RED = Policy has been officially adopted for 2017
Remaining points will be up for discussion and vote later this offseason
- 2017 Rosters
- Maximum of 6 players
- Minimum of 5 players
- Cap space will stay at $210
- Plus dollars traded in (if any)
- Minus cap hit (if any)
- Salary cap will be maintained throughout season
- Any in-season trades or signings must account for and remain under the cap
- New Policies for Rookies
- Unrestricted Free Agents: may sign with any team; not subject to draft or initial waivers
- Rookies will each cost $15 against the salary cap
- Rookies may be signed starting January 1st
- May still register for the draft or waivers if they wish
- Limit on number of rookies per team? Or no limit?
- TBD by captain vote at winter meeting
- Pegging for an out in any situation on the basepaths?
- If runner is hit by thrown ball while not touching a base, runner is out
- Dead ball on peg attempt?
- Dead ball only on successful peg?
- Currently we're roughly at “half-pegging.” Allowed now:
- On a tag up attempt after a fly out - runner advancing to 2nd, 3rd, or home
- On any play between 3rd and home
- Adopting would add:
- During normal baserunning plays to 1st, 2nd, or 3rd on ground balls / dropped line drives or fly balls
- When runners are caught off base on a FO, heading back to bag
- Drop from 3 fielders to 2 behind the pitcher?
- Open up the field for more base hits
- More likely if universal pegging (#3) is adopted
- Playoffs adjustment?
- Divisional Ladder replacing 1st Round series
- Game A: 3-seed vs 4-seed
- Game B: Winner A vs #2
- Game C: Winner B vs #1
- All 4 teams have a shot in a “divisonal playoff”
- #3 or #4 seed would need 3 wins to advance to Championship
- #2 seed would need 2 wins to advance to Championship
- #1 seed would need 1 win to advance to Championship
- Allow bunting?
- This is a stupid idea, but enough people have brought it up that it has to be included.
