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Regular Season
The regular season of the IYFBL is played off the DMB projections disk which is shipped in late March. Games are centrally simulated daily and box scores are emailed to all GM's.
Winter League
The Winter League season of the IYFBL is played off the DMB season disk which is shipped in mid December. The season will start in January and be played on an accelerated schedule to complete the season before Spring Training.
Rosters
Regular Season rosters shall consist of up to 40 players. GM's are allowed to have up to 5 "created" players that are not in the DMB database. Beginning in December of 2006, 5 roster slots will be added for that years New Player Draft making a maximum of 10 created players per roster. Players are only allowed to occupy a draft slot for that year and must graduate to the 40 man roster the following season.
Rosters may be submitted to the Commish at any time by email. GM's may submit their MP directly from the DMB software or type out their roster in an email.
Disabled/Retired Players
The IYFBL has a designated DL enforcer that tracks injured players. If a player has been placed on the DL in MLB they are injured in the IYFBL for that same amount of time. The player must officially be on the MLB DL to be injured. The official IYFBL resource is: fantasybaseball.rotoworld.com/content/injuries.asp?sport=MLB The Commish will deactivate DL'd players each day prior to simming. It is each GM's responsibility to submit a lineup with healthy players. The Commish WILL NOT activate players for teams to take the place of injured players.
Players that have retired or have not signed a professional contract as of the start of the season (i.e. Clemens in 06) are ineligible for the 25 man active roster. They may be kept on the 40 man roster as inactive. This does NOT include players that were subject to the previous year's draft.
Trades
Trades must be submitted to the Commish for approval. Emails from BOTH GM's are required confirming the deal. The IYFBL is a make or break league and nearly all trades will approved. Any trade that the Commish feels may be too lopsided can be put to a league wide vote.
Any GM may request that a poll be set up for an approved trade for veto consideration. If atleast 70%(20) of the GM's not involved in the trade object to an approved deal it will be put to a league-wide vote. The trading GM's will be allowed to state their reasons for the trade and a 75% vote is required to overturn an approved trade. Again, this league is for GM's to build their teams the way they see fit.
All trading is allowed, including future draft picks. If there are additional conditions to a trade (i.e. players to be named later) they must be stated CLEARLY and OPENLY when the trade is approved.
Waiver Wire
Players released by teams go on waivers for 24 hours from the time the transaction is complete and are subject to the waiver priority system. At the end of the 24 hour period the player becomes a free agent. the waiver order will be updated monthly during the regular season based on record with the teams with the worst record at the top.
All Star Game
As in the MLB, the IYFBL All Star Game determines to World Series home field advantage.
New Player Draft
Each year there will be a New Player Draft for players drafted and signed in the MLB June draft and international players signed after the start of the season. Any international player signed prior to the start of the season is subject to the previous year's draft. If the draft is completed, the player is a free agent upon signing a contract. Draft pick trading is allowed but no picks can be traded prior to completion of the regular season for that year when the draft order is set.
If a player chosen by an IYFBL team that was drafted in the MLB free agent draft does not sign a professional contract prior to the next MLB draft, the rights to the player are lost by the IYFBL team and the player is subject to the next year's IYFBL draft. If an international player drafted in the IYFBL draft has not signed a professional contract prior to the start of the season the team will lose the rights to the player and the player will be subject to the next year's IYFBL draft. Japanese and Korean players do NOT have to be posted to be drafted in the IYFBL draft, however, they must be posted and SIGNED prior to the start of the season or the team loses the rights to them and the player is subject to the next IYFBL draft.
Each team will have a 5 man draft roster for that season. As stated above, players on the draft roster must graduate to the 40 man roster prior to the next season's draft.
The regular season of the IYFBL is played off the DMB projections disk which is shipped in late March. Games are centrally simulated daily and box scores are emailed to all GM's.
Winter League
The Winter League season of the IYFBL is played off the DMB season disk which is shipped in mid December. The season will start in January and be played on an accelerated schedule to complete the season before Spring Training.
Rosters
Regular Season rosters shall consist of up to 40 players. GM's are allowed to have up to 5 "created" players that are not in the DMB database. Beginning in December of 2006, 5 roster slots will be added for that years New Player Draft making a maximum of 10 created players per roster. Players are only allowed to occupy a draft slot for that year and must graduate to the 40 man roster the following season.
Rosters may be submitted to the Commish at any time by email. GM's may submit their MP directly from the DMB software or type out their roster in an email.
Disabled/Retired Players
The IYFBL has a designated DL enforcer that tracks injured players. If a player has been placed on the DL in MLB they are injured in the IYFBL for that same amount of time. The player must officially be on the MLB DL to be injured. The official IYFBL resource is: fantasybaseball.rotoworld.com/content/injuries.asp?sport=MLB The Commish will deactivate DL'd players each day prior to simming. It is each GM's responsibility to submit a lineup with healthy players. The Commish WILL NOT activate players for teams to take the place of injured players.
Players that have retired or have not signed a professional contract as of the start of the season (i.e. Clemens in 06) are ineligible for the 25 man active roster. They may be kept on the 40 man roster as inactive. This does NOT include players that were subject to the previous year's draft.
Trades
Trades must be submitted to the Commish for approval. Emails from BOTH GM's are required confirming the deal. The IYFBL is a make or break league and nearly all trades will approved. Any trade that the Commish feels may be too lopsided can be put to a league wide vote.
Any GM may request that a poll be set up for an approved trade for veto consideration. If atleast 70%(20) of the GM's not involved in the trade object to an approved deal it will be put to a league-wide vote. The trading GM's will be allowed to state their reasons for the trade and a 75% vote is required to overturn an approved trade. Again, this league is for GM's to build their teams the way they see fit.
All trading is allowed, including future draft picks. If there are additional conditions to a trade (i.e. players to be named later) they must be stated CLEARLY and OPENLY when the trade is approved.
Waiver Wire
Players released by teams go on waivers for 24 hours from the time the transaction is complete and are subject to the waiver priority system. At the end of the 24 hour period the player becomes a free agent. the waiver order will be updated monthly during the regular season based on record with the teams with the worst record at the top.
All Star Game
As in the MLB, the IYFBL All Star Game determines to World Series home field advantage.
New Player Draft
Each year there will be a New Player Draft for players drafted and signed in the MLB June draft and international players signed after the start of the season. Any international player signed prior to the start of the season is subject to the previous year's draft. If the draft is completed, the player is a free agent upon signing a contract. Draft pick trading is allowed but no picks can be traded prior to completion of the regular season for that year when the draft order is set.
If a player chosen by an IYFBL team that was drafted in the MLB free agent draft does not sign a professional contract prior to the next MLB draft, the rights to the player are lost by the IYFBL team and the player is subject to the next year's IYFBL draft. If an international player drafted in the IYFBL draft has not signed a professional contract prior to the start of the season the team will lose the rights to the player and the player will be subject to the next year's IYFBL draft. Japanese and Korean players do NOT have to be posted to be drafted in the IYFBL draft, however, they must be posted and SIGNED prior to the start of the season or the team loses the rights to them and the player is subject to the next IYFBL draft.
Each team will have a 5 man draft roster for that season. As stated above, players on the draft roster must graduate to the 40 man roster prior to the next season's draft.