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Post by Rangers GM (Stephen) on Feb 12, 2016 5:50:49 GMT -5
The following rule has been added (with changes to other numbers in the rules to accommodate the addition):
5(2016).12.2 Non-Leading Invalid Bids If a bid is identified to be invalid and has been surpassed in value by a more recent valid leading bid then the auction will continue as if the invalid bid had not occured. The auction will not be stopped nor have the 24 hour clock re-set, and the existing 24 hour timer will continue to count from the time the current leading bid was placed. Penalties from rule 6.6 will still apply.
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Post by Rangers GM (Stephen) on Feb 12, 2016 6:09:30 GMT -5
Rule 5(2016).12.3 previously stated:
5(2016).12.3 Invalid Bids Discovered Whilst The Player Auction Is Still In Progress If a current winning bid is identified to be invalid it will be immediately voided by the Commissioner. At this point the last valid bid will be reinstated, and the auction clock reset to 24 hours to allow rival teams fair opportunity to beat that bid.
It has been changed to:
5(2016).12.3 Leading Bids Identified As Invalid Whilst The Player Auction Is Still In Progress If a current leading bid is identified to be invalid it will be immediately voided by the Commissioner. Upon voiding the invalid bid the Commissioner will reinstate the previous leading bid, and reset the auction clock to 24 hours from the post confirming the voidance to allow rival teams fair opportunity to beat the reinstated leading bid.
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Post by Rangers GM (Stephen) on Feb 12, 2016 6:09:56 GMT -5
Rule 5.12.3 previously stated:
5.12.3 Invalid Bids Discovered Whilst The Player Auction Is Still In Progress If a current winning bid is identified to be invalid it will be immediately voided by the Commissioner. At this point the last valid bid will be reinstated, and the auction clock reset to 24 hours to allow rival teams fair opportunity to beat that bid.
It has been changed to:
5.12.3 Leading Bids Identified As Invalid Whilst The Player Auction Is Still In Progress If a current leading bid is identified to be invalid it will be immediately voided by the Commissioner. Upon voiding the invalid bid the Commissioner will reinstate the previous leading bid, and reset the auction clock to 24 hours from the post confirming the voidance to allow rival teams fair opportunity to beat the reinstated leading bid.
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Post by Rangers GM (Stephen) on Feb 12, 2016 6:15:00 GMT -5
Rule 5(2016).12.4 previously stated:
5(2016).12.4 Invalid Bids Discovered After The Player Auction Has Finished But Before The Final Round For Free Agents If a winning bid is identified to be invalid after the auction has finished but before the Final Round for Free Agents has begun then the bid will be voided by the Commissioner. The player will be removed from the roster of the 'winning' team and added to the Final Round for Free Agents. The 'winning' team will be prohibited from bidding in that player auction in the final round.
It has been changed to:
5(2016).12.4 Invalid Bids Found To Have Won An Auction (Identified Before The Final Round For Free Agents) If a leading/won bid is identified to be invalid after the auction has finished but before the Final Round for Free Agents has begun then the bid will be voided by the Commissioner. The player will be removed from the roster of the 'winning' team and added to the Final Round for Free Agents. The 'winning' team will be prohibited from bidding in that player auction in the final round.
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Post by Rangers GM (Stephen) on Feb 12, 2016 6:15:24 GMT -5
Rule 5.12.4 previously stated:
5.12.4 Invalid Bids Discovered After The Player Auction Has Finished But Before The Final Round For Free Agents If a winning bid is identified to be invalid after the auction has finished but before the Final Round for Free Agents has begun then the bid will be voided by the Commissioner. The player will be removed from the roster of the 'winning' team and added to the Final Round for Free Agents. The 'winning' team will be prohibited from bidding in that player auction in the final round.
It has been changed to:
5.12.4 Invalid Bids Found To Have Won An Auction (Identified Before The Final Round For Free Agents) If a leading/won bid is identified to be invalid after the auction has finished but before the Final Round for Free Agents has begun then the bid will be voided by the Commissioner. The player will be removed from the roster of the 'winning' team and added to the Final Round for Free Agents. The 'winning' team will be prohibited from bidding in that player auction in the final round.
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Post by Rangers GM (Stephen) on Feb 12, 2016 6:19:30 GMT -5
Rule 5(2016).12.5 previously stated:
5(2016).12.5 Invalid Bids Discovered After The Final Round For Free Agents If a winning bid is identified to be invalid after the the Final Round for Free Agents has begun then the bid will stand and the player will remain rostered with the 'winning' contract as it was made.
It has been changed to:
5(2016).12.5 Invalid Bids Found To Have Won An Auction (Identified After The Final Round For Free Agents) If a leading/won bid is identified to be invalid after the the Final Round for Free Agents has begun then the bid will stand and the player will remain rostered with the 'winning' contract as it was made.
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Post by Rangers GM (Stephen) on Feb 12, 2016 6:19:55 GMT -5
Rule 5.12.5 previously stated:
5.12.5 Invalid Bids Discovered After The Final Round For Free Agents If a winning bid is identified to be invalid after the the Final Round for Free Agents has begun then the bid will stand and the player will remain rostered with the 'winning' contract as it was made.
It has been changed to:
5.12.5 Invalid Bids Found To Have Won An Auction (Identified After The Final Round For Free Agents) If a leading/won bid is identified to be invalid after the the Final Round for Free Agents has begun then the bid will stand and the player will remain rostered with the 'winning' contract as it was made.
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Post by Rangers GM (Stephen) on Feb 12, 2016 6:21:59 GMT -5
Rule 5(2016).13 previously stated:
5(2016).13 Winning Bids Any winning bid that remains unbeaten for 24 hours wins the auction.
It has been changed to:
5(2016).13 Winning Bids Any leading bid that remains unchallenged for 24 hours either after the bid was placed, or after the auction has been reset to 24 hours by a Commissioner, wins the auction.
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Post by Rangers GM (Stephen) on Feb 12, 2016 6:22:24 GMT -5
Rule 5.13 previously stated:
5.13 Winning Bids Any winning bid that remains unbeaten for 24 hours wins the auction.
It has been changed to:
5.13 Winning Bids Any leading bid that remains unchallenged for 24 hours either after the bid was placed, or after the auction has been reset to 24 hours by a Commissioner, wins the auction.
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Post by Rangers GM (Stephen) on Feb 12, 2016 6:25:04 GMT -5
Rule 6.6 previously stated:
6.6 Invalid Free Agency Bids There will be no penalty for the first or second invalid free agency bid made during the off-season free agency period. For a third invalid free agency bid made during the same off-season free agency period, the team will be disqualified from bidding in the remainder of the open group, but allowed to bid in subsequent groups. For any subsequent invalid free agency bid(s) made during the same off-season free agency period, the team will again be disqualified from bidding in the remainder of the open group, but allowed to bid in subsequent groups. In addition, the penalised team will have their salary cap lowered $1.0 per infraction for the coming season.
For any invalid bid deemed by the Commissioner to have been deliberately posted (in order to delay an auction) the team will be disqualified from bidding for the remainder of the free agency period. In addition, the penalised team will have their salary cap lowered $5.0 for the coming season.
For any invalid bid not identified until after the Final Round of Free Agents is finished (meaning that the contract remains awarded - see rule 5.12.4), the 'winning' team forfeits the ability to offer Club Options in the following Free Agency period.
All invalid free agency bids will be voided by the Commissioner. When communicating the voidance of the bid in the free agent thread the Admin will confirm the penalty status of the penalised team. In case of genuine/mathematical error the Commissioner will use their discretion to determine intent and whether the infraction would qualify towards the penalty scale.
In conjunction with the numbering changes within rules 5.12 and 5(2016).12 it has been changed to:
6.6 Invalid Free Agency Bids There will be no penalty for the first or second invalid free agency bid made during the off-season free agency period. For a third invalid free agency bid made during the same off-season free agency period, the team will be disqualified from bidding in the remainder of the open group, but allowed to bid in subsequent groups. For any subsequent invalid free agency bid(s) made during the same off-season free agency period, the team will again be disqualified from bidding in the remainder of the open group, but allowed to bid in subsequent groups. In addition, the penalised team will have their salary cap lowered $1.0 per infraction for the coming season.
For any invalid bid deemed by the Commissioner to have been deliberately posted (in order to delay an auction) the team will be disqualified from bidding for the remainder of the free agency period. In addition, the penalised team will have their salary cap lowered $5.0 for the coming season.
For any invalid bid not identified until after the Final Round of Free Agents is finished (meaning that the contract remains awarded - see rule 5(2016).12.5), the 'winning' team forfeits the ability to offer Club Options in the following Free Agency period.
All invalid free agency bids will be voided by the Commissioner. When communicating the voidance of the bid in the free agent thread the Admin will confirm the penalty status of the penalised team. In case of genuine/mathematical error the Commissioner will use their discretion to determine intent and whether the infraction would qualify towards the penalty scale.
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Post by Rangers GM (Stephen) on Feb 23, 2016 8:13:29 GMT -5
Rule 2.3.1 previously stated:
2.3.1 Regular Season Format The MBL will be played over an 18 week regular season to identify teams progressing to the playoffs. The regular season for all teams will comprise of two matchups against each of the 9 other teams in your Fantrax league (as specified in rule 2.4).
Pending a subsequent change to rule 2.4, it has been changed to:
2.3.1 Regular Season Format The MBL will be played over an 18 week regular season to identify teams progressing to the playoffs. The regular season for all teams will comprise of two matchups against each of your four Divisional rivals, and one matchup against each of the teams in the two Divisions your own Division has been matched with in the Divisional Pairings (as specified in rule 2.4).
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Post by Rangers GM (Stephen) on Feb 25, 2016 4:57:24 GMT -5
Rule 2.4 previously stated: 2.4 Yearly Divisional Matchups Starting in 2016, the yearly divisional matchups will run on the following 9-year cycle: Year 1) AL East/AL Central, AL West/NL West, NL East/NL Central Year 2) AL East/AL West, AL Central/NL Central, NL East/NL West Year 3) AL East/NL East, AL Central/AL West, NL Central/NL West Year 4) AL East/AL Central, AL West/NL Central, NL East/NL West Year 5) AL East/AL West, AL Central/NL West, NL East/NL Central Year 6) AL East/NL Central, AL Central/AL West, NL East/NL West Year 7) AL East/AL Central, AL West/NL East, NL Central/NL West Year 8) AL East/NL West, AL Central/AL West, NL East/NL Central Year 9) AL East/AL West, AL Central/NL East, NL Central/NL West It has been changed to:
2.4 Yearly Divisional Pairings Starting in 2016, the yearly divisional matchups will run on an 18-year cycle as detailed here: mlbbaseballleague.proboards.com/thread/11/yearly-divisional-pairings
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Post by Rangers GM (Stephen) on Feb 25, 2016 5:17:42 GMT -5
Rule 2.1 previously stated:
2.1 League Scoring League scoring will be hosted on Fantrax. Every season three separate leagues will run for the regular season, pairing two divisions together on a 9-year rotating schedule (as per rule 2.4). At the conclusion of the regular season, a fourth league will be created to host the Playoffs. Whilst the Commissioner takes responsibility for administering the Fantrax leagues, team GMs are always responsible for accurately managing their roster and setting their lineup.
It has been changed to:
2.1 League Scoring League scoring will be hosted on Fantrax. At the conclusion of the regular season the playoff matchups will be configured by the Commissioner. Whilst the Commissioner takes responsibility for administering the Fantrax leagues, team GMs are always responsible for accurately managing their roster and setting their lineup.
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Post by Rangers GM (Stephen) on Mar 7, 2016 11:31:33 GMT -5
Rule 4.13 previously stated:
4.13 Conditions for Validating Player Retirement To validate that the player has officially retired the owner of the retired player must provide (in the retired player request thread) either: 1) links to two sources confirming the player's retirement. Note: a verified Twitter account of the player himself is the only Twitter source accepted. 2) a link to a statistics page which confirms that the player has not appeared in any professional baseball league (including overseas and minor leagues) for two full seasons.
It has been changed to:
4.13 Conditions for Validating Player Retirement To validate that the player has officially retired the owner of the retired player must provide (in the retired player request thread) either: 1) links to two sources confirming the player's retirement. Note: a verified Twitter account of the player himself is the only Twitter source accepted. 2) links to two sources confirming that the player has received a lifetime ban from MLB. 3) a link to a source confirming that the player is deceased. 4) a link to a statistics page which confirms that the player has not appeared in any professional baseball league (including overseas and minor leagues) for two full seasons.
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Post by Rangers GM (Stephen) on Apr 28, 2016 11:16:11 GMT -5
Rule 6.4 previously stated:
6.4 Accumulating Stats with Ineligible Players If a player has accumulated stats on the scoring website whilst they are not legitimately on your Proboards roster (including unprotected arbitration eligible players or traded players before a trade has been fully approved) you will be given a loss in any category impacted in any matchup containing ineligible players. For example: if you play an ineligible player in your active lineup for one day and they go 0-1 with a Run (but no HR, RBI or SB) then you will automatically forfeit R and AVG for that matchup. HR, RBI and SB (as well as the pitching categories) will continue to be contested as normal.
It has been changed to:
6.4 Accumulating Stats with Ineligible Players If a player has accumulated stats on the scoring website whilst they are not legitimately on your Proboards roster (including unprotected arbitration eligible players or traded players before a trade has been fully approved) you will be given a loss in any category impacted by ineligible players. If the same player accumulates stats in multiple matchups (whilst continuously being ineligible for the same reason) then losses will only be applied in the first and last matchups where he is identified as having had any impact on any category. For example: if you play an ineligible player in your active lineup for one day and they go 0-1 with a Run (but no HR, RBI or SB) then you will automatically forfeit R and AVG for that matchup. HR, RBI and SB (as well as the pitching categories) will continue to be contested as normal.
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