Rules for the Bo Diaz Memorial League come from The Greeser, with aid from the voting members of the league.
A. LEAGUE MEMBERS
- Jonathan Bombulie, David Smith, Kevin Donlin, Jordan Hyman, Brad Young, Mark Correa, Greeser, Geoff Mosher, Jim Iovino and Hal Coffey (co-owner Ian Messerle).
B. ENTRY FEE & PRIZES
- The entry fee is $25 per team. At the end of the season a total of $250 will be collected.
- A sum will go towards the purchase of an engraved beer stein that will be given to the league champion.
- Second place collects $50; first place collects the remainder minus the cost of the stein.
- In case of a tie ...
C. KEEPER PLAYERS
- Each owner must keep no less and no more than five players.
- Each owner will be permitted to keep the five players for life or until the owner chooses to make a change.
- On Jan. 31 (or around that date depending on calendar each year), each owner must submit their list of five keeper players to the commissioner. At that time the commissioner will release the list to each owner.
- At the conclusion of the season, each owner retains the rights to his players until the keeper deadline. Once the keeper players are announced, the rest of players automatically become free agents.
- For a 10-day period, Feb. 1 to Feb. 10 (or around that date depending on calendar each year), owners are permitted to trade keepers players and draft picks. But each trade must even. For example 1 keeper and 1 draft pick for 1 keeper and 1 draft pick. This will insure each owner meets the keeper min/max requirement and has 21 selections in the draft. (For more trade information see Entry D-2 below).
- The five keeper spots are essentially the first five rounds of the draft and the draft will begin with round six. (For draft information see Entry E below).
D. TRADES
1. Off-season trades
- An open trade period will be observed from Jan. 13 to Jan. 30 (or around that date depending on calendar each year).
- During this time owners can make any deal agreed upon by the parties involved.
- The owners are asked to contact the commissioner once the trade is agreed upon. At that time the commissioner will release the trade to the rest of the owners.
- A two-day review period will be observed.
- If a trade receives one protest, the trade in question will be put to a vote. The owners will vote and the owners involved in the deal are asked not to vote. If the majority of the owners feel the trade is unfair, the trade will not go through. In case of a tie, the commissioner will review the trade and make a fair decision.
2. Off-season keeper trades
- For a 10-day period, Feb. 1 to 10 (or around that date depending on calendar each year), owners are permitted to trade keepers players and draft picks.
- A trade review of two days will be observed.
- If a trade receives one protest, the trade in question will be put to a vote. The owners will vote and the owners involved in the deal are asked not to vote. If the majority of the owners feel the trade is unfair, the trade will not go through. In case of a tie, the commissioner will review the trade and make a fair decision.
3. Trading draft picks
- Owners will be allowed to trade a draft position as part of a deal during the open trade period and off-season keeper trade period.
- The commissioner will keep track of this and each owner is asked to keep track of their deals to insure a correct draft order and to avoid confusion.
4. In-season trades
- A trade review of two days will be observed.
- If a trade receives one protest, the trade in question will be put to a vote. The owners will vote and the owners involved in the deal are asked not to vote. If the majority of the owners feel the trade is unfair, the trade will not go through. In case of a tie, the commissioner will review the trade and make a fair decision.
- The trade deadline will be on or around Aug. 21 of each season.
E. DRAFT
- The draft will begin no earlier than Feb. 15 and no later than Feb. 28 of each season.
- The draft will be done via e-mail.
- The draft order each year will be the reverse order of finish (10th picks first and so on).
- The order will not be reversed each round. It will go 1 through 10 each round.
- Length of draft will be determined by number of keeper players and bench positions (we will have 23 players, plus three bench spots for a total of 26 players). The draft will last 21 rounds and at the end each team will have 26 players.
F. ROSTER SIZES & POSITION BREAK DOWN
- The maximum number of players allowed per team is 26 (23 active and three bench).
- Position break down is as follows: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, CI, MI, Utility, 5 any OF, 10 any pitches, 3 bench. The one DL spot does not count towards your maximum number of players.
G. LEAGUE SETTINGS
- Rotisserie style will be used (Avg., runs, homers, RBI, stolen bases, ERA, WHIP, Wins, saves and strikeouts)
- A waiver period of two days will be observed.
- The maximum number of innings for the total pitching staff will be 1,500.
- Trade deadline will be mid- to late-August each season.
H. DL RULES
- The one DL spot does not count towards your maximum number of players.
- If a player goes on DL in the spring and is not available to go the on DL, tough luck, you have to wait until he is made available by Yahoo to go on the DL.
