I. TEAMS AND ROSTERS

1.1. There will be 10-12 teams in each RotoLeauge public fatnasy baseball league consisting of a mix of American and National league players. Each team will consist of 27 players (23 starters and 4 reserves).

1.2. A team's roster consists of the following players:

• 5 outfielders
• 2 catchers
• 1 second baseman
• 1 shortstop
• 1 second baseman or shortstop
• 1 first baseman
• 1 third baseman
• 1 first or third baseman
• 1 utility player (non-pitcher who can be any offensive player)
• 9 pitchers (any combination of starters and relievers)
• 4 reserves (any position)

II. DRAFT

2.1. Each team will submit an ordered list of players they wish to draft by a published deadline that will be set for each league.

2.2. The draft order will be selected at random and reversed in each round.

2.3. Any player that appears on the draft list on the RotoLeague site is eligible to be drafted.

2.4. After the draft order deadline passes, the RotoLeague draft engine will conduct the draft and publish the results on the RotoLeague web site. The draft engine will ensure that all teams match the position requirements for the league as well as fill in the four reserve roster spots for each team.

2.5. The position at which a player can be drafted will be determined by RotoLeague and be available for team owners when they are compiling their ordered list of players they wish to draft.

III. POSITION ELIGIBILITY

3.1. After the draft, a player may be assigned to any position at which he appeared in 20 or more games in the preceding season. If a player did not appear in 20 games at a single position, he may be drafted only at the position(s) at which he appeared most frequently.

3.2. Once the season is underway, a player becomes eligible for any position at which he appears at least 5 times.

3.3. Once the season is underway, a minor league call-up who is signed as a free agent and has no prior major league experience will qualify at (a) the position he played in the minors if he is signed before he actually plays a game or (b) the first position he plays in the field in the major leagues if he is signed before he plays 5 games.  After 5 games at one position, the usual position eligibility rules take effect.

IV. FEES & PRIZE MONEY

4.1. There are four different levels of play for RotoLeague public fantasy baseball leagues: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. The entry fees are as follows:

• Bronze: $25
• Silver: $100
• Gold: $500
• Platinum: $1,000

4.2. Teams must submit payment in full before being assigned to a league.

4.3. There are no additional costs. All transactions made throughout the season are free.

4.4. The prize money for the four different levels of public leagues are as follows. Only the winner of each league will win prize money.

• Bronze: $100
• Silver: $600
• Gold: $3,500
• Platinum: $7,000

V. STANDINGS

5.1. The following criteria are used to determine team performance:

• Composite Batting Average
• Total Runs Scored
• Total Home Runs
• Total Runs Batted In
• Total Stolen Bases
• Total Wins
• Total Saves
• Composite Earned Run Average
• Composite pitching ratio of walks and hits to innings pitched (WHIP = (BB + H)/IP)
• Total Strikeouts

5.2. Teams are ranked from first to last in each of the ten categories, and given points for each place. For example, in a twelve-team league, the first-place team in a category receives twelve points, the second-place team eleven, and so on down to one point for last place. The team with the most total points wins the pennant.

5.3. In case of ties in an individual category, the tied teams are assigned points by totaling points for the rankings at issue and dividing by the total number of teams tied.

5.4. In case of ties in total points, each team involved in the tie is compared to all other teams involved in the tie in each individual category. One point is given to each team for leading in a category. The team with the most points using this method wins the tiebreaker. If, after this method is used, it is still a tie, the tie stands. In the case of an overall tie, the tied teams will split the prize money evenly.

VI. STATS

6.1. RotoLeague will be the statistical service chosen and will constitute the official statistics for the league. Any problems with statistics/player moves etc. must be reported to RotoLeague within 7 days. After that, any changes fall under the discretion of RotoLeague..

6.2. The effective date of any transaction for purposes of statistical calculation is Noon Eastern Time every Monday. If the transaction occurred before Noon Eastern time on Monday, it will take affect on Monday. If the transaction occurred on or after Noon Eastern time on Monday, it is effective the next Monday.

6.3. Performance statistics of a player shall be assigned to a Rotisserie League team only when he is on the active roster of that team.

6.4. Standings and Transactions will be tabulated daily on-line and available on the RotoLeague web site.

6.5. All regular season statistics from Major League Baseball, including any extra games necessary to determine playoff teams, will be included. Statistics from Major League Baseball's playoffs are not included.

VII. TRADES

7.1. To avoid any possible collusion, trading is not permitted at any time in public leagues.

VIII. WAIVERS

8.1. Any player may be released at any time by his rotisserie team.

8.2. When a player is released, he is placed on waivers for a period of 24-48 hours. Within those 24-48 hours, the lowest placed team to claim the player acquires the player. The most recent standings shall be used to determine the lowest placed team. RotoLeague's automated waiver process will be used to assign waiver claims.

8.3. After the 24-48 hours waiver period has passed, if the player has not been claimed, he immediately becomes a free agent and is available to all teams.

IX. FREE-AGENT ELIGIBILITY

9.1. Any player who is listed in the RotoLeague Add/Drop page, not owned by another rotisserie team, and not currently on the waiver list may be acquired as a free agent at any time.

9.2. In order to acquire a free agent, the rotisserie team must drop another player on their roster in order to make room for the newly acquired player. Position eligibility rules must be met at all times.

X. THE RESERVE LIST

10.1. A team may place any player on its 23-man roster on to the team's 4-man reserve list at any time.

10.2. A reserved player is removed from a team's active roster on the Monday the transaction was recorded, if it was recorded before Noon Eastern time on Monday. If the transaction was recorded on or after Noon on Monday or on any other day of the week, the player is removed from the team’s active roster on the next Monday. The player is then placed on the team's Reserve List.

10.3. Each team is limited to 4 players on their Reserve List at any time.

10.4. Reserving a player protects a team's rights to that player.

10.5. There are no limits to the number of Reserve/Activate moves a team can make in one season.

XI. GOVERNANCE

11.1. The decision of RotoLeague supersedes the rules herein and is final in any disputes. RotoLeague also has the power to change a rule with an unforeseen loophole post de facto (After the fact) for the benefit of the league. The overall good of the league as a whole will be greater then the benefit to any sum of its constituents.

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