So here’s how we’re going to do it. Please read carefully because it will affect us all.
As it stands now, the rosters include starters at C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF. That’s 8 players right there. We also have 5 SP and 4 RP. Those 17 positions, added with the 2 UTIL and the 8 bench players equals 27 total.
Here’s process:
(1) The prospect program is meant to build up prospects, however, you can add any player you want, young or old. It’s up to you whether you want to use prospects or not. You can load up with veterans, but then you could miss out on the best young prospects out there, and you can miss out on the benefits of having young prospects as you'll read below.
AND EVEN IF YOU DO LOAD UP with veterans, I’ve set up restrictions so you no one can abuse the extra bench positions to load up with starting pitchers or seven shortstops.
The roster limitations are as follows:
C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF= 4 MAX EACH
SP = 12 MAX
RP = 10 MAX
Now, that may seem like a lot but if you count up all the backups and prospect position maximums, it equals 29. After the roster expansion, there’s only 16 bench positions, so no one can be loaded at every position.
(1) During the season, you will only be allowed to make 5 waiver moves per week.
(2) In the playoffs, waivers will be shut off to prevent teams who missed the playoffs from making moves. As for the teams in the playoffs, they will be able to make their five waiver moves per week.
(3) In the offseason, you will select you 11 keepers, just as you did this year (7 batters, 4 pitchers).
This is where the prospects come in. Any player with 2 or less years of MLB experience may be kept in addition to your 11 keepers. You may keep up to 6 prospects, no matter what position, each year. (You can find out how many years experience a player has by clicking on their PLAYER CARD and it will be on the player’s profile.)
This number can vary because you may not have 6, so some may have different numbers.
The idea of keeping prospects is that the draft will be about drafting some rookies that you hope to hold on to for two years before you make the decision of whether they are a keeper or not. And if you get lucky or if you’re a great scout of future talent, you may end up with a rookie like Evan Longoria on your squad and you won’t have to waste a keeper on him until he’s a third-year pro (meaning he's finished his third season).
You will declare your prospects in the offseason and then in the next season’s draft. Once the prospects are declared, I will figure out a way to make it work if you only have 5 or 4 or fewer minor leaguers. (This may include me placing a no-name, undraftable player — like a retired player or a real-life free agent — on your roster to have you keep to even off the numbers.) But don’t worry, I’ll handle this. It won't affect you if you are a couple prospect short.
As it stands now, the rosters include starters at C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF. That’s 8 players right there. We also have 5 SP and 4 RP. Those 17 positions, added with the 2 UTIL and the 8 bench players equals 27 total.
Here’s process:
(1) The prospect program is meant to build up prospects, however, you can add any player you want, young or old. It’s up to you whether you want to use prospects or not. You can load up with veterans, but then you could miss out on the best young prospects out there, and you can miss out on the benefits of having young prospects as you'll read below.
AND EVEN IF YOU DO LOAD UP with veterans, I’ve set up restrictions so you no one can abuse the extra bench positions to load up with starting pitchers or seven shortstops.
The roster limitations are as follows:
C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF= 4 MAX EACH
SP = 12 MAX
RP = 10 MAX
Now, that may seem like a lot but if you count up all the backups and prospect position maximums, it equals 29. After the roster expansion, there’s only 16 bench positions, so no one can be loaded at every position.
(1) During the season, you will only be allowed to make 5 waiver moves per week.
(2) In the playoffs, waivers will be shut off to prevent teams who missed the playoffs from making moves. As for the teams in the playoffs, they will be able to make their five waiver moves per week.
(3) In the offseason, you will select you 11 keepers, just as you did this year (7 batters, 4 pitchers).
This is where the prospects come in. Any player with 2 or less years of MLB experience may be kept in addition to your 11 keepers. You may keep up to 6 prospects, no matter what position, each year. (You can find out how many years experience a player has by clicking on their PLAYER CARD and it will be on the player’s profile.)
This number can vary because you may not have 6, so some may have different numbers.
The idea of keeping prospects is that the draft will be about drafting some rookies that you hope to hold on to for two years before you make the decision of whether they are a keeper or not. And if you get lucky or if you’re a great scout of future talent, you may end up with a rookie like Evan Longoria on your squad and you won’t have to waste a keeper on him until he’s a third-year pro (meaning he's finished his third season).
You will declare your prospects in the offseason and then in the next season’s draft. Once the prospects are declared, I will figure out a way to make it work if you only have 5 or 4 or fewer minor leaguers. (This may include me placing a no-name, undraftable player — like a retired player or a real-life free agent — on your roster to have you keep to even off the numbers.) But don’t worry, I’ll handle this. It won't affect you if you are a couple prospect short.
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