Table of Contents
Big Apple Sports Introduction
Drafting Your Team by mail
Live Teleconference Drafting
League Play
Line Ups
BAS Scoring
Free Agent Pool
Trading
League Outline
Extra Innings
Asterisk Games
Postmarks
Statistic Period
Roster Limit
Transactions
Injuries
Actual MLB Boxscores
Used
Weekly Reports
Tie Breakers
Miscellaneous Rules
Schedules (Regular Season)
Schedules (Post Season)
Out of the Ordinary Rules
Illustration Line Up and Summary
Outline to Owning Your BAS Franchise
If you are keeping your team for next year
Types of drafts, fees and prizes
Welcome to Big Apple Sports (BAS) fantasy baseball. BAS fantasy baseball is played using current daily major league boxscores. How well your players perform in their actual major league games will determine the success of your fantasy team. BAS goal is to provide the ultimate fantasy baseball challenge to the avid baseball fan. BAS offers a game that is fun, challenging, and most of all, competitive. What makes BAS one of the leaders in fantasy baseball franchising? 20 years of reliable service! Accurate player statistics! Prompt weekly postings on our site! Courteous personalized service ! BAS hopes to provide you with a season filled with fun and excitement.
Draft your own major league franchise, or buy an existing franchise in an established league. In either case, the earlier you get involved, the more time you have to mold your team into contending form.
You are the owner, GM and manager! As an owner, your goal is to win the Pennant and World Series. As a GM, you must make the necessary trades that will help mold your team into a winning franchise. As gm, you will also scout the free agent market and decide which free agents to sign. You will also be asked to release the players whose performance you are not satisfied with. As a manager, you must set your weekly line up and pitching rotations.
BAS uses a wide variety of statistics, so it would take a real
baseball junkie to be competitive in our league. Unlike the normal rotisserie
leagues where only 3 or 4 statistical categories are used, BAS uses nine
offensive categories, ten pitching categories, and one fielding category. Twenty categories in all. A wide variety of statistics is
what makes Major league baseball
What makes BAS baseball so much different from the rest? Is it our
weekly publication of SuperStats (yearly team totals
for all twenty two categories) ? Is it lifetime
won\loss compiled for each and every team? Is it the team vs. team lifetime
records compiled? We are not exactly sure ourselves, but from what we are told
from many of our owners, it's the head to head pitching match ups and pitchers
records. You decide which pitcher will take the mound against each of your
opponents. BAS compiles each pitcher’s won loss record for the
entire season. In the major leagues, a pitchers goal is to win 20 games. In BAS
baseball, a pitchers goal is to win 30 games. A pitcher is permitted 44 starts
in a season, so to win 40 games would be a major accomplishment. Or how about
five 20 game winners! Numbers and statistics is what makes baseball
BAS baseball leagues consist of 12 teams, which are broken into two 6 team divisions, the National and American divisions. Each team will play 7 games each week. The regular season is 20 weeks (140 games) and there are three weeks of post season play, the Wild Card playoff, Pennant and World Series. Each team will play the teams in their division once each week, as well as two inter-division games according to the BAS schedule (See schedules on page 11). Owners will submit a weekly line up each week if they wish to make changes. If you absolutely no changes or transactions to report, then it is not necessary to submit a line up!
Each owner has the option of setting a new starting line up each week, as
well as making trades and testing the free agent market. There are four scoring
categories, one offensive (hitting), and three defensive (fielding, starting
and relief pitching).
HITTING LINE UP - Each owner must list the player(s) that they want to
start at each position. BAS mandatory rule for hitters is that batters
may play in up to as many games for your team as they did for their Major
League team each week. For example, if Albert Pujols plays 5 games for the St.
Louis Cardinals, he can play only 5 games for your team. Your back up first
baseman will play out the final two scheduled games. Each team needs to fill 7
games played at each of the infield positions (as well as DH), and a total of
21 games played by the outfield corps.
INFIELDERS - Infielders (1b, 2b, 3b, ss, c and dh) are to be listed in
the exact order you want them to be used. Your first listed player at each of
the infield positions are permitted to play in up to as many games as they
played in for their major league team that week. If a player appeared in 7 or
more Major league games in any one week, that player is then permitted to play
in all 7 of your games. Your team would be credited will all of his weekly
statistics. If your first listed player does not appear in 7 Major League
games, your next listed player will replace the starting player for the
remaining games. In the unlikely event that you still haven't filled all 7
games after the first two listed players, then your next listed player (if any)
replaces the secondary player. It is not very often that a 3rd player is needed
at an infield position, but it occasionally happens. If your team does not
fulfill the number of required games at any of the infield positions, your team
will simply be credited with "no statistics" at that position for
your teams remaining games on the schedule. Each owner should plan on carrying
two players at each of the infield positions.
OUTFIELDERS - Outfielders are to be listed in the exact order you want
them to be used. A total of exactly 21 games are needed to fill your outfield
chores. On almost all occasions your first three outfielder’s full totals
will be used. The final outfielder used will either be credited with all of his
statistics (if his games make the team total 21 exactly), or a portion of his
statistics.
I.E.: Your first three outfielders have totaled 18 games played. Your team
needs just 3 more games to reach 21 games played. Your fourth outfielder
appeared in 6 major league games. Since your team needs just 3 more games to
fulfill its outfield chores, divide the number of games needed by the number of
games played, or 3 divided by six in this case, which is 2, or 50 %. This means
you would simply add 50 % of your fourth outfielder’s statistics to your
final outfielder total.
FIELDING - Fielding (errors committed) is figured into the scoring.
Errors committed by all infielders and outfielders will be figured into the
scoring of each game.
STARTING PITCHING - Probably the most important part of your weekly line
up is the setting of your starting pitching rotation. Each owner must set a 7
man starting pitching rotation each week. Each owner will designate which of
their starting pitchers will pitch versus each of their opponents each week.
Pitch your "Ace" versus your toughest opponent, or rotate your
starting pitching rotation every week and keep your opponents off balance. It is
equally important to anticipate whom your opponents will throw at you each
week. A good idea would be to check the weekly starting pitching match ups on
the game analysis print out each week when you receive your weekly newsletter.
This will tell you the pitching match ups for each and every game.
Each owner is permitted to pitch two of their starting pitchers twice each
week. In BAS baseball, pitching a pitcher twice is called
"doubling". So you can double two of your pitchers twice each week
and go with a 5 man rotation, double one pitcher and go with a 6 man rotation,
or simply use a 7 man rotation. You can start your pitchers in any sequence of
games. Your double pitchers can even pitch in consecutive games if you wish
(i.e.: games 1+2).
Note: All starting pitching statistics are compiled for the entire
statistic period. If a starting pitcher starts more than one game in any given
statistical period, all starts will be accumulative. If a pitcher is doubled,
but only records one major league start for the week, his statistics from that
one major league start will be applied to both games you pitched him in.
When setting your starting pitching rotation, it is very important to
designate the "game #" you want your pitchers to pitch in, Not the
team #. So you need to be looking at the BAS schedule on page 11 of
this brochure when setting your starting pitching rotation. For example, let’s
say you are team # 7, and you want to pitch your ace, Johan Santana, versus
team # 12. If you would now take a quick glance at the BAS schedule, you
will see that team # 12 is the 5th game on team 7's schedule (or game # 5).
Using this example, it should look like this on your line up card:
Johan Santana [ 5 ] [ ]
A good way to double check to make sure if you filled out your starting
pitching rotation correctly, when you complete filling in the starting pitchers
and game numbers, make sure there is a pitcher appearing in game #'s 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6 + 7.
BAS records the starting pitchers won\loss records for each and every
pitcher in all BAS games pitched in. On the weekly game analysis print
out, the pitchers records, as well as the pitcher match ups will be provided.
All starting pitchers records in BAS games pitched will appear on the
weekly roster sheet to the far right. It's fun watching and tracking your
pitchers records. A pitcher can conceivably get as many as 40 BAS starts
(by being doubled in each of the 20 weeks) each season. Can one of your
pitchers win 30 games? It is quite possible!
RELIEF PITCHING - Relief pitchers should be listed in the exact order
you want them to be used. Each team needs to get 12 appearances (one for each
game) out of their bullpen each week. Unlike outfielders, where the final
outfielder used receives a percentage of their statistics, you will receive
full credit for your final relief pitcher used. For example, if your first two
relief pitchers total 8 relief appearances, you will receive full credit for
all of your third and fourth relief pitchers statistics, whether he appeared in
1 game or 5 games. So, while your team needs to get at least 12 relief
appearances each week, it is conceivable that your team can also accumulate 12
or more relief appearances in a single week. Your total bullpen statistics each
week will be figured in the scoring of all 7 games played.
Both teams will compare statistics in each of the hitting and pitching
categories. Big Apple Sports scoring formula is calculated by decimals. The
team that scores the most runs after all of the categories have been compared
will win. Scoring for all categories is scaled on hundredths of a run. The
advantage to this scoring method is there is no limit to how high your team can
score in each category. The more your team produces in each scoring category,
the more runs your team can score. When your team does good things (hits,
doubles, triples, etc...) you score runs, but when your team does bad things
(yielding earned runs, base on balls, errors, etc...) you lose runs. This
method also produces realistic final scores. All scores will be rounded to the
nearest whole number after all of the scoring has been completed.
Hitting
1.Batting Average - Score 1 run for every 100 points in batting average.
2. Doubles: - Score 1\20 of a run for each double.
3. Triples: - Score 1\15 of a run for each triple.
4. Home Runs: - Score 1\10 of a run for each home run.
5. Runs Batted In: - .Score 1\20 of a run for each RBI.
6. Runs Scored: - Score 1\20 of a run for each run scored.
7. Stolen Bases: - Score 1\10 of a run for each stolen base.
8. On Base Percentage: - Score 1\2 a run for every 100 points in on base
percentage.
9. Runs Produced: - Score 1\40 of a run for each run produced.
Batting Penalties - None
Batting Bonus - Winner of each category will score 1\10 of a run.
Fielding
1.Errors - Lose 1\10 of a run for each error committed.
Starting Pitching
1.Wins - Score 1\2 a run for each win.
2. Losses - Lose 1\2 a run for each loss.
3. Strikeout - Score 1\20 of a run for each strikeout.
4. Base on balls - Lose 1\20 of a run for each base on balls.
5. Hits per inning - Lose 3\4 a run for each hit per 9 innings.
6. Earned Run Average - Lose 3\10 of a run for every earned run per 9
innings.
7. Complete game - Score 1\4 of a run when starting pitcher records a
complete game.
8. Shut Out - Score 1\4 of a run when starting pitcher records a
complete game shut out.
9. No Hitter -Score 1 run when starting pitcher records a complete game
no hitter.
Pitching Penalties - If you do not have a starting pitcher to pitch a
game, you will receive a "No Pitcher Penalty" for that game. This penalty
is: (99.00 Era, 20 Hpi, -5 Losses, 10 Walks,0 Strikeouts)
Relief Pitching
1.Relief Points - Score 1\20 of a run for each relief point
accumulated.
2. Earned Run Average - Lose 1\20 of a run for every earned run per 9
innings.
3. Strikeout - Score 1\20 of a run for each strikeout.
4. Base on balls - Lose 1\20 of a run for each base on balls.
5. Hits per inning - Lose 3\4 a run for each hit per 9 innings.
Relief Pitching Penalties - For each appearance fewer than 7 games that
is not achieved, add the following to your weekly relief pitcher total
statistics. (1 Run, 2 Walks, 1 Loss, 3 Hits)
* Note that relief points are accumulated as follows (Save = 3 pts, Win
= 2 pts, Loss = -1 pt)
Each week owners will have a chance to sign up to as many as two free agents to their team. Any player not listed on a team in your league is considered to be a free agent. Non active major league players may also be acquired as free agents, such as minor leaguers. An available free agent list will be enclosed with each weekly report. The free agent list is made up of active major league players only. Their weekly statistics will also be provided on the weekly printouts. Both rounds of free agent draft each week are held separately, meaning, if you request players in round one only on your weekly line up card, you will sign one free agent only. If you request players in both rounds one and two on your weekly line up card, then two free agents may be signed. So, when filling out your weekly line up card, if you want to acquire just one free agent, fill out round one only on your weekly line up card. If you want to acquire two free agents, fill out both rounds one and two.
When requesting two free agents, there are two ways you can go about filling out your free agent requests. Make two separate lists of players to be signed, one for round one, and another for round two OR simply make one list of requests for round one, then in round two write "repeat list" and we will use your round one requests for a second time.
The first method, making two separate requests of free agents, one for round one and another for round two is usually used when a team needs to fill two different positions. Let’s say, for example, it's mandatory that you acquire one pitcher and one outfielder. Using this method, listing all pitchers in round one, and all outfielders in round two, you will sign one pitcher and one outfielder (One player from each round).
The second method (using repeat list in round two) is normally used when you are just trying to acquire the best available players.
The order of the free agent draft each week is decided upon your seasonal record. The order of selection is determined by the team with the worst record selecting first and the team with the best record selecting last (in both rounds). This method of drafting hopefully gives the weaker teams a chance to become more competitive as the season progresses. If two teams request the same free agent, the team with the worst record will be granted the request. For this reason, more than one player should be listed in each round. If two teams with identical records request the same player, our computer will randomly select the draft order. Free agents are not permitted to be used until the week following their acquisition, they will, however, be used in the event that the required number of games played is not met by your 34 man roster, and only then will they be used. If two players from the same position are signed in the same week by the same team, the two players signed would randomly take a reserve spot on your bench. Players released become non-active immediately! If a duel position player is acquired, he will be placed as the last reserve at his first listed position during the week of his acquisition, for example, acquire a player who is eligible as a SS\2B. This player will be listed as the last reserve shortstop the week he is acquired. Teams are permitted to acquire free agents for the duration of the regular season.
Trades are an important part of BAS baseball. Winning franchises are built by smart gm's, and smart gm's make smart trades. A gm's job is to know his team’s strengths as well as his opponent’s weaknesses. Where else can you trade Alex Rodriguez for Manny Ramirez? In BAS baseball leagues, these trades are common. Trades are the best way to build yourself a dominant franchise while making new friends in the process. To make a trade, all you need to do is contact the owner of the team you wish to trade with, and get negotiations underway. Each week there is unlimited trading, so you can make as many trades as your heart desires. Positions do not matter when making Trades (Cont.)
Trades. Trade a pitcher for a catcher or an outfielder! Multiple player deals are also permitted. Trade 2 players for 1. Once a trade is finalized, both owners must report the trade on their weekly line up card.
Once the trade is reported on your weekly line up card, you can immediately include the players you just acquired in your next submitted line up. The player(s) you traded can no longer be used. When finalizing a trade, make sure that both owners are reporting the trade during the same stat period. How is this done? Both owners simply confirm this at the end of the trade before breaking off the conversation. It would also be a good idea for both owners to repeat the trade to one another to confirm both owners agree on the same exact trade. Communication on both owners’ behalf is the most important aspect of trading. Good communication means no mistakes. No mistakes mean happier leagues.
Do you want some great advice on trades? Trading is not all about just
making any old trade simply for the sake of making a trade. If someone presents
an offer that is appealing to you, take your time and think the trade offer
over. Do not rush or commit to a trade that is not to your liking. When you are
absolutely sure you want to make a trade, and then pull the trigger. Remember,
your word is your honor.
* BAS reserves the right to disallow or modify any trade which is
detrimental to the league.
League
Outline
Teams per league (12)
Original Draft (35 players)
Roster limit (35)
Off season freeze (16)
Trading deadline (Week 18)
Free agent deadline (Week 22)
Stat period (Monday-Sunday)
Lineup deadline (Monday 7:30pm EST)
Regular season (22 weeks)
Post season (3 weeks)
If two teams are tied after all of the scoring categories have been compared and calculated, extra innings will be played until a winner is determined. When extra innings is played, refer to the hitting chart on page 7. Use the categories (1-8) in order. The winner in extra innings will score a 1 run victory. If you refer to the hitting chart on page 7, you will see that batting average is the first step in an extra inning game. This means the team that had the higher batting average would score a one run extra inning victory. If the batting averages were identical, then refer to doubles, triples, etc...until a winner is determined.
On the weekly game analysis print out, certain games will be followed by an asterisk (*). This simply designates a game that was decided by less than 1/2 of a run. The reason this is designated is because in some instances, both teams final score will be rounded up or down to the same next whole number, for example, if team A has a final score of 7.89 and team B has a final score of 7.90, both teams would be rounded up to 8. The final score can not read as a tie, so the actual winner is credited one additional run. The final score would then read 9-8, in favor of team B.
Owners "must" have their weekly line up card postmarked by Monday
of each week. Lines ups, if mailed, must be stamped with a Monday postmark.
Line ups, if faxed, must be faxed into the league office no later than
The statistic period is simply the period of time that player’s statistics are compiled and used to play the games each week. BAS statistical period is 7 days, beginning on Monday and ending on Sunday.
The BAS roster limit is 35 players. You can carry any combination of players, as long as you do not exceed 35 players. If you exceed the roster limit during the course of a week by way of trades, you must make the necessary cuts before the new statistic period begins. During the off season, there are no roster limits to follow. If your roster size is delinquent, BAS reserves the right to make the necessary player releases to get your team back down to the roster limit. All decisions are final!
Each owner is entitled to make two free agent acquisitions each week for the duration of the regular season. Owners are also given the privilege of making unlimited trades each week up until the week 18 trading deadline.
BAS will make all of the necessary substitutions in your hitting and pitching line up in the event that an injury occurs to one of your starting players. Substitutions will be made using the reserve order that you have listed on your line up card. A player is considered injured when:
A) No offensive statistics have been
recorded
B) No pitching statistics have been recorded
ACTUAL MAJOR LEAGUE BOXSCORES USED
Actual daily major league box scores are used to analyze all game scores. Your team’s record will be reflected by how well your players perform each week during the course of the season.
Each week BAS will mail to each owner its weekly update. The weekly update will include game by game analysis, player rosters and statistics, listing of entire weeks transactions, regional top twenty chart, available free agents to date including previous weeks statistics, superstats (team vs. team won\loss records plus team total statistics), MLB injury report, the BAS weekly newsletter and much more.
If a tie for a playoff spot occurs, the following list of tie breakers will
be used, in order.
(1) Head to head won\loss (regular season)
(2) Divisional won\loss (regular season)
(3) Winner of last regular season meeting
1) No one is permitted to own two teams in the same league.
2) No interchanging teams permitted in the same league.
3) Weekly free agent "Draft picks" can not be traded.
4) Each team owns 19 off season draft picks each year for the following seasons
restocking draft. These draft picks may be included as part of a trade, but
during off season trading only. Draft picks may not be exchanged during the
course of the regular season.
5) All trades and\or free agent requests must be submitted on your weekly line
up form. Absolutely no verbal transactions will be accepted.
The BAS regular season schedule consists of 22 weeks (154 games). Each team will play 7 games each week. Your first 5 games each week will be versus the same teams. Your last 2 games are the games that will change. (See A, B and C schedules).
Eastern Division Schedule
Game_#__|_1_|_2_|_3_|_4_|_5_|A6_|A7_|B6_|B7_|C6_|C7_|
Team_1__|_2_|_3_|_4_|_5_|_6_|_7_|_8_|_9_|10_|11_|12_|
Team_2__|_1_|_6_|_3_|_4_|_5_|_8_|_7_|10_|_9_|12_|11_|
Team_3__|_5_|_1_|_2_|_6_|_4_|_9_|10_|11_|12_|_7_|_8_|
Team_4__|_6_|_5_|_1_|_2_|_3_|10_|_9_|12_|11_|_8_|_7_|
Eastern Division Schedule
Game_#__|_1_|_2_|_3_|_4_|_5_|A6_|A7_|B6_|B7_|C6_|C7_|
Team_5__|_3_|_4_|_6_|_1_|_2_|11_|12_|_7_|_8_|_9_|10_|
Team_6__|_4_|_2_|_5_|_3_|_1_|12_|11_|_8_|_7_|10_|_9_|
Team_7__|_8_|_9_|10_|11_|12_|_1_|_2_|_5_|_6_|_3_|_4_|
Team_8__|_7_|12_|_9_|10_|11_|_2_|_1_|_6_|_5_|_4_|_3_|
American Division Schedule
Game_#_|_1_|_2_|_3_|_4_|_5_|A6_|A7_|B6_|B7_|C6_|C7__|
Team_9_|11_|_7_|_8_|12_|10_|_3_|_4_|_1_|_2_|_5_|_6__|
Team_10|12_|11_|_7_|_8_|_9_|_4_|_3_|_2_|_1_|_6_|_5__|
Team_11|_9_|10_|12_|_7_|_8_|_5_|_6_|_3_|_4_|_1_|_2__|
Team_12|10_|_8_|11_|_9_|_7_|_6_|_5_|_4_|_3_|_2_|_1__|
READING YOUR SCHEDULE
Simply locate your team # and read from left to right. Games 1,2,3,4 and 5 will always remain identical on the schedule. Inter-division games (Games 6 & 7) will be the only changes in the scheduling each week. Every third week you will face different inter-division opponents (See A,B,and C weekly schedules below).
A, B and C schedules: The A,B and C schedules will rotate each week. Below are the week #'s and the schedule in which will be used in each particular week.
Schedule "A" - Week #'s
1,4,7,10,13,16,19.
Schedule "B" - Week #'s 2,5,8,11,14,17,20.
Schedule "C" - Week #'s 3,6,9,12,15,18.
There are three weeks of post season play. Each division winner, plus four wild card teams will make the playoffs. The four wild card teams will consist of the 2nd and 3rd place teams from each division. The first week of playoffs (Week 23) will feature the wild card playoffs (2nd place vs. 3rd place in each division). The second round of playoffs (week 24) will feature the winners from the wild card round vs. their division winners to decide the pennant. The final week (Week 25) the World Series will be decided.
* BAS is not responsible for any late arriving line ups or
transmission errors with faxes. Free agent and game results are deemed final
once the result line is updated.
* In the event that an error in the processing of your free agent
transactions or weekly line up, a PROTEST may be filed to the BAS
commissioner. All protests for the previous week’s games must be lodged
to the league office no later than Monday evening at
* A player becomes inactive on your team the minute you list him to be
dropped on your line up sheet.
* A free agent request "can not" be listed in your weekly line
up until the week following his acquisition, however, is active the week of his
acquisition and can be used only if absolutely necessary. If two players from
the same position are drafted, they both will randomly be assigned to a bench
role.
* Once a player is released, he must remain in the free agent pool for
the remainder of that week. Players released may be signed by any team the
following week.
* BAS is not permitted to change or alter the scoring without notice to
all owners and not until the start of the next new season.
* BAS reserves the right to change or modify any rule for the benefit of
the league upon notification to all owners.
* BAS reserves the right to modify any line up that is not correctly
submitted. All decisions are final!
* Off season draft picks may be traded during the off season only.
* No owner may own more than one franchise in the same league.
* League owned teams are eligible for any post season activities.
* Absolutely no line up changes, altercations, or transactions (trades,
player acquisitions or releases) will be accepted over the telephone. No
exceptions.
* League owned teams will be managed by the commissioner until the
franchise is sold. The commissioner will set a weekly line up for these teams
and acquire free agents for these teams in an attempt to build these teams up
and be ready for a sale to benefit the remaining league members. League owned
teams select their free agents (if any) only after both rounds of free agent
draft have been completed. It is understood that the commissioner will acquire
free agents for these teams in order to sell these franchises, once again, for
the benefit of the remaining league members. Trading with these teams will be
permitted until a new owner is found.
Line up Summary
STEP 1 - List all players on your team at their designated positions in the
exact order you want them to be used. If you have a dual position player, you
may list him at one position only. No player may be listed more than once on
your weekly line up card.
STEP 2 - List your free agent requests and player releases. BAS
conducts its free agent draft in two different stages. The first stage is
drafting players from round one only. The second stage is drafting players from
round two only. Notice in our example that we list all second basemen in round one, and all relief pitchers in round two. This maneuver is
used in order to pick up two different position players. The player dropped
coincides with the player acquired in each round. For instance, in the example
we set on page 13, in the first round we listed all second basemen and listed
no player to be dropped. This means we will try to pick up a
second basemen with no release. We make no release in round one because we are
under the roster limit (current roster of 33 players). In round two we will try
acquire a relief pitcher. Larry Anderson is released only if the second round
acquisition is made. To cut a player, regardless if a player is acquired,
simply list them under "Outright Releases".
STEP 3 - list all trades !
Outline to Owning Your BAS Franchise
1) Name and draft your franchise.
2) League trading officially opens once each owner receives their initial draft
results.
3) Each owner must maintain a roster size of no more than 35 players for the
duration of the season. Any combination of players can be carried on each
roster as long as the total number of players does not exceed 35.
4) Owners have the option of changing their starting line up each week, as well
as making trades, signing free agents and releasing players. This is done by
mailing or faxing your line up by Monday of each new week.
5) It is not mandatory that an owner submits new line up each week. If a line
up is not submitted, the previous week’s line up will be used.
6) Stat period begins on Monday and ends on Sunday.
7) Free agents are updated each Wednesday by
8) Owners can trade up until the week 18 trading deadline. The last trades that
can be reported are on the week # 18 line up form. Trading each week is
unlimited.
9) Owners are permitted to acquire free agents for the duration of the regular
season. Up to as many as two free agents may be signed each week.
10) Owners cut their teams to 16 players at the end of the season. There is a
two week grace period of trading prior to the team cut downs.
11) A restocking draft will begin before March 1st.
12) A new season begins............
If you are keeping your team for next year...
For those of you who are going to keep your team for the following season,
there are certain steps that must be followed.
STEP ONE: If you are keeping your team for the following season, you
must secure your team by paying a mandatory $25.00 team deposit. This deposit
"is not" refundable, so be sure you are keeping your team before you
send in your deposit. This deposit will be deducted from your following years
franchise fee. This deposit is due by July 1st. Your $25.00 deposit is simply
our guarantee that you are keeping your team for the following season and
permits your team to continue to conduct trades until the week 18 trading deadline
and throughout the off season as well.
STEP TWO: At the end of the regular season, BAS will provide
you with an off season trade and protection form. There will be an approximate two
week period where off season trades may be performed. As explained above, any
team that shows a $25.00 balance due on their roster printout (for non deposit)
is excluded from all off season trading activities. On this form, you will list
all of your trades, as well as the 16 players you wish to protect for the
following season. This form is to be mailed back to the league office on the
specified date (stated on the form).
STEP THREE: BAS will process all of this information and email
each owner a new roster that contains 16 players on each team. All of the
remaining unprotected players are now free agents and are eligible to be
drafted by any team.
STEP FOUR: The off season draft will now begin. There will be 19 rounds of off season drafting. The draft order will be determined by the previous regular season records of each team with the team with the worst record owning the 1st pick in every round and the team with the best record owning the last pick in every round. * Note: Because of trading of draft picks, when the off season draft is complete, some teams might have a roster larger than 34 players, while others might have a roster smaller than 34 players. In any event, there is no roster limit in the off season. All teams must trim down to 34 players effective week one of the regular season.
* * * 25.00 FINDERS FEE CASH REBATE * * *
If you recommend anyone to our league who enters a NEW FORMING LEAGUE, have them write your name on their draft application on the line marked "recommended by", and you will receive a 25.00 cash rebate. If you recommend anyone to our league who purchases an already established team, you will receive a minor award, a 10.00 cash rebate.