blsmith7 wrote:lakeviewdave wrote:They are on the bench waiting to be traded.
I have never heard of that before in Strat (or in MLB for that matter).
If they are on your bench waiting to be traded for the last 4 days, that means that you are not putting you best roster out there for 12 games. I believe this has serious implications for the competitiveness of the league and is not in the best interests of the league.
Again, just my opinion, but they should be on your roster competing until a trade is consummated and confirmed.
There is no specific rule against what lakeviewdave is doing, rule 9 from the general rules:
9) There are no specific rules against "roster dumping." Owners no longer in a pennant race can use their best judgement in determining the makeup of their team, provided that all general roster size limits are met. However, it is expected that all owners will act in the best interests of the game.
I do realize it also says "that owners act in the best interest of the game". I would simply contend that so long as he isn't moving guys back and forth to give one (or more) teams an advantage, he's free to set his line up any way he chooses. I haven't checked, but at this point in the season he should only be facing divisional opponents who will all see the same pitchers. Frankly it's no different than if those 3 players were all hurt, which is why I have no problem with it.
And it happens all the time in the MLB, teams out of the race start playing young guys from the minors to start getting them some experience, I believe there was a game the other night involving one of the 3 NL Central playoff teams, where the team they were playing only started 3 of their regulars and lost, which given how close that race was certianly affected the outcome.