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Post by Former Texas Rangers GM on Oct 29, 2014 23:21:01 GMT
I will keep a running log here of any changes / updates to the constitution.
10/29: Changed rule XVII.D.1.B:
Old rule: You CANNOT place coverage on players.
New Rule: You can place coverage on players in trades, but there are limits to it.
You can only place coverage on a player’s salary for the current year.
You cannot cover more than 10% of the player’s yearly salary.
You cannot give away more than 5% of the year’s salary cap in coverage.
Changed draft randomization from 10 minutes before draft to 1 hour before draft.
Changed pick time limit to 10 hours for every pick.
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Post by Former Texas Rangers GM on Oct 31, 2014 0:09:34 GMT
10/30: Removed $20.05 commissioner fee and added it to the 1st place prize.
Changed the rule that allowed 1 extension per year on a 75%/100%/125% raise structure to the qualifying offer structure. (Rule XIV.D)
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Post by Former Texas Rangers GM on Nov 1, 2014 19:18:45 GMT
11/1: Added saves and holds into the scoring at 1.3 / 1.0 respectively.
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Post by Former Texas Rangers GM on Nov 2, 2014 16:24:48 GMT
11/2: Clarified that bonus pools will begin July 2, 2015
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Post by Former Texas Rangers GM on Nov 4, 2014 3:54:01 GMT
11/3: Set Draft Date / Time
Clarified pick received in qualifying offer system is a compensation pick at the end of the first round.
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Post by Former Texas Rangers GM on Nov 19, 2014 14:56:07 GMT
11/19: Re-worded rule XVII.C.1 to clarify that players without options must be placed on waivers to be removed from the 25 man roster.
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Post by Former Texas Rangers GM on Nov 26, 2014 13:45:17 GMT
11/26: Added trade committee. Rule XVII.D.3
There will be a trade committee in this league. The trade committee will consist of 6 teams. 1 from each division. In the event that 1 of the committee spots is open, the commissioner will act as the 6th committee member until a replacement is found.
The trade review system is in place to ensure the integrity of the league, not to veto trades we think are just a little lopsided.
Any of the 6 acting committee members or the commissioner may nominate any trade to be voted on by the committee.
Once a trade is nominated, a poll will be put up by the commissioner to be voted on.
The vote must be decided within 24 hours or the trade will be allowed to pass through.
Any committee member involved in the trade will be excluded from the vote.
For a trade to be vetoed, the necessary vote counts are as follows.
If no committee members are involved, at least 5 of the 6 members must vote against it.
If 1 committee member is involved, at least 4 of the 5 remaining members must vote against it.
If 2 committee members are involved, at least 3 of the 4 remaining members must vote against it.
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Post by Former Texas Rangers GM on Nov 29, 2014 3:45:48 GMT
11/28: Changed bonus pool system from average pool for all teams to the tiered system based on poll results.
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Post by Former Texas Rangers GM on Nov 29, 2014 22:49:59 GMT
11/29: Modified Waiver Rules to official MLB Waiver Rules.
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Post by Former Texas Rangers GM on Nov 29, 2014 22:59:21 GMT
11/29: Modified Option Rules to official MLB Option Rules.
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Post by Former Texas Rangers GM on Dec 4, 2014 11:42:16 GMT
Changed Free Agency Increases:
In Season Free Agency
0-8 Hours: 10%
8-16 Hours: 20%
16-24 Hours: 30%
Bid must stand for 24 Hours
Off Season Free Agency
0-24 Hours: 10%
24-36 Hours: 20%
36-48 Hours: 30%
Bid must stand for 48 Hours
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Post by Former Texas Rangers GM on Dec 5, 2014 17:55:38 GMT
12/5: Added to rule for going over start limit.
If you have multiple starts at the same scheduled start time when you go over the limit, the higher scoring start(s) will be the one(s) removed.
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Post by Former Texas Rangers GM on Dec 12, 2014 0:36:36 GMT
Changed rule that if a contract is not posted within the allotted time after won in free agency, he will be given a 1 year contract. (Was a automatic buyout before)
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Post by Former Texas Rangers GM on Dec 12, 2014 0:37:31 GMT
Barring any unforeseen circumstances that require immediate action, the constitution is now final for the 2015 season.
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Post by Former Texas Rangers GM on Dec 22, 2014 18:41:12 GMT
12/22: Removed waiver fee. (Creates too many loopholes by incorporating it into the salary cap)
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Post by Former Texas Rangers GM on Jan 4, 2015 8:00:23 GMT
1/4/2015: Added Rule XVII.E.3.A:
Prospects may not be released at no cost in the same off-season in which they were drafted or won in free agency. In this circumstance, the buyout fee will apply. (To take effect at 12:01 A.M. CST on 1/5/2014)
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Post by Former Texas Rangers GM on Mar 28, 2015 7:45:18 GMT
Amendment XIII.A.1: Starting in 2016, league salary cap will be determined by the average year end 40-man roster salaries according to Cot's baseball contracts, rather than 25 man opening day salaries to accommodate 40-man rosters filling out with the promotions of minor leaguers.
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Post by Former Texas Rangers GM on May 19, 2015 17:17:03 GMT
Added rule XVII.D.6: In order for a trade to be processed the same day, the trade must be accepted by all teams on both the Fantrax and Proboards sites at least 6 hours before the first game of the day. All other trades will be processed the following morning.
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Post by Former Texas Rangers GM on May 23, 2015 17:43:17 GMT
5/23 - Edited bonus pool trading limits to match MLB rules.
Old Rule: Can trade up to $500,000 of your bonus pool allotment, no limits on acquiring bonus pool money.
New Rule: No limit on how much can be traded away, may only acquire a maximum of 50% more than your original allotment of bonus pool money.
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Post by Former Texas Rangers GM on Jan 21, 2017 14:44:17 GMT
Added Rule XVIII.A.2.i - Teams cannot outbid their available cap room at any time.
This has always been the rule, but was not previously in the constitution.
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Post by Milwaukee Brewers GM on Dec 4, 2017 16:42:30 GMT
Two New Amendments
1) Players who leave MLB to play in Asia can be dropped free of contract penalty.
2) The Rule 5 draft has been suspended for the 2017-18 offseason.
Clarification
1) All roster rules defer to the current MLB CBA.
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Post by Milwaukee Brewers GM on Dec 6, 2017 14:43:28 GMT
We will no longer track minor league options for individual players. To simplify, any player on a rookie contract can be demoted to the minors as an option, any other player on a MLB or Arb contract cannot be sent to the minors without clearing waivers.We will also no longer enforce a 10 day minimum demotion rule.
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Post by Milwaukee Brewers GM on Dec 10, 2017 17:46:37 GMT
Each offseason player team control is reset to match real life MLB service time (from Baseball Reference). This is used to determine rookie contract year and arbitration year.
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Post by Milwaukee Brewers GM on Dec 21, 2017 14:44:25 GMT
Arbitration contracts will always be greater than or equal to the previous year salary, to follow MLB norms.
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Post by Milwaukee Brewers GM on Dec 26, 2017 23:31:09 GMT
Salary Cap will be equal to the average of the MLB end of year team payrolls (Cots Contracts) plus 95 (1/2 of the uncovered MiLB slots) times the minor league salary.
2018 - $155,443,823 + (95 x 88,000) = $163,803,823
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