League Rules

This is a keeper league, using real time progressions. There are no contracts. Each year teams will acquire rookies through imports.

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Expectations of Owners

-Keep all conversations clean
-Don't be rude to fellow owners
-Try to improve your team (no tanking)
-Be active, 14 days of inactivity may result in removal from league
-Notify commissioner if there is going to be an extended leave of absence.
-Have Fun

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GM's CALENDAR
*Start Season
*All Stars Break (Approx: Day 96)
*Trade Deadline around Day 150 (Trades and Drops turned off)
*Playoffs
*Awards given (Championship Ring, MVP, Cy Young, ROY)
*Players progression applied
*Players imported (In case of player with multiple teams, player goes to the team with more AB/IP)
*Returning Retired Players return to previous team
*Players with stats under minimum placed on holding team
*Trades Turned On
*Player drops Turned On
*Request for position changes open
*Request for stadium changes open
*Teams to Drop Rosters to 27 Players before draft (Teams not in compliance will automatically lose players)
*Supplemental Free Agent Draft (3 Rounds only)
*Manual Waiver Round
*Request for position changes closed.
*Playball

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League Minimums for imports
1999 - current - 35 AB, 14 IP

1998 45 AB, 18 IP
1997 - 50 AB, 20 IP

*import minimums subject to change to adjust size of FA Pool.

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Rosters

Roster Limits: Majors 25, Minors 7

1. Before the start of each season after progressions are run, you may request position changes. Position changes must be submitted by the deadline designated by the Commissioner (after waiver round, before the first pitch)

2. A Position player can change their position under the following circumstances...
a) Select a position they played during that particular season.

b) Swap their primary and secondary position.

c) If a players secondary position is IF (1B/IF, 2B/IF, SS/IF, 3B/IF), they may change their primary position to any IF (not C) position. The secondary position cannot remain as IF and it must be a position they played that season.

b) RP can switch to SP (Stamina will be doubled) Minimum Stamina will be 60.
SP can switch to RP (Stamina will be cut in half)
- Pitchers can only switch if their WHIP is equal to or greater than 1.30.

3. If a player misses a season, the commissioner will make every effort to track that they are returned to their prior team, when they returned to MLB.
a)This includes tagging the players card, along with placing them on the list on this history page. It is the owner's responsibility to make sure the list accurate.
b)In case of a dispute about a player's ownership, the information on the history page will be considered final.
c)Players that are not claimed by a particular team, will return to the FA pool, upon their return to MLB and not the team they are with when they rejoin MLB.

4. Players already in the league with stats below minimum stat levels will be placed on a holding team. They will be returned to their previous team, when there stat levels are above the minimum requirements. Players on a holding team, may not be traded.
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League Play

-5 man pitching rotation
-Maximum Trades per season: 10
-Injuries set to Batters: 20 Days Pitchers: 20 Days
-Slump Buster - 5 days
-Sims - Regular Season: Auto 5 Hours; Playoffs: Manual
-Minimum Rosters to Sim: Batters: 11, Pitchers: 9
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Post Season

0 days off between end of season and Wild Card game. Wild Card winner plays division winner with the best record.
There will be a 1 day off granted for travel days during playoffs. 2 days off will be granted at the end of each series.

Playoff seeding: (1) Division Winner, (2) Division Winner, (3) Division Winner (4) Wild Card Winner

Tie Breakers: (1) Division Winner, (2) Best Record, (3) Head to head record, (4) Run Differential, (5) Runs Scored

In the event of a tie for the division title or last wild card slot, a 1 game playoff will be played. Home field advantage will be determined based on the tie breaking formula. The tie breaker game(s) will be included in the count of off days, at the end of the season.

In the event of a more complicated tie breaker MLB rules will be used to determine which teams play each other.

MLB tie breaking rules

Wild Card Series - Best of 1 Series
LDS - Best of 7; 2-3-2 Format
LCS - Best of 7; 2-3-2 Format
World Series - Best of 7: 2-3-2 Format

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Supplemental Draft

Teams will drop to 27 players after imports before a 3 round supplemental draft takes place.
Teams not in compliance with roster size, will automatically have players removed from their team.

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Stadium

Stadium Dimensions can be changed during the off season. It is requested that owners keep in mind, the actual stadium effects into account when making requests. (ie. Setting a hitters park to disadvantage)

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Pending Changes
- Houston will move to the AL in 2013.

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