Pre Season Draft

* A. TIME AND PLACE The preseason draft will take place at a time and location determined by the Commissioner and accepted by a majority of the league members. Traditionally this will be in an internet chat room in January or February. * B. ELIGIBILITY All players (professional or amateur) not currently on ICBL rosters will be eligible for drafting. * C. STRUCTURE 1. The draft will consist of eight regular rounds, for a total of 192 picks. However, because of waiver claims, some picks may be moved from earlier rounds to the end of the draft (see section VI). 2. The draft order will be reverse order of the teams' records from the previous season. o a. The eight playoff teams will draft in the last eight positions regardless of record. Their order will be Division Series loser with worst record (17th), DS loser with third best record (18th), DS loser with second best record (19th), DS loser with best record (20th), LCS loser with worse record (21st), LCS loser with better record (22nd), WS loser (23rd), and WS winner (24th). o b. The order for ties will be determined by teams' home record for the previous season, with the team with the better home record drafting first. If home records do not break the tie, the teams will alternate their order in successive rounds, with a coin flip made by the Commissioner determining which team picks first in Round 1. o c. If there are rounds after Round 8 (caused by waiver claims), teams picking in these rounds will do so in the same respective order as in previous rounds. 3. The Commissioner will announce the complete order for all rounds prior to Draft Day, including information on all traded or moved draft picks. * D. DRAFTING OF PROSPECTS A manager may not draft any more prospects once he has reached the maximum of six. Drafted prospects that put a team over the limit will be voided by the Commissioner.