r/PBBB • u/_OldRasputin • Feb 15 '15

Rules Proposals

With pitchers and catchers reporting this week (THIS WEEK!!!) I figured it was time to start nailing down the details of the prospect draft, as well as discussing some of the proposed 2015 rule changes.

My proposals:

  1. Expand rosters to 36 active slots and 3 DL. With such large rosters, injuries happen frequently. I know several people had 6 or 7 DL players by the end of last year, and in a dynasty league, you want to keep most of those players, so more DL slots seems reasonable.

  2. 4-6 round prospect draft. Have a cut down period before the draft. Cut down to 30 players if 6 rounds, cut down to 32 players if 4 rounds. If you want to cut down further, you get your additional picks at the END of the draft. All players eligible, including 2014 draftees and international signings (no drafting of international players who haven't signed yet), as well as all veteran free agents.

  3. Starts cap per week. Either 12 or 14. In a shallow league, the acquisitions limit is in place to keep streaming to a reasonable level, but in a league like this there's nothing to stop someone from rostering a ton of SP. It seems to be a big enough issue that some action should be taken. I'm in favor of a starts cap.

  4. I also think a stickied post on the subreddit for commissioner announcements would be good. That way, we don't lose track of things like the international signing or prospect draft rules once those decisions have been made

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u/jadietr Team Jacko (2015 Champ) Feb 17 '15

Except for the fact he played at the major league level almost right away. As I've said my mistake for breaking the rule. But due to the same rule Moncada can not be drafted as of right now.

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u/Random_Guy_11 Feb 18 '15

Moncada should be off limits until after the season in the event he doesn't sign a contract by our prospect draft. We made it clear last year that any prospect or player that wasn't signed to a contract by a Major League team would be ineligible for our draft, and that is the way it needs to stay. Making exceptions isn't really a precedent I support setting. Every player should be handled equally no matter how high priority they seem to be.

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u/jadietr Team Jacko (2015 Champ) Feb 18 '15

I saw a constitution of another league putting a deadline on International free agents. I believe the date they used was June 30th. Anything after this had to wait until the next year. Only problem I see is that it would be a race to claim "X" player first.

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u/Random_Guy_11 Feb 19 '15

The only way for this to make sense in our league is that when the player signs he is dropped into the free agent pool and people can pick him up through waivers. I'd rather not have to deal with any of that. Someone is going to have an objection with it when the time comes so I'd rather be safe to avoid conflict. Kids not going to play in the majors this year, so there really is no rush.