Liberty Baseball League (LBL or LL) Constitution
Basic Overview:
The LBL is an OOTP simulation league, which will be formed in 2015 using a fictional universe created in OOTP 16. The following is a rundown of the league’s unique settings and rules.
Office Holders:
Commissioner- A commissioner will run the league which includes typical commissioner duties like running sims, maintaining the website, and further duties outlined later in this document.
Sim Schedule/ Export Deadline:
Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays
All Exports are due by 10:00 PM
Roster Limits
The limits for the rosters will be as follows:
Disabled List:
The disabled List for the LBL will be set to 14 and 60 Days. 7 Days for the Minors.
Drafts:
For the LBL, 15 round drafts will be held in June of every season and will be conducted using in game lists. The season will be paused as we do the first 5 rounds, with individual round lists in game. After the 5 live rounds of the draft the rest of the draft will be done via in game draft lists for the complete remaining 10 rounds.
The draft pools will all be fed from the two feeder leagues (COL and HS). The pool will be released 75 days prior to the draft.
Advanced draftee signing is OFF
Trades:
Trades will be done on the forum. There will be an area specifically for trades called, “Completed Trades.” Both parties must list all elements of the trade. Simply posting, “confirmed,” will not be accepted. The format for posting and accepting trades is on the forums.
All players involved in the trade should be placed on the teams trade block after the deal is agreed upon. This allows for the commissioner to quickly process the trade.
The commissioner will then attempt the trade in the game. If the trade goes through he will simply post, “Processed.” If the trade does not go through he will post why, and the parties will have to rework the trade.
Player Contracts/Salaries Etc.:
Players who have not yet gone through arbitration once, are only eligible to sign a 1-year contract extension. Should a team sign a multi-year extension with a player who has not yet gone through arbitration once, the contract will be deleted and the player shall return to arbitration status.
All contracts, whether they are extensions or free agent signings, must meet the following guidelines:
For any contract with an average annual salary of >$4M, the player may receive no more than a total of $1,000,000 in Bonuses. For any contract with an average of <$4M, the player may receive no more than a total of $500k in Bonuses.
Any free agent contract that circumvents these rules will be deleted and the player will return to free agency. Any extension given out that doesn't have the proper buyout will have the option removed and the final year will become guaranteed.
Schedules:
The LBL will use the default game generated schedule of 162 games. Spring Training will run for 5 weeks every year.
Best Interest of the LBL Rule:
From time to time a decision might need to be made for the best interest of the league. (Like bailing a team out of financial ruin.) The Commissioner reserves the right to make such ruling, BUT will not do so without informing the league and having an open discussion about it.
File Settings:
Ratings will not be changed, they'll stay as they are, warts and all.
Global Settings:
Scouting Settings
Scouting- On
Scouting Accuracy- Normal
Player Rating Scales
Actual Ratings- 1-10
Potential Ratings- 1-10
Other Ratings- 1-10
Overall/ Potential Rating- Stars
Show Ratings>Max- No
Show Potential<Actual- No
Coaching- Off
Top Prospect List: Dynamic
Preseason Predictions: On Demand
Players & Facegen
Player Injury, Fatigue & Suspensions:
Injury Frequency- Low
Delayed Injury Diagnosis- Never
Suspensions- On
Player Personality Settings:
Personality Ratings- On
Player Morale System- On
Batter Aging Speed: 0.75
Batter Development Speed: 1.00
Pitcher Aging Speed: 0.75
Pitcher Development Speed: 1.00
Talent Change Randomness: 125
No Fictional Pictures.
League Settings
Leagues:
Liberty Baseball League w/ Three Minor League Affiliates [Main GM League]
Nippon-Korean League w/ One Minor League Affiliate
Hawaiian League
Rules
All settings Current Rosters Default for all Leagues except for the following-
Playoff Roster Rules DISABLED
Waiver Period Length will be 8 days
DFA Period Length will be 15 days
Incomplete Minor League Rosters (Ghost Players) are ON
Draft Pick Trading ENABLED, Rounds 1-5 ONLY
Financials
All settings Current Rosters Default for all Leagues except for the following-
Team owner does control Budget.
GMs will NOT be able to change ticket prices.
There will be NO CASH MAX
Revenue Sharing, 25%
Options
Dynamically Evolving League- On
Evolving Options- More/ Less Offense & More/ Less Pitching
Players
All default roster set settings except for the following-
International Amateurs will be revealed at the beginning of free agency, NOT in July
Historical
All settings Current Rosters Default for all Leagues
Stats & AI
All settings Current Rosters Default for all Leagues
GM Conduct
Finally, it shouldn’t have to be said, but we’ll throw it in just in case. Please use common sense when on the forums, via PM, or via E-mail. Please treat each other with dignity and respect. Any inter-GM issues will be dealt with via an Office Holders’ vote.
Basic Overview:
The LBL is an OOTP simulation league, which will be formed in 2015 using a fictional universe created in OOTP 16. The following is a rundown of the league’s unique settings and rules.
Office Holders:
Commissioner- A commissioner will run the league which includes typical commissioner duties like running sims, maintaining the website, and further duties outlined later in this document.
Sim Schedule/ Export Deadline:
Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays
All Exports are due by 10:00 PM
Roster Limits
The limits for the rosters will be as follows:
- 25 for LBL with ML roster, Roster expands to 40 in September, 40-man rosters in Spring Training
- 30 for Triple A and Double A LBL Affiliates
- 40 for Single A LBL Affiliates
Disabled List:
The disabled List for the LBL will be set to 14 and 60 Days. 7 Days for the Minors.
Drafts:
For the LBL, 15 round drafts will be held in June of every season and will be conducted using in game lists. The season will be paused as we do the first 5 rounds, with individual round lists in game. After the 5 live rounds of the draft the rest of the draft will be done via in game draft lists for the complete remaining 10 rounds.
The draft pools will all be fed from the two feeder leagues (COL and HS). The pool will be released 75 days prior to the draft.
Advanced draftee signing is OFF
Trades:
Trades will be done on the forum. There will be an area specifically for trades called, “Completed Trades.” Both parties must list all elements of the trade. Simply posting, “confirmed,” will not be accepted. The format for posting and accepting trades is on the forums.
All players involved in the trade should be placed on the teams trade block after the deal is agreed upon. This allows for the commissioner to quickly process the trade.
The commissioner will then attempt the trade in the game. If the trade goes through he will simply post, “Processed.” If the trade does not go through he will post why, and the parties will have to rework the trade.
- No Trade Clauses will be NOT be waived
- Recently drafted players CANNOT be traded (After conclusion of World Series)
- Recently signed INT FA’s CANNOT be traded (1 year)
Player Contracts/Salaries Etc.:
Players who have not yet gone through arbitration once, are only eligible to sign a 1-year contract extension. Should a team sign a multi-year extension with a player who has not yet gone through arbitration once, the contract will be deleted and the player shall return to arbitration status.
All contracts, whether they are extensions or free agent signings, must meet the following guidelines:
- No annual salary amount can be more than double any other.
- Only the last year of a contract can have an option.
- All option years must have a buyout of at least 25% of that years salary.
- Vesting Options are NOT PERMITTED.
For any contract with an average annual salary of >$4M, the player may receive no more than a total of $1,000,000 in Bonuses. For any contract with an average of <$4M, the player may receive no more than a total of $500k in Bonuses.
Any free agent contract that circumvents these rules will be deleted and the player will return to free agency. Any extension given out that doesn't have the proper buyout will have the option removed and the final year will become guaranteed.
Schedules:
The LBL will use the default game generated schedule of 162 games. Spring Training will run for 5 weeks every year.
Best Interest of the LBL Rule:
From time to time a decision might need to be made for the best interest of the league. (Like bailing a team out of financial ruin.) The Commissioner reserves the right to make such ruling, BUT will not do so without informing the league and having an open discussion about it.
File Settings:
Ratings will not be changed, they'll stay as they are, warts and all.
Global Settings:
Scouting Settings
Scouting- On
Scouting Accuracy- Normal
Player Rating Scales
Actual Ratings- 1-10
Potential Ratings- 1-10
Other Ratings- 1-10
Overall/ Potential Rating- Stars
Show Ratings>Max- No
Show Potential<Actual- No
Coaching- Off
Top Prospect List: Dynamic
Preseason Predictions: On Demand
Players & Facegen
Player Injury, Fatigue & Suspensions:
Injury Frequency- Low
Delayed Injury Diagnosis- Never
Suspensions- On
Player Personality Settings:
Personality Ratings- On
Player Morale System- On
Batter Aging Speed: 0.75
Batter Development Speed: 1.00
Pitcher Aging Speed: 0.75
Pitcher Development Speed: 1.00
Talent Change Randomness: 125
No Fictional Pictures.
League Settings
Leagues:
Liberty Baseball League w/ Three Minor League Affiliates [Main GM League]
Nippon-Korean League w/ One Minor League Affiliate
Hawaiian League
Rules
All settings Current Rosters Default for all Leagues except for the following-
Playoff Roster Rules DISABLED
Waiver Period Length will be 8 days
DFA Period Length will be 15 days
Incomplete Minor League Rosters (Ghost Players) are ON
Draft Pick Trading ENABLED, Rounds 1-5 ONLY
Financials
All settings Current Rosters Default for all Leagues except for the following-
Team owner does control Budget.
GMs will NOT be able to change ticket prices.
There will be NO CASH MAX
Revenue Sharing, 25%
Options
Dynamically Evolving League- On
Evolving Options- More/ Less Offense & More/ Less Pitching
Players
All default roster set settings except for the following-
International Amateurs will be revealed at the beginning of free agency, NOT in July
Historical
All settings Current Rosters Default for all Leagues
Stats & AI
All settings Current Rosters Default for all Leagues
GM Conduct
Finally, it shouldn’t have to be said, but we’ll throw it in just in case. Please use common sense when on the forums, via PM, or via E-mail. Please treat each other with dignity and respect. Any inter-GM issues will be dealt with via an Office Holders’ vote.