[IBL] IBL Mid Season Ballot proposals - discussion

[Matt Sivertson]

One additional proposal I'd like to make:

Replace all AB+BB requirements with PA requirements.  As far as I can tell
this would only affect rule 3.3.5

Rational: AB+BB is pretty arbitrary (why would a BB count but not an HBP?
Why a flyout count but if a runner tags on 3rd not?) and a while ago we
changed some of these requirements to be PA (i.e. usage) and this would
make it consistent across the board.

On Sun, Aug 28, 2022 at 11:32 AM Russell Peltz <peltz38 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've assembled some of the ballot proposals people have made recently and
> am putting them up for discussion.  Feel free to discuss them in e-mail or
> on IRC and let everyone know what you think.
>
> If you have any questions, opinions, suggestions for changes, or any
> additional proposals you think should be put on a ballot, bring them up.
> I'd like to have a mid-season ballot ready to vote on before the season
> ends, so that we can decide if any changes take effect before the draft, or
> for the beginning of next season.
>
> I've put the proposals in the wiki here and will update them with changes
> if necessary:
> https://wiki.ibl.org/dokuwiki/doku.php/2022_mid_season_ballot_proposals
>
> ================================================================================
> DRAFT
>
> (1)
> A proposal for draft tiers to be determined by advancing to the
> Divisional Round of the playoffs (i.e. win the division or win the WC
> series), similar to how only the four teams that won their WC series last
> year were considered "playoff" teams for draft tiers.  I think this is
> fairer to the WC loser than the current system, and could also eliminate
> some deliberate tanking.
>
> (2)
> Draft Calendar
> Goal: To reduce the length of lists, give owners more information as the draft
> proceeds, and increase trading opportunities.
>
> Proposal:
> The proposal would move away from 24-pick rounds. Instead, each draft day would
> cover 8 or 12 picks (except for Rounds 8 and 9, which would stay as is).
>
> Picks would still be made on M, W, F, with no picks on weekends. The pre-draft,
> pick-by-pick phase would be unchanged.
>
> Rounds 1 and 2 would each be divided into three 8-pick tiers.
> Rounds 3 through 7 would be divided into two 12-pick tiers.
> Round 8 would remain a 24-pick list.
> Round 9 and later would remain combined as one list.
>
> To accomplish this, list drafting would start approximately two weeks before it
> does now and end at approximately the same time. The draft would begin on the
> third Monday in January. Depending on where the third Monday falls, the draft
> would run from January 15 through February 26 at the earliest and from January
> 21 through March 2 at the latest.
>
> The Commissioner would have discretion to convert more rounds from 12-pick to
> 8-pick tiers depending on how far the pick-by-pick phase progresses. For every
> 8-pick tier finished in the pick-by-pick phase, an additional round can be
> converted from 12-pick tiers to 8-pick tiers without affecting the overall
> draft calendar.
>
> ================================================================================
> INJURIES
>
> (1)
> If a player's card has DL days above 0 and has already served as many or more
> than his DL days, add 2 to his durability rating prior to rolling for additional
> injury and days missed. The durability rating is modified
> only once per season, and a player's modified durability range cannot exceed 8.
> (Possible alternative version: once a player has served more than his DL days,
> any subsequent 100% injury becomes 50% instead.)
>
> (2)
> Track injuries concurrently (so in effect, if a player has two 100% injuries in
> the same week, it would be similar to having one 100% injury.)
> Reasoning: if a player suffers two injuries in a real MLB game or series, he
> doesn't have to wait for one of them to heal before beginning to recover from
> the other injury.  Currently we add the duration of the injuries.
>
> ================================================================================
> ROSTERS
>
> (1)
> Increase the active roster to 27 or 28.  Reasoning: MLB clubs can activate and
> deactivate players after every game, so when they begin a series, they
> effectively have a larger roster of players to use.  This would give IBL teams
> similar flexibility, and be especially helpful when a series has unexpected
> injuries or extra inning games. As a side benefit it may reduce the number of
> activations/deactivations needed after each week, making it easier to manage
> rosters and reduce work for the registrar.
>
> (2)
> This proposal was voted down in 2016, and would be reproposed:
>
> 2016-01) Allow teams to make in-series pitcher transactions due to extra
> innings or double-headers
>
> add section 4.1.2:
>
> 4.1.2  Special Pitcher Activations
>
> A team may replace pitcher(s) on the active roster with pitcher(s) on the
> inactive roster after any game that extends beyond the 9th inning, after the
> completion of a suspended game played on the same day as another game, or
> anytime during a series with a double-header (including between DH games).
> Any pitcher activated in this fashion must have been eligible to be activated
> for the current week (as per 3.2.2).
>
> Teams may not sign free agents in this situation, only players on the
> inactive roster at the start of the series are eligible replacements.
> Special transactions should be reported with the GRS for the series.
> Players deactivated in this manner must remain inactive for the next two
> weeks, just as if they were deactivated after the conclusion of the series.
>
> ================================================================================
> TRADING
>
> (1)
> Proposed amendment in section 4.2:
> Trades may be made from December 1 until the newsletter following week 23.
>
> And add to section 4.2.1
> During the list portion of an in-progress free agent draft, draft picks for
> that year can only be traded prior to the list deadline set by the draft
> administrator.
>
> My idea is to maybe encourage people to trade up and down picks in the later
> rounds in the days leading up to each draft list round.
>
> ================================================================================
> MISCELLANEOUS
>
> (1)
> Goal:
> Limit pitchers unrealistically pitching a long time fatigued.
>
> Proposal:
> A pitcher may only face 9 batters while fatigued and then must be removed,
> unless no other pitchers are available.
>
> Reasoning: This will still allow owners the flexibility to get their pitchers
> some extra usage, or eat a couple innings to save the bullpen, but prevent
> ludicrous situations like a bad pitcher being left in to get destroyed for the
> whole game.  This would never be allowed to occur in a real game, it is a kind
> of exploit of our usage requirements, and it results in ugly blowouts.
>
> ================================================================================
>
>
> -Rusty
>
>
>
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