League Rules

DRAFT

-4 round rookie draft held each off-season (Rounds 1, 3-5); picks may be traded
-1 10-team "Competitive Balance" round ("Round 2"); picks MAY NOT be traded*
-"Round 2" teams determined by 10 lowest payrolls, 10 lowest budgets, and 10 worst records during previous season, to be ordered randomly*
-In the event that more than 10 teams are eligible due to above conditions, a lottery will be held to determine final teams and order*
-unsigned FA to be distributed by computer after the draft

FREE AGENTS

-All undrafted FA must be signed to a minimum 2 year contract before playing in Majors, or day 82's games commence*
-All unsigned FA following day 81 will be placed back into FA pool, to be redistributed by computer before play resumes on day 82*

CONTRACTS

-Players may be re-signed (Tag: "RE-SIGNED) once, if on same team minimally previous 3 seasons, AND averaging 130+ AB; 50+ IP(starters); 25+ IP OR 25 Games Played(relievers); OR cumulative team totals at or above 520 AB/200 IP(starters)/100 IP/GP (relievers)*
-Once re-signed, players are INELIGIBLE to be designated to Minors for the duration of the new contract, and thereafter assume a no-trade clause (Tag: "NO TRADE") which may be waived under certain circumstances (see below)*
-Franchise tag of 12M may be used on one (1) player annually who does not qualify to be re-signed, in perpetuity (Tag: "FRANCHISE PLAYER")
-Teams must adhere to maximums of 30 contracts/10 players in Minors at all times and/or before knowingly playing any games

BUDGETS

-200M budget at start of league
-1M added/subtracted from budget after season 1 for every 2 wins above/below 81 -Thereafter, 1M added/subtracted for every 2 wins above/below prior season win total

Additional budget additions will occur as follows:

-Win division(+3M); reach World Series(+6M); win World Series(+9M)*
-Above bonuses represent a total seasonal figure, and are not to be combined
-Highest milestone achieved: WC(+1); DIV(+3); LCS(+5); WS(+7); CHAMPION(+9)
-Minimum/Maximum Payroll is 175M/225M (seasonal totals above the 225M threshold WILL NOT accumulate and may not be considered in any trades or future budgetary considerations
-Teams below 81 wins receive 5M bonus for finishing above 81 wins the following season
-Teams above 81 wins incur 5M penalty for finishing below 81 wins the following season
-Teams at exactly 81 wins at end of season reflect no change
-Payroll ("Cash Considerations") may be included as part or whole of any trade between two (2) or more teams
--Can sign/re-sign players to 8, 9, or 10 year contracts @(1/2 given base salary+1)?*
--above players assume a no-trade clause (Tag: "NO TRADE"), which they will waive if new team doubles salary, or in certain circumstances (i.e. going to a significantly better team)*

NO-TRADE CLAUSE

-Player reserves the right to waive and eliminate any no-trade clause if any of the following circumstances apply:

1)Receiving team doubles the player's salary for as many years equal or above total of prior contract (e.g. 5M@7yrs=35M becomes 10M@4yrs=40M). No-trade clause is then removed.

AND/OR

3)Receiving team is deemed by player/agent to be "significantly better" in terms of record, prospective role/playing time, etc.

-All-Stars named after Game 90 (All-Stars earn +1 Fire point)

PLAYOFFS

ROUND 1
-Top 2 seeds get a bye
-Day off granted to other Division Winners
-#3 vs 2nd WC, #4 vs 1st WC
-7 game series (2-3-2 format)
-Day off after games 2, 5, and at conclusion of series

ROUND 2

PLAYERS

-One (1) player per team, age 22 and under, will be eligible to receive one (1) stat boost before, or at any point during the season (Tag: "BOOST")
-Once applied, player must either 1) remain in Majors for the rest of the season, 2) be traded to another team, OR 3) be dropped before the re-distribution of players occurs after Day 81
-Once traded or dropped, such a player immediately loses the "BOOST" tag, and regains the "right-of-team" to designate to Minors at any time

KEY DATES

DAY 82: All seasonally acquired FA must be signed or released and re-distributed before play resumes
DAY 91: All-Stars will be selected before play resumes
DAY 121: All trades will be formalized before play resumes

PLAYER TAGS

BOOST -
FRANCHISE PLAYER -
RE-SIGNED -
NO TRADE -



ALL-STARS ROSTERS

2 C
2 1B
2 2B
2 3B
2 SS
6 OF*
5/6 SP*
5/6 RP*

1 DH may take the place of any 1 player as warranted*

*rule adaptation to be applied 2015 season(amended June 2013)
**rule adaptation to be applied 2016 season

League Settings

Year Range of Stats	2012 - 2012
Roster Size (Majors)	25
Roster Size (Minors)	15
Keepers	(25 keepers)
Change Stats Allowed
Free Agency
Drops
No-Drop List
Player Fatigue
Batter Injuries	(10 games max)
Pitcher Injuries	(15 games max)
Use Pitcher's HR Allowed Stats
Allows Max Surprise Bunts
Min Batters Pitcher Must Face	0
Slump Buster
On Fire	Classic
User Sims