Post by Lunatic Fringe on Jan 10, 2008 16:24:49 GMT -5
I'm going to address any individual questions in the form of a thread, like this, because if one person is wondering, chances are he's not alone.
The question referred to players we know are going to be on Major League rosters but still have Minor League eligibility under our league's rules. One such player is Michael Bourn, who has only 127 career at-bats. Under our league rules, he may be drafted and placed on your minor league roster. However, our league rules also state that once a player reaches 130 at-bats, he must be moved to your major league roster. In fact, at 127 AB, he's only eligible for the MiLB draft under our league rules. I may have to revisit that.
The minor league eligibility rules for this league on based partly on Major League Basevall's rules concerning rookie status, in that a player with less than 130 career at-bats or 50 career IP is still considered a rookie.
There is, however, a second part to this rule which we are disregarding. It states that a player loses rookie status if he is active on a major league roster for 45 days. This is why Michael Bourn is not considered a rookie despite having only 127 career at-bats. He has appeared in 122 games, so he's certainly been active more than 45 days. I chose to disregard this portion of the rule because I felt it would just be too much to keep track of. This is supposed to be fun and a little work, but not a full-time job.
So, in summary, any player with less than 130 career at-bats or less than 50 career IP may be placed on your minor league roster until reaching those numbers. In Bourn's case, he'll lose that eligibility on opening day anyway.
Also of note regarding MiLB eligibility:
If a player has more than 130 AB or 50 IP, he's not eligible for your MiLB roster, even if his big league club sends him down. This is one of the reasons we have 30-man rosters in a 16-team league. I did this in the spirit of keeping things simple. I'm going to check the rules on the webpage and add this there if I overlooked it.
Lastly, one other piece of info. I omitted:
Players on your MiLB roster do not count against your salary cap.
If there's anything else I missed, let me know.
The question referred to players we know are going to be on Major League rosters but still have Minor League eligibility under our league's rules. One such player is Michael Bourn, who has only 127 career at-bats. Under our league rules, he may be drafted and placed on your minor league roster. However, our league rules also state that once a player reaches 130 at-bats, he must be moved to your major league roster. In fact, at 127 AB, he's only eligible for the MiLB draft under our league rules. I may have to revisit that.
The minor league eligibility rules for this league on based partly on Major League Basevall's rules concerning rookie status, in that a player with less than 130 career at-bats or 50 career IP is still considered a rookie.
There is, however, a second part to this rule which we are disregarding. It states that a player loses rookie status if he is active on a major league roster for 45 days. This is why Michael Bourn is not considered a rookie despite having only 127 career at-bats. He has appeared in 122 games, so he's certainly been active more than 45 days. I chose to disregard this portion of the rule because I felt it would just be too much to keep track of. This is supposed to be fun and a little work, but not a full-time job.
So, in summary, any player with less than 130 career at-bats or less than 50 career IP may be placed on your minor league roster until reaching those numbers. In Bourn's case, he'll lose that eligibility on opening day anyway.
Also of note regarding MiLB eligibility:
If a player has more than 130 AB or 50 IP, he's not eligible for your MiLB roster, even if his big league club sends him down. This is one of the reasons we have 30-man rosters in a 16-team league. I did this in the spirit of keeping things simple. I'm going to check the rules on the webpage and add this there if I overlooked it.
Lastly, one other piece of info. I omitted:
Players on your MiLB roster do not count against your salary cap.
If there's anything else I missed, let me know.
