RULES

12 Teams

2 Leagues of 6 Teams

Head-to-Head Points System:

    Single: 2 pts    Walk: 2    Double: 3    Triple: 4    HR: 5    Steal: 3

    Inning Pitched: 3 pts    Earned Run: -2    Strikeout: 1    Win: 2    Save: 9

Starting lineup: 9 hitters and 5 pitchers

Regular Season and Playoffs

Best 3 Teams in Each League Make the Playoffs

Best Team in Each League Has a Bye Week in the Playoffs

Tiebreakers for games: 1)Most HR's, 2)Most K's

Tiebreakers for standings: 1)Head-to-Head, 2)Division Record, 3)Most Points Scored

Rosters of 25 Players

5 Keepers

Trading Deadline: July 17

Teams that don't make the Playoffs can't make any move during the Playoffs

Trading Allowed during Off Season

Trading of Draft Picks Allowed until Two Years in Advance

Traded players may not be traded back to their original teams for 12 months.

FRANCHISE PLAYER RULE

Starting in the 2005 draft, if a team drafts a rookie in the first 5 rounds and never releases him, that team may name that player its "franchise player" and protect him as a free 6th keeper forever (as long as he's never been released). No team may have more than 1 franchise player. Teams with a franchise player lose their last pick in the draft since they'll have one more player.

Players will be considered "rookies" when:
1) They have played minor league ball in America
2) They haven't exceeded 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the Major Leagues
 

The third time an owner doesn't answer a trade offer within seven days he will be kicked out of the league. (After seven days you may forward the e-mail with the trade offer to the commish: that would be the evidence. Once the commish has two complaints about an owner not responding he will send him an e-mail so as to check his e-mail is working properly. If in fact it is working properly and there is another complaint he will be kicked out of the league. Also, owners have to send an e-mail before leaving for vacation or if they know they will be busy and won't have enough time to talk trade so as not to be kicked out.)

All teams must have enough players at each position to submit a starting lineup all the time (season and offseason)

Draft Order for Following Season:

    1) 7th

    2) 8th

    3) 9th

    4) 10th

    5) 11th

    6) 12th

    7) Best Loser in 1st Round

    8) Worst Loser in 1st Round

    9) Best Loser in LCS

    10) Worst Loser in LCS

    11) Runner-up

    12) Champion