Lucid Dream Baseball League Rules

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|}Lucid Dream Baseball (LDB) is a fantasy baseball league designed to mirror owning and managing a Major League Baseball franchise as nearly as possible. LDB principally accomplishes this two ways: (1) providing each league member deep organizational tiers that allow all types of players, from marquee superstars to young prospects and (2) calculating player performance from statistics that better measure player performance than traditional fantasy baseball systems. LDB also offers other features that better simulate team management than traditional fantasy baseball systems, including a yearly budget, trades that involve assets other than players, rules for internal team management that mirror MLB, among others.

Each LDB league member will be the GM of his or her own franchise, in complete control of team payroll, roster composition, game lineups, and management of the farm system.<ref>However, a GM may opt to appoint a co-manager. Co-managed teams have one vote on trade vetoes, rule changes, etc.</ref> Financial constraints have been designed to resemble those of the top-tier of MLB organizations, and GMs will have the ability to engage in realistic transactions and roster moves to put their teams in the best position to win. Given the unique features LDB offers, LDB GMs have a higher responsibility to manage their team than they would in an average fantasy league.<ref>[[Legacy_Rules_and_Rules_Board_Reporter#In_re_Robinson_Cano.27s_Contract_Status.2C_2012_LDB_1_.28Feb._16.2C_2012.29|<i>In re Robinson Cano's Contract Status</i>, 2012 LDB 1 (Feb. 16, 2012)]].</ref>
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==[[Organizational Structure]]==
* [[Organizational Structure#Majors|Majors]]
* [[Organizational Structure#Disabled List and Suspended List|DL and Suspended List]]
* [[Organizational Structure#AA|AA]]

==[[Finances]]==
* [[Finances#Yearly Budget|Yearly Budget]]
* [[Finances#Luxury Tax|Luxury Tax]]
* [[Finances#Payroll|Payroll]]

==[[Keepers and Drafts]]==
* [[Keepers and Drafts#Keepers|Keepers]]
* [[Keepers and Drafts#AA Draft|AA Draft]]
* [[Keepers and Drafts#Majors Draft|Majors Draft]]
* [[Keepers and Drafts#Snake Draft|Snake Draft]]
* [[Keepers and Drafts#Rule V Draft|Rule V Draft]]

==[[The Game]]==
* [[The Game#Schedule|Schedule]]
* [[The Game#Scoring|Scoring]]
* [[The Game#Roster Requirements|Roster Requirements]]
* [[The Game#McQueeney Performance Penalties|McQueeney Performance Penalties]]
* [[The Game#All-star Break|All-star Break]]
* [[The Game#Playoffs|Playoffs]]

==[[Internal Transactions]]==
* [[Internal Transactions#Injured List Transactions|Injured List Transactions]]
* [[Internal Transactions#AA Transactions|AA Transactions]]

==[[External Transactions]]==
* [[External Transactions#Designation for Assignment|Designation for Assignment]]
* [[External Transactions#Mid-Season Free Agents|Mid-Season Free Agents]]
* [[External Transactions#Waiver Claims|Waiver Claims]]
* [[External Transactions#Trades|Trades]]
* [[External Transactions#Bets Involving LDB Assets ("Friendly Wagers")|Bets Involving LDB Assets ("Friendly Wagers")]]

==[[Rule Changes, Disputes, and Contingencies]]==
* [[Rule Changes, Disputes, and Contingencies#Rule Changes|Rule Changes]]
* [[Rule Changes, Disputes, and Contingencies#Commissioner Relief|Commissioner Relief]]
* [[Rule Changes, Disputes, and Contingencies#Rules Board|Rules Board]]
* [[Rule Changes, Disputes, and Contingencies#Contingencies|Contingencies]]

==[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zv1CQUTWkl3Limne9-pJbF_e8yW41Bl1CqWE1ZDktYg/edit?usp=sharing Future Rule Changes]==

==[[Special Rules from 2020]]==
* [[Special Rules from 2020#2021 Draft|2021 Draft]]
* [[Special Rules from 2020#H/S Contracts|H/S Contracts]]
* [[Special Rules from 2020#K/HTH Contracts|K/HTH Contracts]]
* [[Special Rules from 2020#RFA Contracts/Rights|RFA Contracts/Rights]]
* [[Special Rules from 2020#Trades|Trades]]
* [[Special Rules from 2020#McQueeney Penalties|McQueeney Penalties]]
* [[Special Rules from 2020#Roster Requirements|Roster Requirements]]

==[[Legacy Rules and Rules Board Reporter]]==
* [[Legacy Rules and Rules Board Reporter#Legacy Rules|Legacy Rules]]
* [[Legacy Rules and Rules Board Reporter#LDB Rules Board Reporter|LDB Rules Board Reporter]]

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LDB Rules - User contributions [en]

Lucid Dream Baseball League Rules