Positions & Salaries
Player salaries are determined by
CDM
Sports. Two exceptions are players marked with asterisks and players
with salaries less than 1050. Both sets of players will be assigned the minimum
player salary of $1050.
Position eligibility is determined by a combination of previous year's
eligibility plus current year eligibility. For example, a player that plays 20+
games at 2B and SS last year and then switches to 3B this year will count at
2B/SS/3B in the month after he accumulated 20+ games at 3B.
Rookies or players not accumulating 20 games at any position in the previous
year are subject to the new player rule, where the player is eligible at
whatever position he plays the most in on his first month. After he accumulates
20+ games at a position, he becomes eligible for that position. New players may
now be eligible for multiple positions in their first year.
Veterans that do not accumulate 20+ games at any position in a year (due to
injury or suckiness) are treated as a new player the following year, i.e. we no
longer go back 2 or more years to determine eligibility.
Games are not cumulative across years, i.e. 15 games at catcher in 2005 plus 5
games in 2006 do not equal catcher eligibility. The player must play 20+ games
during the same year to be eligible.
It is up to each manager to notify the commissioner of position changes, but the
commissioner will make changes if he becomes aware of them.
Positional eligibility can be verified by checking the Positions links on the left menubar.
Teams Caps
The salary cap is $93,000. There is no maximum number of players.
Each team must be under the salary cap by
the end of each redraft.
Salary Cap adjustments for each year will be made by applying the difference
between the average of all CDM player salaries from the current year and the
average of all CDM player salaries from the previous year. The final cap will be rounded to the nearest $500.
Winnings
Each month - $10
The remaining pot will be split up in the following manner:
1st - 50%
2nd - 25%
3rd - 15%
4th - 10%
This is a keeper league so if you are out of it for the current season you can build for the future in trades and
redrafts.
Scoring
- Scoring is based on your team’s ranking in the
categories listed below. The point values below are multiplied by the inverse of your team
ranking in each category. All ties are both assigned the lower rank value:
Batting |
Pitching |
| Category |
Points |
Category |
Points |
| Average |
3 |
ERA |
4 |
| Runs Scored |
3 |
Wins |
3 |
| RBI’s |
3 |
Saves |
3 |
| Home Runs |
2 |
Innings |
2 |
| Stolen Bases |
2 |
Strike Outs |
1 |
2. Monthly statistics will be accumulated
through the following dates:
4/30 |
5/31 |
6/30 |
7/31 |
8/31 |
9/27 |
On the 1st of each month, you must update your rosters by 9pm. The redraft will be held as soon as
possible following the end of the month.
Drafts & Redrafts
Pre-season redrafts occur as close to the beginning of the season as
possible. A redraft is held at the end of each month, and the end of the
season. These are targeted to occur as close to the 1st of each month as
possible. If the Commissioner is unable to reach you during the time of the
redraft, he may skip your pick.
Redrafts always occur in the reverse order of the
season standings. Therefore, the last place team picks first, and the first
place team picks first. This order repeats itself until all players are
finished making picks. In the event of a tie in the Year to Date standings,
the last month standings acts as a tiebreaker. There is no limit to the number of picks that can be
made in each redraft.
Roster Selection
- Each month, you will count the statistics of 9 batters (1 for
each position field position plus 1 DH). The other players are reserves and
their statistics do not count. Any of the remaining players may be used for the 9th batter
(designated hitter).
- 6 pitchers will count each month (traditionally 5 starters
and 1 reliever – although any combo is acceptable).
Trades
Trades must be made by the 15th of each month in order for the traded
players to count for their new teams in that month. Trades done after the
redraft is complete must still allow both teams to remain under the salary
and player cap.
"No Tank" Rule
In order to maintain the spirit of competition, owners are not allowed
to "tank it" at any point in the season in order to lower their score and
get a higher redraft pick. There is no objective measure in place to
determine this, but if the Commissioner suspects that an owner is "tanking
it", he can warn the owner first, and then if necessary have the computer's
picks be used. If necessary, the Commissioner can take control of the
owner's team temporarily or permanently.
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