ALHANNAM SCORESHEET BASEBALL LEAGUE
Constitution
1.0 | League Information | |
1.1 | Scoresheet Rules and ethical standards will apply to any area not addressed in this document. | |
1.2 | ALHANNAM is a draft in person league. | |
1.3 | The league shall consist of 20 teams in one division. | |
1.4 | The team numbers will be re-assigned each year based on the order of finish (the top team will be team 1, the 2nd place | |
team will be team 2, etc.) | ||
1.5 | Ties will be broken by using the plus/minus, with the team with the lower plus/minus having priority. In the event that there | |
is still a tie, fewest runs for then most runs against will be used. A coin toss will be the last tie breaker. | ||
1.6 | The league will use a DH. | |
1.7 | A balanced schedule will be used. | |
1.8 | The league website is http://alhannam.tripod.com | |
1.9 | No team will be allowed to participate in any draft or make trades unless he is paid in full or has made arrangements with | |
Scoresheet to do so. An email response from Scoresheet, cc'ing the Commissioner in necessary as proof. | ||
2.0 | Protection Lists | |
2.1 | Protection lists are due to the Commissioner by January 1st. | |
2.2 | Each team will protect 15 players plus rookies. Teams finishing below .500 may protect 12-15 players. | |
2.3 | A waiver draft will be held to bring all teams up to 15 (see 3.0). | |
2.4 | Rookies will be defined according to Major League Baseball rules; i.e. pitchers who have not exceeded 50 | |
innings pitched and position players who have not exceeded 130 at bats in the Major Leagues. | ||
2.5 | Each rookie protected will cost a team it's highest numbered draft pick, beginning from round 20. | |
3.0 | Waiver Draft | |
3.1 | The waiver draft will be held in February at a date to be announced. | |
3.2 | Only teams who finish below .500 will participate. | |
3.3 | Draft is in reverse order of team # (see 1.4). | |
3.4 | Only players who were drafted in the previous year but not protected are eligible. | |
3.5 | A player not protected by a team cannot be drafted by that team in the waiver draft. | |
3.6 | If an owner is unable to attend this or any draft, he must send a list of players or instructions with another owner | |
otherwise, no players will be selected for that team. | ||
4.0 | Main Draft | |
4.1 | The main draft will be held in March. | |
4.2 | The date and location will be finalized at the Waiver Draft. | |
4.3 | The draft will consist of 20 rounds. | |
4.4 | The draft order will be in reverse order of team # (see 1.4). | |
4.5 | Any owner who misses two consecutive main drafts will be asked to relinquish his team for the following year. | |
4.6 | If an owner is absent from the main draft and has not provided a detailed list, he shall receive the following: | |
1-P, 2-SS, 3-P, 4-OF, 5-P, 6-3B, 7-P, 8-1B, 9-P, 10-2B, 11-P, 12-C, 13-P, 14-OF, 15-P, 16-OF, 17-P. The 1st - 4 pitcher | ||
selections will be based on most innings pitched, alternating thereafter with most saves. All position selections will be | ||
based on most at bats. In the event that the team is void at a particular position, that position will be moved to the top of | ||
the list. | ||
5.0 | Supplemental Drafts | |
5.1 | There will be 3 supplemental drafts, late April, June and August. | |
5.2 | The date and locations will be announced at the Main Draft. | |
5.3 | Each draft will consist of 3 rounds. | |
5.4 | The draft order will be in reverse order of current standings. | |
5.5 | Ties will be broken by using the plus/minus, with the team with the lower plus/minus having priority. In the event that there | |
is still a tie, fewest runs for then most runs against will be used. | ||
6.0 | Player Eligibility | |
6.1 | Any player shall be eligible to be drafted regardless of that player's affiliation with Major League Baseball. | |
That is, college, high school or foreign players may be drafted at any time. | ||
7.0 | Playoffs | |
7.1 | The top eight (8) teams will make the playoffs. | |
7.2 | In the event of ties for the last playoff spot, 7 game playoffs will be played to break the ties. Seeding of teams will be done | |
as per 1.5. If more than 2 teams are tied, the bottom seeds will play off to advance to play the higher seeds. | ||
7.3 | The quarter-finals will be as follows: | |
- 1 vs. 8 | ||
- 2 vs. 7 | ||
- 3 vs. 6 | ||
- 4 vs. 5 | ||
7.4 | The winning teams will be re-seeded and the semi-finals will be as follows: | |
- 1 vs. 4 | ||
- 2 vs. 3 | ||
7.5 | The two semi-final winners will play for the championship. | |
7.6 | All playoff rounds will be the best of 7 with home field advantage belonging to the highest seed. | |
8.0 | Trades | |
8.1 | All trades must be submitted to Scoresheet Baseball by Sunday of the week the trade is made, unless | |
mutually agreed upon between the owners involved. Also, the trade must be reported to the Commissioner | ||
so that the league website can be updated. | ||
8.2 | The following may be traded: | |
- Players | ||
- Main draft picks that are not more than 1 year in the future. | ||
- Rookie slots that are not more than 1 year in the future. | ||
- Supplemental draft picks that are not more than 1 year in the future. | ||
8.3 | No team can be down more than net 5 main draft picks (R1 through R20) at any time. | |
8.4 | No "player to be named later" or "future considerations" will be allowed. | |
8.5 | No trading is allowed from September 1st until the end of Scoresheet playoffs. | |
8.6 | In the event that an owner fails to report a trade as required, the Commission shall direct Scoresheet | |
to complete the trade. | ||
8.7 | If an owner leaves the league prior to the main draft, any trades made by that owner since the end of the | |
season (and any subsequent trades involving these players) will be reversed. | ||
9.0 | Complaints | |
9.1 | All complaints about the league or individuals should be sent to the Commissioner in private. | |
9.2 | The Commissioner will select two other owners not involved or affected by the complaint (i.e. not in the | |
same division) to come to a resolution. | ||
10.0 | Amendments | |
10.1 | For an amendment to the constitution to be considered, it must be submitted to the Commissioner who will | |
then decide how and when to present it to the league as well as when the vote will take place. | ||
10.2 | Any changes or additions to this document must be approved by at least 2/3 of the current owners. | |
11.0 | Commissioner | |
11.1 | The duties of the Commissioner include: | |
- Keep all members of the league informed of pertinent league news. | ||
- Coordinate the Waiver, Main and Supplemental drafts. | ||
- All correspondence with Scoresheet with regards to draft results. | ||
- Enforce the league rules. | ||
- Maintain the league website. | ||
11.2 | The Commissioner will remain in office until such time he chooses not to continue or another member of the | |
league volunteers for the office. If more than one league member puts their name forward, an election will be | ||
held with the member receiving the most votes becoming the Commissioner. | ||
12.0 | New Owners | |
12.1 | If an owner leaves the league for any reason, any and all remaining members of the league are welcome to | |
solicit replacements. | ||
12.2 | Applications must be submitted to the Commissioner who will then present them to the league. | |
12.3 | New owners will be admitted if they receive the support of 50% + 1 of those voting. | |
12.4 | If more than one team is available and if the new owners agree, they have the option of having a dispersal draft. | |
* New changes to the Constitution that were approved at the 2010 Main Draft will take effect immediately. |