bigbcherney@hotmail.com
02-21-2008, 03:47 PM
BEER LEAGUE
Experienced rotisserie baseball player forming a new keeper league.
Now, before you read any further, you must be very committed to play
in this league. You don't have to be extremely experienced, but you
have to be committed to play day after day during the year even if you
are losing, and you must make a commitment to go on with your team for
years after. To make you committed to this league, and to make it
competitive and worth playing, every team will put in $20.00. There
will be 10 teams in this league, and at the end of the year the winner
of the league will take all. So $200.00 is what will everyone will be
playing for. That and pride and all the bragging rights you could ask
for. I've been in Keeper Leagues before and it seems the only way
owners stay committed to their teams for more than one year is to have
money involved.
Now, on to the league. There will be a 40 man roster, just like any
real MLB organization. There will be a 32 man MLB roster consisting
of a 24 man active roster, and a 8 man bench. The other 8 spots on
the 40 man roster will be a 8 man minor league roster which will have
it's own separate draft.
The 24 man active roster will consist of C, C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, OF, OF,
OF, OF, OF, MI, CI, Utility (any batter), SP, SP, SP, SP, SP, SP, RP,
RP, RP, RP. The 8 man bench can consist of any players.
Before each year each team must keep 6 of their own players from the
year prior. However, there will be 3 types of keeper options. Type
C, Type B, and Type A. Type C Keepers are players who are selected
before the season and cannot be a Keeper for that team the following
season. Type B Keepers are players who are selected before the season
and must also be a Keeper (C, B, or A) the following year. Type A
Keepers are players who are selected before the season and can be any
Keeper the following year (C, B, or A) or not a Keeper at all the
following year. The 6 Keepers every year will consist of 2 Type C, 2
Type B, and 2 Type A. There is no limit to how many years a certain
player can be a Keeper (B or A). A certain player can be a Keeper (B
or A) for as many years as you want.
Type B and Type C Keepers cannot be released during the year but they
can be traded. Type A Keepers can be released if need be as well as
traded. If a Keeper (C, B, or A) is traded during the year they will
keep their Keeper status with their new team. If, by some chance, a
team acquires an abundance of Type B Keepers by trade during the year,
depending on the amount of Type B Keepers they have acquired, that
team the following year could have only 1 or 0 Type A Keepers. If
that team acquired more than 2 Type B Keepers, let's say 4, then the
team the following year would have 6 Type B Keepers returning (4 from
trades the year prior, and 2 of their own that started the season the
year prior) and 2 Type C Keepers. Since this team would now have 6
Type B Keepers returning, and 2 more than the required 6 Keeper
players (6 B Keepers + 2 Type C Keepers), that team will have 0 Type A
Keepers the next year and they'll have to forfeit their first 2 round
draft picks. This can be the only time where a team could have more
Keepers than 6. For the inaugural year, teams must select 2 Type B
and 2 Type C Keepers between the draft and the start of the season.
Before each year each team must also select 2 Lock players. A Lock
player is just someone, who isn't a Keeper of yours, who cannot be
traded or released during the year who is on your 32 man MLB roster to
start the season. There will be one Type A Lock player and one Type B
Lock player. A Type A Lock player must be someone (non Keeper) you
select who was drafted from rounds 1-6 (1-12 for inaugural year). A
Type B Lock player must be someone (non Keeper) you select who was
drafted from rounds 20-25 (27-32 for inaugural year).
There will also be 1 Transition player. This will be a player you
select before the season who was drafted between rounds 7-19 (13-26
for inaugural year) who MUST be traded or released by the All-Star
break. This situation puts you in a position of dealing with a
disgruntled player who you have to get rid of.
The inaugural year will consist of a 32 round draft for your 32 man
MLB roster (25 rounds every year after). The order of the draft will
be done randomly for the inaugural year. Draft order will be
announced as soon as the league is full. Rounds will be reversed
round after round. The draft order every year after the inaugural
year will be based on the records of the previous year. Worst record
the previous year will have the first pick in the first round, the
best record will have the last pick in the first round.
The rights to draft picks will be allowed to be traded, but if you
happen to acquire more draft picks then you give up your draft will
stop as soon as you have selected 25 players (or 32 in inaugural
year).
There will be a separate minor league draft every year. Every year
the draft order will be selected randomly and the order will be
reversed each round. There will be 8 rounds the inaugural year for 8
players. Each year after there will be only 6 rounds due to every
team keeping 2 minor league players. The 2 minor league Keepers you
select can only be kept for 1 year extra, which means they only have
the option to be kept once. When the player's option to be kept once
is gone the player must be put on the MLB roster or dropped all
together. If you do drop a minor league player after his option is
gone, it is possible for you to draft him again, but it can't be in
the first round in the draft. Since this league will be run through
ESPN, please be sure to check if a rookie is on a 8 man Beer League
minor league roster before you pick that player up as a free agent.
You obviously cannot pick up a free agent during the year on ESPN's
available list if that player is on someone else's 8 man minor league
roster.
Each year your 8 man minor league roster must consist of at least 3
pitchers (SP or RP) and 3 batters. Minor league draft picks cannot be
traded. Players that start the year on your minor league roster
cannot be brought up during the year but can be on your MLB roster the
following year without having to be a Keeper for your MLB roster. A
minor league player doesn't have to have his option used in order to
be put on the MLB roster. If you do keep a minor league player for
your MLB team you will just have your last pick (round 25) removed
because your 32 man MLB roster will be filled a round early.
There will also be our own version of a Rule 5 draft which will take
place directly after each season ends. At the end of the season, each
team must protect 22 of their 32 man MLB roster that ended the
season. That will leave each team with 10 unprotected players, and
with 10 teams, there will be 100 players eligible in our Rule 5
draft. The Rule 5 draft will only consist of 2 rounds. Rounds will
be based on teams' records for the year. Worst team will pick first,
best team will pick last. The second round will not be reversed from
the first. Every team must select a player from the 100 players
eligible during the first round. That player must be on your 32 man
MLB roster to start the year, and cannot be traded or released until
the All-Star break. The second round of our Rule 5 draft is optional
for teams. You can either select a player with your pick or pass on
your pick. There is no penalty for passing on your pick. Any player
selected in the second round must be on your 32 man MLB roster to
start the year, but can be traded or release any time afterwards.
So, let's recap. 6 Keepers every year; 2 Type C, 2 Type B, 2 Type
A. 2 Lock players; 1 Type A, 1 Type B. 1 Transition player.
Possible minor league promotions. 1 Rule 5 draft player, possibly a
second.
The scoring will be as such....
For batters: HR, R, RBI, SB, SLG, OBP, AB, CS, H, RC, AST, E
For Pitchers: ERA, K, WHIP, S, OBA, HRA, HD, BS, IP, SO, WIN%, K/BB
The league will be run through ESPN since Yahoo doesn't allow for more
than a 30 man MLB roster. The draft time has been set for Saturday,
March 22nd @ 12:15pm (est).
Since this league is called Beer League, you must name your team after
one of your favorite beers. When you register your team on the league
page at ESPN, put the name of the beer where it says "location".
Again, this league is very detailed which needs you to be able to give
it a lot of attention. If you have any questions about the league,
please post them. If you doubt you'll be able to give the time and
effort into this league, please do not reply. Should be an exciting
year(s). Interested owners, please reply here or to
bigbcherney@hotmail.com
Regards
Experienced rotisserie baseball player forming a new keeper league.
Now, before you read any further, you must be very committed to play
in this league. You don't have to be extremely experienced, but you
have to be committed to play day after day during the year even if you
are losing, and you must make a commitment to go on with your team for
years after. To make you committed to this league, and to make it
competitive and worth playing, every team will put in $20.00. There
will be 10 teams in this league, and at the end of the year the winner
of the league will take all. So $200.00 is what will everyone will be
playing for. That and pride and all the bragging rights you could ask
for. I've been in Keeper Leagues before and it seems the only way
owners stay committed to their teams for more than one year is to have
money involved.
Now, on to the league. There will be a 40 man roster, just like any
real MLB organization. There will be a 32 man MLB roster consisting
of a 24 man active roster, and a 8 man bench. The other 8 spots on
the 40 man roster will be a 8 man minor league roster which will have
it's own separate draft.
The 24 man active roster will consist of C, C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B, OF, OF,
OF, OF, OF, MI, CI, Utility (any batter), SP, SP, SP, SP, SP, SP, RP,
RP, RP, RP. The 8 man bench can consist of any players.
Before each year each team must keep 6 of their own players from the
year prior. However, there will be 3 types of keeper options. Type
C, Type B, and Type A. Type C Keepers are players who are selected
before the season and cannot be a Keeper for that team the following
season. Type B Keepers are players who are selected before the season
and must also be a Keeper (C, B, or A) the following year. Type A
Keepers are players who are selected before the season and can be any
Keeper the following year (C, B, or A) or not a Keeper at all the
following year. The 6 Keepers every year will consist of 2 Type C, 2
Type B, and 2 Type A. There is no limit to how many years a certain
player can be a Keeper (B or A). A certain player can be a Keeper (B
or A) for as many years as you want.
Type B and Type C Keepers cannot be released during the year but they
can be traded. Type A Keepers can be released if need be as well as
traded. If a Keeper (C, B, or A) is traded during the year they will
keep their Keeper status with their new team. If, by some chance, a
team acquires an abundance of Type B Keepers by trade during the year,
depending on the amount of Type B Keepers they have acquired, that
team the following year could have only 1 or 0 Type A Keepers. If
that team acquired more than 2 Type B Keepers, let's say 4, then the
team the following year would have 6 Type B Keepers returning (4 from
trades the year prior, and 2 of their own that started the season the
year prior) and 2 Type C Keepers. Since this team would now have 6
Type B Keepers returning, and 2 more than the required 6 Keeper
players (6 B Keepers + 2 Type C Keepers), that team will have 0 Type A
Keepers the next year and they'll have to forfeit their first 2 round
draft picks. This can be the only time where a team could have more
Keepers than 6. For the inaugural year, teams must select 2 Type B
and 2 Type C Keepers between the draft and the start of the season.
Before each year each team must also select 2 Lock players. A Lock
player is just someone, who isn't a Keeper of yours, who cannot be
traded or released during the year who is on your 32 man MLB roster to
start the season. There will be one Type A Lock player and one Type B
Lock player. A Type A Lock player must be someone (non Keeper) you
select who was drafted from rounds 1-6 (1-12 for inaugural year). A
Type B Lock player must be someone (non Keeper) you select who was
drafted from rounds 20-25 (27-32 for inaugural year).
There will also be 1 Transition player. This will be a player you
select before the season who was drafted between rounds 7-19 (13-26
for inaugural year) who MUST be traded or released by the All-Star
break. This situation puts you in a position of dealing with a
disgruntled player who you have to get rid of.
The inaugural year will consist of a 32 round draft for your 32 man
MLB roster (25 rounds every year after). The order of the draft will
be done randomly for the inaugural year. Draft order will be
announced as soon as the league is full. Rounds will be reversed
round after round. The draft order every year after the inaugural
year will be based on the records of the previous year. Worst record
the previous year will have the first pick in the first round, the
best record will have the last pick in the first round.
The rights to draft picks will be allowed to be traded, but if you
happen to acquire more draft picks then you give up your draft will
stop as soon as you have selected 25 players (or 32 in inaugural
year).
There will be a separate minor league draft every year. Every year
the draft order will be selected randomly and the order will be
reversed each round. There will be 8 rounds the inaugural year for 8
players. Each year after there will be only 6 rounds due to every
team keeping 2 minor league players. The 2 minor league Keepers you
select can only be kept for 1 year extra, which means they only have
the option to be kept once. When the player's option to be kept once
is gone the player must be put on the MLB roster or dropped all
together. If you do drop a minor league player after his option is
gone, it is possible for you to draft him again, but it can't be in
the first round in the draft. Since this league will be run through
ESPN, please be sure to check if a rookie is on a 8 man Beer League
minor league roster before you pick that player up as a free agent.
You obviously cannot pick up a free agent during the year on ESPN's
available list if that player is on someone else's 8 man minor league
roster.
Each year your 8 man minor league roster must consist of at least 3
pitchers (SP or RP) and 3 batters. Minor league draft picks cannot be
traded. Players that start the year on your minor league roster
cannot be brought up during the year but can be on your MLB roster the
following year without having to be a Keeper for your MLB roster. A
minor league player doesn't have to have his option used in order to
be put on the MLB roster. If you do keep a minor league player for
your MLB team you will just have your last pick (round 25) removed
because your 32 man MLB roster will be filled a round early.
There will also be our own version of a Rule 5 draft which will take
place directly after each season ends. At the end of the season, each
team must protect 22 of their 32 man MLB roster that ended the
season. That will leave each team with 10 unprotected players, and
with 10 teams, there will be 100 players eligible in our Rule 5
draft. The Rule 5 draft will only consist of 2 rounds. Rounds will
be based on teams' records for the year. Worst team will pick first,
best team will pick last. The second round will not be reversed from
the first. Every team must select a player from the 100 players
eligible during the first round. That player must be on your 32 man
MLB roster to start the year, and cannot be traded or released until
the All-Star break. The second round of our Rule 5 draft is optional
for teams. You can either select a player with your pick or pass on
your pick. There is no penalty for passing on your pick. Any player
selected in the second round must be on your 32 man MLB roster to
start the year, but can be traded or release any time afterwards.
So, let's recap. 6 Keepers every year; 2 Type C, 2 Type B, 2 Type
A. 2 Lock players; 1 Type A, 1 Type B. 1 Transition player.
Possible minor league promotions. 1 Rule 5 draft player, possibly a
second.
The scoring will be as such....
For batters: HR, R, RBI, SB, SLG, OBP, AB, CS, H, RC, AST, E
For Pitchers: ERA, K, WHIP, S, OBA, HRA, HD, BS, IP, SO, WIN%, K/BB
The league will be run through ESPN since Yahoo doesn't allow for more
than a 30 man MLB roster. The draft time has been set for Saturday,
March 22nd @ 12:15pm (est).
Since this league is called Beer League, you must name your team after
one of your favorite beers. When you register your team on the league
page at ESPN, put the name of the beer where it says "location".
Again, this league is very detailed which needs you to be able to give
it a lot of attention. If you have any questions about the league,
please post them. If you doubt you'll be able to give the time and
effort into this league, please do not reply. Should be an exciting
year(s). Interested owners, please reply here or to
bigbcherney@hotmail.com
Regards