[IBL] 2016 mid-season ballot

[Sean Sweda]

brief comments on rationale

On Jul 19, 2016, at 3:16 PM, Sean Sweda wrote:

> 2016-01) Allow teams to make in-series pitcher transactions due to extra innings or double-headers

Now that we're using BF rest rules a double-header or long extra inning game can really decimate a pitching staff.  This adds some in-series roster flexibility to deal with these situations.


> 2016-02a) Equitable handling of pitcher rest when playing a series ahead of late/missing results (option 1)
> 2016-02a) Equitable handling of pitcher rest when playing a series ahead of late/missing results (option 2)


There are no specific rules in the Constitution governing playing games out of order.  In the past we haven't had a lot of these and we've let the team with missing results play the series under the assumption that their bullpen is fully rested.  Our "unofficial" way of handling rest in this situation is unfair to the opposing team.  This evens the playing field when teams are playing games without results from a previous series.  Option 1 lets both teams have a rested pen, while option 2 requires the team with missing results to carry over rest from their previous series.


Sean