and make a
$1.00 move to fill their open
batter
slot. Owner A would do the same thing if
they then chose to keep the
When an
that player is considered to be in the available player pool.
The
in
acquiring the
At
considered in the following order:
a. Immediate need
(lowest to highest in the current standings)
b. $5.00 free-agent move
(lowest to highest in the current standings)
Off-season trades of MLB players
between the NL and AL
The league does not
recognize trades of MLB players that occur during the off-season.
When a player is dropped
from a roster, that player is considered to be in the available player pool.
The
player is subject to the 2-day waiting
period and all owners have an opportunity to express interest in
acquiring
that player.
At
the
following order:
a. Immediate need (lowest
to highest in the current standings)
b. $5.00 free-agent move (lowest to highest in the current
standings)
Note: Please
reference the MLB Player trades to/from the American League section
above for an
explanation
of 2-day waiting period and expressing interest.