Win Floor: 60/125/190/255 (Rules updated in Season 12)
If an owner violates the anti-tanking rules, they may appeal. If there isn’t evidence of blatant tanking the owner will be allowed back on probationary status.
Example: if you win 50 games in season 1 and are allowed back you will need to win 75 in season 2.
If you fall below 55 wins in more than one season or if you have back-to-back 100 loss seasons, the committee will vote on if you will be allowed back.
** Teams missing the win floor that are allowed back will be on probation status until they reach the next win floor **
Probation sanctions are: 12M prospect budget, no IFA prospect signing over $1M
A world committee will be set up by the commish.
It will be made up of 4 owners, 2 from the AL and 2 from the NL.
The committee will vote on rules violations as well as admission to the world if / when vacancies occur. In case of a voting tie, then the commish will cast the tie breaking vote.
If a committee member quits or gets kicked out, then the commish will appoint a replacement committee member.
If the commish quits or gets kicked out, then the committee will appoint a new commish.
All owners are expected to keep their minors stocked, to avoid fatigue problems.
Above all the owners will be held to the WIS HBD fairplay rules.
Budget limits:
Budget Violations will be dealt with as follows. If a team budgets lower than the minimum they must transfer that amount from Prospect Budget and their max for prospect budgeting will be that much less overall for that seasons. Example if a team’s budgets 6M in ADV Scouting they must transfer 4M from prospect and their max prospect for that season would now be 26M. If a team does not have enough prospect $$ to transfer there may be a sanction on the following season. The Commish reserves the right to immediately expel an owner for violating this rule.
Payroll: 115 Max
Prospect: 30 Max
Prospect Payroll can NOT exceed 30 million.
(Example, if you budget 20 million for Prospect Cash, then you can only transfer in up to another 10 million).
Penalty -
The player or players that are signed by going over the cap will stay in Rookie league and inactive for one full seasons. The offending owner will be immediately removed from the world for this rules violation.
HS/Col Scout: 10 Min Combined (you can go 0 in one if you go at least 10 in the other)
Adv Scout: 10 Min
Medical: 10 Min
Training: 10 Min
Must use at least a 4 man rotation. Tandem Pitching staffs are allowed as long as the Tandem A is set to 60+ Target Pitch Count.
Trades: Cash in trades... The amount of cash going to a player in a trade cannot exceed the salary leaving said player.
R5 Draft: You must protect your players for the 40 man roster!
Plenty of time to do so once budgets are set to protect your players for the Rule V Draft. There will be no "I had something come up, please take pity on me and trade me my player back."
Stadiums: The following ballparks are banned from the league. Colorado, Santa Fe, Tucson, San Jose, Burlington ,and Tacoma
We will allow longtime owners to switch stadiums this season (S12) and then all teams can switch every 10th season (S20, S30 etc).. New Owners can choose a new ballpark in their 1st season..
Openings listed below in order by record.
Atlanta 105-57 taken
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previously: Mexico City 78-84 (AL) holds 10th pick in draft
Has two of the better young positional players. Few pieces away from contending. does have a few arms in the minors, can add a few pieces and contend or stock the farm with a trade. (On the brink)
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Formerly: Pittsburgh 69-93 (NL) Holds 8th pick in draft
This franchise has been a contender the last 2 seasons the team under performed. This year the record doesn't speak the true talent on this team. The owner from start abandoned the team. And the replacement did great work with the budge he was dealt with. This will take a bit of work but this team has the pieces to compete or use the vets for trade bait to retool the system. (Either a wildcard contender or rebuild depends on the direction of the owner)
Seattle taken 68-94
Chicago taken.67-95
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Formerly: Tampa Bay (AL) 43-119 Holds 1st pick in draft.
Team isn't in too bad of shape. Owner Focused on clearing some big contracts and retooled the system. Will need to focus on building within. Pitching is what destroyed this team you can easily see a 20-25 game improvement with a few signings in free agency. (Rebuild)
9/12/2016 1:34 AM (edited)