LEAGUE RULES
Any rule may be held up for a league vote if the commish so deems it, also a new rule may be added if the commish sees owners want to add something. All this is subject to owner approval in a vote.

Participation will now be tracked , if you miss 3 FTP's you will be warned. 3 warnings in one season you will be removed from the league.

Sim Days
Sims will be done 3 times weekly

Games will be played in 7 day blocks.

The league is using OOTP6 for it's sim engine.  All owners must own the game to participate in the league!!

All owners will have AIM or E-mail they check frequently.


Lineups
Lineups will be sent to commish 7am est the day before game time, lineups can be FTP through game or export sent to commish.

Pitching rotation can consist of 4 or 5 pitchers (3 for playoffs). *Any MR with SP duration that starts more than 15 games in one season will automatically be changed to an SP the follwing season.

Players may learn to play new positions. All you have to do is play a player at the position you want him to learn for about 1/2 year or so. After that 1/2 year, he'll develop a rating for that position. ANY player can learn ANY position. You can't train players to play a NEW position in the minors. Only at the Major League level.

All teams must have a full 25 man league roster at the major league level. If you dont have 25 man roster the commish will make sure you do by placing players on the roster for you.

Participation FTP's will be tracked and posted. 3 missed ftp's in a row will be issued a warning. Get 3 warnings in one season and you will be booted. Unless of course you post your gone or send the commish a no change e-mail. There are on avg 24 weeks of games in a season. Its not hard, just dont miss 3 ftps in a row..simple!!
 

TRADES
Trades are allowed in the off season.

Trade deadline is July  31st, please note that the deadline will be posted by the commish before the actual games deadline to make sure all trades have time to be viewed by the trade panel. All trades should be posted on the message board by owners involved once the trade has been approved.

Once a trade is approved by the commish it is set in stone it can only be undone before approval if both teams involved e-mail commish to cancel it. Also once a trade is approved it must be posted to the message board by one of the owners and ok'd by the other.

You can also trade cash in any deal but all deals must also involve a players or picks  as this is not be used as a way to buy players.

Draft picks can also be traded, but only up to 2 seasons ahead.

Approved trades will be implemented in the next league file.

Amendment #1 1978 season
Trades can now involve players to be named later, these players much actually be named during the trade posting but can be dealt later then the trade deadline. This will be up to the owners involved when to consummate the deal & the player to be named later, they will have to notify the commish when they decide to complete the deal.

Amendment #2 1978 season
All free agents signed before and during the season cannot be traded until after the all-star break during the same season.

Amendment #3 1979 season
All free agents signed after the all-star game must remain with that same team until the seasons end unless otherwise released.

Amendment #5 1984 season
Owners will have one week from date trades are approved to dispute any discrepancies, such as wrong players were moved, draft picks on draft board not correct..etc.

Amendment #6 1985 season
Trades are null and void if an owner resigns or is kicked out the league (within 72 hours of trade being posted).

DRAFTS
The amateur draft will occur with worst to best teams draft order from the previous season. This will be done via e-mail list or on the message board. The draft is 3 rounds.

Draft picks can be traded but only up to to what is posted on the ammy draft page, 2 seasons ahead.

Amendment #7 1985 season
A league Lottery will be held starting with the 1987 draft. The Lottery will include the worst 8 teams in the league. The worst team will get 8 ping pong balls, next will get 7 and so on. The commish will do the drawing and post. If the event comes up where the Commish has a team in the lottery then one of the League presidents will do the drawing.

SALARY CAP
 There is a 100 million salary cap.

 Teams that show a negative balance sheet at seasons end will be hand edited to show it on their team books.
FREE AGENCY
You must set ticket prices and watch over your teams Finances. You will NOT be allowed to sign Free Agents if your "cash" department goes into the negative category. So, remember to keep an eye out on your revenue and expenses. It'll help you out in the long run.

Last day for contract extensions is July 31st...no exceptions. Send all offers to the commish for processing.

Their will be a salary cap implemented as to protect small team markets. Any team over this cap must adjust their team roster till they meet the cap.....any team that does not do this will be subject to a league fine to be determined by the commish. You must as owner be able to balance your books & turn a team profit.

You may make offers to your teams free agents as soon as the season starts, the deadline will be July 31st..No offers can be made to these players after the season is over. Owners wishing to extend the contracts of their players must submit a request to the Commish (Password will be off during the 2 periods you can offer contract extensions, all owners will be notified ahead of time) indicating the number of years desired, and  salary. Contract extensions can only be offered in the players final year of their contract. No team in debt will be able to offer free agent bids.

You will be able to sign 2 free agent per week during the season this must be posted to the message board with contract offer. Players claimed will go to the highest bidder between sims.

The Free Agent period is held in 30 "rounds". Usually, the later the round, the less the player demands.  At the end of each round, ALL of the bids that have been offered for a player (via e-mail) will be entered and the player will decide which one to accept or wait.  The FA period will continue until the 30th round is over, all teams state they are not interested in anyone, or we run out of FAs. Any FA's signed during the free agent signing period must remain on that team until the All-Star game before being traded. This will be conducted through the game and instructions will follow at that time.
 

Rosters

Rosters consist of 25 major leaguers and NO limit for players in the minors.

You control your roster, all players must be placed and taken off the DL by you!!!

NEW STADIUMS & UPDATING OLD ONES
You may request to build a new stadium in the off-season.  You will be responsible for paying 10% of the cost while the local taxpayers will be responsible for the rest.  Costs will be as follows:

You may increase the capacity of your stadium.  The initial construction cost will be $1 Million plus another $5 million for every 1,000 seats you would like to add.  Additionally, if you would like to change dimensions or wall heights, that would be an additional million per change.  For example, I want to move the LC field wall in 10 feet and add 2,000 seats.  My cost would be $1M construction + 1M for the 10ft adjustment + 10M for the 2,000 seats for a total of $12M.  Construction requests may only be made in the off-season.

Once a stadium is completed, the team must remain in that stadium for 20 full seasons before seeking construction of a new stadium.
SPRING TRAINING
Spring training will be done by GM's (exported to commish to process). There is no limit on rating changes.

All rules are subject to change and or a league vote.

There will be periodic league owner checks and all owners must e-mail back commish they are still in league within 4 days of getting e-mail....please notify commish if out of town.

Adjusting of ticket pricing can  be done during any time.