CONSTITUTION
I.
Teams
a.
24
(representing 24 of the real major league teams)
b.
2
leagues w/3 divisions each
c.
Divisions
will be as they are in MLB (as best as Possible)
d. This league
will initially run the 1st year in the summer or fall,(whenever we
can get started), and every other year in the spring(hopefully, March).
II.
Rosters
a.
40
man rosters
b.
Continuous
ownership rights of players
c. During
the season, all trades must be equal in the amount of players changing teams.
d.
Rosters
will cut down to 40 players/draft picks 2 weeks prior to draft.
III.
Player
Usage
1.
DH
will be used in American league
2.
Pitchers
will bat in National league
3.
28
Active Per series
4.
Rosters
may not be changed once series begins
5.
930
rule will be in place.
6.
All
grade 1, 2, 3 starting pitchers will be increased to 1000MBF.
7. All players will have their SF factor adjusted to 100%.
a.
Split
grade pitcher will be rated by his relief grade- 500 mbf
when graded 3 or lower. NO injury
factors will be changed.
b.
If
a pitcher's real MBF is higher that will prevail.
c. Relief pitchers graded 3
or lower get 500 mbf.
8.
It
will be owner’s responsibility to make sure they have adequate coverage
9.
Waivers:
When trading is open, any manager may place 1 player per week on waivers-IF
anyone claims your player, the claiming team will send you whomever they want
in return, thereby keeping the rosters at 40. IF no one claims your player,
then you will cut that player and claim any unowned player. When placing
claims, the order of who can claim first is inverse order in the same division,
then same league, then the other league, using the team with the worst record
going 1st. When you put a
player on waivers, it must be included in the default you send in for that
week's games. That will give all teams about 5 days to consider putting in a
claim for that player, or passing. Once a player is put on waivers, he cannot
be revoked.
10. If an owner
can’t cover their roster they will be assigned a player to cover the needed (PR
or MBF) player will not be able to be protected at the end of the year and
owner will also loose lowest draft choices for the next draft.
11.
An owner may protect up to 2 players, he owns, that are uncarded, and missed the entire season due to injury. These two players will count against their 40
man roster. They may not be used during the season.
IV.
Game
Play
a.
Games
to be played on BBW 5.75
b.
Play
ball files will come out on Wednesday
night w/results due by Monday 10:00pm Eastern
c.
Default
files for away teams will be due Wednesday 10:00pmEastern Time
d.
Games
not completed on time(unless a manager asks for help in advance) will be simmed by Commissioner prior to results file being
released, and the simmed team will be changed a
missed file-3 missed files and you will be replaced.
e.
Files
will be named XXX (xxx being team initials numbers being date on schedule) plus
the corresponding game-example-default for the fist
series of the year would be labeled XXX001, and the results file would be
labeled XXX006
f.
Micro
Managers will be used for visiting teams, except when games played live
g.
All
approved micro managers will be able to be used (if someone has a manager
that’s not on list they will be able to add him to the list as long as they
make it available to all members)
h.
Live
play will be permitted but no one will be forced to play live.
i. Players who exceed
125% of their stolen bases will have there
stealing grade changed to R14.
j.
Rain outs are NOT allowed, and must be replayed immediately
k. We be using “fatigue
only” in AIM. Game injuries will NOT carry over.
IV.
Playoffs
a.
Top
team in each division plus next best team in each league
b.
Division
winners get top seeds
c.
Ties
for play-off spots will be determined by actual major league baseball
procedures
d.
All
series are to be 7 games 2-3-2 format
e.
Playoffs
will be a continuation of the season. injuries will not carry over, and AIM
will start over.
f.
I
will create a playoff Organization of 21 games and days off between each
segment of the series
V.
Draft
1A. The draft will be 7
rounds.
a.
Will
take place approximately one month following the world series.
b.
Teams
will retain all players they own at end of season (excluding mid season
pickups)
c.
Teams
will also be assigned any new players that made their major league debuts during
the previous season.
1. Franchise rookies go to the team that
the apba company designated them to.
d.
Teams
will have to cut down to 40 (players and choices) 2 weeks prior to draft
e.
You
may not trade draft choices more than 1 year ahead-for example, once the
current draft starts, you can trade picks form this current draft, AND you
may trade draft picks for the next year as well.
f.
Draft
will be done by: round 1 and 2 via slotted email, and the later round will use
lists each year
1.
10 picks every other night (10 so no one will ever have to
make a list bigger than 10 and no one has to make a long list all the time)
2.
all ties in season records are broken by head to head
records, as a first criteria, and coin flips for all others.
TRADING DEADLINE
is game 133.
VI.
Code
of conduct
a.
All
players are expected to behave in a manner as to make league enjoyable for all.
b.
There
will be no public arguing
c. Any changes to
the constitution can only be changed by a 2/3 vote
d.
The
2/3 will be of people who actually voted (if only15 vote on an issue then it
would only take ten votes)
VIII.
Schedule
a.
No
Interleague play
b.
Teams
play 12 games (6 home 6 away) against teams I other division
c.
Teams
play 22 games against teams in own division
IX.
Trade
deadline and roster expansion
a.
Trade
deadline will be before the start of game 133.
b.
Rosters
will be able to be expanded after trade deadline.
X.
Rule
changes.
a.
New
rules, and rule changes, will be voted on between the completion of the World
Series and the next draft and a 2/3 vote is required for any rule changes
b.
Any
new or changed rules will go into effect after the completion of the next
season. (example rules voted on after 2014 replay will take effect for
2015 replay)