I. League Voting
A 2/3 (two-thirds) majority vote is required for all rule changes. *****Change to***** I. Rule Changes, Additions, and/or Deletions 1. A 66% majority vote is required. 2. 10 teams constitute a quorum.
II. The Draft
1. Each team drafts 18 players. When the 18th is chosen that team is finished drafting (note: team may draft a player on
the DL and at the conclusion of the full Draft, he may disable the player and pick-up another player).
2. Teams draft in reverse order of the standings the previous year.
3. Expansion team(s) will pick 6th in rounds 1 thru 6, and first thereafter in each round until his roster contains 23 players. *****Change to***** II. The Draft 1. Each team drafts until the total number of players on the roster reaches 23. Any players drafted who are currently on the 7, 10, or 60 day IL may be replaced at the end of the draft maintaining the correct draft order and protocol. 2. The previous season’s team point total will determine the draft order smallest to largest. 3. All expansion teams will select five players in an expansion draft (see section VI). They will then draft in the 6 th round for 6 rounds and then 1 st after that. (If more than 1 team the next round)
III. The Rosters
1. Each team protects 5 players from the previous season roster.
2. Each team may have up to 23 active players. You can have any combination of pitchers and hitters.
3 Each team has a Disabled List (DL). An owner may place his player(s) on his DL only when those players are on the
Major League DL. Disabled players do not count against the 23-player limit. When a Major League player comes off the
DL, that team's roster and starting line-up are frozen until that player is activated to the LSL 23 -man active roster rules.
Any player coming off the DL while the roster is in frozen condition is held to the same conditions.
If activating that player(s) causes the LSL team to go over the 23 active player limit, then a player(s) must be dropped
to accommodate the roster
4. Trade Deadline is Sept. 1st, 11:59 (CDT)
5. All rosters are frozen at the conclusion of the regular season except trades.
*****Change to***** III. The Rosters 1. Each team protects 5 players from the final reported roster from the previous season. (Or a player obtained in an off season trade.) 2. Each team is allowed a maximum of 23 active players on a roster. Each team may have a maximum of 12 pitchers on its active roster. A team may also have any number of inactive players as long as they became inactive while on the team’s active roster or taken while inactive in the initial draft. If an inactive player is picked up from the player pool he must be placed on the active roster. 3. A player becomes inactive if and only if he is placed on the MLB official injured list (7, 10, or 60 day), concussion list, bereavement list, or paternity list. Any suspension or exclusion list inclusion is not a valid reason to make a player inactive. If any inactive player becomes active midweek no roster move of any kind is allowed until that player is dropped or restored to the active roster. In any event, rosters MUST be reconciled at week’s end. 4. Trade deadline is September 1 st at 11:59 EDT
5. At the conclusion of the regular season each team must reduce their roster to a 23 player maximum regardless of any player status. No offseason changes can be made to this roster save for acquiring a player from another team’s offseason roster via trade. The roster can never exceed 23 players.
IV. The Weekly Line-up
1. All line-ups must be either posted on the message board, e-mailed, or called into the Commissioner by the first MLB
game on Monday.
(a)-If there's a (make-up/ playoff) game after the last regular season scheduled games, then that game will be part of
the Final week's line-up.
2. line-ups consist of:
3-Outfielders 2-Corner Infielders 2-Middle Infielders 1-Catcher 1-Designated Hitter 6-Pitchers
3. The Designated Hitter can be a player who plays any MLB position except pitcher. A Major League DH may not qualify
for any LSL roster position other than DH unless he played 33 games/or 33 % of his games at that position in the field...
Example: Edgar Martinez can only be used as a DH on a LSL roster.
Please research Designated Hitters playing time before you pick them for anything other than DH duty!
4. In order for a player to qualify for a position he must have played at least 33 games/or 33 % of his games at that position.
(a)-All player position will be based on the previous years games played.
(b)-A player who changes position due to trade, injury, or managerial decision can only be used at that position and the
33 /33 rule is waived.
(c)-Players who play multiple positions, beginning May 1st . will be subject to the 33 /33 rule.
(d)-Players who do not qualify at any position after May1st , will qualify for a position by most games played at that
position.
(e)-Once a player reaches 33 games at that position, he qualifys at that position rest of the season even if he changes
positons.
5. Your pitching line-up must consist of at least 5 MLB starters. The 6th pitcher is usually a Relief pitcher but can be
another starter if you so choose.
6. If you fail to submit your line-up to the Commissioner by Monday's first game, the Commish will play your most recent
line-up again.
7. All suspended players (by MLB) are consider day-to-day. They are not considered hurt or placed on the LSL DL (unless
done so by their ML Team), any substitution will be counted as a shake-up and must meet line-up conditions.
8. Any line-up changes must be complete by the start each player's game on Monday (except All-Star week where it is Thursday).
Any changes after the start of your player's game on Monday (except ASB ) will require a shake-up.
*****Change to***** IV. The Weekly Line-up 1. All line-ups must be updated by the manager in On Roto by the first MLB game on Monday. If the manager cannot change the electronic lineup it must be posted on the message board, e-mailed, or called into the Commissioner by the first MLB game on Monday for any players involved in it. If a lineup is not posted or updated the lineup currently set in On Roto will be used. 2. Lineups consist of: 3-Outfielders 2-Corner Infielders (1 must be a 3B) 2-Middle Infielders (1 must be a SS) 1-Catcher 1-Designated Hitter 6-Pitchers (only one of these may have a position of “relief only”.) 3. The Designated Hitter can be a player who plays any MLB position as well as a player who qualifies as a DH. 4. In order for a player to qualify for a position he must have played at least 25 games/or 33 % of his games at that position. (a) All player positions will be based on the previous season’s games played at the start of the season. (b) A player who adds a position due to trade, injury, or managerial decision may also be used at that position until May 1 st . (c) Beginning May 1st all players will be subject to the 25 /33 rule exclusively. 5. If the manager designates one of his 6 pitchers as a relief pitcher. Only that pitcher can earn save points. 6. If you fail to submit your line-up to the Commissioner by Monday's first game, the Commish will play your most recent line-up again. 6. All players on the suspended or restricted list must be kept on your active roster or released. See requirements for an inactive player in section III/3. 7. Any manager wishing to make changes to the weekly lineup after the first game of the week starts may do so without penalty so long as that player or his replacement’s game has not started yet. After the first game of the day starts, any On Roto change is locked out. You must use game time changes or alert somebody with “Commissioner rights” to make the change. (Or we can add this to IV-1)
V. Player Substitutions
1. If one or more players goes on the MLB DL. during any part of the playing week, you may DL that player(s) on your
roster and then substitute that player(s) with another player(s) of like position (that is outfielder for outfielder, infielder
for infielder,etc.) from your bench. If your catcher goes on the DL and you do not have a second catcher to use as a
substitute, you may pick any available catcher or trade for one and use him as your sub. If a starting pitcher goes on
the DL you may substitute one of your other starters for him (only if he has not started a game that week). If your relief
pitcher goes on the DL and you do not have another reliever to use as a substitute, you may pick up another relief
pitcher and use him.
2. Aside from DL moves you also have 10 player substitutions moves, these moves may reflect any change of heart you
might have had. These 10 moves may be made all at once or during the course of the season. Again these
substitutions must be in line with your weekly line-up.
(a) Once a game starts, you can not make any shake-ups involving any player on either team.
3. When picking up a player(s) from the Minors mid-week(after Mondays line-ups are in), there is a 24 hour (1game ) wait
period before you can insert the player(s) into your line-up, with the exception of the above mention positions(Relief
Pitcher/Catcher).
4. If a player(s) in your line-up is dropped before the end of the week(last game played), you will be charged a shake-up
move.
5. When picking up a player already on the MLB DL list, you cannot pick him up and then DL, you must keep him active
on your roster. However if you draft a player who is on the DL during the DRAFT, you can DL him after the Draft and
pick someone up (See Rule II .1). *****Change to***** V. Player Substitutions 1. Any player who officially goes on any MLB inactive list (except for the suspended or excluded list noted in IV-6.) may be substituted for immediately with another player on the roster without penalty as long as position integrity remains intact. If the inactive player is designated as a catcher, shortstop, 3 rd baseman, or relief pitcher in the lineup a player may picked up from the free agent pool and immediately inserted. (IV-7. game time rules apply) 2. There are also 10 shake up moves which can be used at the discretion of the manager. Position integrity and IV-7. game time rules must be observed for using these. There may be additional shake ups awarded for the last week of the season. This will be determined at the start of the season on an as needed basis. 3. When picking players from the free agent pool, they may only be inserted into the lineup for the games played the next day or after. A shake up will be charged otherwise and also in the case of a player in the active lineup being dropped. The exception is the day that lineups are due. (IV-7. game time rules apply) 4. When a player in the free agent pool is on ANY MLB inactive list at the time he is picked up he MUST remain on that team’s active roster.
VI. Miscellaneous
1. In the event a team leaves the LSL, that teams roster will be dissolved in the next years draft.
2. Any year a team joins the LSL will be considered an expansion year.
3. In an expansion year, all existing and dissolved teams will protect 7 (seven) players from their roster which cannot be
drafted by the expansion team(s).
VII. Transactions
All trades, DL's, pick-ups or drops are unofficial until the Commissioner has been notified/or posted on the message
board. *****Change to*****
VI. Team Deletions and Additions 1. If 1 or more teams leave the league, all of that team’s players are returned to available player poll after the rosters have been frozen. (Re: III-5.) 2. If 1 or more teams enter the league, the following will occur: ***At this time there is pending ideas for the 1st 2 rounds of the draft and amending the expansion procedure. Will visit this after***
VII. Transactions This was added to section V.
Old Scoring section:
1. HITTING
2. You get base points and deductions for the following:
3. Category ...... Points
4. At bat...... 1
5. Hit...... 2
6. Out...... -2
7. Run scored...... 1
8. RBI...... 1
9. Walk...... 1
10. You get Specialty Points based on the batting order: 11. 12. Change to Point System for Specialty Pts—March 23, 2018 13.
14. BATTER SPECIALTY POINTS
15. 1 Stolen Base + 3 and Run Scored + 2...... Caught Stealing minus <1 pt.
16. 2 Stolen Base + 1 and Run Scored + 1...... Walk +1 pt.
17. 3 Hit + 2 and RBI + 1
18. 4 RBI + 3 and Home Run + 3
19. 5 RBI + 2 and Home Run + 2
20. 6 RBI + 1 and Home Run + 1...... Walk +1 pt.
21. 7 RBI + 1 and Home Run + 1
22. 8 Run Scored +1 and Walk + 1
23. 9 Extra Base Hit + 1 and Walk + 1 24.
25. PITCHING
26. These are the ways to make or lose points 27.
28. WIN...... 17
29. LOSS...... -10
30. SAVE / WIN for Relief Pitcher...... 10
31. ERA...... 0.00 - 2.99...... 10
32. 3.00 - 3.39...... 8
33. 3.40 - 3.69...... 6
34. 3.70 - 4.00...... 4
35. ERA of 9.00 or over...... -3
36. Double K's over BB's...... 4
37. More K's than BB's ...... 2
38. 2 or more BB's than K's ...... -2
39. Runners on Base Avg. Pts. (hits + walks) x 9 / innings pitch
40. Starting Pitching ONLY
41. 10.00 or less...... 9 pts
42. 10.01 - 11.00...... 7 "
43. 11.01 - 12.00...... 5 "
44. 12.01 - 13.00...... 3 "
45. 18.00 or more...... -3
46. Runners on Base Avg. for Relief Pitcher ONLY
47. 12.00 or less...... 4 pts
48. 18 or more...... -3 "
49. Quality Starts 50. 2 Earned runs or less with 6 complete inns. = 3 pts
51. 3 " " " " " 7 " " = 4 pts
52. 2 " " " " " 7 " " = 5 pts
53. 3 " " " " " 8 " " = 6 pts
54. 2 " " " " " 8 " " = 7 pts
55. 3 " " " " " 9 " " = 8 pts
56. 2 " " " " " 9 " " = 9 pts 57.
58. Change to Point System for Pitching—March 27, 2015 59.
60. BASE POINTS
61. WIN (starter)...... 14 Pts (changed from 17 )
62. WIN (reliever)...... 10 "
63. SAVE (reliever)...... 10 "
64. LOSS (starter or reliever)...... -5 " (changed from -10 ) 65.
66. WEEKLY ERA
67. 0.00-2.99...... 10 Pts
68. 3.00-3.39...... 8 "
69. 3.40-3.69...... 6 "
70. 3.70-4.00...... 4 "
71. 7.00-8.99...... -4 " (new category )
72. 9.00 or more...... -7 " (changed from -3) 73.
74. RUNNERS ON BASE AVERAGE (H+W / 9 innings pitched)
75. 10 or less (Starter )...... 9 Pts
76. 10.01-11.00 (Starter )...... 7 " 77. 11.01-12.00 (Starter )...... 5 "
78. 12.01-13.00 (Starter )...... 3 "
79. 18 or more (SP or RP )...... -4 " (changed from -3)
80. 12 or less (Reliever only)...... 4 " 81.
82. QUALITY STARTS
83. 2 ER or less, 6 complete innings..... 6 Pts (changed from 3)
84. 3 ER, 7 complete innings...... 7 " (changed from 4)
85. 2 ER or less, 7 complete innings..... 8 " (changed from 5)
86. 3 ER, 8 complete innings...... 9 " (changed from 6)
87. 2 ER, 8 complete innings...... 10 " (changed from 7)
88. 3 ER or less, 9 complete innings.... 11 " (changed from 8) 89.
90. K/BB RATIO
91. 2.00 or greater...... 4 Pts
92. 1.01-1.99,,,,...... 2 "
93. BB – K ≥ 2...... -2 "
94. EXCEPTION : If a pitcher has no BBs, then 1 K earns 2 points and 2 or more Ks earns 4 point 95.
96. IX. Fees
97. 1. All drops/ pick-ups are $1.00
98. (a) First 3 (three) moves are free
99. 2. All D.L. moves are $2.00
100. 3. All trades are free 101.
102. X. In The Best Interest of Lone Star League Baseball
103. The POWER of the COMMISSIONER 104. 105. 106.
107. Weekly Schedule for the 2019 Season
108. 109. week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
110. L D D D D I I I D D I D I I D I L I I D D D I I L I
111. NOTE: D = 3 gms (play within Div.)
112. I = 8 gms ( play against other 2 Div's )
113. L = 11 gms ( play against the League )
114.
115. Rules for tiebreakers( when 2 teams totals are the same):
116. 1-adding the top hitter/ pitcher Pts. from each team against one another
117. 2-adding the top 2 hitter/ pitcher Pts. from each team against one another
118. 3-continuing with hitters/ pitchers Pts. until tie is broken *****Change to*****
VII. Scoring HITTING Base Points Stat Points AB (-1) Hit 4 Run 1 RBI 1 Walk 1
Specialty Points Position Stat Points Stat Points Stat Points First R 3 SB 2 CS (-1) Second R 1 SB 1 Walk 1 Third H 2 RBI 1 Walk 1 Fourth HR 3 RBI 3 Fifth HR 2 RBI 2 Sixth HR 1 RBI 1 Walk 1 Seventh HR 1 RBI 1 Eighth R 1 Walk 1 Ninth EBH 1 Walk 1
PITCHING Stat Points Win 10 Loss (-5) Starting Win 4 Save 10 (only the designated relief pitcher may receive save points) Quality Starts See Chart A Weekly RBA See Chart B Weekly ERA See Chart C BB/SO Ratio See Chart D Chart A IP ER Points 6.0-6 2/3 <3 6 7.0-7 2/3 <3 8 7.0-7 2/3 =3 7 8.0-8 2/3 <3 10 8.0-8 2/3 =3 9 9.0 or > <4 11 Chart B RBA (WHIP /9 Inn.) Points <10.01 9 10.01-11.00 8 11.01-12.00 7 12.01-13.00 6 >17.99 (-4) (For relief pitcher only) <12.01 4 >17.99 (-3) Chart C ERA Points 0.00-2.99 9 3.00-3.39 7 3.40-3.69 5 3.70-4.00 3 7.00-8.99 (-4) >9.00 (-7) Chart D SO/BB Ratio Points >1.99 4 1.01-1.99 2 2 BB > SO (-2)
VII. THE POWER OF THE COMMISSIONER Four league members will be given “commissioner power” to make changes, corrections, and overrides to the LSL websites. It is expected that the commissioner use this group for counsel as well, but the final decision will always rest with the commissioner. This group is also responsible for policing rosters, transactions, trades, player movement, league funds, awards, and divisional play.
APPENDIX: ***This section will be used for changes and updates to the rules*** It will also be a historical record of the changes Adopted amendments and changes will be added to previous sections only after final approval