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--- 2024-ballot-proposals [2024/07/16 01:32] – clarify rule changes are effective 2025 sweda
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+-01)
+[effective immediately]
+Modify section 4.3 (Free Agent Signings) to allow teams to request a
+special exemption that will preserve their free agent priority.
+from:
+In the case of a conflict between teams attempting to sign the same free
+agent, the player will be assigned to teams by the following priority:
+) Teams not on probation who have reported their home results from
+the most recent week of play and have no other outstanding results or box
+scores, in reverse order of winning percentage.
+) Teams not on probation but with outstanding results or boxscores
+(even if an extension has been granted), in reverse order of winning
+percentage.
+) Teams on probation, in reverse order of winning percentage.
+to:
+In the case of a conflict between teams attempting to sign the same free
+agent, the player will be assigned to teams by the following priority:
+) Teams not on probation who have reported their home results from
+the most recent week of play (or have been approved for a special exemption)
+and have no other outstanding results or box scores, in reverse order of
+winning percentage.  An exemption must be requested at least 24 hours
+before the Monday results deadline, and can only be requested if extraordinary
+factors prevent the games from being played on time.  Approval is at the
+Commissioner's discretion.
+) Teams not on probation but with outstanding results or boxscores
+(even if an extension has been granted), in reverse order of winning
+percentage.
+) Teams on probation, in reverse order of winning percentage.
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+-02)
 [effective for 2025 season]
-Change Rule 3.5
+Add a new paragraph/section under 2.1.7 (Injuries and Suspensions):
-(Extra Starts)
+During the regular season, when rolling a player injury, if a player's
+card has DL days above 0 and he has already served as many or more than
+his DL days, modify his durability rating by adding 4, with a maximum
+adjusted value of 7.
+[rationale]
+Many owners have expressed frustration at injury prone players having to
+serve multiple long injuries, missing far more days than they did in MLB.
+This change will still allow the possibility of additional injuries, even
+another long injury, but make them less likely and usually less severe.
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+-03)
+[effective for 2025 season]
+Add a new section (3.7 is Pitcher Fatigue and Rest):
+.7.XX Fatigue Limit
+A pitcher may face a maximum of 9 batters while fatigued and then must
+be removed, unless no other pitchers are available.
+[reasoning]
+This will still allow owners the flexibility to get a pitcher extra usage,
+or eat a couple innings to save the bullpen, but prevent some of the more
+ridiculous situations like a bad pitcher being left in to get destroyed
+for the whole game.  This would never be allowed to occur in a real game,
+it is an exploit of our usage requirements, and it results in ugly blowouts.
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+-04)
+[effective for 2025 season]
+Change the maximum usage of a player eligible to be kept from 133% to 125%.
+Changes 4.4 (Player Releases)
+from:
+Owners may release from their roster any player who has not exceeded his
+% usage from opening day until the Newsletter following the trade deadline.
+to:
+Owners may release from their roster any player who has not exceeded his
+% usage from opening day until the Newsletter following the trade deadline.
+Changes 4.5.2 (Usage Requirements)
+from:
+Every player must accrue IBL usage of at least 75% (3/4) but no more
+than 133% (4/3) of their usage in the previous MLB season.
+to:
+Every player must accrue IBL usage of at least 75% (3/4) but no more
+than 125% (5/4) of their usage in the previous MLB season.
+Changes 4.5.4 (Usage Caps)
+from:
+Players may continue to participate during the regular season despite
+exceeding their 133% usage limitation, but a player may not exceed 150%.
+Failure to comply with this rule shall result in forfeiture of any games
+in which a player participated while exceeding 150% usage.
+to:
+Players may continue to participate during the regular season despite
+exceeding their 125% usage limitation, but a player may not exceed 150%.
+Failure to comply with this rule shall result in forfeiture of any games
+in which a player participated while exceeding 150% usage.
+[rationale]
+It makes more sense for the required usage range to be plus or minus 25%
+rather than having different limits above and below.  In the case of
+starting pitchers, allowing them to go 33% above MLB usage is excessive, as
+a pitcher who went 210 innings in real life can now go 280 innnings in the
+IBL, which is an enormous and unrealistic workload which is much different
+than 210 innings.  This would mitigate that a little and reduce the abuse
+of other good pitcher cards as well, possibly helping offense a little in
+our current historically low offense environment.
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+-05)
+[effective for 2025 season]
+Change Rule 3.5 (Extra Starts)
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 considered as using one of the pitcher's starts, with the following
 exceptions:
-*   relieving a pitcher who is fatigued or has given up five runs
+*   relieving a pitcher who is fatigued
+*   relieving after the opposing team has scored five runs
 *   relieving in a game where the starting pitcher was forced to be
     removed due to injury or ejection
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+-06)
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-Change wording in Rule 3.7.1
+Change wording in Rule 3.7.1 (Starting Pitchers)
-(Starting Pitchers)
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+-07)
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+-08)
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+-09)
 [effective for 2025 season]
-Change wording in Rule 4.6.1
+Change wording in Rule 4.6.1 (Draft Order)
-(Draft Order)
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+-10)
 [effective for 2025 season]
-Change wording in Rule 3.2.2
+Change wording in Rule 3.2.2 (Inactive Roster)
-(Inactive Roster)
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 *   they had at least 150 MLB plate appearances (PA) as a batter OR
     at least 150 MLB batters faced (BF) as a pitcher
-*   the length of their injury would cause them to miss games in at least
+*   the length of their injury could cause them to miss games in at least
     five IBL weeks subsequent to placement on IR
-Players on Injured Reserve (IR) are subject to the following restrictions:
+Players on Injured Reserve (IR) are ineligible to be placed on the active
-*   they are ineligible to play until the following IBL season
+or post-season roster, and are subject to the following restrictions:
+*   they must remain on IR until the subsequent off-season
 *   they may not be traded until the subsequent off-season
 *   they may not be released until week 8 of the following IBL season
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 trade-offs for gaining the benefit of an additional roster spot, so that IR
 isn't reflexively used to speculatively stash free agents.
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