| 2002 IUFFA Baseball Rules |
| 1. Teams There will be 13-14 teams in the league. Each team will consist of 21 roster spots. It will be run through Yahoo Premium League and all yahoo rules will be followed throughout the year. 2. Active lineups You will be able to use the following player positions: Catcher- 162 games 1B- 162 games 2B- 162 games 3B- 162 games SS- 162 games OF- 486 games DH- 162 games Pitching- 1250 IP for entire season Active P spots include 2 SP, 2 RP, and 3 any P 3. Stats The only stats that will count are: Offense- R, HR, RBI, SB, and Avg Pitching- W, Sv, K, ERA, and WHIP (walk + hit / IP) 4. Fees- The entry fee will be $100 The trophy shipment and engravement fees will be split 13-14 ways The $100 yahoo premium league fee will be split 13-14 ways. Trades will be free, but will have to go through a 2 day period where another player can file an official protest with the yahoo premium commissioner. Free agent pickups will be $.25 The entry fee total is $130 and the balance will be put towards your free agent pickups. 5. Awards 1st place- 40% + 1/3 free agent fees 2nd place- 30% + 1/3 free agent fees 3rd place- 20% + 1/6 free agent fees 4th place- 10% + 1/6 free agent fees The winner will keep the travelling trophy for 1 year and get his name and team name engraved on it. 6. Draft The order of the draft will be determined by lottery on March 8, 2003. The draft will be online and consist of 21 rounds in a snake fashion (if you pick 1st in rd 1, you pick last in rd 2). It will be online on Sunday, March 16th. You will be allowed to trade draft picks, but only by agreeing to trade draft picks beforehand and then both people being present to draft for the other person during the live draft. You will also need to trade the same number of picks. For example if I trade you my 1st pick for your 2nd and 3rd, then I must throw in my last pick. Since I only set one draft order for the entire draft, not individual rounds, I would draft the player you wanted the 1st round and you would take who I tell you to in rds 2 and 3, then we would trade them after the draft. You can also trade in the middle of the draft in a similar fashion. 6. Trades Trade will have to pass a process where formal protest are viewed by the yahoo commissioner. As per yahoo premium league rules, any trade can be protested by a person who thinks it is onesided, or done to make one team stronger so they can compete with the other teams. WE have had problems with this in the past, so please do all trades in the spirit of improving your own team. If there is obvious collusion, the commissioner will have to act and will put a vote to the league for alternatives. The league majority will rule with the commissioner having 3 votes, everyone else one vote. 7. Uncuttable players- Players that cant be cut are on a list kept by the yahoo premium league site. 8. Chat sessions- I will try to set up chat sessions where we can all meet and shoot the shit or discuss league issues or offer trades to each other a couple of times a month if people are interested. The official communication will be through yahoo IM. |