Post by PhilliesGM (Jacob) on Nov 30, 2018 8:55:22 GMT -5
Everyone:
Thank you for your patience. As I have mentioned in the WhatsApp the league indeed lives on. I just sent out an email to everyone and I hope you got it. I sent it through Fantrax until Astros can give me Commissioner credentials on ProBoards. Here is what I sent just so everyone sees. I have been working on updates to the constitution to alleviate any loopholes or ambiguous language in an effort to create less situations where friction between owners ensues. I have also spoken to Tyler (O's) and Ray (Braves) who have agreed to become Co-Commissioners alongside me in an effort to provide the league comprehensive support so that nothing falls between the cracks. I will update the constitution on ProBoards and the changes will be reflected in red font.
So the next steps begin with the Year-End Process. The process stated below alongside with payment for the league will be due on January 1, 2019 at 11:59pm EST. This will roll right into our regularly scheduled free agency that starts with Franchise Free Agents being available on January 5 and then open Free Agency on January 8.
Please begin the Year End Process and message O's, Braves and myself then we will verify. Unfortunately there is some anticipated Owner attrition and we will need to look for some new owners for the league. If you wish to refer anyone then please send them our way and we will do our best to vet them all and pick those that we feel will be a great fit.
If you have any questions then please feel free to message us. We look forward to a great season!
YEAR-END PROCESS
** The Field of Dreams season runs from the beginning of the Year-End Process through 48 hours after the last day of the MLB regular season each year **
1. The following things must be completed by January 1st:
a. Subtract 1 year from each player's contract
b. Add ARB amounts to Salary Caps as applicable (see Minor League Roster, Promotions, Arbitration & Amateur Draft rules)
c. Subtract Options for each player that remains on the Reserve roster on January 1st (which will be their option for the entirety of the upcoming season)
d. All Minor League players who had 1 year left on their contracts must be promoted to the active roster and signed to a 1-Minors ARB(-) OPT(-) contract, and if they were on a 1-Minors ARB(-) OPT(*) they must be signed to a 6-year ARB(year 4, year 5, year 6) OPT(4) contract.
e. All players with expiring contracts that will not be signed are to be annotated on your team page so that a Free Agent list can be compiled as swiftly as possible by the Commissioners
2. Payments for the follow-on season will be due by January 1st. Payments can be taken from League winnings, can be made well in advance, and if an owner is experiencing some difficulties the 3 Commissioners will convene to come to an agreement on a possible extension.
3. Extensions depend on the owner's involvement and dedication to the league and the agreement must be agreed to by all Commissioners.
4. Should an owner need to be replaced, the waiting list will be used on a first-come first-served basis. If there is no owner on the waiting list, owners will be asked to look for potential owners, and if none are available, advertisements will be made on Rotoworld and elsewhere.
5. Once all payments have been received and rosters have been updated, owners will need to post the following under their roster pages:
"Year-End Verification
1. Subtracted 1 year from each player's contract
2. Added ARB amounts to Salary Caps as applicable
3. Subtracted Options for each player that remains on the Reserve roster
4. All players with expiring contracts are annotated on my team page
5. Payment has been made
6. Ready for Final Verification
6. The 3 Commissioners will review all of your Transactions, ensure that your roster is legal and up-to-date, and once they're happy with your roster status will post VERIFIED under your Year-End Verification page.
7. All teams that have been Year-End verified may begin making trades and posting players to waivers immediately with other teams that have been Year-End verified.
8. On January 5th at 05:00 ET of each off-season, each League owner will get a chance to pick up Franchise Free Agents. This period will be open until January 7th at 04:59 ET.
9. Free Agency will re-open yearly on January 8th of each off-season at 05:00 ET and will remain open until the Friday 23:59 ET of the week before the Field of Dreams playoffs begin.
10. Major League rosters must be full before the season begins (minimum of 40 players) and only those players who are listed as being on their respective team's DL on MLB.com can be placed on Field of Dreams roster DLs.
11. Minor League rosters need to have a minimum of 20 players before the season begins.
12. Owners will be responsible to make all FANTRAX roster changes requests required to make their rosters reflect the one on Proboards before the season begins.
Thank you for your patience. As I have mentioned in the WhatsApp the league indeed lives on. I just sent out an email to everyone and I hope you got it. I sent it through Fantrax until Astros can give me Commissioner credentials on ProBoards. Here is what I sent just so everyone sees. I have been working on updates to the constitution to alleviate any loopholes or ambiguous language in an effort to create less situations where friction between owners ensues. I have also spoken to Tyler (O's) and Ray (Braves) who have agreed to become Co-Commissioners alongside me in an effort to provide the league comprehensive support so that nothing falls between the cracks. I will update the constitution on ProBoards and the changes will be reflected in red font.
So the next steps begin with the Year-End Process. The process stated below alongside with payment for the league will be due on January 1, 2019 at 11:59pm EST. This will roll right into our regularly scheduled free agency that starts with Franchise Free Agents being available on January 5 and then open Free Agency on January 8.
Please begin the Year End Process and message O's, Braves and myself then we will verify. Unfortunately there is some anticipated Owner attrition and we will need to look for some new owners for the league. If you wish to refer anyone then please send them our way and we will do our best to vet them all and pick those that we feel will be a great fit.
If you have any questions then please feel free to message us. We look forward to a great season!
YEAR-END PROCESS
** The Field of Dreams season runs from the beginning of the Year-End Process through 48 hours after the last day of the MLB regular season each year **
1. The following things must be completed by January 1st:
a. Subtract 1 year from each player's contract
b. Add ARB amounts to Salary Caps as applicable (see Minor League Roster, Promotions, Arbitration & Amateur Draft rules)
c. Subtract Options for each player that remains on the Reserve roster on January 1st (which will be their option for the entirety of the upcoming season)
d. All Minor League players who had 1 year left on their contracts must be promoted to the active roster and signed to a 1-Minors ARB(-) OPT(-) contract, and if they were on a 1-Minors ARB(-) OPT(*) they must be signed to a 6-year ARB(year 4, year 5, year 6) OPT(4) contract.
e. All players with expiring contracts that will not be signed are to be annotated on your team page so that a Free Agent list can be compiled as swiftly as possible by the Commissioners
2. Payments for the follow-on season will be due by January 1st. Payments can be taken from League winnings, can be made well in advance, and if an owner is experiencing some difficulties the 3 Commissioners will convene to come to an agreement on a possible extension.
3. Extensions depend on the owner's involvement and dedication to the league and the agreement must be agreed to by all Commissioners.
4. Should an owner need to be replaced, the waiting list will be used on a first-come first-served basis. If there is no owner on the waiting list, owners will be asked to look for potential owners, and if none are available, advertisements will be made on Rotoworld and elsewhere.
5. Once all payments have been received and rosters have been updated, owners will need to post the following under their roster pages:
"Year-End Verification
1. Subtracted 1 year from each player's contract
2. Added ARB amounts to Salary Caps as applicable
3. Subtracted Options for each player that remains on the Reserve roster
4. All players with expiring contracts are annotated on my team page
5. Payment has been made
6. Ready for Final Verification
6. The 3 Commissioners will review all of your Transactions, ensure that your roster is legal and up-to-date, and once they're happy with your roster status will post VERIFIED under your Year-End Verification page.
7. All teams that have been Year-End verified may begin making trades and posting players to waivers immediately with other teams that have been Year-End verified.
8. On January 5th at 05:00 ET of each off-season, each League owner will get a chance to pick up Franchise Free Agents. This period will be open until January 7th at 04:59 ET.
9. Free Agency will re-open yearly on January 8th of each off-season at 05:00 ET and will remain open until the Friday 23:59 ET of the week before the Field of Dreams playoffs begin.
10. Major League rosters must be full before the season begins (minimum of 40 players) and only those players who are listed as being on their respective team's DL on MLB.com can be placed on Field of Dreams roster DLs.
11. Minor League rosters need to have a minimum of 20 players before the season begins.
12. Owners will be responsible to make all FANTRAX roster changes requests required to make their rosters reflect the one on Proboards before the season begins.