Dates:
1st
Supplemental Draft: Starts May 2nd
(Monday)
2nd
Supplemental Draft: Draft order is set by the update of July
5th. The draft
begins Thursday July 7th.
Trading
deadline: August 15th (11:59 PM.)
Set
Roster: September 15th
(11:59 PM.)
Rules:
1st
supplemental draft is 2 rounds is reverse order of the original draft (Art,
Terry, Ron, Tom, Scott, Bill, Don, Joe, Garritys, Mike, Ed, Walter & Casey;
Casey, Walter, etc.)
2nd
supplemental draft is 1 round in reverse order of the standings as of July 5th.
Any ties will be settled by a coin flip.
Procedures
for both supplemental drafts: Make
your pick by posting it on the message board.
You have 24 hours from the time of the previous posting to make your
pick. If the person before you does
not post a pick within his time, you are free to pick (and encouraged to do so
to keep the draft moving.) Someone
missing a time limit has not lost his pick—make it whenever you can. Try to give a phone call to the person following you when you
have made your pick. If you run
into computer trouble, call Ron at (508)303-0750 with your pick (or anyone who
can post it for you) and then definitely phone the next person.
Try to keep a close eye on things since several picks can be made in a
day.
Eligibility: In both drafts a player must have played 20% or more of his
games at a position to be picked there. Note
that the web site designations don’t always match this requirement—they
don’t count. A DH is eligible at
whatever position he has played most in the field if the 20% rule doesn’t
work. If this still doesn’t work
(no games in the field or an equal number at 2 or more positions,) a position
from last year would apply if he clearly did the majority of his fielding at one
position then. If this still
doesn’t apply, he is automatically a first baseman.
Pitchers: Regardless of how he is drafted, once a pitcher starts 15
games he automatically beomes a starter. If
a pitcher has not started 15 games AND has more than 5 more relief appearance
than starts, be becomes a reliever. A
pitcher who does not fit either case remains where he was drafted (starter or
reliever.) Since we are not
designating back-ups this year, any automatic changes these rules would cause
will only be made before the rosters are set.
Minimum
at bats or innings pitched do not apply this year.
By Sept. 15th you can pick your roster or it will be frozen as
the computer picked the starters on that day if you didn't request anything
different. No more changes will be
made. The final standings are
determined by the end of the regular season stats for your Sept 15th
starting lineup. Playoff stats do
not count but regular season make-up games do.
Trades: Once two (or more) teams have agreed to a deal, simply post
it on the message board (but be sure everyone has agreed that it is a final
deal.) Draft picks are tradable.
It is assumed that everyone will try in good faith to advance his own
team and look out for his own interests in a deal.
The commissioner does have the power to veto a trade.
Someone should post an objection soon after a trade if he expects the
commissioner to consider a veto. In
such a case, the owners involved will get a chance to make an explanation. Try to respond to all trade inquiries; good communication is
important to fair trading.
WHIP
(walks plus hits per inning pitched) This
is being shown for your consideration but does not count in this year's
standings. Think it over as the
year goes and towards the end of the season we should decide whether or not to
use it next year as a full point category.