[USML Announce] Rules issues

[Mark Blocker]

League:

 

  This email concerns minor details of our rules, so if you are uninterested
in this topic, you can stop reading.  If you are, read on.

 

  Onroto has made a number of enhancements to its system this year.  Most of
these enhancements are extremely helpful in running our league.  Here are
two examples: (1) Onroto now has functionality for leagues that use a salary
cap and floor; in the past we had to look manually to see if teams were
over/under, and then I sent an email chiding the owner; now you will not be
permitted to make moves that put you out of compliance; and (2) Onroto now
implements the rules regarding minimum ABs and IPs; the end-of-year
standings will automatically be adjusted in accordance with our rules if a
team does not hit the mandated floors.

 

  However, Onroto has now added some functionality that requires discussion
on how to implement.  Here are the issues:

 

1.        OnRoto asks if we want the stats of any play-in game (an MLB game
to decide who gets into the playoffs) counted as part of our league stats.
This is not addressed in our rules (see Articles X and XI) and I cannot
recall how we have handled this in the past; maybe others can.  But plainly
the time is now to make sure we are all on the same page on this one.  I
also favor codifying whatever we decide in the rules, but that is another
issue.

 

2.       OnRoto now also asks if FAAB bids can exceed your total budget.
Here is the text of the question posed by Onroto in the league setup pages:
"In a very small number of leagues, the sum of an owner's pending bids can
not exceed his remaining balance. For instance, if you have $50 left, you
may not bid $20 on each of 3 players. You may bid $20 on one player and
place contingent bids of $20 on each of two other players as your 2nd and
3rd choices should you not get the first player -- you just can't try to
pick up all 3 players at once. Do you use this rule (most leagues will want
to say "no" to this)."  My view is that we are among the "very small number
of leagues" that use this rule and should answer this question YES; i.e., we
do NOT allow non-contingent bids that exceed available a team's remaining
FAAB budget.  Do you agree?  I also favor codifying this rule in our league
rules.

 

  Let me know.  

 

  Mark B.

 

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