League Rules

⚾ These rules updated 19 July 2020 ⚾

1. ⚾Keepers
You can have 20 people under contract for a max of 6 years. [Exception, see rule 24]

2. ⚾Simulations
Commish will sim with a goal of 6 games a day.

3.⚾The season will begin when...
There will be a schedule published each season with an exacting timetable for events. Games will begin based on this schedule. Pay attention to the home page for this information. See also the Preseason template in the Miscellaneous section of these rules.

4. ⚾All-Stars
All-Star break will be sometime between game 80 and 90. Three days of rest will be granted. All-stars will be named.

5. ⚾Inactive or poorly behaved owners
Owners that exhibit poor behavior or owners that are inactive may be removed at the discretion of the commish. If you have to be inactive for some length of time, please let the commish know in advance. The commish will work with you if you give advance notice.

6. ⚾Playoffs
Two Leagues with three divisions each. All six division leaders go to the playoffs. The top two teams in each league that are not division leaders get wild card spots. Total of 10 teams make the playoffs.
ROUND 1. Division winners get a bye. The two wild card teams from each league have a seven game playoff.
ROUND 2. Three Division Leaders plus Wild Card in each league play in league semi-finals. Seeding: Team with best record plays the worst record.
ROUND 3. Winners of Round 2 in each league play each other for League Championship.
ROUND 4. Winners of each league play each other for World Series.

6A. ⚾Rest before and during playoffs
6A1. Three days of rest granted between season and playoffs.
6A2. Two days rest between playoff rounds.
6A3. One day rest granted after games 2 and 5 of each playoff series, allows for 4 starters in playoffs.
6A4. A team in Round 1 gets a Day off granted for each day under 7 not played.
For example, if a team wins in 4 games, they get 3 extra days off.
Representing games 5, 6 & 7 not played. Also applies to other rounds as appropriate.

6B. ⚾Playoff position tie breakers. If teams have the same end of season record the following items determine the team with the higher standing.
6B1. Head to Head results from the regular season.
6B2. Overall Division Record
6B3. Run Differential
6B4. Commish executes coin toss on Random.Org

7. ⚾Drafting your team
During Preseason:
- Progressions/Rookie Class added
- Supp Draft 1 - (3 rounds)
- Supp Draft 2 - (3 rounds)
- Auto Draft (to fill out rosters)
- Waivers 1 - (1 Round)
- Waivers 2 - (1 Round)
- Waivers 3 - (1 Round)
See also the Preseason template in the Miscellaneous section of these rules.

CLARIFICATIONS:
a. Supplemental draft order is based on the final results of the previous season as determined by PC's Last Season results algorithm. This means the worst team picks first and the best team last. Note that teams who ended the season with tie rankings may end up in a slightly different order than my league playoff tie breakers.
b. Each supplemental draft has three rounds.
c. Owners who fail to rank players for the draft will be skipped, these owners can fill out their roster by signing FAs when available.
d. When games begin to be simmed, if an owner fails to have a valid roster for simulations, the commish will randomly take the necessary actions unilaterally to make a valid roster.
e. Waivers are run based on PC's Team Strength algorithm, weakest team first.

8. ⚾Players
The players are all from the 1880 season to the current season.
Players enter the league at 24 years old.
Players peak at age 28 and retire at age 38 (unless under contract).

8A. ⚾Player Positions
Owners must use players in the lineups in their primary or secondary positions only.
Reasonable short term exceptions allowed due to injury at discretion of commissioner.
Commissioner reserves the right to take unilateral action to enforce the rule.
Primary and Secondary positions are set by the PC player import function and are not changed.

9. ⚾Teams
You cannot edit your team.

10. ⚾Team Logos
The logos are what I found on the internet, please message the commish if you want to change something.

11. ⚾Trade Deadline
Game 150 will be the cutoff.

12. ⚾Schedule
The schedule will be auto set by the computer tools provided by Pennantchase.

13. ⚾Ballparks
All ballparks are an attempt at real life ballparks. If you want to change the RHB and LHB advantages, message me and I will change them. They will only be changed during the off season.

14. ⚾Free Agent Signing
You can sign free agents all season. End at playoffs. Open as per the pre-season schedule on the home page.

15. ⚾Slump Buster
You can slump bust a max of 20 days for eligible players.

16. ⚾Player Tags
No player tags. (See new rule 24 for exception.)

17. ⚾Player Fatigue
Players will need rest.

18. ⚾Player Progression
Players peak at age 28 and retire at age 38 (unless under contract).

19. ⚾Contracts (See also Rule 23.)
You may sign up to 20 players per season with $250. Maximum time of contracts are 6 years. You CANNOT renew contracts when they expire (except per rule 24).

20. ⚾League Expansion
The Commish will determine if conditions warrant expansion or contraction of this league.

21. ⚾Offseason
21a. Owners will propose rule changes - any owner, any change. All owners vote on the proposed changes. 60% super majority needed to pass changes. Owners propose expansion or contraction and number of teams. 60% super majority needed to pass changes. (Super majorities exist to introduce some conservatism into the rules.) Owner proposed rule changes should be submitted to the commish before the last regular season game is played to be included in the off season rule poll.

21b. Commish may, at his discretion, introduce rule changes that will enhance the league without a vote.

22. Rule Redacted due to lack of use.

22A. Rule Redacted due to lack of use.

23. Rule Redacted due to lack of use.

24. ⚾Franchise Player
- Rule applies to: Players whose contract expires in the season that is ending. (i.e. they would not be on the team next year since we cannot resign).
- Each team may name exactly ONE franchise player in a given year.
- Each team may only have exactly one franchise player on the roster at any time.
- Franchise players may never be traded.
- You must request your franchise player before the playoffs end, by sending a message to the comish
- Franchise players become free agents after their franchise year.
- Owner will still pay the players normal contract cost during the franchise year (i.e. his cost after his raise for the next season)
- Any given player may only be a franchise player one time for any given team.

CLARIFICATION:
- FRANCHISE tag is used to designate the player you are marking for Rule 24.
- Sometime during the new season, I will change the FRANCHISE tag to FranchiseX (Franchise eXpiring)
- FranchiseX designates a player that was tagged at the end of last season and expires this season
- FranchiseX players will return to the Free Agent pool at the end of the year and the tag will be cleared
- The two tags are an administrative aid for the comish to track expiring and newly tagged players

===========⚾Miscellaneous Notes⚾==============

⚾Preseason Template
Here's the current template, any individual preseason may have slight variations regarding timing, but the general order will follow this template.
New New Owner Approved Preseason Schedule Template
DAY 0: Deadline for signing your contracts
DAY 2: Rosters cleared, progression, Rookie Class Added, FranchiseX tags cleared, Ranking Recalculated etc.
DAY 2: Supp Draft #1 Player Ranking Turned On
DAY 4: Supp Draft #1 (3 Rounds) Executed; Player Ranking Turned on for Supp Draft #2
DAY 6: Supp Draft #2 (3 Rounds) Executed; AutoDraft Turned On
DAY 8: Autodraft turned off. Trades Turned On. 10 Spring Training Games. Waivers Ranking Turned on
DAY 9: 10 Spring Training Games. Waivers Run #1 (1 Pick)
DAY 10: 10 Spring Training Games. Waivers Run #2 (1 Pick)
DAY 11: ST Games Cleared, Regular season set up, Opening Day Sims (6 games). Waivers Run #3 (1 Pick)
DAY 12: FA Turned On. Drops Turned On.

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