These rules are not negotiable.
Each team may not have any more than 20 players on their 40 man roster by the rule 5 draft roster freeze.
40 man rosters shall be trimmed to 20 by means of release, designate for assignment with waivers, or trade.
Use of designate for assignment without waivers is banned until after the rule 5 draft day.
Upon signing, being awarded a waiver claim, or acquiring by trade a player with a contract with more than one season remaining, owners must assign them to their ML roster before the rule 5 roster freeze.
If a player with more than one season remaining on his contract is left unassigned by the rule 5 roster freeze, said player must be placed on waivers.
The owner of any franchise that fails to attain 60 wins in one season, 125 wins in two consecutive seasons, 195 wins in three consecutive seasons, or 270 wins in four consecutive seasons shall not be allowed to return the following season.
Each owner is responsible to keep their franchise's minor leagues adequately stocked and free of excessive fatigue.
Any violation of these rules will result in the offending owner not being allowed to return the following season.
Monitoring and enforcement of the rules shall be performed by the commissioner, and one or two "deputies" . All owners are free to monitor and report infractions to the commissioner.