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--- constitution [2016/08/03 16:03] – 2016 mid-season ballot sweda
+++ constitution [2018/12/09 20:43] – 2018 amendment of usage rules sweda
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 .5.2   Usage Requirements
-Every position player must have a combined total of at bats plus walks
+Every player must accrue IBL usage of at least 75% (3/4) but no more
-during the IBL season greater than or equal to 75% and less than or
+than 133% (4/3) of their usage in the previous MLB season.  The usage metric
-equal to 133% of the combined total of at bats plus walks in the
+for position players is plate appearances (PA).  The usage metric for
-previous MLB season.
+pitchers is batters faced (BF).  During the IBL season intentional walks
+do not count toward the usage requirements for pitchers.
-Every pitcher must compile at least 75% but no more than 133% of the
+A player who qualified as a position player and a pitcher must meet
-combined total of three times innings pitched, hits allowed, and walks
+usage requirements as both a position player and a pitcher.  For these
-allowed (3*IP + H + BB) in their previous MLB season.
+purposes, batting plate appearances as a pitcher will count toward
+batter usage.
 Players not meeting their usage requirements for a given year become
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 .5.3   Usage Credit for Injuries
-Players will receive injury PA or injury IP (as appropriate) which are
+Players will receive usage credit for IBL injury days.  A player's injury
-added to earned PA or earned IP. A player's total Usage (injury +
+adjusted usage (injury credit + earned usage) is only used when determining
-earned) is only used to determine if a player meets the 75% usage
+whether a player meets their 75% usage requirement.
-requirement. Injury usage is calculated using the following formula:
+Injury usage is calculated using the following formula:
-For position players:
 Injury Usage =
-(MLB Usage/162) rounded up to the next integer * Number IBL Days Injured
-For pitchers:
-Injury Usage =
 (MLB Usage/162) rounded up to the next integer * Number IBL Days Injured
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 Players may continue to participate during the regular season despite
-exceeding their 133% usage limitations.  However, no pitcher may pitch
+exceeding their 133% usage limitation, but a player may not exceed 150%.
-more than 150% of the innings he pitched in the MLB season and no player
-may appear in more than 150% of the at bats plus walks he had in the MLB
-season.
 Failure to comply with this rule shall result in forfeiture of any games
-in which a player exceeded 150% usage.
+in which a player participated while exceeding 150% usage.
 .5.5   Usage Appeals