Major League Keeper League (MLKL)

"2) Divisional assignments will change each season. The format is this: a) initial divisional assignments follow the general format: 1-4-7-10 East, 2-5-8-11 Central and 3-6-9-12 West."
3) The prior year's combined two-season records will determine the divisional assignments for Season 1 of each new year.
4) Divisional assignments for Season 2 each year will be determined by the final win/loss records of season 1.

Because rule 4 is vague (i.e. it doesn't specify how to use the win/loss records), I interpret it to mean those records should be organized using rule 2, which - despite the word "initial" - offers the only divisional format in all the rules.

Please, let's discuss it further.

It means that the top 4 records (or the 4 playoff teams, which may or may not be the 4 best records)of the first season go in one division (usually the West), and the worst 4 records go into another (usually the East), with the middle four forming the third division (Central). Tiebreakers may be handled differently, but I think the most rational way is to go to run differential to break ties.

It should be:

East:

Aray
TefJ
Sknsfan
thechamp87

Central:

bvargus
blsmith7
peterdouglas
Roscodog

West:

thisisray
thisisdan
nythawk
TCochran

I agree that the rules are nebulous and that it's confusing.

Perhaps we should vote on an official change.

Here is what I propose to the comish:

3) The prior year's combined two-season records of the previous card set will determine the divisional assignments for Season 1 of each new year, with the East containing the 4 teams with the highest combined win/loss totals, the Central containing the next 4 best, and the West with the 4 lowest.
4) Divisional assignments for Season 2 each year will be determined by the final win/loss records of season 1, with seeding in each division being assigned as in Rule 3.

I know the reasoning behind the groupings of 4 best, than next 4 best, than last 4 is designed to keep the rotation of tough teams playing each other so that they aren't able to dominate a league for an extended run allowing no one else in the playoffs.

I believe the intention behind the rules was to create something like this:

After the initial season pf play (seeded by the initial draft order) you begin to see which teams are the toughest for that season, placing them together for season 2.

When you move into season 3 (season 1 of a new card set), seeding is based on combined records from seasons 1 & 2 because, you should have a better feel of which teams played most efficiently last card set. The chance that a new team will rise out of the West is good as they will have had the higher draft picks, possibly over several seasons. That is why you then again reseed in season 4 (season 2 of the new set).

Just my $.02 (which probably feel like a buck-fifty by now.)

I agree that the rules are nebulous and that it's confusing.

Perhaps we should vote on an official change.

Here is what I propose to the comish:

3) The prior year's combined two-season records of the previous card set will determine the divisional assignments for Season 1 of each new year, with the East containing the 4 teams with the highest combined win/loss totals, the Central containing the next 4 best, and the West with the 4 lowest.
4) Divisional assignments for Season 2 each year will be determined by the final win/loss records of season 1, with seeding in each division being assigned as in Rule 3.

I know the reasoning behind the groupings of 4 best, than next 4 best, than last 4 is designed to keep the rotation of tough teams playing each other so that they aren't able to dominate a league for an extended run allowing no one else in the playoffs.

I believe the intention behind the rules was to create something like this:

After the initial season pf play (seeded by the initial draft order) you begin to see which teams are the toughest for that season, placing them together for season 2.

When you move into season 3 (season 1 of a new card set), seeding is based on combined records from seasons 1 & 2 because, you should have a better feel of which teams played most efficiently last card set. The chance that a new team will rise out of the West is good as they will have had the higher draft picks, possibly over several seasons. That is why you then again reseed in season 4 (season 2 of the new set).

Just my $.02 (which probably feel like a buck-fifty by now.)

I agree with Ben. That is common practice in most keepers, I believe.

I feel it's my job as commish to interpret the rules as written, so while I am for the kind of alignment you are suggesting, I would rather make it formal with a rule change first.

I WOULD VOTE YES FOR THIS.

I feel it's my job as commish to interpret the rules as written, so while I am for the kind of alignment you are suggesting, I would rather make it formal with a rule change first.

I WOULD VOTE YES FOR THIS.

I believe that actually is what the rules say.

In any case, I also vote YES

The rules don't say anything like that...

Since everyone has had ample time to make drops and communications have gone out via strato, email and this thread, I am setting a drop deadline of Wednesday at 12 Pacific for drops. There will be no drops after that time. Already submitted drops are final. The draft will begin Thursday morning. There is no clock on round 1.

I vote yes on my proposal.