g.fantasy – the league
The league is created with the
intention of it being a continuous, keeper league. This will be a 12 team, and
22-man roster league.
I. TEAMS AND ROSTERS
1.1. There will be 12 teams competing in the Fantasy Baseball League consisting
of a mix of American and National league players. Each team will consist of 22
players and one additional player that can go on the Injured Reserve list if CBSSports (leagues stat service provider) lists that player
on the disabled list. Once that player is no longer on Injured Reserve you must
make the appropriate roster move to balance your lineup. You cannot hold a
player in the Injured Reserve spot when they are no longer injured. Your team
will consist of 16 starters, 6 bench players (reserved) and may include one
additional injured reserve player.
1.2. A team's starting roster will consist of the following players:
·3 outfielders
·1 catcher
·1 first baseman
·1 second baseman
·1 third baseman
·1 shortstop
·1 utility player (non-pitchers who can be any offensive player)
·7 pitchers (any combination of starters and relievers)
1.3. Team owners must submit their starting lineup once a week on the CBSSports web site 30 minutes prior to the first game
played each week. To make sure your lineup is in place, it is recommended that
you put your lineup in at least one hour prior to the first game on Monday. The
weekly statistics for your starting lineup runs Monday through Sunday.
1.3 (a) During the week following the MLB
All-Star game, the scoring period will last from Thursday until Sunday. Starting lineups must be submitted via the CBSSports web site 30 minutes prior to the start of
Thursday’s first major league game.
II. POSITION ELIGIBILITY
2.1. A player may be assigned to any position at which he appeared in 20 or
more games in the preceding season. If a player did not appear in 20 games at a
single position, CBSSports will determine the
appropriate position for the player.
2.2. Once the season begins, a player becomes eligible for any position at
which he appears in at least 5 games.
2.3. The position eligibility of minor leaguers
who have no major league experience will be determined by their projected
fielding position for the upcoming season. This position eligibility will be
determined based on where CBSSports deems them
eligible. If you have questions regarding rookie players position
eligibility, contact the Commissioner a few days prior to the draft for
clarification.
2.4. There may be a few rare occasions when CBSSports will put a player eligible at a position which
does not fit under rules 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3 listed above. If CBSSports deems a player eligible at a position other than
what league rules 2.1, 2.2. Or 2.3 stipulate, that player WILL also be
eligible at the position(s) CBSSports deems them
eligible.
III. STATISTICS
3.1. CBSSports will be the statistical service chosen
and will constitute the official statistics for our league. Any problems with
statistics must be reported to the Commissioner within 2 days. The league
Commissioner will work with CBSSports to resolve any
statistical problem.
3.2. Performance statistics of a player shall be accumulated by a team only
when he is on the active starting roster of that team.
3.3. Statistics will be tabulated daily and available on the Internet.
Daily Statistics can be obtained through CBSSports
(League site).
3.4. All regular season statistics from Major League Baseball, except any extra
games necessary to determine playoff teams, will be included to determine your
team’s league standings. Statistics from Major League Baseball's playoffs are
not included.
3.5. All owners MUST submit a legal lineup
consisting of: 3 outfielders, 1 catcher, 1 second baseman, 1 shortstop, 1 first
baseman, 1 third baseman, 1 utility player (non-pitchers who can be any
offensive player), 7 pitchers (any combination of starters and
relievers). It is the responsibility of each owner to submit a legal
lineup. If you do not submit a legal lineup, your stats earned for that
week will not count towards your season totals and you will automatically lose
that weeks game. A league owner may
avoid forfeiture by requesting the commissioner to modify his lineup after the
deadline. In such a case, a good faith
determination will be employed to select a suitable replacement player in the
event of an illegal lineup. This
determination will take into account a number of factors, including but not
limited to past roster trends, early week performance and late-breaking injury
reports. CORRECTING AN ILLEGAL OR
NON-COMPLETE LINEUP IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER(s) AND SHOULD NOT
BE USED AS AN END-RUN AROUND MAKING TIMELY LINEUP DECISIONS. A fee of $10.00 will be added to the
respective owner’s season fees for any lineup fixed by the commissioner.
3.6 Statistical point values will be determined
by the commissioner and submitted for review to assistant commissioners and
owners at least one week prior to draft day to allow for preparation.
IV. FEES
4.1. The entrance fee is $100 per team. The fee must be paid through PayPal secured processing web site (www.paypal.com). Additional fees that will incur are, but are
not limited to CBSSports.com league fees, respective PayPal
fees and add/drop fees.
4.2. Owners will be notified when they are to pay
the $100 entry fee by the League Commissioner. The Commissioner will
notify the league owners once the league has been confirmed. More information on important dates can be
found on www.gfantasy.com or through email communications.
4.3. Transactions cost $.50 per pick up. Trades are free of charge. Transaction
fees will be paid twice during the year, once during the all-star break and the
once at the end of the season, in November. If fees are not paid after the
all-star break or in November, your team risks being disqualified from
competition. Late payments will result
in a $10.00 penalty.
4.4. The league entry fee must be paid in full by January 31, 2010 at
4.5. If fees are not paid, the team may be sold to a different owner at the Commissioner’s
discretion. If the decision is made, it will be made available to the
first available person on the waiting list (can be found at www.gfantasy.com).
4.6. Each owner can only own one team in the league.
V. DRAFT
5.1. The draft will be 18 rounds in length (plus each team’s 4 keeper players).
5.2. Draft picks are allowed to be traded for in subsequent years. All traded draft picks must include picks
traded back. For example – in the 2nd
year if a draft pick is traded, the other team involved in the trade must also
include one of their draft picks.
5.3. There are no limitations on the number of players you select at a position
other than you must fill your starting 16 positions.
5.4. Every team must retain four players from the previous season. Players to
fill slots are then drafted.
5.5 Draft Lottery and Order: The draft order will be
determined via a lottery system. At the
conclusion of the season, the 8 teams that fail to qualify for the playoffs
will each have an opportunity to secure one of the top three draft picks in the
following season’s draft. Each team will be awarded lottery entries as follows:
|
Place in standings |
Number of Entries |
Chance of Winning 1st Pick |
|
5 |
1 |
1.1% |
|
6 |
4 |
4.3% |
|
7 |
7 |
7.6% |
|
8 |
10 |
10.9% |
|
9 |
13 |
14.1% |
|
10 |
16 |
17.4% |
|
11 |
19 |
20.7% |
|
12 |
22 |
23.9% |
|
TOTAL
ENTRIES |
92 |
|
Each entry will consist of a virtual ball with an owner’s name affixed to
it. All 92 balls will be placed into the
Draft Order software program (http://www.draftorder.com/) and a non-involved owner (one who
qualified for the playoffs) or other third party will select three balls – one
for the first, second and third overall picks.
The fourth pick will be awarded to the non-lottery-winning owner with
the worst record. The remaining order
will be determined by the traditional method, by reversing the previous year’s
final standings. As has been the case in
prior years, the previous year’s champion selects twelfth and the runner-up
selects eleventh.
In the event that multiple owners have the same
record, for the purpose of determining lottery and/or draft order, the owner
with the fewer total number of points in the previous season will be given
priority.
5.6 The first four rounds of the draft will be
conducted in the order determined by the lottery system described in 5.5. After round 4, the draft will revert back to
a serpentine style draft beginning with the last pick in the 4th
round (last pick in the 4th also has first pick in the 5th
round). Owners will be notified well in advance of the times and dates of the
draft. The first 4 rounds for future drafts will take place in early February
by email to the Commissioner (Keepers). The remaining 18 rounds will take
place live in a designated venue confirmed by all owners.
VI. PRIZE MONEY
6.1. The money shall be divided among the top three teams in the final
standings and bonuses will be paid out as follows:
First Place $500 plus all transaction fees through the All-Star break, Second
Place $300,
6.2. The other money collected for league fees will be used to pay for the CBSSports league statistical service, various service fees
incurred from PayPal transactions and miscellaneous
costs incurred by g.fantasy Sports to run the league.
If there is a change in statistical service price, the prize money will be
adjusted accordingly. Post All-Star
break transaction fees up to $100 will be used to pay for food, drinks, etc.
for the following year’s draft. Post
All-Star break transaction fees over $100 will be distributed to the League
Champion within a week of releasing the initial 7 keepers.
6.3. Prize money will be sent to team owners via PayPal
who finished as one of the top three teams. All prize money will be paid within
one week after the final game of the fantasy playoffs.
VII. TRADES
7.1. From the completion of the league draft until the first day of the major
league baseball season, g.fantasy league teams are
free to make trades of any kind without limit and without position requirements.
7.2. From the first day of the major league season through August 16, 2010
league team owners are free to make trades of any kind without limit, so long
as the active rosters of both teams involved in a trade reflect the required
position distribution upon completion of the transaction before the subsequent
game.
7.3. No trade may take place from August 17 through November 15.
7.4. From November 16 until seven days prior to
the league draft, trades can once again take place without position
requirements. Rule 7.5. applies
to off-season trading except for the fact that owners have seven days to vote
on the proposed trade, not the normal two days.
7.5. During the regular season, trades are offered to the league for review
once both sides have posted the trade on the CBSSports
web site or to the commissioner to present to the league. The team owners not
involved in the trade have 2 days from the trade
announcement to either accept or reject the trade. If 8 of the remaining 12
owners reject the trade, the trade will be denied. If only 7 or less owners
object to the trade, the trade will be approved.
7.6. Trades do not have to be for the same amount
of players; however they do have to be of equal value. For
example, Mariano Rivera for Eric Gagne, etc.
7.7 Trades are subject to ownership approval.
Meaning there will be a 2-day period from the trade announcement where owners
may object to a trade. If there are 8 objections to a trade, it will not be
approved and the trade will not be processed.
Objections may be posted one of the following ways: via the traditional ‘object’ option on the
trade page, posting on the message board (reason of objection NOT necessary) or
an email may be sent to commish@gfantasy.com
to keep the objection anonymous.
7.8. There are no limits to the number of trades a team may make during the
season.
7.9. Trades may involve more than 2 owners, however those trades must first be
sent to the commissioner so he can send out an e-mail and post a message on the
CBSSports League Home. This trade will then be
subject to approval by owners (see 7.7).
Please note that when more than two owners are involved in a trade, the
necessary objections needed to deny the trade will decrease by one for every
extra owner more than two (i.e. in a three way deal, only 7 objections would be
needed to void a trade). Owners wishing
to trade following season’s draft picks may also use this method; otherwise the
details of the draft picks portion of the trade may be explained in the
comments field on the trade page of g.fantasy League
home website.
7.10. If the trade is denied by the owners, the
commissioner of the league reserves the right to override the denial and
process the trade. This however is a very extreme case, which will require an
explanation in writing to the league describing why he deems the trade fair.
7.11. If there are no
picks involved in a deal, trades will only go through using the CBSSports system (the website - NOT the message board)
only.
VIII. FREE AGENCY / WAIVERS
8.1. Any player who is on an active major league roster, not owned by another
team, and not currently on the waiver list may be acquired as a free agent at
any time. Minor league players and players not on a major league roster are
eligible to be acquired as a free agent as long as they are listed as a free
agent on the CBSSports league site.
8.2. After a player is released to the free agent/waiver pool, he is eligible
to be claimed by all teams based on the leagues waiver processing order. There
is a two day waiting period from the time of release on all players who are
waived or released by an owner.
8.3. There is no maximum of free agent/waiver
pickups per week, per team.
8.4. Free agents may be picked up from the beginning of the season through the
end of the regular MLB season.
8.5. No free agents may be acquired after the fantasy season, including
playoffs has ended until the beginning of the following fantasy season; once
the Commissioner activates the waiver process, after the draft.
8.6. If an owner releases a player by accident,
he will incur a $10.00 penalty to have the commissioner add the player back to
the owner’s roster. This will be handled
at the commissioner’s discretion.
8.7. All players not selected in the draft will
be placed on waivers following the draft.
An announcement will be made by the commissioner when a waiver date has
been decided.
IX. ROSTER PROTECTION
9.1. By November 14, 2009 at
9.2. If the names are not received by the respective dates, the Commissioner
will assign the 7 players to be retained for the team that did not supply their
keeper list. Failure to submit the
player’s names in time will result in a $25.00 penalty.
9.3. A player can only be retained as a
"keeper" for five consecutive years.
This means that a player can play for a team for 5 consecutive years;
regardless if he is dropped within a season.
Free agents picked up in a given year count a full year. It does not matter when you pick up the free
agent; he will only be able to play for your team (unless traded) for 4 more
seasons. This would be the initial year that the player has played for
your team, plus four more years, for a total of five years (‘kept’ 4 times).
After the fifth year, the player cannot be a keeper and is put back into the
draft pool. If a player is traded from one team to another and is a keeper, the
player is still considered a keeper and will count toward his 5 year maximum.
X. CONCLUSION
10.1. The Commissioner of the league will be a Nicholas Tzoumas, g.fantasy founder. He will be appointed Commissioner for
the life of the league. The Commissioner, who is also a league participant,
will be responsible for delegating authority to two Assistant Commissioners,
who along with the Commissioner is responsible to keep the everyday operations
of the League running smoothly.
10.2. The league Commissioner will appoint two Assistant Commissioners every
year prior to draft day. The Assistant Commissioners may or may not retain
their title as Assistant Commissioner for the following season, depending on
the league’s decision.
10.3. The majority of rule changes during the regular season will be determined
by majority vote of the Commissioner and the two Assistant Commissioners or by
a vote put to the entire league. The Commissioner will determine which method
will be used based on potential rule change and time constraints.
10.4. The decisions of the Commissioners supersede the rules herein and are
final in any disputes. The Commissioners also have the power to change a rule
with an unforeseen loophole post de facto (after the fact) if it is for the
benefit of the league as a whole.
10.5. If an owner does not actively participate in the league for a month or
longer, he will not be allowed to participate further in the league. The team
that was “abandoned” will be run by one of the Commissioners until a new owner
is found to run the team. This team will
be offered to the first available owner on the waiting list (can be found at
gfantasy.com).
10.6. As stated in the initial paragraph of the league constitution, this
league is a keeper league, where owners joining this league are committed to
the continuing existence of the league. If not enough owners continue the
league or substitute owners cannot be found to continue the league with 12
owners, the league may be disbanded after the end of the season if g.fantasy deems it appropriate.
10.7. If for some reason you do not
wish to participate the following season you will be responsible to ‘sell’ your
team to another owner. If you fail to
find another owner to take over your team, you will be obligated to pay the
following years fees until you find an owner.
In searching for an owner, you must first ask the people on the waiting
list in order.
10.8. If you have any questions or concerns of any of the league rules please
contact the Commissioner at commish@gfantasy.com email
address.
10.9. Finally, have FUN! The league is meant to be fun for
everyone involved. If you can make some new friends and win a few dollars on
the side, that is just icing on the cake.
These rules were last revised on
November 30, 2009.
All owners have read and agreed to
the rules and guidelines presented above.