League Rules

In our inauguration year Of Dynasty Dugout League, we will hold an auction draft on the 4th of April at 3:30 pm (ET), for all MLB players. Players drafted must follow all MLB and/or MiLB player conditions stated below. The League Rules are still being add too and are always subject to change by the League Manager. If There is something here you don't understand, or an error in the rules that needs to be corrected. Then please contact the League Manager.

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League First Year Draft:

1. Each team will start with $300 to draft their team. (Average $12 per player)
2. There will be 25 rounds in the draft.
3. All players drafted in the draft will be place on your teams 25 man roster. (with exceptions to the rules that follow in MLB Player Eligibility )
4. Any and all money left over at the conclusion of the draft is expunged.

e.g. “It’s an auction draft with $300. And we draft players that made it on a MLB team out of camp.”




MiLB Draft:

1. There will be a MiLB draft held After the conclusion of the MLB draft.
2. The draft will be held on the league message board.
3. There will be 6 rounds in the draft.
4. This will be a snake draft based on a random draw. (Years that follow will be the previous year reverse standings.)
5. Players drafted in the MiLB draft will follow all the MLB and MiLB rules stated here in.
6. Only MiLB eligible players are allowed to be drafted in the MiLB draft.

e.g. “It’s a snake draft. And we draft Prospect players that didn’t make it on a MLB team.”




MLB Player Eligibility:

1. An MLB player can’t be moved to a MiLB roster, if that player has achieved eligibility stated as follows.
2. To be MLB player eligible, a player must have done one of the following.

1. Makes the 25 man roster out of camp that year.
   e.g. “If a player does not make the 25 man roster, and that player is drafted. He will be moved to that teams MiLB roster, as their first draft pick in the MiLB draft. And follow all prospect early signing rules, stated in Contract Rules. And have a 2 year MLB contract.”
2. Must have or achieve 130 at bats or pitched 50 innings.
3. When the roster expands to a 40 man roster (Read about 40 Man Rosters below)

e.g. “A Prospect has to have 130 at bat or 50 innings to be on your MLB team. If you draft Kris Bryant, and he doesn’t break camp. He is put on you MiLB roster as your 1st pick and you pay on a 2 year contract, plus a Overage Tex the following year.”




MiLB Player Eligibility:

1. To be MiLB player eligible, a player must have not achieved that of an MLB Player.
2. When a MiLB player reaches MLB eligibility he must be moved to that teams MLB roster, released or traded before the deadline stated in the MiLB Player Rules (rule 5)
3. If an MiLB player has reach MLB eligibility and is moved to that teams MLB roster. That team must release or traded an MLB player to make room on the MLB roster. (With exceptions to the 40 Man Roster Rule.)
4. If a undrafted MiLB player reaches MLB eligibility on Free Agency(FA) during the season. That player may be add to your team, and follow all MLB player rules.

e.g. “Only Prospect allowed on the roster. When they become MLB players, they must be moved”




MLB Player Rules:

1. An MLB player can be drafted, dropped, traded or acquired from Free Agency at any time.
2. MLB players that are traded or acquired from Free Agency sign a 1 year contract. (Read more about contracts below.)

e.g. “Just like any other fantasy league. Do whatever you want with an MLB player.”




MiLB Player Rules:

1. MiLB players can only be acquired through a traded or the MiLB draft.
2. There are 10 spots on your MiLB roster. - e.g. "6 spots will be used in the MiLB draft. The 4 are for trades and future MiLB drafts."
3. You may only have 10 MiLB players on your MiLB roster at any time. If you don’t have room on your MiLB roster you must release or trade players to make such room.
4. MiLB players can stay on your MiLB roster for as long as you want to hold a contract on them, or until they reach MLB eligibility.
5. After a MiLB player as reached MLB eligibility. That player goes in to arbitration for 7 days. During the 7 day arbitration period teams must take action as stated in MiLB Player Eligibility (rule 2).
6. If a player is released from their MiLB roster then rule 1 apples here in.
7. MiLB players that are acquired through a trade or the MiLB draft hold MiLB contracts in till they reach MLB Eligibility. (Read more about contracts below.)

40 Man Rosters: On the 3rd of July MLB roster will expand.

1. Any player from your MiLB roster can be moved up to your MLB team, and an MLB player will be moved down to your 40 man roster.
2. Once a MiLB play has moved up he cannot be sent back down or the MLB player moved back up until the end of the season.
3. At the end of the season all eligibility rules kick in.

e.g. “If you have Noah Syndergaard, who is not expected to make the big leagues until July. You can put him on your team if he is not eligible. But if he gets sent back down in August. You’re stuck with him in till the end of the year. Your chose, wait for him to be eligible or hope he stays.”




MLB and MiLB Contracts:

1. MLB and MiLB contracts are for the value of a player. You may keep all the players on you team as long as you can afford their contracts.
2. Each team is given a salary cap of $300 for contract signing, for MLB and MiLB players the start of the new year. - "e.g. This Money is separate from the draft. And is used to sign players already acquired."
3. The "Market value" is the auction price ESPN places on a player before the up coming draft.
4. The "Options value" is the drafted price for that player the pervious year. - e.g. “You draft Mike Trout for $70, next year his Options value is $70.”
5. A contract for a drafted player in the MLB draft holds Options for 2 years. - e.g. "The following year you want to keep Mike Trout on your team. So you must pay his $70. Contract for one more year, even if his market value is at $50. After that he is on a one year contract. This also goes the other way as well. Get a deal on someone for a $1. Pay a dollar the next year
6. The contract for an acquired player lasts for 1 year. - e.g. “That would be from Free Agency, Trade, call up from your MiLB roster or an MiLB player exceeding a $10 Market value.”
7. All MLB and MiLB drafted players have 2 year contracts, even if the MiLB player is moved to your MiLB roster. That MiLB player would be a Prospect Early Signing (rule 10).
8. A one year contract is $5 above Market value for that year
9. MiLB Players do not have contracts until they reach $10. or higher in Market value or are drafted in the MLB draft. - e.g. "If you draft Byron Buxton in the MiLB draft and his value goes above $10. in the following year. You must sign him to a one year contract. Even if he is still not on an MLB roster."
10. A "Prospect Early Signing" contract is when you draft a MiLB eligible player in the MLB draft. A Overage Tex is applied to either the players Market or Optional contract. Which ever of the two is highest. The Overage Tex is 10% of a teams gross value. - e.g. "So say you draft Kris Bryant in the MLB draft for $20. His Market value next year is $24. The higher value is $24. Now add that to the value of the players you plain to keep on your team. Lets say $290 for your team value, at 10% is $29 overage tax. That would mean Kris Bryant contract would be $53 ($290/10%=$29+$24= $53). A lot of money to pay for a "Prospect Early Signing", just ask Boston. Sometimes it's better to wait for the MiLB draft and get him for nothing."
    
    
    

MLB and MiLB Trades:

1. Trading starts from the time ESPN opens the new season until 40 Man Rosters expand in our league.
2. All trades are under the GM’s discretion that are making the trade but will be watched. (It would be hard to say if someone was trying to make cap room or just a crap trade. Let’s just have fun.)
3. All MLB players that are traded will have one year contracts with their new team.
4. All MiLB player trades follow all MiLB contract rules.

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