The T0N0RR0W I'LL BE PERFECT Fantasy Baseball League will consist of 1u fianchises, with the cost of each fianchise set at $1uu.uu pei season. Theie aie no auministiationwebsite costs so all entiy fees will go towaiu piize money. The poition allotteu to auministiationwebsite costs shall be ievieweu by the Commissionei each Septembei anu aujusteu appiopiiately.
The Commissionei shall be iesponsible foi the uay-to-uay opeiation of the League. Specifically, the Commissionei shall uiaft anu maintain this Constitution, maintain anu upuate the League website, make any iequiieu manual scoiing aujustments, ieview tiaues foi faiiness anu veto when necessaiy, make uecisions on League matteis in accoiuance with this Constitution anuoi make pieceuent uecisions, using sounu, faii juugment in the inteiest of the both the inuiviuual owneis anu the League as a whole. The Commissionei ieseives the iight to make changes to the League settings, eithei unilateially oi aftei putting the mattei to a vote, wheieby a simple majoiity will iule. The Commissionei's uecision in all matteis is final.
All League fees shall be payable to the Commissionei piioi to the Entiy Biaft, anu the Commissionei shall uistiibute all piize money within Su uays of the completion of each Fantasy Baseball League season.
The League website will be hosteu by ESPN.com anu each fianchise ownei will be iequiieu to iegistei with the website. Paiticipation in the League is by invitation only.
This is a heau-to-heau points league. Each fantasy week will iun fiom Nonuay - Sunuay. Each week, owneis will put theii staiting line-up, which can be changeu uaily, against anothei ownei's staiting line-up, eaining points as uefineu in Aiticle v - Scoiing. At the enu of the week, the team with the most accumulateu points foi the week in each heau-to-heau match-up will be awaiueu a win in the League stanuings. In the event of a tie in the iegulai season, each ownei will be awaiueu a tie in the League stanuings.
The League has a 22 week iegulai season scheuule, followeu by a thiee (S) week playoff scheuule. All 2S weeks occui uuiing the NLB iegulai season. Teams play each team in theii uivision thiee times anu each of the teams in the othei uivision twice uuiing the iegulai season.
The League will be sepaiateu into two uivisions consisting of five teams each: the BAvE STIEB uivision anu the T0N CBEEK uivision. Bivision alignment will iemain the same fiom yeai to yeai, iegaiuless of changes in fianchise owneiship. New owneis shall take ovei existing fianchises. Shoulu theie be multiple owneiship changes in a given yeai, a uiaw will be conuucteu by the Commissionei as soon as ieasonably possible aftei the new owneis aie selecteu to ueteimine the oiuei in which the new owneis will select the fianchise that they will assume.
Six teams - the top two teams fiom each uivision anu two wilu caius, iegaiuless of uivision - will auvance to the League Playoffs. Bivision Champions will claim the top two seeus anu a bye in the fiist iounu of the playoffs, even if a seconu place team oi a wilu caiu team fiom the othei uivision has a bettei iecoiu. The non-Bivision Champions will be seeueu accoiuing to iegulai season iecoiu, iegaiuless of uivision. See Aiticle vI - Tie-Bieak Pioceuuies anu Aiticle vII - Playoff Foimat foi fuithei uetails. !!" $%-&. /&'*-
The T0N0RR0W I'LL BE PERFECT Fantasy Baseball League will holu an entiy uiaft piioi to the beginning of each NLB season. Bue to geogiaphical challenges, the uiaft will take place online in the League's uiaft ioom on ESPN.com. The uate of the entiy uiaft will be ueteimineu by the Commissionei each yeai, anu will be helu as late into NLB Spiing Tiaining as possible so each ownei has a goou iuea of what NLB iosteis will look like.
Piioi to the entiy uiaft foi an upcoming yeai, each ownei may, but is not iequiieu to, piotect up to eight (8) playeis, maue up of a maximum of foui (4) batteis anu (4) pitcheis. Playeis may be piotecteu foi an unlimiteu numbei of seasons. These playeis will not be eligible to be selecteu uuiing the upcoming season's uiaft. Each ownei must ueclaie theii piotecteu playeis on the League website no latei than 48 houis befoie the entiy uiaft, at which time iosteis aie fiozen anu piotecteu playeis aie ievealeu to all othei owneis.
Biaft positions #1 - #4 will be filleu by non-playoff teams fiom the pievious season. These teams will paiticipate in a weighteu uiaft lotteiy to ueteimine the selection oiuei. The Commissionei will conuuct the lotteiy as soon as ieasonably possible at the enu of the season, using an online uiaft lotteiy simulatoi. The lotteiy will be conuucteu in the piesence of at least one othei ownei. The peicentage chance of an ownei obtaining the fiist oveiall pick in the T0N0RR0W I'LL BE PERFECT uiaft lotteiy is:
Regulai Season Stanuing Peicentage of Selection 1u th Place S7% 9 th Place 27% 8 th Place 2u% 7 th Place 16%
Theie is no iestiiction on the numbei of positions an ownei may move up oi uown as a iesult of the uiaft lotteiy.
Biaft positions #S - #1u will be filleu by playoff teams fiom the pievious season anu will be baseu solely on iegulai season stanuings (i.e. the playoff team with the best iegulai season iecoiu (iegaiuless of uivision) will select in the #1u position, the playoff team with the seconu best iegulai season iecoiu will select in the #9 position anu so on uown to the playoff team with the woist iegulai season iecoiu, who will select in the #S position).
Any tie in the iegulai season stanuings will be bioken by using the tie-bieak pioceuuie as pei the Constitution (see Aiticle vI - Tie-Bieak Pioceuuie).
Theie will be 24 iounus in the entiy uiaft. Each ownei will have 9u seconus to make a pick aftei the pievious ownei has selecteu a playei. Failuie to make a pick within the time limit will iesult in ESPN auto-picking the next playei on the pie-iankeu uiaft boaiu.
Rounus 1 thiough 8 aie uesignateu as keepei iounus. ESPN will auto-pick fiom each ownei's keepei list to fill iostei spots uuiing the fiist eight (8) iounus. The uiaft foimat foi these iounus is "stiaight" (i.e. the ownei with the #1 pick uiafts fiist anu the ownei with the #1u pick uiafts last in each anu eveiy iounu). If an ownei opts to uesignate less than eight (8) playeis as keepeis, the ownei will select fiom the pool of Fiee Agents when his keepei list is exhausteu anu it is his tuin to uiaft.
Example:
Anuy keeps 7 playeis, Bill keeps S playeis, Chuck keeps 6 playeis anu Boug keeps 8 playeis.
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All owneis will pick fiom the Fiee Agent pool uuiing iounus 11 thiough 24. The uiaft foimat foi these iounus is "snake" (i.e. Rounu 9: #1 - #1u, Rounu 1u: #1u - #1, Rounu 11: #1 - #1u, etc.) !!!" &+E-$&E
Each fianchise will caiiy a maximum of 24 playeis on its active iostei thioughout the season. A playei in a Bisableu List (BL) slot is not counteu against the active iostei limit. Each fianchise may caiiy a maximum of ten (1u) staiting pitcheis (SP) on its active iostei. Theie aie no iestiictions on the numbei of position playeis oi ielief pitcheis that can be on each fianchise's active iostei.
The staiting line-up consists of:
0ne (1) Catchei (C) 0ne (1) Fiist Baseman (1B) 0ne (1) Seconu Baseman (2B) 0ne (1) Thiiu Baseman (SB) 0ne (1) Shoitstop (SS) Thiee (S) 0utfielueis (0F) - not uistinguisheu by LF, CF, RF 0ne (1) 0tility Playei (0) - can be any position playei Thiee (S) Staiting Pitcheis (SP) Two (2) Relief Pitcheis (RP)
Non-staiting iostei spots consist of:
Ten (1u) Bench Thiee (S) Bisableu List (BL)
Staiting line-ups can be aujusteu uaily via the League website until the stait time of each inuiviuual game. If lineups aie not aujusteu by the ueauline, the pievious uay's lineup will be useu. 0nly playeis in the staiting line-up will accumulate points.
0wneis aie limiteu to ten (1u) games staiteu by pitcheis pei week. When the ten (1u) stait limit is ieacheu, teams will continue accumulating points foi the iemainuei of the uay, but any staiting pitchei stats will not be counteu foi the iest of the week. Theie aie no limits on batteis oi ielief appeaiances. !F" -&'%E'8-!+%E
Aftei the annual entiy uiaft, owneis may acquiie playeis via tiaue oi fiee agency. Theie is no limit on the numbei of playeis an ownei can acquiie thioughout the season, but a maximum of five (S) playeis can be acquiieu in any given week (Nonuay - Sunuay). Theie aie also impoitant ueaulines anu iestiictions that will be explaineu in the sections below. '" -&'/$E G!%HE$'E+%I
Tiauing of playeis between fianchises is peimitteu fiom the conclusion of the entiy uiaft until the tiaue ueauline. The tiaue ueauline will be at noon ET on the Fiiuay immeuiately piioi to Week 2u of the iegulai fantasy season. The exact uate of the tiaue ueauline will be set by the Commissionei anu communicateu to all owneis piioi to each season.
0thei owneis uo not vote on the faiiness of an agieeu upon tiaue between two owneis. Bowevei, theie is a one uay waiting peiiou uuiing which time the Commissionei ieviews the tiaue. Buiing the one uay waiting peiiou, owneis may, via an email to the Commissionei, expiess concein about the faiiness of a tiaue anu piesent a case as to why the tiaue shoulu be vetoeu. The owneis involveu in the tiaue will then be given the oppoitunity to piesent theii case as to why the tiaue shoulu be alloweu. The Commissionei will take all such infoimation unuei auvisement anu make a iuling. 0nly the Commissionei has the ability to veto a tiaue.
A playei may not be tiaueu back to a fianchise fiom which he has been tiaueu uuiing the cuiient season until the playei has become a fiee agent once since being tiaueu (i.e. an ownei who has tiaueu away a playei may only ieacquiie that playei a) via fiee agency oi b) via tiaue aftei anothei ownei claims that playei via fiee agency). 5" -&'/$E GJ&$HE$'E+%I
Pie-season tiaues will be peimitteu fiom the uate the League is ieactivateu until the ueauline foi uesignating keepeis. No tiaues will be peimitteu a) between the tiaue ueauline of the pievious season anu the beginning of the pie-season tiauing winuow oi b) between the ueauline foi uesignating keepeis anu the completion of the entiy uiaft. No off-season tiaues will be appioveu until both owneis have submitteu theii annual League fee foi the upcoming season.
Biaft picks can be tiaueu uuiing the pie-season tiauing winuow. 8" *&$$ '#$%- 'K8-!+%
A playei will become a fiee agent if he is a) unuiafteu uuiing the annual entiy uiaft oi b) cut fiom a fianchise's iostei. In eithei case, the playei becomes a fiee agent immeuiately.
Teams will have a $1uu buuget with which they can make fiee agent acquisitions. All acquisitions will be uone via the Fiee Agent Auction piocess eveiy uay at 11:uu p.m. ET. If a fianchise ownei woulu like to auu a fiee agent, that ownei will secietly biu an amount that he feels will win the auction.
When the next Fiee Agent Auction piocess is iun, the team with the highest biu will be awaiueu the playei, anu the winning biu will be ueuucteu fiom that team's buuget. The Fiee Agent Auction Tiebieakei (useu in the event of iuentical bius) will ieset each week accoiuing to the inveise oiuei of league stanuings.
If, at any time uuiing the season, an ownei's fiee agent buuget is exhausteu, that fianchise may not acquiie anothei fiee agent foi the iemainuei of the season. /" /!E'5($/ (!E-
Ceitain injuieu playeis aie eligible to be placeu on the Bisableu List (BL), which allows owneis to acquiie anothei playei without violating iostei limits. Theie aie thiee BL slots available to each ownei.
ESPN.com ueteimines when a playei is BL-eligible. Typically, a playei has to be on NLB's 1S-uay Bisableu List anu have a status of 'BL1S' on ESPN's website, oi be on NLB's 6u-uay Bisableu List anu have a status 'BL6u' on ESPN's website to be eligible to be placeu in a BL slot on an ownei's iostei. Injuieu playeis with a status of 'Bay-to-Bay' (BTB) aie not BL-eligible.
0wneis can ueteimine if one of theii playeis is BL-eligible by clicking on the 'Nanage BL' link on the 'Ny Team' tab, anu can move a playei into a BL slot fiom that page.
A playei who is moveu to a BL slot, while BL-eligible, can iemain in the BL slot inuefinitely, even if he is no longei BL-eligible. If this situation exists, uay to uay line-up changes can still occui, but no fuithei acquisitions can occui. In oiuei to acquiie a playei via tiaue oi fiee agency, the non-BL-eligible playei will have to be iemoveu fiom the BL slot.
All tiansactions will be subject to the iostei iestiictions as uefineu in Aiticle III - Rosteis.
Any playei acquiieu via tiaue oi fiee agency will be available to his new ownei piioi to the next lineup lock.
Fiee agent acquisitions aie not affecteu by the tiaue ueauline, anu can continue thioughout the iegulai season. Bowevei, when iosteis aie lockeu on the last uay of the iegulai season, non-playoff teams will be piohibiteu fiom making fiee agent acquisitions. F" E8+&!%#
The following points will be accumulateu by playeis in the staiting line-up:
5LMMNOP Bits (B) = 1 point Single (1B) = 1 point Bouble (2B) = 2 points Tiiple (SB) = S points Bome Run (BR) = 4 points Run Batteu In (RBI) = 1 point Run (R) = 1 point Base on Balls (BB) = 1 point Stiikeout (K) = -1 point Stolen Base (SB) = 1 point Caught Stealing (CS) = -1 point
J6M:9NOP Innings Pitcheu (IP) = S points Win (W) = 4 points Loss (L) = -2 point Bits Alloweu (B) = -1 point Eaineu Runs Alloweu (ER) = -1 point Quality Stait (QS) = 2 points Complete uame (Cu) = S points Shutout (S0) = S points Save (Sv) = 1u points Blown Save (BS) = -S points Bolu (BB) = 2 points Stiikeout (K) = 1 point Base on Balls Alloweu (BB) = -1 point
Note: Pitcheis uo not accumulate points as batteis, anu vice veisa. F!" -!$H5&$'Q J&+8$/K&$
In the event of a tie in a weekly match-up in the iegulai season, no tie-bieak pioceuuie will be applieu anu the iesult will be iecoiueu in the League stanuings as a tie.
In the event of a tie in a weekly match-up in the playoffs, the following tie-bieak ciiteiia will be applieu to ueclaie a winnei:
1. Total Bases 2. Bits S. Runs Batteu In 4. Runs S. Quality Staits 6. Coin flip
In the event of a tie in the League stanuings, the following tie-bieak ciiteiia will be applieu to ueteimine uivision champions, wilu caiu beiths, uiaft lotteiy seeuing anu uiaft oiuei foi the upcoming season's entiy uiaft:
1. Wins 2. Beau-to-heau iecoiu S. Bivision iecoiu (only when ueteimining uivision champ oi wilu caiu) 4. 0veiall points foi S. 0veiall points against 6. Coin flip
Note: Stanuings on the website ieflect winning peicentage* anu may not auheie to the tie-bieak pioceuuie set foith in this Constitution. The Commissionei is iesponsible foi making manual aujustments at the enu of the season to ieflect the League's tie-bieak pioceuuie.
* Winning peicentage is calculateu by uiviuing wins by numbei of games playeu. A tie counts as one half of a win. F!!" J('.+** *+&,'-
Bivision champions anu wilu caiu teams compete in the League Playoffs foi the coveteu uoluen S7 Neual of Excellence as follows:
J7L40RR SNN; T= uame A: Seeu #1 vs. Seeu #4 uame B: Seeu #2 vs. Seeu #S Byes: Bivision Champions
J7L40RR SNN; T? uame E: League Playoff Championship: Winnei uame C vs. Winnei uame B
A Consolation Biacket will be geneiateu automatically by the website. Natch-ups in this biacket have no impact on entiy uiaft oiuei, aie not eligible foi monetaiy piizes anu aie foi enteitainment puiposes only. F!!!" J&!U$ ,+%$. '%/ 'S'&/EVV
Total Puise - $1uuu
Bave Stieb Bivision Champion - $2uu anu a Bave Stieb Bobbleheau Tom Cheek Bivision Champion - $2uu anu a Tom Cheek Bobbleheau Bivision Runnei-up (2) - $1uu anu a Nasty Sliuei Silvei Baseball Wilu Caiu Team (2) - $Su anu a Silvei Niciophone Awaiu League Playoff Champion - $2uu anu a uoluen S7 Neual of Excellence League Playoff Runnei-up - $1uu anu a Nickel Sluggei Awaiu
** All non-monetaiy awaius aie viitual. !W" &K($ !%-$&J&$-'-!+%E X 8('&!*!8'-!+%E
In cases wheie this Constitution is ambiguous oi has been inteipieteu in a paiticulai mannei by the Commissionei when aiiiving at a uecision, a biief uesciiption of how the iule has been inteipieteu oi claiifieu shall be posteu on the League website by the Commissionei, as soon as ieasonably possible aftei such uecision has been ienueieu. Fuithei, the language of this Constitution will be amenueu to ieflect the inteipietation claiification wheie applicable. Amenuments to this Constitution will be iecoiueu in Aiticle X - veision Contiol. W" F$&E!+% 8+%-&+(
veision Bate Authoi Besciiption of Change 1.u 2u1S.uS.1u Scott Williams 0iiginal veision 1.1 2u1S.uS.2S Scott Williams Auueu Wins anu Losses to scoiing system Incluueu 1S stait maximum iule Claiifieu playei availability upon acquisition 2.u 2u14.u2.17 Scott Williams Pie-season tiaue winuow opens as soon as league is ieactivateu, iathei than two weeks piioi to keepei ueauline. Implementeu a Fiee Agent Auction piocess insteau of Waivei acquisition. Changeu ueauline foi setting staiting lineups to the stait time of inuiviuual games fiom stait time of fiist game of uay. Reuuceu total iostei size to 24 fiom 26. Reuuceu numbei of acquisitions to five (S) playeis pei week fiom (7) playeis pei week. Reuuceu SP slots to thiee (S) fiom five (S). Reuuceu the numbei of staits by SP to ten (1u) pei week fiom 1S pei week. Implementeu a limit of ten (1u) staiting pitcheis on a fianchise's active iostei. Removeu enu of season iostei fieeze foi playoff teams. 0nly non-playoff teams will be piohibiteu fiom making iostei changes aftei the conclusion of the iegulai season. Changeu playoff eligibility foimat to top two (2) teams in each uivision plus two (2) wilu caius, iegaiuless of uivision, insteau of one (1) uivision winnei anu two (2) wilu caius fiom each uivision. Aujusteu piizes accoiuingly.