Post by Nick (Layin' Pipe) on Nov 29, 2012 5:53:11 GMT -5
General Rules:
- 12 Team League
- 15 Man Keeper League w/ 2 eligible MiLB Players (17 Total)
Rosters:
Roster Size: 27 Man Active Roster w/ 5 Man Minor League Roster (explained in detail below)
Positions: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF, UTIL, UTIL
SP, SP, SP, SP, RP, RP, RP, RP
9 Bench Spots
Draft:
-There will be a 27 Round draft where all MLB and MiLB are eligible to be drafted.
-After we will hold a 5 Round draft with only MiLB Players eligible to be drafted. These players can be added to your active roster when/if they are called up during the year. A player on your active roster may have to be dropped to make room but they can be added back any time.
Add/Drop Rules:
-All teams may add/drop unlimited at the conclusion of the draft until the first pitch of the first game of the season. Add/Drops are not permitted during the season
-In case of a career ending injury, death, or career suspension teams will be allowed to replace that player with any free agent of their choice. The free agent added may be held over next season.
(Season Ending Injuries refer to Disable List below)
Disabled List:
-Teams are permitted 2 DL spots per year (note: once a player is placed on the DL that payer may not return that season. Must be a season ending injury)
-A player listed with a SEASON ENDING injury may be replaced by a free agent of the GM's choice.
-The player placed on the Disabled List (DL) will become an automatic hold over when hold over rosters are selected.
-The player added to fill the DL spot will be automatically dropped
(this is to keep talent in the league draft each year)
-Disabled List moves can only be made during the regular season. Disabled moves means placing a player on the DL and replacing them with a free agent. Players placed on the DL remain on the DL through the play-offs.
Restricted List
-Any player on a Field of Dreams Roster found to be playing under and assumed name, that is suspended for any amount of time can be put on the restricted list, via GM request.
-Players that are found to be playing under an assumed name must be on a Field of Dreams Roster at time of aqusation, for the GM to use the restricted list, meaning a GM can not add or draft a player already in question just to add to restricted list, however GM can add or draft player at own risk.
- Players place on restricted list can be replaced using the following rules, determined by length of issue:
.......... 1. A player placed on restricted list, can be replaced by any free agent during the duration of time the player in question is absent from their MLB team. Once the player in question becomes active again team must drop their replacement and add player in question back to active roster.
.......... 2. A player place on restricted list, can be replaced by any free agent, however if the player in question does not return before the end of that season, the GM may either keep the player in question or drop them and the rights to their free agent replacement and still maitain all 15 hold over spots.
Trade Rules:
- Players and future draft picks can be traded.
- All trades are automatically approved
- Allow up to 24 hours for commissioner to process trade on the Yahoo website.
- In order for any type of veto to occur 3 GM's must complain about the trade stating a logical reason why the trade should be vetoed.
- If 3 complaints are made. Commissioner's or another GM will post a poll. On this poll the trade will be shown with the options approve and veto. Once there is a clear majority on the poll that decision will stand.
- In the event there is no clear majority the trade will be automaticly approved and can no longer be vetoed.
- A veto/approval poll must be put up with-in 36 hours of trade being accepted. Polls then will have 24 hours for votes.
- Trade process can take no longer then 60 hours.
-Trade deadline is always the 1st Sunday in August at 11:59:59 PM est. League will be notified of actual date every season
- Trading may resume following the league Championship game.
................ -Trading from the 27 man roster at the conclusion of the Field of Dreams Championship game is permitted. Teams will still be required to produce a 15 man roster when those rosters are due.
................- Teams allowed to attempt to trade must hold over players after the Championship Game with no penalty.Must Hold Over players are those players placed on the Disabled list. However if a team is unable to trade that player they must retain them in the 15 man hold over. Players added during the season for injuried players must be released following the teams final game which will include Championship game. In the event a team does trade a player placed on the Disabled list, the team aquiring that player may relase the player (if they wish to) when 15 man rosters are due.
Scoring Rules:
Categories:
Batting: R, SB, HR, RBI,AVG, SO, OBP, SLG, TB
Pitching: W,L,SV, K, ERA, Whip, K/9, QS, H
How to determine a win:
Each category is worth on point. So each week a team can get up to 16 points total. Who ever has the most points against their respective opponent gets 1 win. The person with the least amount of points gets 1 loss.
- A team can have no less then 25 innings pitched. A team with 24.2 or less innings will forfiet all pitching categories that week.
All 12 teams are divided into two division
South League
North League
The top three teams from each division will participate in the play-offs. The number 1 seed from each division will have a first week bye. The league champion from each league will play for the league championship.
Minimum Innings Pitched Rule:
- Each week the commissioner will figure out the average of innings pitched throughout the league.
Averageis determined by: All teams innings pitched totaled divided by 12.
Example: If all teams had a total of 500 innings pitched. 500 divided by 12 is about 41.6 (Commissioner will round down to the next whole number.) So the average would be 41 innings.
- All teams that meet or exceed the average will be fine.
- All other teams will be alloted 12 inning curve. Meaning a team must be with-in 12 innings of the average to be eligable.
- All teams tha do not meet the required min. innings pitched will forfiet ALL pitching categories.
-Commissioner holds the right to grant teams "Extreme Circumstances"
Extreme Circumstances are as follows but not limited to:
1. Excessive Rain outs (postponed games)
2. Excessive Injuries (non-preexsistin)
3. Excessive short outings (pitchers did not pitch many innings)
4. Atleast 4 teams do not meet league minimum. Rule will be voided for that week.
5. Team did not bench any pitchers and still did not meet minimum
Extreme Circumstances do not count if team bench pitchers through out week that could have met league minimum.
Minimum At Bats Rule:
- Each week the commissioner will figure out the average of AT BATS throughout the league.
Average is determined by: All teams AT BATS totaled divided by 12.
Example: If all teams had a total of 3000 at bats. 3000 divided by 12 is about 250 at bats (Commissioner will round down to the next whole number.)
- All teams that meet or exceed the average will be fine.
- All other teams will be alloted 75 at bats. Meaning a team must be with-in 75 at bats of the average to be eligable.
- All teams that do not meet the required AT BATS will forfiet ALL Batting categories.
-Commissioner holds the right to grant teams "Extreme Circumstances"
Extreme Circumstances are as follows but not limited to:
1. Excessive Rain outs (postponed games)
2. Excessive Injuries (non-pre exsisting)
3. Team had an average of 7 batters on the daily active roster and still did not meet the minimum AT BAT rule
4. Atleast 4 teams do not meet league minimum. Rule will be voided for that week.
Extreme Circumstances do not count if team bench starters through out week that could have met league minimum.
Play-Off Rules:
- Minimum At Bat and Innings Pitch are in effect
-Top three teams from each division play in the play-offs
-Both Number one seeds have 1st week bye of play-offs
-Seeds 2 and 3 from each division play first week.
-Winner of each division championship plays each other in Grid Iron Championship game (Week 3 of play-offs)
-Field of Drams Championship game will be 1 week long. Winner is determined by score over both weeks
-No teams can add/drop players during play-offs
- Disabled list moves are not allowed during the play-offs
-No team can trade
-If a tie occurs during the play-offs (not including the Championship game) the tiebreaker will be determined by opponent match up during regular season. If there happens to be a tie with that, tie breaker will be division record. In the event there is a third tie breaker needed the team with the best regular season record wins.
- If a tie occurs during the Field of Dreams Championship Game the tie breaker will go to stats made with players on the bench. If for some reason theres a tie with stats the tie breakers will follow the play-off tie breakers.
- 12 Team League
- 15 Man Keeper League w/ 2 eligible MiLB Players (17 Total)
Rosters:
Roster Size: 27 Man Active Roster w/ 5 Man Minor League Roster (explained in detail below)
Positions: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF, UTIL, UTIL
SP, SP, SP, SP, RP, RP, RP, RP
9 Bench Spots
Draft:
-There will be a 27 Round draft where all MLB and MiLB are eligible to be drafted.
-After we will hold a 5 Round draft with only MiLB Players eligible to be drafted. These players can be added to your active roster when/if they are called up during the year. A player on your active roster may have to be dropped to make room but they can be added back any time.
Add/Drop Rules:
-All teams may add/drop unlimited at the conclusion of the draft until the first pitch of the first game of the season. Add/Drops are not permitted during the season
-In case of a career ending injury, death, or career suspension teams will be allowed to replace that player with any free agent of their choice. The free agent added may be held over next season.
(Season Ending Injuries refer to Disable List below)
Disabled List:
-Teams are permitted 2 DL spots per year (note: once a player is placed on the DL that payer may not return that season. Must be a season ending injury)
-A player listed with a SEASON ENDING injury may be replaced by a free agent of the GM's choice.
-The player placed on the Disabled List (DL) will become an automatic hold over when hold over rosters are selected.
-The player added to fill the DL spot will be automatically dropped
(this is to keep talent in the league draft each year)
-Disabled List moves can only be made during the regular season. Disabled moves means placing a player on the DL and replacing them with a free agent. Players placed on the DL remain on the DL through the play-offs.
Restricted List
-Any player on a Field of Dreams Roster found to be playing under and assumed name, that is suspended for any amount of time can be put on the restricted list, via GM request.
-Players that are found to be playing under an assumed name must be on a Field of Dreams Roster at time of aqusation, for the GM to use the restricted list, meaning a GM can not add or draft a player already in question just to add to restricted list, however GM can add or draft player at own risk.
- Players place on restricted list can be replaced using the following rules, determined by length of issue:
.......... 1. A player placed on restricted list, can be replaced by any free agent during the duration of time the player in question is absent from their MLB team. Once the player in question becomes active again team must drop their replacement and add player in question back to active roster.
.......... 2. A player place on restricted list, can be replaced by any free agent, however if the player in question does not return before the end of that season, the GM may either keep the player in question or drop them and the rights to their free agent replacement and still maitain all 15 hold over spots.
Trade Rules:
- Players and future draft picks can be traded.
- All trades are automatically approved
- Allow up to 24 hours for commissioner to process trade on the Yahoo website.
- In order for any type of veto to occur 3 GM's must complain about the trade stating a logical reason why the trade should be vetoed.
- If 3 complaints are made. Commissioner's or another GM will post a poll. On this poll the trade will be shown with the options approve and veto. Once there is a clear majority on the poll that decision will stand.
- In the event there is no clear majority the trade will be automaticly approved and can no longer be vetoed.
- A veto/approval poll must be put up with-in 36 hours of trade being accepted. Polls then will have 24 hours for votes.
- Trade process can take no longer then 60 hours.
-Trade deadline is always the 1st Sunday in August at 11:59:59 PM est. League will be notified of actual date every season
- Trading may resume following the league Championship game.
................ -Trading from the 27 man roster at the conclusion of the Field of Dreams Championship game is permitted. Teams will still be required to produce a 15 man roster when those rosters are due.
................- Teams allowed to attempt to trade must hold over players after the Championship Game with no penalty.Must Hold Over players are those players placed on the Disabled list. However if a team is unable to trade that player they must retain them in the 15 man hold over. Players added during the season for injuried players must be released following the teams final game which will include Championship game. In the event a team does trade a player placed on the Disabled list, the team aquiring that player may relase the player (if they wish to) when 15 man rosters are due.
Scoring Rules:
Categories:
Batting: R, SB, HR, RBI,AVG, SO, OBP, SLG, TB
Pitching: W,L,SV, K, ERA, Whip, K/9, QS, H
How to determine a win:
Each category is worth on point. So each week a team can get up to 16 points total. Who ever has the most points against their respective opponent gets 1 win. The person with the least amount of points gets 1 loss.
- A team can have no less then 25 innings pitched. A team with 24.2 or less innings will forfiet all pitching categories that week.
All 12 teams are divided into two division
South League
North League
The top three teams from each division will participate in the play-offs. The number 1 seed from each division will have a first week bye. The league champion from each league will play for the league championship.
Minimum Innings Pitched Rule:
- Each week the commissioner will figure out the average of innings pitched throughout the league.
Averageis determined by: All teams innings pitched totaled divided by 12.
Example: If all teams had a total of 500 innings pitched. 500 divided by 12 is about 41.6 (Commissioner will round down to the next whole number.) So the average would be 41 innings.
- All teams that meet or exceed the average will be fine.
- All other teams will be alloted 12 inning curve. Meaning a team must be with-in 12 innings of the average to be eligable.
- All teams tha do not meet the required min. innings pitched will forfiet ALL pitching categories.
-Commissioner holds the right to grant teams "Extreme Circumstances"
Extreme Circumstances are as follows but not limited to:
1. Excessive Rain outs (postponed games)
2. Excessive Injuries (non-preexsistin)
3. Excessive short outings (pitchers did not pitch many innings)
4. Atleast 4 teams do not meet league minimum. Rule will be voided for that week.
5. Team did not bench any pitchers and still did not meet minimum
Extreme Circumstances do not count if team bench pitchers through out week that could have met league minimum.
Minimum At Bats Rule:
- Each week the commissioner will figure out the average of AT BATS throughout the league.
Average is determined by: All teams AT BATS totaled divided by 12.
Example: If all teams had a total of 3000 at bats. 3000 divided by 12 is about 250 at bats (Commissioner will round down to the next whole number.)
- All teams that meet or exceed the average will be fine.
- All other teams will be alloted 75 at bats. Meaning a team must be with-in 75 at bats of the average to be eligable.
- All teams that do not meet the required AT BATS will forfiet ALL Batting categories.
-Commissioner holds the right to grant teams "Extreme Circumstances"
Extreme Circumstances are as follows but not limited to:
1. Excessive Rain outs (postponed games)
2. Excessive Injuries (non-pre exsisting)
3. Team had an average of 7 batters on the daily active roster and still did not meet the minimum AT BAT rule
4. Atleast 4 teams do not meet league minimum. Rule will be voided for that week.
Extreme Circumstances do not count if team bench starters through out week that could have met league minimum.
Play-Off Rules:
- Minimum At Bat and Innings Pitch are in effect
-Top three teams from each division play in the play-offs
-Both Number one seeds have 1st week bye of play-offs
-Seeds 2 and 3 from each division play first week.
-Winner of each division championship plays each other in Grid Iron Championship game (Week 3 of play-offs)
-Field of Drams Championship game will be 1 week long. Winner is determined by score over both weeks
-No teams can add/drop players during play-offs
- Disabled list moves are not allowed during the play-offs
-No team can trade
-If a tie occurs during the play-offs (not including the Championship game) the tiebreaker will be determined by opponent match up during regular season. If there happens to be a tie with that, tie breaker will be division record. In the event there is a third tie breaker needed the team with the best regular season record wins.
- If a tie occurs during the Field of Dreams Championship Game the tie breaker will go to stats made with players on the bench. If for some reason theres a tie with stats the tie breakers will follow the play-off tie breakers.