[IBL] 2016 mid-season ballot

[Sean Sweda]

> On Jul 22, 2016, at 7:43 AM, Larry Selleck <lms4th at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Thanks for the .02 Alex ... with the recent drop in the UK £, that is worth a lot more over here!
> 
> I agree that the Special Pitcher Activation, whilst more reflective of real life, will be a lot more complex to administer, can cause a lot more complexity in MIS (lots of "if DH or extra inning game, then active XYZ), and is open to abuse by being able to swap out 1, 2 or even more of your pitching staff in the middle of a series  ... hmmm, I can collect lots of RP a stash them as inactive knowing I'll have plenty of opportunities to swap them on and off the roster.

You can only do this when a double-header or extra inning game occurs, the number of opportunities will be very limited.  Furthermore, even if you could do it every week the strategy is limited practically by the fact that any pitcher who is de-activated must remain on the inactive roster for 2 weeks. The rule specifically requires that the pitcher being activated must have been eligible for activation that week (i.e. inactive for 2 weeks).

> Could also, in theory, go into a series with a scheduled DH with just 2 active SP and swap for an inactive SP after each game.

Teams are required to have at least 4 SP on their active roster at the start the week so what you are describing here is not legal.

Sean
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