If any of you have any Draft League rule
changes that you would like to propose, send
me an email and they will be added to the list.==
Contact the Commish at
bigmck@sbcglobal.net
Proposal One -- The present rule for turning on the FAAB is that if it is requested to be turned on before noon (for example Tuesday), it will run at Wednesday midnight. If it is requested to be turned on after noon Tuesday, it will run Thursday midnight. The period from Tuesday after noon to Thursday midnight is a long time for Owners not to be able to make their own moves due to the FAAB being turned on. This proposal would shorten that time.
"The FAAB may only be requested to be turned on before noon on any given day (12:01 AM to 11:59 AM). It will then run the next day at midnight, (example, turned on Tuesday morning, runs Wednesday midnight)". -- The only exception to this rule is when Poaching a player. An Owner may request a player be dropped from an Owners roster immediately after 8 PM, however the FAAB will not be started until the next morning."
Proposal Two -- At the present time, we have no penalty for bidding on a player before he is active in the league as per our four Offical Sites. This will correct that situation.
"If an Owner wins a bid on a player that does not show on one of our four Official Sites as being active in the NL, the bid is VOID. the Owner loses the salary bid and his position in the FAAB tiebreaker order remains as the system has put it after the bid."
Proposal Three -- This will change the way that the tiebreaker on the FAAB is set. Presently it is set by the reverse order of standings as of the previous Sunday. This would change it to a more random order.
"The FAAB tiebreaker will be set to the Draft Order at the start of the season. Everytime an Owner wins a bid, he will move to the bottom of the list and everyone else moves up a notch. It will continue this way all season."
Proposal Four -- This proposal is to stop an Owner from requesting the FAAB be activated and not use it. The reason for this rule is that there is an
inconvenience to the league due to all Owners having to post a message for their moves then the Commish has to make the transactions. If the FAAB is turned on, it should be used.
"If an Owner should request that the FAAB be activated and no bid is made by anyone, that Owner shall lose 10 of his bidding dollars."
Proposal Five -- We have a minimum innings pitched rule and a minimum at bats rule. If either minimum is not met, CBS gives a penalty of zero points in ERA and WHIP or zero BA points if one of the minimums is not met. This is a pretty stiff penalty. Should we eliminate the minimums?