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Original Rules

Post by commish » Tue Nov 10, 2015 11:28 pm

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Please refer to the web page Rules for the most up to date and accurate version. The notes below have evolved into more of a historical tracking type of reference.

League Settings overview
· Financials ON
· Designated hitter: NO
· Fictional players
Franchises have Two levels of minors
· Reserve Grade
· Youth League (23 and under age limit)
Coaches: OFF
Scouts are ON
Rule V: NO
Rating scale of 1-5 (this may change based on GM preference)
Regular Season: All rain outs will be made up before the post-season begins (added 3-14-16)
Playoffs (no playoffs in the minor leagues)
· The 2 league champions plus the two teams with the best records will qualify. Head to head will be used to break the tie
· The semi-finals will be a best of 7 series with Seed 1 having home ground advantage over Seed 4 and Seed 2 having home ground advantage over Seed 3. The series will be split 2H, 3A, 2H
· The GLBL Grand Final will be a best of 7 game series with the highest seed having home ground advantage over the lowest seed. The series will be split 2H, 3A, 2H
Note: To Date the OOTP Game determines home field advantage for the Championship Series. (Subject to Change)
Sim schedule:
· 4 days per regular season sim (this is subject to change but will never be more than 7 days)
· Off season and pre-season sim lengths to be determined
· Sims to occur everyday (M, T, W, T, F, ) unless commish provides advance notice of absence
· Exports due no later than 7:30 am Eastern Standard Time – note the sim will be run anywhere between 8am and 11 am EST
V. Stadiums & Relocation
· Franchise names and location will not change.
· Stadiums are preset by the Commissioner, GMs will be allowed to adjust ONE of the SIX park factors every 3 years. Each change cannot increase or decrease a park factor by more than 0.030
GM's may submit their ball park factors before the end of the Inaugural draft.
· No park factor can go below 0.85 or above 1.15
12-10-17 LHB and RHB Batting Average (see above) values will be protected for the current GM's.  The 'Grandfather Rule' is that when a
franchise becomes 'open' the setting for Batting Average only will be reset to 1.00 from both sides.
· Maximum capacity of stadiums is set to 40,000.
Free Agents
· 3 service years required for salary arbitration
· 6 years service time minimum for free agency
· Minor league free agency is active at 6 years
· No compensation for lost FA’s
· 2012 CBA rules are not in effect
· All free agent claims are made in game with the following rules in place:
· Maximum contract length of 5 years for any player aged 24 or under
· Maximum contract length of 8 years for any player aged 25 or older
· No player shall earn less than a previous year in the same contract (i.e. year 3 cannot be for less salary than year 1 or year 2)
The above rule was changed on 1-25-16 to this:
The rule of keeping salary amounts (for extensions and FA's) never lower in a subsequent season has been waived.
GM's may vary the amount of yearly salary remembering that all years will be guaranteed.
- we have a 20% rule on bonus amounts (this will be tied to the lowest contract year amount)

· Team option years are NOT allowed
· The total of any bonuses in a contract must not exceed 20% of the total value of the lowest single year of salary
· Player option years are allowed
* Free agents can only be signed during the regular season, off-season or pre-season window. FA’s cannot be signed during the playoffs by any teams.
* Player Opt Out Options are allowed provided:
They do not appear before the conclusion of the 2nd year of the contract.
The sum $ total of the contract BEFORE the Player Opt is not lower than the same amount of years after the Player OPT.

VII. Trades
· The commissioner may cancel a deal if it harms team or league integrity. This will only happen in extremely lopsided deals, if at all.
· All trades must be posted on the league message board.
· Both parties must agree to the deal before it is processed.
· Draft picks CANNOT be traded.
· Recently drafted players CAN be traded.
· Trading is closed between the trade deadline July 31 and the last game of the GLBC Grand Final.
· Veterans cannot veto trades
· Cash can be included in trades (20-12-16)
VIII. Roster Rules
· 25 man limit on ML roster, 30 man limit for both Reserve Grade and Youth League teams
o The active roster will be extended to a limit of 30 for Spring Training, the roster must be down to 25 men for the opening day sim of each season. A special ‘roster moves’ sim will be scheduled between the end of Spring Training and opening day
· Youth League maximum age of 23 was waived in December of 2016. No restrictions moving forward.
. Ghost Players ON
· No ‘September’ call up options
· No secondary roster
· ‘International Complex’ limited to 20 players
· Minimum of 4 man rotation for regular season games and 3 man for playoffs
· All pitchers set to start in the rotation must be set to SP, MR/CL can only start if set to ‘Emergency starter’ and the AI has them replace an SP injured during a sim
IX. Amateur Draft
· During each season on or about June 5 there will be an Amateur Draft
· The draft will consist of ten rounds with players for 12 rounds generated
· Draft Order
o The non-playoff teams will draft in inverse order of winning percentage. Ties will be broken based on head-to-head record (better record drafts first), then a coin flip if required
o The playoff teams that do not reach the GLBL Grand Final will draft in inverse order of winning percentage. Tiebreakers remain the same as above
o The GLBC Grand Final loser picks 11th
o The GLBC Grand Final winner picks 12th
· B. The league will hold the Amateur Draft using the Statslab utility. The draft pool will be released approximately 75 days prior to the Draft to allow lists to allow drafting to begin in the utility. All picks must be made through the Draft Utility or by emailing the Commissioner detailed instructions
Contract Extensions
· All game created contracts in 2015 will be honored
· Contract extensions
· Maximum contract length of 5 years for any player aged 24 or under
· Maximum contract length of 8 years for any player aged 25 or older
· No player shall earn less than a previous year in the same contract (i.e. year 3 cannot be for less salary than year 1 or year 2)
The above rule was changed on 1-25-16 to this:
The rule of keeping salary amounts (for extensions and FA's) never lower in a subsequent season has been waived.
GM's may vary the amount of yearly salary remembering that all years will be guaranteed.
- we have a 20% rule on bonus amounts (this will be tied to the lowest contract year amount)


· Player option years are allowed
· Team option years are NOT allowed
* One vesting year in the final year of the contract is allowed (changed 3-20-16)
* The amount of the vesting year contract cannot be more than the year preceding it. (changed 6-24-17)
· The total of any bonuses in a contract must not exceed 20% of the total value of the lowest single year of salary

Debt Relief
It was determined in fall of 2016 that a Debt Relief Program was not needed.
GLBL Commish

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