I The 2000 ROTISSERIE BASEBALL draft will start on Saturday, January 22nd at 10.00 AM MST.This will be a 30 round DRAFT.
Paul O. Dingess (Commissioner) paul1183@aol.com 719-634-0945
Robert Smith (Asst-Commish) r0berts@earthlink.net 719-531-7973
Ken Delahoy (Asst-Commish)
delahoy@aol.com 719-475-0854
II The cost is $25.00 per team, and is payable before the day of the draft. The distribution of the total prize fund is contingent upon the number of teams playing, and will include payoffs for weekly and overall season winners, plus a post-season playoff of top teams in the head-to-head competition. Trades can be made at no cost. A statistics software package will be used this year; the season subscription to the stats service is $???. A web site service will also be used for the distribution of team stats on a weekly basis; the price of this service is $??? for the season.
III The
draft order will be determined by draw. The order will be reversed with
each round, (for example, the team with the first pick in round one will
pick last in the second round, then first again in the third round, etc.).
IV A total
of 25 players will be needed for each team; 19 players as designated to
be the weekly lineup will accumulate points, while 6 players will compose
a reserve team (no points accumulated). The team “owners” will draft players
by position per the following chart:
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Players may be
drafted in any position sequence; a reserve player may be drafted before
the starting team positions are filled.
A player qualifies
for a position if he has played at that position for a minimum of ten Major
League games during the 1999 season. Exceptions to this rule may be petitioned
during the draft. During the season, a player is eligible for a given position
after a minimum of five games played at that position.
Each starting
pitcher must be in the starting rotation on their respective Major League
team, and have started a minimum of five games during the 1999 season.
Exceptions to this rule may be petitioned during the draft. A relief pitcher
is any other Major League pitcher not in a starting rotation. During the
season, a relief pitcher is considered a "starter" after he has made three
starts, and is therefore ineligible as a reliever; such pitchers must be
removed from the starting rotation on the first transaction date after
his third start.
Designated hitters
may be selected from any offensive position, (including American League
DH). First/Third Utility players must play either first base or third base
for their respective Major League team; Second/Shortstop Utility players
must play either second base or shortstop.
The draft will
end when all positions are filled. Players not chosen during the draft
will be considered "free agents". Changes to drafted team line-ups must
be reported by noon, Monday April 4; all weekly transactions thereafter
must be reported by NO LATER THAN 8:00 PM each Sunday, (see Paragraph V).
V Transactions
will be recorded once per week. An unlimited number of roster moves may
be made each week, to include free agent acquisition: The teams with the
lowest record get 1st choice,then you can pick up as many as
you want.1st come 1st served.
In order to bring
a "free agent" to the starting roster, he must spend a minimum of one week
on the reserve team - i.e., it takes TWO transaction periods to
place a free agent up to the starting roster.
The stats will be downloaded by computer from the stats service each Monday morning, based on a Monday through Sunday stat week. Therefore, all transactions must be reported to me paul1183@aol.com (or 719-634-0945), Robert Smith or Ken Delahoy by NO LATER THAN 11:59 PM ET SUNDAY each week in order for player stats to begin accumulating that Monday. Statistics for player transactions reported after this deadline will not take effect until the next week.
Free agents claimed
by more than one team on Monday (or prior to Monday) during a given week
will be awarded to the lower-placed team as determined by that Monday's
statistics report. Free-agent claims made during the remainder of the given
week (Tuesday through Sunday) are first come-first serve.
Each transaction
must result in a complete roster as listed in the position chart; team
line-ups must
always correspond to the player positions listed in
the position chart.
Trades are subject
to the approval of a majority vote of team owners not involved in a questioned
trade; in case of a tie vote among the owners, the trade is voided.
The last day
for team trades is ???. The last day to claim a free agent is ????, all
transactions following that date shall involve reserve call-ups only.
VI Player
statistics are based on the weekly starting line-ups, and will be tallied
on a weekly and cumulative basis as reported by the stats service. Weekly
updates will be issued to each team. Team points will be awarded in each
of the following categories:
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Based on 14 teams,
the leading team in each category receives 14 points, 2nd place receives
13 points, 3rd place receives 12, and so on down to last place with 1 point
for each category.
Rotisserie stats
will be available for review on an internet web site. If you do not have
access to the internet, notify Mark at the draft in order to arrange alternative
reporting methods, (fax, US Mail, etc.).
VII Head-to-head
statistics will also be kept.
A winner in a
head-to-head contest is determined by the team with the most category wins
versus their opponent in a given week. Head-to-head match-ups each week
are based on a schedule to be determined after the draft. In the event
of a head-to-head tie, the win will be awarded to the team with the higher
Rotisserie points accumulated that week against the rest of the league.
VIII Team
owners must communicate with other team owners on an ongoing basis. If
a team owner becomes a hermit or does not otherwise communicate their existence,
THEIR TEAM COULD BE SUBJECT TO A DISPERSAL DRAFT, AND ALL WINNINGS FORFEITED!!!!
So keep in mind that whether or not you wish to make changes to your roster,
you must at least communicate with the rest of the league!!!!
IX Future Franchise Designations
This league has been designated as a keeper league
for future years. Prior to the start of each season, each owner will designate
five players to be kept as franchise players for the next season. Owners
may only keep 1 player per positon.Players had to be drafted (and
not released) the previous year to be designated as a franchise player.
Any player selected as a free agent may not be designated. Players received
via a trade may be retained as long as that player was not previously selected
as a free agent by another team.