[IBL] Ohtani rule (aka "the Kieschnick amendment")

[Sean Sweda]

Believe it or not, we actually already have rules in place for dealing with  
a player who qualifies as both a pitcher and position player.  It was  
originally passed back in 2003:

http://www.ibl.org:8080/news/2003/102903.news


> 2003-21: THE "KIESCHNICK AMENDMENT"
>
> Add this sentence as the second sentence in the first paragraph of section
> 6.1 of the Constitution:
>
> A player who had at least 30 at bats plus walks as a non-pitcher and at
> least 20 innings pitched will be eligible as a position player and a
> pitcher.
>
> Add this paragraph as the third paragraph in section 6.3 of the
> Constitution:
>
> A player who qualified as a position player and a pitcher must meet the
> usage requirements both as a position player and a pitcher.  For these
> purposes, his batting plate appearances as a pitcher will count as actual
> usage.


However, the second part of this appears to have disappeared from the  
Constitution during one of the major edits that happened in the pre-wiki  
days.  I have inserted it into the new (PA/BF) usage rules we passed prior  
to the 2018 season:



4.5.2   Usage Requirements

Every player must accrue IBL usage of at least 75% (3/4) but no more
than 133% (4/3) of their usage in the previous MLB season.  The usage metric
for position players is plate appearances (PA).  The usage metric for
pitchers is batters faced (BF).  During the IBL season intentional walks
do not count toward the usage requirements for pitchers.

A player who qualified as a position player and a pitcher must meet
usage requirements as both a position player and a pitcher.  For these
purposes, batting plate appearances as a pitcher will count toward
batter usage.

Players not meeting their usage requirements for a given year become
free agents at the end of the regular season. Post-season usage shall
not be considered for usage requirements.

4.5.3   Usage Credit for Injuries

Players will receive usage credit for IBL injury days.  A player's injury
adjusted usage (injury credit + earned usage) is only used when determining
whether a player meets their 75% usage requirement.

Injury usage is calculated using the following formula:

Injury Usage =
(MLB Usage/162) rounded up to the next integer * Number IBL Days Injured

4.5.4   Usage Caps

Players may continue to participate during the regular season despite
exceeding their 133% usage limitation, but a player may not exceed 150%.
Failure to comply with this rule shall result in forfeiture of any games
in which a player participated while exceeding 150% usage.