[IBL] 2016 mid-season ballot

[Sean Sweda]

> On Jul 22, 2016, at 12:15 PM, Mike Monostra <monostram1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> What if we instead did a rule similar to MLB's 26th man rule? Just give teams a chance to carry an extra player for doubleheaders, but only DHs scheduled in advance (in this case, would be for the late season doubleheaders teams run into due to early season day 3 rainouts). That way, teams know they can have an extra pitcher available for the DH only entering the week and it doesn't require mid-week roster adjustments. 

I considered this, but the problem is that it becomes even more difficult to enforce legal rosters. Instead of just checking whether teams have 25 actives we also have to check the schedule every time somebody is over the limit. Also, given that people already screw up their active roster on a regular basis (hence the need for enforcement) it's going to become an even more frequent issue if 26 active players are occasionally legal.  The rule as proposed gives teams the basically the same flexibility as a 26 man roster without any difficulty added to the enforcement side.

> I agree the proposed rule is definitely more in line with real life, but I also don't know if it's feasible for MIS play. 

It has the same effect on MIS play as the emergency injury transaction that is already allowed.

Sean
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