ATG III Half Squad Keeper Theme Draft & Keeper Trade Thread
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:15 pm[b:3125efcc7d][u:3125efcc7d]Concept:[/b:3125efcc7d][/u:3125efcc7d]
70 teams x 2 = 140 half squads (70 Pitching, 70 Hitting).
Each Owner gets 8 half squads to build his "Franchise"
Half teams drafted comprise of your player pool for the rest of the keeper league duration, except re: Rule 7.
[b:3125efcc7d][u:3125efcc7d]Rules[/b:3125efcc7d][/u:3125efcc7d]
1 - 8 Round Draft (Pick III Lottery - Low to High)
2 - Draft 8 1/2 squads (Pitching or Hitting).
[b:3125efcc7d]3 - Must draft at least 3 Pitching or Hitting squads (which means a max of 5 of the opposite)[/b:3125efcc7d]
4 - Rotation from 80m to 100m [b:3125efcc7d]AND[/b:3125efcc7d] DH to No DH. Option after Four Years to include other salary cap levels.
5 - 5/10/20% Salary Hit for 1st Season, reverts to 10% after that unless majority wish to keep 5/10/20.
[b:3125efcc7d]6 - FA Pool is off limits except to add/release players from your half squads.
6a - Exception: Players acquired via trade
6b - Players from unused half squads are [u:3125efcc7d]ALWAYS[/u:3125efcc7d] Off limits [/b:3125efcc7d]
7 - Every season, from Worst Record to Best*, owners will have the right to release a [u:3125efcc7d]maximum[/u:3125efcc7d] of 1 hitting & 1 pitching squad (2 change maximum), if they want, and replace them with unused half squads from previous season.
7a - You can change a Pitching for a Hitting squad, so long as (a) you still have 3 pitching squads, and (b) there are hittign squads available on your turn. And Vice versa.
8 - Trades are either "Rentals" or "For Keeps".
8a - Rentals are for that season only, Player reverts back to original owner next season.
8b - For Keeps is exactly that - Player is kept by new owner - even if the half squad owned by original owner is released.
8c - A list of For Keeps Trades will be kept in a seperate thread that will be updated with every trade. Owners are REQUIRED to AGREE on whether a trade is a Rental or For Keeps and must state such when posting trade. Failure to do so will invalidate trade.
7b/8d - Owners are reminded that gutting a 1/2 squad (by trading away its best players) & releasing it is frowned up. Owners should release 1/2 squads for the purpose of improving their franchise, not weakening 1/2 squads for others use.
9 - Trade Limitations (as approved by majority vote)
9a - Maximum of 20 trades per season
9b - Maximun of 3 "for keeps".
[b:3125efcc7d]10 - Ballparks are limited to the parks that your half squads played in. That still gives you an 8 park selection.[/b:3125efcc7d]
10a - Ballparks can be changed yearly
10b - Owners must use 5 of their 8 ballparks within 8 years (sschu amended proposal) and requested to use at least 2 within first 4.
[b:3125efcc7d]11 - 2 owners can play in the same park - ie 86 Astros Hitting & 86 Astros Pitching owners can both play in the Astrodome (no one else can). [/b:3125efcc7d]
[b:3125efcc7d]12 - Divisions for Season I will be 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8, 9-10-11-12[/b:3125efcc7d]
12a - Every year after that will be determined by End of Season Record*
* - World Series Champ is #12, Runner Up is 11. 2 Semi Finalists are 9-10. Everyone else is 8-1 based on W/L. Ties are broken by RS/RA Differential.
70 teams x 2 = 140 half squads (70 Pitching, 70 Hitting).
Each Owner gets 8 half squads to build his "Franchise"
Half teams drafted comprise of your player pool for the rest of the keeper league duration, except re: Rule 7.
[b:3125efcc7d][u:3125efcc7d]Rules[/b:3125efcc7d][/u:3125efcc7d]
1 - 8 Round Draft (Pick III Lottery - Low to High)
2 - Draft 8 1/2 squads (Pitching or Hitting).
[b:3125efcc7d]3 - Must draft at least 3 Pitching or Hitting squads (which means a max of 5 of the opposite)[/b:3125efcc7d]
4 - Rotation from 80m to 100m [b:3125efcc7d]AND[/b:3125efcc7d] DH to No DH. Option after Four Years to include other salary cap levels.
5 - 5/10/20% Salary Hit for 1st Season, reverts to 10% after that unless majority wish to keep 5/10/20.
[b:3125efcc7d]6 - FA Pool is off limits except to add/release players from your half squads.
6a - Exception: Players acquired via trade
6b - Players from unused half squads are [u:3125efcc7d]ALWAYS[/u:3125efcc7d] Off limits [/b:3125efcc7d]
7 - Every season, from Worst Record to Best*, owners will have the right to release a [u:3125efcc7d]maximum[/u:3125efcc7d] of 1 hitting & 1 pitching squad (2 change maximum), if they want, and replace them with unused half squads from previous season.
7a - You can change a Pitching for a Hitting squad, so long as (a) you still have 3 pitching squads, and (b) there are hittign squads available on your turn. And Vice versa.
8 - Trades are either "Rentals" or "For Keeps".
8a - Rentals are for that season only, Player reverts back to original owner next season.
8b - For Keeps is exactly that - Player is kept by new owner - even if the half squad owned by original owner is released.
8c - A list of For Keeps Trades will be kept in a seperate thread that will be updated with every trade. Owners are REQUIRED to AGREE on whether a trade is a Rental or For Keeps and must state such when posting trade. Failure to do so will invalidate trade.
7b/8d - Owners are reminded that gutting a 1/2 squad (by trading away its best players) & releasing it is frowned up. Owners should release 1/2 squads for the purpose of improving their franchise, not weakening 1/2 squads for others use.
9 - Trade Limitations (as approved by majority vote)
9a - Maximum of 20 trades per season
9b - Maximun of 3 "for keeps".
[b:3125efcc7d]10 - Ballparks are limited to the parks that your half squads played in. That still gives you an 8 park selection.[/b:3125efcc7d]
10a - Ballparks can be changed yearly
10b - Owners must use 5 of their 8 ballparks within 8 years (sschu amended proposal) and requested to use at least 2 within first 4.
[b:3125efcc7d]11 - 2 owners can play in the same park - ie 86 Astros Hitting & 86 Astros Pitching owners can both play in the Astrodome (no one else can). [/b:3125efcc7d]
[b:3125efcc7d]12 - Divisions for Season I will be 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8, 9-10-11-12[/b:3125efcc7d]
12a - Every year after that will be determined by End of Season Record*
* - World Series Champ is #12, Runner Up is 11. 2 Semi Finalists are 9-10. Everyone else is 8-1 based on W/L. Ties are broken by RS/RA Differential.