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McQueeney Performance Penalties Known as "McQueeneys"

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	== McQueeney Performance Penalties <ref>Known as "McQueeneys"</ref>==		== McQueeney Performance Penalties <ref>Known as "McQueeneys"</ref>==
			''The MQ penalties exist to create competitive balance and strive to do so in two ways: First, the penalties seek to encourage owner engagement throughout the entirety of the season; second, the penalties seek to discourage in-season tanking for the purpose of collecting future value, be it prospects, draft picks or a high AA selection. This rule shall be evaluated following the 2026 season and every three seasons thereafter based on these stated goals to determine whether the rule should remain in its existing state, be amended, or discontinued.''

	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 where the team would have lost the category but for their opponent's FU loss) in the second half of the regular season. The "McQueeneys" will be assessed according to the following formula:		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 where the team would have lost the category but for their opponent's FU loss) in the second half of the regular season. The "McQueeneys" will be assessed according to the following formula:

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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.		LDB is divided into two subsidiary leagues: the Federal League and the Union Association. Each league has two four-team divisions. Beginning in 2027, before that season's
			Majors draft, and every 10 years thereafter, the divisions will be realigned. Divisional realignment will be conducted via a draft.
			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 ==		== Schedule ==

Ldbrules: /* Playoff Rosters */

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Playoff Rosters

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	=== Playoff Rosters ===		=== 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. The league will run waivers on Monday morning of each playoff week, and the waiver order will be randomized each week as follows: first, the order of the remaining playoff teams will be randomized, and then subsequently the order of the remaining teams in the McQueeney bracket will be randomized, and will follow the last playoff team. Once waivers have run, additional players may be added until the first MLB game begins on Monday. 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.		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. The waiver claim period for the first week of the playoffs will begin as soon as roster lock for the final day of the regular season, at which point no regular FA adds may occur until after waivers have run. The league will run waivers on Monday morning of each playoff week, and the waiver order will be randomized each week as follows: first, the order of the remaining playoff teams will be randomized, and then subsequently the order of the remaining teams in the McQueeney bracket will be randomized, and will follow the last playoff team. Once waivers have run, additional players may be added until the first MLB game begins on Monday. 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 playoff round. The 26-man playoff roster 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:		Playoff rosters contain 26 players and lock at the start of each playoff round. The 26-man playoff roster 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:
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	Once a player has been moved off the 26-man roster, he cannot be re-added to the roster. For convenience, teams may place any player who is not on their 26-man roster on any minor league roster.		Once a player has been moved off the 26-man roster, he cannot be re-added to the roster. For convenience, teams may place any player who is not on their 26-man roster on any minor league roster.

	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.		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.

	=== Playoff Scoring ===		=== Playoff Scoring ===

Ldbrules: /* Pitching Penalties */

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Pitching Penalties

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	=== Pitching Penalties ===		=== 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 more than once, ~~there~~ will be ~~an increasing penalty scale~~ as follows:		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 more than once, teams will be assessed penalties for each infraction as follows:

	* First infraction: warning		* First infraction: warning

Ldbrules: /* Playoff Scoring */

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Playoff Scoring

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	Scoring stats for playoff matchups are identical to the regular season's scoring stats.		Scoring stats for playoff matchups are identical to the regular season's scoring stats.

	In the event of a tied category, ties are not awarded to the home team as in the regular season. The team with more wins advances except in situations where there are more ties than wins for either team, in which case a tie results.		In the event of a tied category, ties are not awarded to the home team as in the regular season, except in the first round of the postseason, where the home team will receive credit for a win in one tied category. The team with more wins advances except in situations where there are more ties than wins for either team, in which case a tie results.

	In the event of a playoff tie in points, such games will be decided by a tiebreaker pairing offensive and pitching categories, in the following ranked order:		In the event of a playoff tie in points, such games will be decided by a tiebreaker pairing offensive and pitching categories, in the following ranked order:

Ldbrules: /* McQueeney Performance Penalties Known as "McQueeneys" */

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McQueeney Performance Penalties Known as "McQueeneys"

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	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 where the team would have lost the category but for their opponent's FU loss) in the second half of the regular season. The "McQueeneys" will be assessed according to the following formula:		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 where the team would have lost the category but for their opponent's FU loss) in the second half of the regular season. The "McQueeneys" will be assessed according to the following formula:

	:~~For~~ a ~~team with x~~ second-half ~~wins~~, (~~48-x~~)*LDB$~~1.25 million~~. This formula will be adjusted as appropriate if LDB moves to a schedule that does not include exactly 120 second-half games.		:In the first half, each win below 48 carries a penalty of $500K. In the second half, each win below 48 carries a penalty of $750K. The maximum penalty for each half is set at 32 losses (i.e., $8M for the first half, and $12M for the second half). The maximum total penalty will be set at $20M. This formula will be adjusted as appropriate if LDB moves to a schedule that does not include exactly 120 second-half games.

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Ldbrules: /* McQueeney Performance Penalties Known as "McQueeneys" */

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	== McQueeney Performance Penalties <ref>Known as "McQueeneys"</ref>==		== 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:		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 where the team would have lost the category but for their opponent's FU loss) in the second half of the regular season. The "McQueeneys" will be assessed according to the following formula:

	:For a team with x second-half wins, (48-x)*LDB$1.25 million. This formula will be adjusted as appropriate if LDB moves to a schedule that does not include exactly 120 second-half games.		:For a team with x second-half wins, (48-x)*LDB$1.25 million. This formula will be adjusted as appropriate if LDB moves to a schedule that does not include exactly 120 second-half games.

Ldbrules: /* Playoffs */

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Playoffs

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	====Playoffs====		====Playoffs====
	If an owner fails to set a legal playoff roster before rosters 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. If a team starts players such that its roster exceeds the 26-man limit and the violation is discovered during the same playoff period in which it occurred, the team will be: (1) penalized the same as if it had violated the roster limit during the regular season and (2) have any stats accrued by such players removed from the current playoff matchup without another player’s stats being substituted. For any such violations discovered after a playoff period closes, a team will incur financial penalties the same as if it violated the roster limit during the regular season, except that the financial penalty will be five times the regular season penalty.		If an owner fails to set a legal playoff roster before rosters 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. If a team starts players such that its roster exceeds the 26-man limit and the violation is discovered during the same playoff period in which it occurred, the team will be: (1) penalized the same as if it had violated the roster limit during the regular season and (2) have any stats accrued by such players removed from the current playoff matchup without another player’s stats being substituted. For any such violations discovered after a playoff period closes, a team will incur financial penalties the same as if it violated the roster limit during the regular season, except that the financial penalty will be five times the regular season penalty.

	Teams on bye weeks in both the Championship and McQueeney brackets must abide by the regular season 31-man roster plus 6-man IL rules. Teams on byes in the Championship brackets must follow the same rules as if they are playing that week in the LDB playoffs, and all relevant rules will apply. Teams in the McQueeney bracket will not be fined for violations of the 31-man roster rule, but will still be subject to the "Sloppy Roster" penalty, including on bye weeks. Sloppy Roster penalties incurred during bye weeks will be applied once teams are no longer on byes.		Teams on bye weeks in both the Championship and McQueeney brackets must abide by the regular season 31-man roster plus 6-man IL rules. Teams on byes in the Championship brackets must follow the same rules as if they are playing that week in the LDB playoffs, and all relevant rules will apply. Teams in the McQueeney bracket will not be fined for violations of the 31-man roster rule, but will still be subject to the "Sloppy Roster" penalty, including on bye weeks. Sloppy Roster penalties incurred during bye weeks will be applied once teams are no longer on byes.

Ldbrules: /* Roster Penalties */

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Roster Penalties

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	If an owner fails to set a legal playoff roster before rosters 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. If a team starts players such that its roster exceeds the 26-man limit and the violation is discovered during the same playoff period in which it occurred, the team will be: (1) penalized the same as if it had violated the roster limit during the regular season and (2) have any stats accrued by such players removed from the current playoff matchup without another player’s stats being substituted. For any such violations discovered after a playoff period closes, a team will incur financial penalties the same as if it violated the roster limit during the regular season, except that the financial penalty will be five times the regular season penalty.		If an owner fails to set a legal playoff roster before rosters 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. If a team starts players such that its roster exceeds the 26-man limit and the violation is discovered during the same playoff period in which it occurred, the team will be: (1) penalized the same as if it had violated the roster limit during the regular season and (2) have any stats accrued by such players removed from the current playoff matchup without another player’s stats being substituted. For any such violations discovered after a playoff period closes, a team will incur financial penalties the same as if it violated the roster limit during the regular season, except that the financial penalty will be five times the regular season penalty.
	Teams on bye weeks in both the Championship and McQueeney brackets must abide by the regular season 31-man roster plus 6-man IL rules. Teams on byes in the Championship brackets must follow the same rules as if they are playing that week in the LDB playoffs, and all relevant rules will apply. Teams in the McQueeney bracket will not be fined for violations of the 31-man roster rule, but will still be subject to the "Sloppy Roster" penalty, including on bye weeks. Sloppy Roster penalties incurred during bye weeks will be applied once teams are no longer on byes.		Teams on bye weeks in both the Championship and McQueeney brackets must abide by the regular season 31-man roster plus 6-man IL rules. Teams on byes in the Championship brackets must follow the same rules as if they are playing that week in the LDB playoffs, and all relevant rules will apply. Teams in the McQueeney bracket will not be fined for violations of the 31-man roster rule, but will still be subject to the "Sloppy Roster" penalty, including on bye weeks. Sloppy Roster penalties incurred during bye weeks will be applied once teams are no longer on byes.


	====Offseason====		====Offseason====

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Roster Penalties

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	====Regular Season====		====Regular Season====
	If a team has a roster in excess of the 31-man limit, ~~that~~ team will be: (1) ~~fined~~ $0.~~5 million~~ per player per day in violation ~~and~~ (2) ~~required~~ to ~~operate~~ with a roster below the roster limit for the number of days and players the team was above the limit (known as a ~~“Sloppy roster”)~~. A team must institute a Sloppy ~~roster~~ immediately upon discovery by the Commissioner(s) ~~until fully served~~, ~~including playoff matches and, if necessary, the beginning of the following~~ regular season.		If a team has a roster in excess of the 31-man limit there are potential penalties. At the conclusion of the league year, the Commissioner(s) will run a report on each team's roster for the season recently completed. If teams were over the 31-man limit, they will be penalized as follows: 1) no fine for only one day over the limit; 2) $0.25M per player over the limit for two consecutive days; 3) $0.5M per player per day in violation starting on the third consecutive day. If a team has more than 5 one-day violations, it will be fined $1.0M for each additional instance after the first five. Only days where at least one regular-season MLB game is played will the financial penalties apply (e.g., the All Star Break is excluded from a consecutive days analysis).
			If a team is discovered to have a roster in excess of the 31-man limit in-season, the team must play with a roster below the 31-man roster limit for the number of days and players the team was above the limit for (e.g., if a team was discovered to be over the limit by 1 player for 3 days, it must play the next 3 days with only 30 players on their roster, etc.) This will be known as a "Sloppy Roster" penalty. A team must institute a Sloppy Roster immediately upon discovery by the Commissioner(s). As with the fines, Sloppy Roster penalties will only be applied on days where there is at least one regular season MLB game.

	~~However~~, ~~this penalty~~ will ~~not apply in instances where: (1) players come off the IL during the period stretching 10 minutes before rosters lock until that day's roster can no longer~~ be ~~modified and (~~2~~) a team is above the 31~~-~~player limit by a number less than or equal~~ to ~~the number of players coming off the IL that day until the next day that rosters lock~~. ~~If a team announces this situation~~ to the ~~league~~ on ~~the day it happens~~, ~~it will serve as a safe harbor from any penalties being applied. But if a team does not announce the violation~~ and ~~it is later discovered, the team must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the~~ Commissioner~~(s) that the team moved such players off the IL after rosters locked. If records are incomplete or inconclusive, the penalties will apply~~.		Once the end-of-season audit is complete, owners will be given a 2-week period to review any financial penalties, and to seek Commissioner Relief from penalties. Relief will be decided pursuant to the rules on [[Rule Changes, Disputes, and Contingencies#Commissioner Relief\|Commissioner Relief]].

	====Playoffs====		====Playoffs====
	If an owner fails to set a legal playoff roster before rosters 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. If a team starts players such that its roster exceeds the 26-man limit and the violation is discovered during the same playoff period in which it occurred, the team will be: (1) penalized the same as if it had violated the roster limit during the regular season and (2) have any stats accrued by such players removed from the current playoff matchup without another player’s stats being substituted. For any such violations discovered after a playoff period closes, a team will incur penalties the same as if it violated the roster limit during the regular season, except that the financial penalty and ~~number of days a Sloppy~~ roster must be ~~instituted (but not~~ the ~~number of~~ roster ~~slots decreased)~~ will be ~~five times~~ the ~~regular season~~ penalty.		If an owner fails to set a legal playoff roster before rosters 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. If a team starts players such that its roster exceeds the 26-man limit and the violation is discovered during the same playoff period in which it occurred, the team will be: (1) penalized the same as if it had violated the roster limit during the regular season and (2) have any stats accrued by such players removed from the current playoff matchup without another player’s stats being substituted. For any such violations discovered after a playoff period closes, a team will incur financial penalties the same as if it violated the roster limit during the regular season, except that the financial penalty will be five times the regular season penalty.
			Teams on bye weeks in both the Championship and McQueeney brackets must abide by the regular season 31-man roster plus 6-man IL rules. Teams on byes in the Championship brackets must follow the same rules as if they are playing that week in the LDB playoffs, and all relevant rules will apply. Teams in the McQueeney bracket will not be fined for violations of the 31-man roster rule, but will still be subject to the "Sloppy Roster" penalty, including on bye weeks. Sloppy Roster penalties incurred during bye weeks will be applied once teams are no longer on byes.

	Teams on bye weeks must abide by the regular season 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. If a team does not, it will be penalized the same as if it had violated the roster limit during the regular season. Sloppy roster violations may only be served during matchups, not bye weeks.

	====Offseason====		====Offseason====