2024 League Meeting

December 7th, 2024

Meeting results:

1. Gold glove fielding chart - did not pass
2-3. Ghost player - Option 2a passed - There will be no ghost players in 2025
4. Declare minors and known pull ups/send down to minors at the start of series - This was agreed and will be added to the etiquette section along with announcing pitchers relief status (dotted, unable to play, used previous game)
5. Minimum 11 pitchers on roster - Passed.. Teams will be required to have 11 pitchers on the roster at all times (including playoffs). This includes one multi-inning reliever (regular season only).
6. Playoff starters actual POW used in relief - Table for discussion next year
7. Starting pitcher allowed to finish inning dotted past POW - did not pass
8. Infield groundball chart rule changes - first 4 scenarios passed - Scott and Justin will review possible other changes along with #5 - Wil provide an updated infield chart at the draft.
9. Reliever going past 1 IP due to a DP & minimum 3 batter rule - Passed - Pitcher will not be dotted next game if a DP or the 3 minimum batters rule forces a pitcher to go past their POW.
10. Playoff team with the best record should host playoffs - We agreed this should be left up to the availability and discretion of the managers involved same as during the regular season and no rule change was needed.
11. Bozo pitchers - did not pass
Extra. Pat Jennings requested a change to when the 162 stats were due. The constitution says they are due two weeks after the World Series. The proposal to make this two weeks after the 162 game deadline passed.

Craig will remain as commissioner. Jeff/Lewis vice presidents. Mike Thurston treasurer, Jeff statistician, Mike Parker website


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1. There are a lots of ones in our league so my idea is to give who win a gold glove and strat gives them a one, this the changing to the fielding chart
Pitchers 1 and 2 g-3, 3-5 g2 and 6-20 g 1
Catchers 1-6 no change, 7-10 PO, 11-13 g 2 and 14-20 g 1
IF, 1-3 same, 4-20 g 1
OF 1-10 same and 11-20 F 3

2. Ghost player
a. Rescind the rule that was passed last year and just go back to a straight 15 man protected list that could include a ghost player.

b. Amend the rule to say any team wishing to keep a 16th player (not just a ghost player) must forfeit their 5th round pick or next higher pick if they don't have their 5th. This will do what it is intended to do - give managers the chance to keep a superstar if he gets injured, or a player they may really like while keeping the draft pick compensation reasonable. Teams that choose not to keep a 16th player will not be awarded an extra draft pick.

3. Protection of 17 players but one of them MUST be a "ghost" player, defined as a player, carded or not, who cannot play during that season.

4. Before every game, managers must declare their stack of minors players and mention any intent to bring someone up or send someone down during the series.

5. change the minimum number of pitchers on each roster to 11 from 10 and that 1 must be a multi-inning reliever. 11 pitchers for playoffs as well but would not require the multi-inning guy.

6. Starters who have a relief POW to use that in the playoffs. Those without a relief POW will assume a POW(1)

7. Any dotted pitcher should be allowed to finish the inning he's in.

-- Starting pitchers dotted before/during their point of weakness inning can only pitch to the conclusion of their POW
inning. [DELETE] Starting pitchers dotted after their point of weakness inning must immediately be removed from the game [/DELETE]

8. Infield chart changes

- Infield Normal - Bases loaded - GBA hit to 1B = DP (H-1B) - change to DP
- Infield Normal - Bases loaded - GBA hit to 3B = DP (H-1B) - change to DP (3B - 1B)
- Infield Normal - Bases Loaded - GBB hit to 1B = FC/HOME - change to FC
- Infield Normal - Bases Loaded - GBB hit to 3B = FC/HOME - change to FC/3RD
- Infield Normal - 3rd or 2nd/3rd - GBB hit to 3B = FC/HOME - change to HOLD

9. reliever coming in one inning and immediately getting a DP. If he starts the next inning he is forced to face two batters which will dot him next game. Proposing if a reliever is forced to go further than his POW due to a DP and minimum 3 batter rule, then there is no penalty next game for pitching past his POW (as long as he immediately exits after the 3rd batter).

10. In playoff if possible, the best record team should host the games

11. Bozo pitchers

This a good time to propose this since we have the relief rules
If a team is 10+ runs behind, in bottom of 8th or top of 9th.
You can bring in a regular player to pitch

Rules considered 1 inning pitcher, balk, wild pitch 20-20 and +9 hold. He will throw what he does real. Defense 5 e 51.

The card will be even and look like this
4. 5. 6
1bx. 2bx. Walk
3 RFb. KFC. Px
4 cx. CFx. 3BX
5 HR. HR 10-
TRIPLE 10-20. WALK
6 HR. SINGLE**. Walk
7 HRbp. Single**. Walk
8 Triple. Double. Walk
9 Double. 2bx. Walk
10 k: SSX WALK
11 LFC. HRBP. GBC*
12 2BX. SSX. 1BX