[IBL] quick pre-season vote

[Noel Steere]

I’m sorry, you’ll have to explain a bit further:  Do you mean that a sac bunt now counts as a PA, and that a GIDP counts as 2 PA for a hitter?

I don’t think this is non-controversial.  Plenty of teams use sacrificing to control PAs, and a DP could end up losing you a player (already a problem with pitchers since we moved to PA for usage there; if we’re jumping to a vote on this, can we jump to a vote on going back to IP for pitchers, as I proposed a couple of years ago but was told to wait for the right point in the calendar?)

Noel
NYK

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> On Mar 27, 2018, at 5:53 PM, Sean Sweda <sweda at ibl.org> wrote:
> 
> I have implemented a system to track usage based on PA/BF, which means that it is now possible to have a truly reciprocal usage system.  Right now some events result in no usage at all (e.g. HB) and others result in different units for the batter and the pitcher (e.g. SF, GIDP).  A true PA/BF based usage system does not have these problems and will make it much easier to manage your team when you're getting close to the limits.
> 
> I've also created a usage reporting tool, which means that you will no longer need to wait for the Almanac to update.  Once a GRS has been accepted you will be able to get the latest usage info in the same format as the Almanac.
> 
> full report:
> http://www.ibl.org/~sweda/cgi-bin/usage.py
> 
> team report (replace MCM with your team code):
> http://www.ibl.org/~sweda/cgi-bin/usage.py?team=MCM
> 
> Note that this does not change anything in the Constitution other than the calculations for usage.  Playoff eligibility requirements remain based on AB+BB (which is on every card) and carded player requirements are still 30 AB+BB / 20 IP.
> 
> 
> Switching requires that we go through the official voting procedure.  I believe this proposal should be non-controversial, so I'm going to presume we can go right to voting.  Feel free to post to the list if you have any questions.
> 
> Teams should vote by sending a "yes" or "no" email to <vote at ibl.org>.  Please make sure to put your team in the Subject of the email (e.g. "Subject: MCM usage vote").
> 
> 
> 
> Here is the proposed change:
> 
> 2018-1) Replace sections 4.5.2, 4.5.3, and 4.5.4 (Usage):
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> 
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