Post by Reds GM (Pat H.) on Jan 7, 2014 10:02:58 GMT -8
Since this is our first season with Co-Commissioners I wanted to take this time to introduce you to the new LO.
We now have a Co-Commissioner system in place to run the league. Mike H.(Pirates) and Pat H.(Reds) are the Co-Commissioners (Co-C) this season. Preston B.(Nationals) is the Vice Commissioner (VC). The commissioner's office (CO) is responsible for but is not limited to, the following:
Proboards & Fantrax organization and maintenance
Scheduling of both events (draft, rfa, etc.) and match-ups
Roster tracking and auditing
Trade reviews and audits
Management of waivers, free agency and DFA
Management of league owners and recruitment
Delegation of roles to fill any needs required to accomplish these tasks
The Vice Commissioner is the first substitute for commissioner tasks. The VC is the tie-breaking vote if needed in the CO. The VC is also required if a CoC has to abstain from a decision or vote. The VC is consulted on a regular basis about decisions made in the CO.
The League Office (LO) consists of the following positions:
VP of Recruitment: Ben (Braves)
VP of Scheduling: Eric (Cardinals)
Fantrax Manager: Robert (Twins)
Free Agency Manager: Donavan (Rays)
Waivers Manager: Beau (Cubs)
Auditor Assistant: Matt (Indians)
Trade Review Manager: Robert (Twins)
Trade Panel: Beau (Cubs), Eric (Red Sox), Victor (Rangers), Donavan (Rays), Dan (Rockies)
We are planning on making a few rule changes this year. I believe in creating an environment in which we give everyone a level playing field to be able to compete along with the enjoyment and experience of playing this silly game. We will try to change and introduce rules that are easy to understand and enforce. Rules need to be black and white with no grey areas. We will do everything in our power to get it all straightened out before the season begins. I am against changing rules mid-season.
With that in mind, this is how rules and changes have come about this off-season. I asked the whole league to make comments or suggestions in the suggestion thread. Some of these ideas were discussed and debated in the suggestion thread. I then took all of those ideas and some of my own and started a discussion between the Co-commissioners and the Vice commissioner to help narrow the focus. I then proposed the ideas in a more complete form to the rest of the LO for discussion. After getting feedback from the league office there have been some changes already made. These include:
Changing the entry fee to $25.
We have a new salary cap system in place for the next 3 years.
We have eliminated the all-star break match-up from the schedule. It has been merged with the week prior.
We have a new Designated for Assignment system. Go to this link in the rules for information: pbfantasybaseball.proboards.com/thread/8990/dfa-designating-player-assignment
With the DFA system in place we will no longer have grace periods for being over the salary cap or roster caps. If you add a player through any means and it puts you over a cap, you must release or DFA someone immediately.
From this point on, we will use estimated salaries from MLB trade rumors for players awaiting arbitration in the off-season. This means if you use a Franchise tag on a player who has not signed a real life contract yet, we will use the value at MLB trade rumors estimates as the current figure to add to your cap immediately after placing the tag on that player.
If you choose to use the (1/5) - (5/5) system to list prospect years then you must list the current year of protection. A player who has used 3 seasons of protection prior to the start of this season should be listed as (4/5). A player who has made his MLB debut, but has yet to use any protection years would be listed as (1/5).
We are working on finalizing a few more changes that will be introduced soon.
Thank you for continuing to make this a fun league to be a part of and good luck.
We now have a Co-Commissioner system in place to run the league. Mike H.(Pirates) and Pat H.(Reds) are the Co-Commissioners (Co-C) this season. Preston B.(Nationals) is the Vice Commissioner (VC). The commissioner's office (CO) is responsible for but is not limited to, the following:
Proboards & Fantrax organization and maintenance
Scheduling of both events (draft, rfa, etc.) and match-ups
Roster tracking and auditing
Trade reviews and audits
Management of waivers, free agency and DFA
Management of league owners and recruitment
Delegation of roles to fill any needs required to accomplish these tasks
The Vice Commissioner is the first substitute for commissioner tasks. The VC is the tie-breaking vote if needed in the CO. The VC is also required if a CoC has to abstain from a decision or vote. The VC is consulted on a regular basis about decisions made in the CO.
The League Office (LO) consists of the following positions:
VP of Recruitment: Ben (Braves)
VP of Scheduling: Eric (Cardinals)
Fantrax Manager: Robert (Twins)
Free Agency Manager: Donavan (Rays)
Waivers Manager: Beau (Cubs)
Auditor Assistant: Matt (Indians)
Trade Review Manager: Robert (Twins)
Trade Panel: Beau (Cubs), Eric (Red Sox), Victor (Rangers), Donavan (Rays), Dan (Rockies)
We are planning on making a few rule changes this year. I believe in creating an environment in which we give everyone a level playing field to be able to compete along with the enjoyment and experience of playing this silly game. We will try to change and introduce rules that are easy to understand and enforce. Rules need to be black and white with no grey areas. We will do everything in our power to get it all straightened out before the season begins. I am against changing rules mid-season.
With that in mind, this is how rules and changes have come about this off-season. I asked the whole league to make comments or suggestions in the suggestion thread. Some of these ideas were discussed and debated in the suggestion thread. I then took all of those ideas and some of my own and started a discussion between the Co-commissioners and the Vice commissioner to help narrow the focus. I then proposed the ideas in a more complete form to the rest of the LO for discussion. After getting feedback from the league office there have been some changes already made. These include:
Changing the entry fee to $25.
We have a new salary cap system in place for the next 3 years.
We have eliminated the all-star break match-up from the schedule. It has been merged with the week prior.
We have a new Designated for Assignment system. Go to this link in the rules for information: pbfantasybaseball.proboards.com/thread/8990/dfa-designating-player-assignment
With the DFA system in place we will no longer have grace periods for being over the salary cap or roster caps. If you add a player through any means and it puts you over a cap, you must release or DFA someone immediately.
From this point on, we will use estimated salaries from MLB trade rumors for players awaiting arbitration in the off-season. This means if you use a Franchise tag on a player who has not signed a real life contract yet, we will use the value at MLB trade rumors estimates as the current figure to add to your cap immediately after placing the tag on that player.
If you choose to use the (1/5) - (5/5) system to list prospect years then you must list the current year of protection. A player who has used 3 seasons of protection prior to the start of this season should be listed as (4/5). A player who has made his MLB debut, but has yet to use any protection years would be listed as (1/5).
We are working on finalizing a few more changes that will be introduced soon.
Thank you for continuing to make this a fun league to be a part of and good luck.