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Rule Changes, Disputes, and Contingencies

2021-02-12T19:16:52Z

76.91.139.143: /* In-season Rule Changes */

== Rule Changes ==

=== Offseason Rule Changes ===
Offseason rule changes are proposed, debated, and voted on as a package in one streamlined rulemaking process during the offseason. The manner in which such process takes place is prescribed by the Commissioner. Offseason rule changes may be proposed to the league by any GM and are adopted by a majority of teams voting for or against such changes. At the conclusion of the official rulemaking process, the Commissioner may also announce subsequent rulemaking processes, as necessary, in the offseason.

The offseason, for purposes of rule changes, ends at the keeper deadline.

=== In-season Rule Changes ===
In-season rule changes are strongly disfavored, but may be instituted so long as no team objects. However, this requirement does not apply in the cases of [[#Rule Disputes|rule disputes]].

==Commissioner Relief==
The Commissioner may provide relief to teams in situations where a roster mistake or misunderstanding of the Rules: 1) has no impact on the outcome of any LDB matchups, 2) severely hinders a team's ability to compete in either the short or long-term, and 3) is brought to the Commissioner's attention promptly.

== Rule Disputes ==

In the event of a dispute over one of these Rules, the Commissioner will resolve it or, if he chooses, nominate one or more GMs to resolve the issue.

== Contingencies ==

=== Data Loss, Unavailability, and Inaccuracy ===
Given the complexity of LDB and the fact that CBS cannot completely accommodate all of the nuances of the game, owners should expect some reasonable low level of data loss, unavailability, and inaccuracy. When such a case arises, the Commissioner will fashion a fix that he feels best furthers the intent of these Rules and the spirit of the league.

In the case of stats accumulated during the resumed portion of a suspended game resumed in a week following the week in which the suspended game took place, per CBS policy, the game stats will only be applied retroactively to the original date if the suspended game is resumed within seven days. All stats accumulated during the resumed portion of suspended games completed after seven days will not count towards any fantasy statistics for the season. If CBS modifies its rules around suspended games, the Commissioner has discretion to score games according to new CBS policy.

=== Incapacitated GMs ===
Should a GM become incapacitated, unable, or unwilling to manage his or her team, the team will be taken under receivership by the league. During receivership, the league shall collectively manage the team so as to maintain competitive balance within the league. The Commissioner will announce the means by which such a team will be collectively managed.

In the case of an incapacitated GM or GM unable to manage his or her team, if that GM has any chance of regaining the ability to manage within six months or by the next first of March, whichever is longer, the team shall remain in receivership for that period of time. However, if a GM is definitely unable to return, the Commissioner may turn over the team to a new GM as he sees fit.

In the case of a GM unwilling to manage his or her team, the team remains in receivership for as long as the Commissioner sees fit, until it is turned over to a new GM.<ref>Matt McQueeney was unavailable for comment.</ref>

=== MLB Work Stoppage ===
In the event of a season that starts late or misses some mid-season weeks, the Commissioner has discretion to rework the schedule as necessary to facilitate the continuation of the LDB season.

In the event that games are cancelled through the end of the season or where there are insufficient weeks remaining to conduct a full playoff bracket, non-expense portions of LDB dues will be refunded to GMs. If MLB plays games through the All-Star Game break, a league champion will still be decided on the basis of best overall record, but that champion's accomplishment will be marked with an asterisk, otherwise there will be no LDB champion for the year. A team denied a championship due to a shortened season will be known as "Seliged."

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The Game

2021-02-12T19:13:04Z

76.91.139.143: /* Playoff Rosters */

LDB is divided into two subsidiary leagues: the Federal League and the Union Association. Each league has two four-team divisions. During the regular season, each team will play another team for one week at a time (Monday to Sunday)<ref>With the exception of the first and eleventh weeks, which may extend beyond seven days.</ref> for a total of 20 weeks, with each statistical category representing one game, meaning 12 games are in play each week. After the regular season, top-performing teams advance to the playoffs.

== Schedule ==
Scheduling will be announced by the Commissioner before the [[Keepers and Drafts#Majors Draft|Majors Draft]] each year. During the regular season, each team will play the other three teams in their own division twice (6 games), each other team once (12 games), and each team will have two additional non-division intraleague matchups (2 games). Matchups for the extra two intraleague matchups will be determined by the prior season's records. Teams with the two best records in one division in a league will face the teams with the two best records in the other division in that league, and vice versa for the two teams with the worst records their divisions.

The Commissioner will implement "road trips" where teams play out of their divisions multiple weeks in a row. However, road trips may not be so long that they create a competitive imbalance for teams on long away stretches as a result of losing weekly tiebreakers for such periods.

== Scoring ==
Lucid Dream Baseball scores the ten active batters and up to eleven active pitchers each day on the following statistics:

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" width="500"
|-
! colspan="2" | LDB Scoring
|-
! width="200" | Batters
! Pitchers
|-
| On-Base Percentage (OBP)
| Modified Game Starts (MGS): 3*IP + 2(IP-4) + K - 2H - 4ER - 2(R-ER) - BB
|-
| On-Base Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS): OBP + SLG
| Adjusted WHIP (aWHIP): (H + BB + HBP)/INN
|-
| Runs Scored (R)
| VIJAY: (RIP+3*SV+3*HLD-8*BS-8*RL)/4
|-
| Adjusted Runs Batted In (aRBI) = RBI - GIDP
| Home Runs Allowed (HRA)
|-
| Home Runs (HR)
| Pitcher Strikeouts (K)
|-
| Adjusted Stolen Bases (ASB): SB - CS/2
| Earned Run Average (ERA)
|}

Just as in baseball, there can be no ties. If a statistical category ends in a tie at the conclusion of the week, the home team will win all such categories.

== Roster Requirements ==
Each week, each team must meet the league minimum innings pitched requirement (IP) of 44 innings per week. Additionally, teams must have an eligible player in each positional roster spot (but not designated hitters) each day. Teams must accumulate a minimum of 50 plate appearances per week.

If a team fails to meet these minimum requirements, the following penalties are applied:

=== Batting and Fielding Penalties ===
For every batter missing from a team's lineup on a game day, that team receives one "AAA start" for each missing player, which is 0H, 5 AB with 2 GIDP. After three separate days of batting roster violations, the team is penalized $0.5 million per player per day. The ﬁnes will be deducted from the following season’s payroll. Fines are deducted after luxury tax calculations are made.

Teams that fail to accumulate 50 plate appearances in a week will forfeit all offensive categories in that matchup.

=== Pitching Penalties ===
If a team fails to reach the required 44 innings pitched in a given week, that team will automatically lose the following categories: MGS, ERA, WHIP, HRA, and VIJAY. These losses will count as losses in the standings and will be known throughout the league as FUs,<ref>Fuck-ups</ref>. In the event two teams playing each other both miss the 44-inning requirement, both will be assigned FUs. Should a team miss the innings requirement once, there will be an increasing penalty scale as follows:

* First infraction: warning
* Second infraction: $1 million fine
* Third infraction: $3 million fine
* Fourth infraction: $5 million fine
* Fifth infraction: loss of team's next AA draft pick in possession at the time of the infraction

Financial penalties will be levied following completion of the next LDB Championship Series, thereby impacting the subsequent year's budget.

== McQueeney Performance Penalties <ref>Known as "McQueeneys"</ref>==
The McQueeney Performance Penalty deducts LDB cash from a team's subsequent yearly budget when that team finishes the regular season with a sub-.400 winning percentage (including any FU losses and excluding any FU wins) in the second half of the regular season. The "McQueeneys" will be assessed according to the following formula:

:LDB$1.5 million * (100(40%-WL%)), rounded to the nearest half million

Additionally:

*The McQueeney Penalties shall be capped at a $20M maximum potential fine.
*The Commissioner may, at his discretion, grant an exemption from the penalties for any team that actively and competently manages its roster throughout the season and does not make a concerted effort to sell players on its active major league roster for future value (i.e., draft picks, cash, or AA players).

For examples, a team with a .380 winning percentage would incur a penalty of LDB$1.5 million * (100(40%-38%)) = LDB$3 million; a team with a .333 winning percentage would incur a penalty of LDB$10 million; and a team with a .200 winning percentage would incur a penalty of LDB$30 million.

McQueeney penalties and fines for missed innings belong to owners, not teams. When an owner leaves LDB, her fines go with her. A new owner is not responsible for paying the fines that his team's previous owner has incurred.

However, a new owner can choose to pay his previous owner’s fines and instead opt to be exempt from McQueeney penalties during his first year of ownership. A team who chooses this option must still actively and competently manage his team, however, or else the Commissioner may override the exemption and impose the fines in full or in part at his discretion. Additionally, this exemption is only available in the event a departing owner leaves with an outstanding fine of $5 million or more.

== All-star Break ==
LDB will not hold regular games during the week of the MLB All-star Game. That week, at the option of the Commissioner, LDB will: (1) hold an LDB All-star Game and, (2) if easily accomplished, fold any official MLB stats accrued that week into the subsequent week.

The All-star Game will be held between the Federal League and the Union Association and use the official MLB statistics accrued during the week of the MLB All-star Break. The Commissioner will announce the logistics for such a game, and each of the divisions will select and announce players for the game. All-Star teams can list starting pitcher alternates in case their starters do not pitch at all.

The league that wins the LDB All-Star Game will have home field advantage in the Lucid Dream Series and McQueeney Cup final.

Each league's team will be managed by the owner of the prior season's league champion. The manager will be in charge of conducting the voting for his league's players and tracking their stats. All-Star teams shall consist of a full lineup, three starting pitchers, and two relievers. There will be no alternates or lineup changes; if a player goes on the IL or misses the weekend, their spot remains empty. Every team in the league must have at least one player on the team. The All-Star Game will use regular season categories. The manager must report the final stats on the Monday following the All-star break and should report the daily stats on Saturday and Sunday.<ref>An easy way to track such scores is to use CBS's "Scout Team" page using the "Last 7 Days" viewing option. The manager may need to calculate rate stats separately.</ref>

There is no home field advantage in the All-Star Game; category ties are treated as ties. If the final score is tied, tiebreakers will be as follows: HR, aSB, Ka, R, RBI, OPS, VIJAY, OBP, WHIP, ERA, MGS.

The Commissioner has discretion to adjust these rules unilaterally prior to the LDB All-Star Game if he deems it necessary. Changes after the All-Star Game has begun require a majority vote.

== Playoffs ==

=== Advancing to the Playoffs ===
The LDB Playoffs occur after the regular season concludes. Eight teams make the playoffs: the four division winners and two wild card teams from each league. The wild card teams from each league first play each other in a wild card round. The winners of the wild card round advance to the Lucid Division series, where they will play the division winner in their respective leagues with the second best league record (that division winner therefore gets a one-round bye). The winner of the Lucid Division Series advances to the Lucid Championship Series, where they face the team with the best record in their league (the league winner therefore gets a double bye). The home team in the Lucid Dream Series is determined by the winner of the [[#All-star_Break|All-star Game]]. The tiebreakers to determine which teams make the playoffs, determine seeding, and home field advantage in the event no LDB All-star Game takes place are as follows:

# Overall Points
# Head-to-head Record
# Wins (excluding tie wins from standings points)
# Intra-division Record
# Overall Roto Performance
# Commissioner’s Coin Flip (with witnesses)

In case three teams are tied in overall points, a three team head-to-head tiebreaker is resolved by independent pairwise comparisons. For example:

:Consider 3 teams: A, B, and C:
:* A beat B in Week 1, 9-5
:* A beat C in Week 2, 10-4
:* B beat A in Week 3, 13-1
:* B tied C in Week 4, 7-7
:* B beat C in Week 5, 8-6
:* C beat A in Week 6, 11-3

:Therefore, head-to-head:
:A vs. B = (9+1) vs. (5+13) = 10 vs. 18.
:So B > A

:A vs. C = (10+3) vs. (4+11) = 13 vs. 15.
:So C > A

:B vs. C = (7+8) vs (7+6) = 15 vs. 13
:So B > C

:Therefore, B>C>A, and so B and C make the playoffs. Theoretically, if A = C in head-to-head, we would have to go to another tiebreaker, in this case performance vs. the rest of their division.

In the event pairwise comparison of head-to-head points is circular, then pairwise comparisons of totals runs scored in head-to-head matchups is the next category used. If this is also circular, then total head-to-head HR then K then aRBI are applied (in that order). If still tied, then tiebreaker is determined by fiat by the LDB Commissioner’s preferred method (rock-paper-scissors suggested but not required).

=== Playoff Rosters ===
Once playoff rosters lock for the first time, player adds and drops may only be made by teams that have not been eliminated from their respective post-season brackets, and may only be made after the conclusion of all of each week’s games, but before rosters lock for the first day of the next round (i.e. “between” each round of post-season play). However, in the event a player comes off the IL after rosters lock, there is no roster violation, but the owner must drop a player within 24 hours or prior to the start of their next matchup, whichever comes first.

Playoff rosters contain 26 players and lock at the start of each round of the playoffs. The 26-man playoff consists of: active position players, reserve position players, active pitchers, reserve pitchers, and players potentially activated from the IL. Once rosters lock on Monday of each playoff week, players cannot be promoted from AA until the following Monday. However players on the IL may be added to the 26-man roster after rosters lock if there is a space reserved for their potential activation.

Players within the 26 man roster may be freely subbed in and out during the playoffs. Each playoff team must accumulate at least 30 IP per playoff week or else they will lose MGS, ERA, WHIP, HRA and VIJAY, just as they would in the regular season.

If an owner fails to set a legal playoff roster before roster lock on the first day of a playoff week, all active players will automatically be considered part of the 26 man playoff roster. The remaining spots will be assigned to bench players in the order that they appear in MLB games until a team reaches 26 players.

Teams on bye weeks must still ensure that they are abiding by the 26-man roster rule. If a player comes off the IL during a bye week that puts a team over the 26 player limit, the owner must drop a player within 24 hours or prior to the start of their next matchup, whichever comes first.

=== Playoff Scoring ===

Pitching stats for the playoff week are identical to the regular season's: ERA, aWHIP, MGS, K, HRA and VIJAY.

In the event of a playoff tie in points, such games will be decided by a cumulative measure for each stat category. Specifically: at the start of each season, a volunteer must determine the Categorical League Average Performance (CLAP) for each scoring category from the previous season. The CLAP will be determined by the mean and standard deviation for each category over the course of that season. However, such calculations must exclude scoring weeks that are not exactly seven days.

CLAP is the default tiebreaker, but in the event that last year’s CLAP is not prepared by the end of the official rulemaking process in the offseason, the tiebreaker will be ERA, then OPS in the event of an ERA tie, then coin flip in the event of an OPS tie.

:Example
:Let's use aSB as an example. Over the course of the previous season, each team has 20 different aSB scores, for 280 data points total. Let's assume that out of the 280 observations of aSB, the mean is 2.5 and the standard deviation is 0.75.

:Now let's say that Team A has 4 aSB and Team B has 2. Team A would get +2 in tiebreaker scoring (because it's 2 Std Devs over the mean) while Team B would be given -0.67 (because it's 2/3 Std Devs. below the mean).

:We repeat this for all stats and see who has the higher total.

:Weights will be calculated annually at the beginning of the regular season.

=== The McQueeney Cup ===
LDB will award the McQueeney Cup each season to the non-playoff team that wins the McQueeney Cup bracket, which will be played over three rounds parallel to the LDB playoffs, with Union and Federal ladders composed of each divisions' respective four non-playoff teams, seeded in order of regular season finish, with the last round including the Union and Federal finalists. The winner of the McQueeney Cup will receive a sandwich round pick between the first and second round of the amateur draft. In all other respects, McQueeney Cup games are decided as a regular playoff game. The winner of the McQueeney Cup may choose to either take the sandwich round pick or forfeit that pick in exchange for wiping his McQueeney penalties to $0, should he have any.

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Rule Changes, Disputes, and Contingencies

2021-02-12T19:11:16Z

76.91.139.143: /* Contingencies */

== Rule Changes ==

=== Offseason Rule Changes ===
Offseason rule changes are proposed, debated, and voted on as a package in one streamlined rulemaking process during the offseason. The manner in which such process takes place is prescribed by the Commissioner. Offseason rule changes may be proposed to the league by any GM and are adopted by a majority of teams voting for or against such changes. At the conclusion of the official rulemaking process, the Commissioner may also announce subsequent rulemaking processes, as necessary, in the offseason.

The offseason, for purposes of rule changes, ends at the keeper deadline.

=== In-season Rule Changes ===
In-season rule changes are strongly disfavored, but may be instituted so long as no team objects. However, this requirement does not apply in the cases [[#Rule Disputes|rule disputes]].

==Commissioner Relief==
The Commissioner may provide relief to teams in situations where a roster mistake or misunderstanding of the Rules: 1) has no impact on the outcome of any LDB matchups, 2) severely hinders a team's ability to compete in either the short or long-term, and 3) is brought to the Commissioner's attention promptly.

== Rule Disputes ==

In the event of a dispute over one of these Rules, the Commissioner will resolve it or, if he chooses, nominate one or more GMs to resolve the issue.

== Contingencies ==

=== Data Loss, Unavailability, and Inaccuracy ===
Given the complexity of LDB and the fact that CBS cannot completely accommodate all of the nuances of the game, owners should expect some reasonable low level of data loss, unavailability, and inaccuracy. When such a case arises, the Commissioner will fashion a fix that he feels best furthers the intent of these Rules and the spirit of the league.

In the case of stats accumulated during the resumed portion of a suspended game resumed in a week following the week in which the suspended game took place, per CBS policy, the game stats will only be applied retroactively to the original date if the suspended game is resumed within seven days. All stats accumulated during the resumed portion of suspended games completed after seven days will not count towards any fantasy statistics for the season. If CBS modifies its rules around suspended games, the Commissioner has discretion to score games according to new CBS policy.

=== Incapacitated GMs ===
Should a GM become incapacitated, unable, or unwilling to manage his or her team, the team will be taken under receivership by the league. During receivership, the league shall collectively manage the team so as to maintain competitive balance within the league. The Commissioner will announce the means by which such a team will be collectively managed.

In the case of an incapacitated GM or GM unable to manage his or her team, if that GM has any chance of regaining the ability to manage within six months or by the next first of March, whichever is longer, the team shall remain in receivership for that period of time. However, if a GM is definitely unable to return, the Commissioner may turn over the team to a new GM as he sees fit.

In the case of a GM unwilling to manage his or her team, the team remains in receivership for as long as the Commissioner sees fit, until it is turned over to a new GM.<ref>Matt McQueeney was unavailable for comment.</ref>

=== MLB Work Stoppage ===
In the event of a season that starts late or misses some mid-season weeks, the Commissioner has discretion to rework the schedule as necessary to facilitate the continuation of the LDB season.

In the event that games are cancelled through the end of the season or where there are insufficient weeks remaining to conduct a full playoff bracket, non-expense portions of LDB dues will be refunded to GMs. If MLB plays games through the All-Star Game break, a league champion will still be decided on the basis of best overall record, but that champion's accomplishment will be marked with an asterisk, otherwise there will be no LDB champion for the year. A team denied a championship due to a shortened season will be known as "Seliged."

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Rule Changes, Disputes, and Contingencies

2021-02-12T19:09:34Z

76.91.139.143: /* Data Loss, Unavailability, and Inaccuracy */

== Rule Changes ==

=== Offseason Rule Changes ===
Offseason rule changes are proposed, debated, and voted on as a package in one streamlined rulemaking process during the offseason. The manner in which such process takes place is prescribed by the Commissioner. Offseason rule changes may be proposed to the league by any GM and are adopted by a majority of teams voting for or against such changes. At the conclusion of the official rulemaking process, the Commissioner may also announce subsequent rulemaking processes, as necessary, in the offseason.

The offseason, for purposes of rule changes, ends at the keeper deadline.

=== In-season Rule Changes ===
In-season rule changes are strongly disfavored, but may be instituted so long as no team objects. However, this requirement does not apply in the cases [[#Rule Disputes|rule disputes]].

==Commissioner Relief==
The Commissioner may provide relief to teams in situations where a roster mistake or misunderstanding of the Rules: 1) has no impact on the outcome of any LDB matchups, 2) severely hinders a team's ability to compete in either the short or long-term, and 3) is brought to the Commissioner's attention promptly.

== Rule Disputes ==

In the event of a dispute over one of these Rules, the Commissioner will resolve it or, if he chooses, nominate one or more GMs to resolve the issue.

== Contingencies ==

=== Data Loss, Unavailability, and Inaccuracy ===
Given the complexity of LDB and the fact that CBS cannot completely accommodate all of the nuances of the game, owners should expect some reasonable low level of data loss, unavailability, and inaccuracy. When such a case arises, the Commissioner will fashion a fix that he feels best furthers the intent of these Rules and the spirit of the league.

In the case of stats accumulated during the resumed portion of a suspended game resumed in a week following the week in which the suspended game took place, per CBS policy, the game stats will only be applied retroactively to the original date if the suspended game is resumed within seven days. All stats accumulated during the resumed portion of suspended games completed after seven days will not count towards any fantasy statistics for the season.

=== Incapacitated GMs ===
Should a GM become incapacitated, unable, or unwilling to manage his or her team, the team will be taken under receivership by the league. During receivership, the league shall collectively manage the team so as to maintain competitive balance within the league. The Commissioner will announce the means by which such a team will be collectively managed.

In the case of an incapacitated GM or GM unable to manage his or her team, if that GM has any chance of regaining the ability to manage within six months or by the next first of March, whichever is longer, the team shall remain in receivership for that period of time. However, if a GM is definitely unable to return, the Commissioner may turn over the team to a new GM as he sees fit.

In the case of a GM unwilling to manage his or her team, the team remains in receivership for as long as the Commissioner sees fit, until it is turned over to a new GM.<ref>Matt McQueeney was unavailable for comment.</ref>

=== MLB Work Stoppage ===
In the event of a season that starts late or misses some mid-season weeks, the Commissioner has discretion to rework the schedule as necessary to facilitate the continuation of the LDB season.

In the event that games are cancelled through the end of the season or where there are insufficient weeks remaining to conduct a full playoff bracket, non-expense portions of LDB dues will be refunded to GMs. If MLB plays games through the All-Star Game break, a league champion will still be decided on the basis of best overall record, but that champion's accomplishment will be marked with an asterisk, otherwise there will be no LDB champion for the year. A team denied a championship due to a shortened season will be known as "Seliged."

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Rule Changes, Disputes, and Contingencies

2021-02-12T19:07:51Z

76.91.139.143: /* Rule Changes */

== Rule Changes ==

=== Offseason Rule Changes ===
Offseason rule changes are proposed, debated, and voted on as a package in one streamlined rulemaking process during the offseason. The manner in which such process takes place is prescribed by the Commissioner. Offseason rule changes may be proposed to the league by any GM and are adopted by a majority of teams voting for or against such changes. At the conclusion of the official rulemaking process, the Commissioner may also announce subsequent rulemaking processes, as necessary, in the offseason.

The offseason, for purposes of rule changes, ends at the keeper deadline.

=== In-season Rule Changes ===
In-season rule changes are strongly disfavored, but may be instituted so long as no team objects. However, this requirement does not apply in the cases [[#Rule Disputes|rule disputes]].

==Commissioner Relief==
The Commissioner may provide relief to teams in situations where a roster mistake or misunderstanding of the Rules: 1) has no impact on the outcome of any LDB matchups, 2) severely hinders a team's ability to compete in either the short or long-term, and 3) is brought to the Commissioner's attention promptly.

== Rule Disputes ==

In the event of a dispute over one of these Rules, the Commissioner will resolve it or, if he chooses, nominate one or more GMs to resolve the issue.

== Contingencies ==

=== Data Loss, Unavailability, and Inaccuracy ===
Given the complexity of LDB and the fact that CBS cannot completely accommodate all of the nuances of the game, owners should expect some reasonable low level of data loss, unavailability, and inaccuracy. When such a case arises, the Commissioner will fashion a fix that he feels best furthers the intent of these Rules and the spirit of the league.

In the case of stats accumulated during the resumed portion of a suspended game resumed in a week following the week in which the suspended game took place, per CBS policy, the game stats will only be applied retroactively to the original date if the suspended game is resumed within seven days. All stats accumulated during the resumed portion of suspended games completed after seven days will not count towards any fantasy statistics for the season.

The Commissioner may allow the Rules Board to decide how to address such a situation. See [[Legacy_Rules_and_Rules_Board_Reporter#In_re_Robinson_Cano.27s_Contract_Status.2C_2012_LDB_1_.28Feb._16.2C_2012.29|In re Robinson Cano's Contract Status, 2012 LDB 1 (Feb. 16, 2012)]].

=== Incapacitated GMs ===
Should a GM become incapacitated, unable, or unwilling to manage his or her team, the team will be taken under receivership by the league. During receivership, the league shall collectively manage the team so as to maintain competitive balance within the league. The Commissioner will announce the means by which such a team will be collectively managed.

In the case of an incapacitated GM or GM unable to manage his or her team, if that GM has any chance of regaining the ability to manage within six months or by the next first of March, whichever is longer, the team shall remain in receivership for that period of time. However, if a GM is definitely unable to return, the Commissioner may turn over the team to a new GM as he sees fit.

In the case of a GM unwilling to manage his or her team, the team remains in receivership for as long as the Commissioner sees fit, until it is turned over to a new GM.<ref>Matt McQueeney was unavailable for comment.</ref>

=== MLB Work Stoppage ===
In the event of a season that starts late or misses some mid-season weeks, the Commissioner has discretion to rework the schedule as necessary to facilitate the continuation of the LDB season.

In the event that games are cancelled through the end of the season or where there are insufficient weeks remaining to conduct a full playoff bracket, non-expense portions of LDB dues will be refunded to GMs. If MLB plays games through the All-Star Game break, a league champion will still be decided on the basis of best overall record, but that champion's accomplishment will be marked with an asterisk, otherwise there will be no LDB champion for the year. A team denied a championship due to a shortened season will be known as "Seliged."

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Rule Changes, Disputes, and Contingencies

2021-02-12T19:07:20Z

76.91.139.143: /* In-season Rule Changes */

== Rule Changes ==

=== Offseason Rule Changes ===
Offseason rule changes are proposed, debated, and voted on as a package in one streamlined rulemaking process during the offseason. The manner in which such process takes place is prescribed by the Commissioner. Offseason rule changes may be proposed to the league by any GM and are adopted by a majority of teams voting for or against such changes. At the conclusion of the official rulemaking process, the Commissioner may also announce subsequent rulemaking processes, as necessary, in the offseason.

The offseason, for purposes of rule changes, ends at the keeper deadline.

=== In-season Rule Changes ===
In-season rule changes are strongly disfavored, but may be instituted so long as no team objects. However, this requirement does not apply in the cases [[#Rule Disputes|rule disputes]].

=== Decisions Crafted by the Rules Board ===
Decisions crafted by the Rules Board due to ambiguity are automatically incorporated into the Rules, whether they occur during the season or in the offseason.

==Commissioner Relief==
The Commissioner may provide relief to teams in situations where a roster mistake or misunderstanding of the Rules: 1) has no impact on the outcome of any LDB matchups, 2) severely hinders a team's ability to compete in either the short or long-term, and 3) is brought to the Commissioner's attention promptly.

== Rule Disputes ==

In the event of a dispute over one of these Rules, the Commissioner will resolve it or, if he chooses, nominate one or more GMs to resolve the issue.

== Contingencies ==

=== Data Loss, Unavailability, and Inaccuracy ===
Given the complexity of LDB and the fact that CBS cannot completely accommodate all of the nuances of the game, owners should expect some reasonable low level of data loss, unavailability, and inaccuracy. When such a case arises, the Commissioner will fashion a fix that he feels best furthers the intent of these Rules and the spirit of the league.

In the case of stats accumulated during the resumed portion of a suspended game resumed in a week following the week in which the suspended game took place, per CBS policy, the game stats will only be applied retroactively to the original date if the suspended game is resumed within seven days. All stats accumulated during the resumed portion of suspended games completed after seven days will not count towards any fantasy statistics for the season.

The Commissioner may allow the Rules Board to decide how to address such a situation. See [[Legacy_Rules_and_Rules_Board_Reporter#In_re_Robinson_Cano.27s_Contract_Status.2C_2012_LDB_1_.28Feb._16.2C_2012.29|In re Robinson Cano's Contract Status, 2012 LDB 1 (Feb. 16, 2012)]].

=== Incapacitated GMs ===
Should a GM become incapacitated, unable, or unwilling to manage his or her team, the team will be taken under receivership by the league. During receivership, the league shall collectively manage the team so as to maintain competitive balance within the league. The Commissioner will announce the means by which such a team will be collectively managed.

In the case of an incapacitated GM or GM unable to manage his or her team, if that GM has any chance of regaining the ability to manage within six months or by the next first of March, whichever is longer, the team shall remain in receivership for that period of time. However, if a GM is definitely unable to return, the Commissioner may turn over the team to a new GM as he sees fit.

In the case of a GM unwilling to manage his or her team, the team remains in receivership for as long as the Commissioner sees fit, until it is turned over to a new GM.<ref>Matt McQueeney was unavailable for comment.</ref>

=== MLB Work Stoppage ===
In the event of a season that starts late or misses some mid-season weeks, the Commissioner has discretion to rework the schedule as necessary to facilitate the continuation of the LDB season.

In the event that games are cancelled through the end of the season or where there are insufficient weeks remaining to conduct a full playoff bracket, non-expense portions of LDB dues will be refunded to GMs. If MLB plays games through the All-Star Game break, a league champion will still be decided on the basis of best overall record, but that champion's accomplishment will be marked with an asterisk, otherwise there will be no LDB champion for the year. A team denied a championship due to a shortened season will be known as "Seliged."

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The Game

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LDB is divided into two subsidiary leagues: the Federal League and the Union Association. Each league has two four-team divisions. During the regular season, each team will play another team for one week at a time (Monday to Sunday)<ref>With the exception of the first and eleventh weeks, which may extend beyond seven days.</ref> for a total of 20 weeks, with each statistical category representing one game, meaning 12 games are in play each week. After the regular season, top-performing teams advance to the playoffs.

== Schedule ==
Scheduling will be announced by the Commissioner before the [[Keepers and Drafts#Majors Draft|Majors Draft]] each year. During the regular season, each team will play the other three teams in their own division twice (6 games), each other team once (12 games), and each team will have two additional non-division intraleague matchups (2 games). Matchups for the extra two intraleague matchups will be determined by the prior season's records. Teams with the two best records in one division in a league will face the teams with the two best records in the other division in that league, and vice versa for the two teams with the worst records their divisions.

The Commissioner will implement "road trips" where teams play out of their divisions multiple weeks in a row. However, road trips may not be so long that they create a competitive imbalance for teams on long away stretches as a result of losing weekly tiebreakers for such periods.

== Scoring ==
Lucid Dream Baseball scores the ten active batters and up to eleven active pitchers each day on the following statistics:

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" width="500"
|-
! colspan="2" | LDB Scoring
|-
! width="200" | Batters
! Pitchers
|-
| On-Base Percentage (OBP)
| Modified Game Starts (MGS): 3*IP + 2(IP-4) + K - 2H - 4ER - 2(R-ER) - BB
|-
| On-Base Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS): OBP + SLG
| Adjusted WHIP (aWHIP): (H + BB + HBP)/INN
|-
| Runs Scored (R)
| VIJAY: (RIP+3*SV+3*HLD-8*BS-8*RL)/4
|-
| Adjusted Runs Batted In (aRBI) = RBI - GIDP
| Home Runs Allowed (HRA)
|-
| Home Runs (HR)
| Pitcher Strikeouts (K)
|-
| Adjusted Stolen Bases (ASB): SB - CS/2
| Earned Run Average (ERA)
|}

Just as in baseball, there can be no ties. If a statistical category ends in a tie at the conclusion of the week, the home team will win all such categories.

== Roster Requirements ==
Each week, each team must meet the league minimum innings pitched requirement (IP) of 44 innings per week. Additionally, teams must have an eligible player in each positional roster spot (but not designated hitters) each day. Teams must accumulate a minimum of 50 plate appearances per week.

If a team fails to meet these minimum requirements, the following penalties are applied:

=== Batting and Fielding Penalties ===
For every batter missing from a team's lineup on a game day, that team receives one "AAA start" for each missing player, which is 0H, 5 AB with 2 GIDP. After three separate days of batting roster violations, the team is penalized $0.5 million per player per day. The ﬁnes will be deducted from the following season’s payroll. Fines are deducted after luxury tax calculations are made.

Teams that fail to accumulate 50 plate appearances in a week will forfeit all offensive categories in that matchup.

=== Pitching Penalties ===
If a team fails to reach the required 44 innings pitched in a given week, that team will automatically lose the following categories: MGS, ERA, WHIP, HRA, and VIJAY. These losses will count as losses in the standings and will be known throughout the league as FUs,<ref>Fuck-ups</ref>. In the event two teams playing each other both miss the 44-inning requirement, both will be assigned FUs. Should a team miss the innings requirement once, there will be an increasing penalty scale as follows:

* First infraction: warning
* Second infraction: $1 million fine
* Third infraction: $3 million fine
* Fourth infraction: $5 million fine
* Fifth infraction: loss of team's next AA draft pick in possession at the time of the infraction

Financial penalties will be levied following completion of the next LDB Championship Series, thereby impacting the subsequent year's budget.

== McQueeney Performance Penalties <ref>Known as "McQueeneys"</ref>==
The McQueeney Performance Penalty deducts LDB cash from a team's subsequent yearly budget when that team finishes the regular season with a sub-.400 winning percentage (including any FU losses and excluding any FU wins) in the second half of the regular season. The "McQueeneys" will be assessed according to the following formula:

:LDB$1.5 million * (100(40%-WL%)), rounded to the nearest half million

Additionally:

*The McQueeney Penalties shall be capped at a $20M maximum potential fine.
*The Commissioner may, at his discretion, grant an exemption from the penalties for any team that actively and competently manages its roster throughout the season and does not make a concerted effort to sell players on its active major league roster for future value (i.e., draft picks, cash, or AA players).

For examples, a team with a .380 winning percentage would incur a penalty of LDB$1.5 million * (100(40%-38%)) = LDB$3 million; a team with a .333 winning percentage would incur a penalty of LDB$10 million; and a team with a .200 winning percentage would incur a penalty of LDB$30 million.

McQueeney penalties and fines for missed innings belong to owners, not teams. When an owner leaves LDB, her fines go with her. A new owner is not responsible for paying the fines that his team's previous owner has incurred.

However, a new owner can choose to pay his previous owner’s fines and instead opt to be exempt from McQueeney penalties during his first year of ownership. A team who chooses this option must still actively and competently manage his team, however, or else the Commissioner may override the exemption and impose the fines in full or in part at his discretion. Additionally, this exemption is only available in the event a departing owner leaves with an outstanding fine of $5 million or more.

== All-star Break ==
LDB will not hold regular games during the week of the MLB All-star Game. That week, at the option of the Commissioner, LDB will: (1) hold an LDB All-star Game and, (2) if easily accomplished, fold any official MLB stats accrued that week into the subsequent week.

The All-star Game will be held between the Federal League and the Union Association and use the official MLB statistics accrued during the week of the MLB All-star Break. The Commissioner will announce the logistics for such a game, and each of the divisions will select and announce players for the game. All-Star teams can list starting pitcher alternates in case their starters do not pitch at all.

The league that wins the LDB All-Star Game will have home field advantage in the Lucid Dream Series and McQueeney Cup final.

Each league's team will be managed by the owner of the prior season's league champion. The manager will be in charge of conducting the voting for his league's players and tracking their stats. All-Star teams shall consist of a full lineup, three starting pitchers, and two relievers. There will be no alternates or lineup changes; if a player goes on the IL or misses the weekend, their spot remains empty. Every team in the league must have at least one player on the team. The All-Star Game will use regular season categories. The manager must report the final stats on the Monday following the All-star break and should report the daily stats on Saturday and Sunday.<ref>An easy way to track such scores is to use CBS's "Scout Team" page using the "Last 7 Days" viewing option. The manager may need to calculate rate stats separately.</ref>

There is no home field advantage in the All-Star Game; category ties are treated as ties. If the final score is tied, tiebreakers will be as follows: HR, aSB, Ka, R, RBI, OPS, VIJAY, OBP, WHIP, ERA, MGS.

The Commissioner has discretion to adjust these rules unilaterally prior to the LDB All-Star Game if he deems it necessary. Changes after the All-Star Game has begun require a majority vote.

== Playoffs ==

=== Advancing to the Playoffs ===
The LDB Playoffs occur after the regular season concludes. Eight teams make the playoffs: the four division winners and two wild card teams from each league. The wild card teams from each league first play each other in a wild card round. The winners of the wild card round advance to the Lucid Division series, where they will play the division winner in their respective leagues with the second best league record (that division winner therefore gets a one-round bye). The winner of the Lucid Division Series advances to the Lucid Championship Series, where they face the team with the best record in their league (the league winner therefore gets a double bye). The home team in the Lucid Dream Series is determined by the winner of the [[#All-star_Break|All-star Game]]. The tiebreakers to determine which teams make the playoffs, determine seeding, and home field advantage in the event no LDB All-star Game takes place are as follows:

# Overall Points
# Head-to-head Record
# Wins (excluding tie wins from standings points)
# Intra-division Record
# Overall Roto Performance
# Commissioner’s Coin Flip (with witnesses)

In case three teams are tied in overall points, a three team head-to-head tiebreaker is resolved by independent pairwise comparisons. For example:

:Consider 3 teams: A, B, and C:
:* A beat B in Week 1, 9-5
:* A beat C in Week 2, 10-4
:* B beat A in Week 3, 13-1
:* B tied C in Week 4, 7-7
:* B beat C in Week 5, 8-6
:* C beat A in Week 6, 11-3

:Therefore, head-to-head:
:A vs. B = (9+1) vs. (5+13) = 10 vs. 18.
:So B > A

:A vs. C = (10+3) vs. (4+11) = 13 vs. 15.
:So C > A

:B vs. C = (7+8) vs (7+6) = 15 vs. 13
:So B > C

:Therefore, B>C>A, and so B and C make the playoffs. Theoretically, if A = C in head-to-head, we would have to go to another tiebreaker, in this case performance vs. the rest of their division.

In the event pairwise comparison of head-to-head points is circular, then pairwise comparisons of totals runs scored in head-to-head matchups is the next category used. If this is also circular, then total head-to-head HR then K then aRBI are applied (in that order). If still tied, then tiebreaker is determined by fiat by the LDB Commissioner’s preferred method (rock-paper-scissors suggested but not required).

=== Playoff Rosters ===
Once playoff rosters lock for the first time, player adds and drops may only be made by teams that have not been eliminated from their respective post-season brackets, and may only be made after the conclusion of all of each week’s games, but before rosters lock for the first day of the next round (i.e. “between” each round of post-season play). However, in the event a player comes off the IL after rosters lock, there is no roster violation, but the owner must drop a player within 24 hours or prior to the start of their next matchup, whichever comes first.

Playoff rosters contain 26 players and lock at the start of each round of the playoffs. The 26-man playoff consists of: active position players, reserve position players, active pitchers, reserve pitchers, and players potentially activated from the IL. Once rosters lock on Monday of each playoff week, players cannot be promoted from AA until the following Monday. However players on the IL may be added to the 26-man roster after rosters lock if there is a space reserved for their potential activation.

Players within the 26 man roster may be freely subbed in and out during the playoffs. Each playoff team must accumulate at least 30 IP per playoff week or else they will lose MGS, ERA, WHIP, HRA and VIJAY, just as they would in the regular season.

If an owner fails to set a legal playoff roster before roster lock on the first day of a playoff week, all active players will automatically be considered part of the 26 man playoff roster. The remaining spots will be assigned to bench players in the order that they appear in MLB games until a team reaches 26 players.

Teams on bye weeks must still ensure that they are abiding by the 31 man roster rule. If a player comes off the IL during a bye week that puts a team over the 31 player limit, the owner must drop a player within 24 hours or prior to the start of their next matchup, whichever comes first.

=== Playoff Scoring ===

Pitching stats for the playoff week are identical to the regular season's: ERA, aWHIP, MGS, K, HRA and VIJAY.

In the event of a playoff tie in points, such games will be decided by a cumulative measure for each stat category. Specifically: at the start of each season, a volunteer must determine the Categorical League Average Performance (CLAP) for each scoring category from the previous season. The CLAP will be determined by the mean and standard deviation for each category over the course of that season. However, such calculations must exclude scoring weeks that are not exactly seven days.

CLAP is the default tiebreaker, but in the event that last year’s CLAP is not prepared by the end of the official rulemaking process in the offseason, the tiebreaker will be ERA, then OPS in the event of an ERA tie, then coin flip in the event of an OPS tie.

:Example
:Let's use aSB as an example. Over the course of the previous season, each team has 20 different aSB scores, for 280 data points total. Let's assume that out of the 280 observations of aSB, the mean is 2.5 and the standard deviation is 0.75.

:Now let's say that Team A has 4 aSB and Team B has 2. Team A would get +2 in tiebreaker scoring (because it's 2 Std Devs over the mean) while Team B would be given -0.67 (because it's 2/3 Std Devs. below the mean).

:We repeat this for all stats and see who has the higher total.

:Weights will be calculated annually at the beginning of the regular season.

=== The McQueeney Cup ===
LDB will award the McQueeney Cup each season to the non-playoff team that wins the McQueeney Cup bracket, which will be played over three rounds parallel to the LDB playoffs, with Union and Federal ladders composed of each divisions' respective four non-playoff teams, seeded in order of regular season finish, with the last round including the Union and Federal finalists. The winner of the McQueeney Cup will receive a sandwich round pick between the first and second round of the amateur draft. In all other respects, McQueeney Cup games are decided as a regular playoff game. The winner of the McQueeney Cup may choose to either take the sandwich round pick or forfeit that pick in exchange for wiping his McQueeney penalties to $0, should he have any.

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Lucid Dream Baseball League Rules

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{| style="float:right; margin-left: 10px; border:0;"
| valign="middle"|[[File:Draft 2007.jpg|border|150px|2007 Draft]]
| valign="middle"|[[File:Draft 2008.jpg|border|150px|2008 Draft]]
| valign="middle"|[[File:Draft 2010.jpg|border|150px|2010 Draft]]
|-
| valign="middle"|[[File:Draft 2011.jpg|border|150px|2011 Draft]]
| valign="middle"|[[File:Draft 2012.jpg|border|150px|2012 Draft]]
| valign="middle"|
|-
| valign="center" align="center" colspan="3"| A study in technological advances of cell phone cameras.
|}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|In re Robinson Cano's Contract Status, 2012 LDB 1 (Feb. 16, 2012)]].</ref>
__NOTOC__
==[[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]]

==[[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]==

==[[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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Special Rules for Shortened Seasons

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The following rules are special rules put in place for the shortened 2020 season. This section will automatically sunset after the 2025 season.

==2021 Draft==

The 2021 AA Draft will consist of a single round. At the time of the passage of this rule, each team will be given one pick in the draft as well as an additional $10M for the 2021 season to spend as they see fit. The draft order will be determined by a lottery drawing, which will be held on Sunday, February 22, and each team will receive one free "entry" for the drawing. Teams will be able to purchase up to 15 additional entries for the drawing at the cost of $1M per ball. The purchase of entries will be conducted blindly, and each team must send an email to an email address TBD stating how many entries they intend to purchase by 10 PM ET on Friday, February 20. The AA Draft will begin on Monday, March 1 at noon ET and will be conducted under normal AA rules.

Entries and rights to purchase entries will not be tradable or transferable assets, and are tied specifically to each individual's picks. However, once the draft order is set, teams may trade picks as normal.

==H/S Contracts==

All players having H2-4 and S1-4 contracts for the 2020 season remain unchanged going into the 2021 season.

All AA players promoted to the Majors following the conclusion of the 2019 season may retain their AA contract status.

==K/HTH Contracts==

Teams may keep any five eligible keepers (and/or HTHs) from their roster prior to the 2020 Keeper Deadline going into the 2021 LDB Majors draft. Those keepers/HTHs need not be the originally named keepers carried into the 2020 season. The 2020 season has no impact on those players’ contract status. I.e., contracts that would have been K2, K3 and HTH contracts going into 2020 remain the same going into 2021.

Teams have the option of keeping one of the players drafted as a K1 in the 2020 Majors draft as one of their five keepers. The new keeper will carry a K2 contract into the 2021 season.

Teams may not keep a K1 that they traded for during the 2020 season. The K1 must have been drafted by the original GM in order to be kept into the 2021 season.

No midseason pickup (MS) from the 2020 season may be kept as an HTH for the 2021 season.

Teams who selected players in the 2020 auction will get priority to keep those players over owners who owned those players in 2019 and declined to keep them at the 2020 keeper deadline. This will necessitate the need for two keeper deadlines, the first of which will occur 24 hours prior to the second, where the first keeper deadline will involve owners declaring intention to keep players selected in the 2020 auction, and the second declaring players owned at the 2020 keeper deadline.

Preference for keepers drafted in 2020 will also apply to homegrowns who were non-tendered at the 2020 keeper deadline should we vote to allow owners to reconsider those decisions.

Should this proposal fail, 2019 owners will instead receive preference and will declare their keepers 24 hours prior to declaration of the 2020 owners.

==RFA Contracts/Rights==

A player drafted on an RFA contract in 2020 may not be kept in 2021. Instead, that player remains an RFA going into 2021, and the RFA rights for that player remain with the GM that owned the rights when the player went up for auction in the 2020 LDB Majors Draft.

If a player is auctioned as a K1 that could have potentially been drafted on an RFA contract, the winning GM has priority to keep the player as a K2 over the prior 2020 RFA rights owner. If that player is not kept as a K1, the RFA rights revert back to the GM that owned the rights when the player went up for auction in the 2020 LDB Majors Draft

==Trades==

All trades made after the start of the 2020 LDB Majors Draft are nullified and reversed (except in the situation described below), and the state of the 2021 LDB rosters/future AA draft picks/team salaries are otherwise as they were prior to the beginning of the 2020 LDB Majors Draft.

Provided, however, that if both/all teams involved in a trade after the start of the 2020 LDB Majors Draft agree to keep their trade as valid going into the 2021 LDB season, they may choose to do so.

==McQueeney Penalties==

There are no McQueeney penalties applied for the 2020 season. However, McQueeney penalties accrued during the 2019 LDB season carry over to 2021.

==Roster Requirements==

There were no roster penalties applied during the 2020 season. However, any roster roster penalties accrued during the 2019 LDB season carry over to 2021.

2021 positional eligibility based on 2020 playing time will be prorated based on the shortened 2020 season. As such, instead of the usual 17 games required for eligibility, for the 2021 LDB season only, players will only have had to have played 7 games at a position in 2020 to be eligible at that position for 2021.