MWBL - PROPOSALS PAGE
These proposals will be posted until September 1st, 2009, in the League Manager
Schedule.
At that point the veterans committee will vote on these proposals being placed
on the ballot
If they make the ballot we will vote on new rule proposals for 2010
MWBL Season sometime before the end of the 2009 MWBL Regular Season.
To place a proposal you will need to send
an E-Mail with a
IDEA, REASON,
and your NAME to the Commissioners office at
mwbl@straybaseball.com
*
Indicates that this proposal has been re-proposed from a previous year
PROPOSAL 1*
-"EXTRA
WILD"
To add an extra WILD CARD team to each League.
This would be the team with the second best record that is not a division
winner. The Extra Wild Card team would play the Wild Card in a one
game elimination to move forward in the playoffs, with the Wild Card Team
with the better record having Home Field Advantage for the "Wild Card Game".
Reason for the Proposal:
What this would accomplish is three fold. 1st, there could be more races
and chances for teams to make the playoffs. More teams would be "In"
the Wild Card hunt, therefore keeping the league owners more interested.
2nd, it would give teams more opportunity to still have a chance, which
could help promote more trading partners. 3rd, it would give the
League winner a larger advantage in the Division Series, because the Wild
Card Game winner would have probably thrown his #1 starter to try and win
that game. The Extra Wild Card Team might not have thrown his #1,
since he might have to use his #1 starter to actually win that spot during
the regular season. Proposed by - John "Stray" Corrado - Chicago Mobsters
PROPOSAL 2 -
"SEASON
FACTORS"
All players who have an SF (Season Factor) rating
below 100 will have that rating increased to 100, and their PR (Play Rating)
rating decreased accordingly.
Reason for the
Proposal: Owners have a
difficult time determining the usage for a player with less than 100 SF, so we
can simplify the process, by altering all those below 100 accordingly. Example:
A player who is 1000/75 will be adjusted to 750/100.
Proposed by -
Steve Cutler - Hollywood Werewolves
PROPOSAL 3*
-"BATTERS
FACED"
Change from using innings pitched to batters
faced in our calculations as they apply to player usage rule.
Reason for the
Proposal: From the Hardball Times BFP Batters Faced by
Pitcher- “The pitching equivalent of Plate Appearances for batters”. Why are
we not using the same unit for pitchers as we are hitters? The rule is not
supposed to care about a player’s ability while enforcing usage. Continuing
to use innings pitched (which is a performance unit of measure) is wrong.
Proposed
by - Dave Myers - Tijuana Bottle Rockets
PROPOSAL 4
-"DRAFT
& DEVELOP"
Un-Carded players that are drafted starting
with players in 2010 MWBL Draft if kept on your roster for 3 full seasons,
and then expire due to usage, by using your next years 1st round draft pick
or higher, you would have the right to protect this player for one more
year. Thus giving him a 1 year un-carded contract after his 3 year one
has expired.
Reason for the Proposal:
Drafting a player and developing him for 3 year's in your minors
and having him fall short is a big loss. By passing this proposal if
you lose (1) one player you would have the option to spend your 1st round
pick or higher to protect this player for one more season.
To Clarify more -Your
team's first round pick, or any higher pick if it has been traded .
Proposed by - John "Stray" Corrado - Chicago Mobsters
PROPOSAL 5
-"REDUCE
ACTIVE ROSTER"
Reduce active rosters during the
series from 27 to 26.
Reason for the Proposal:
The MWBL is the only league I know that has 27-man active rosters. Many
teams will carry 12 or 13 man pitchers (stacked with high grade, low inning
relievers) and/or batters with very low at-bats - that are only used for
pinch hitting. Essentially, it creates an unrealistic game play if a manager
has 27 players at his disposal for any given series.
Proposed by - Jason Kerns - Camarillo Quest
PROPOSAL 6
-"PITCHING
CHANGE #1"
Starting pitchers may not be pulled
from a start for (3) innings unless thus said pitcher gives up:
1. He gives up 3 runs (earned or unearned)
2. He allows 7 base runners via hits, walks or hit by pitch (errors don’t
count).
Reason for the Proposal:
We need to make it so starters are used in a more realistic way. Proposed by - John "Stray" Corrado - Chicago Mobsters
PROPOSAL 7 -"PITCHING
CHANGE #2 - CITO GASTON"
Any pitcher (starter or reliever) MUST
be removed at the end of the current inning if they have given up eight (10)
runs (earned or unearned).
Reason for the Proposal:
We need to make it so starters and relievers are used in a more realistic
way. We have too many games that a single pitcher is allowed to "Take
one for the team", and is left out there for too many runs. It
is not very likely that a Major League Pitcher will give up 10+ runs, and be
left out on the hill. Let's start using these players in a more typical
fashion, and not just put out the to be used in a non-baseball way.Proposed by - John "Stray" Corrado - Chicago Mobsters
PROPOSAL 8
-"STEALS
ACROSS THE BOARD"
We adjust steals percentage last year based on
steal success rate. Some players get 125% (30+ Steal Success) of their
stolen base attempts. Some players get 115% (29- Steal Success) of
their stolen base attempts. Let's just change it and make it
straight up 120%.
Reason for the Proposal:
This is creating a ton of extra work trying to track this, let's just
simplify the rule and make it 120% of Attempted steals.Proposed by - John "Stray" Corrado - Chicago Mobsters
PROPOSAL 9
-"REMOVE
RAIN-OUTS FROM THE GAME "
Set the League Parameters up so No-Rain Outs
can occur.
Reason:
Rainouts add unnecessary complication to the game, often requiring play
during the default portion of our weekly schedule. Rainouts can make things
more difficult for teams by taking up days that the other teams can use to
rest. Teams can be up big and fail to win because of a rainout before a game
is official, and the time used feels wasted. Conversely, a shortened game
will benefit the team in the lead without allowing the full 9 innings to
decide the better team. Typically, a makeup game at the very end of a season
that has no effect on the playoffs in MLB is not played; if we do that, we
could miss out on adding to statistics for career totals and league records,
as well as affecting the draft order. We should be determining the winner on
the field with the same conditions for all teams, without the randomness of
weather.Proposed by - Casey
Hoch - Fremont Cannons
PROPOSAL 10
-"UN-RESTRICT
DRAFT PICKS BY MONTH "
Propose that these restrictions be lifted and that any picks can be traded
at any time, except for freeze periods as designated by the commissioner.
Reason:
It overcomplicates the league, and any way we can simplify it aids in making
the league more fun.
Both of these are making trading more strict than it has to be. Trading is
one of the things that builds relationships in the league, so I think we
should encourage it as much as possible, rather than restrict it.Proposed by - John
Niespodzianski - Pittsburgh Lumber Company
PROPOSAL 11
-"FULL
TRADING IN AUGUST"
Propose that trading be allowed between leagues
up and through August.
Reason:
It overcomplicates the league, and any way we can simplify it aids in making
the league more fun.
Both of these are making trading more strict than it has to be. Trading is
one of the things that builds relationships in the league, so I think we
should encourage it as much as possible, rather than restrict it.Proposed by - John
Niespodzianski - Pittsburgh Lumber Company
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