1973 Winter Meetings (pre-1974 Season)

Rule Suggestions for season 1974

  1. v3 or v4 rules or a mixed bag.
  2. Adjust limits for batters to minimum 60 AB per side rather than 40. per Chris Davis, “The split AB/BF limits have been at 60 for years.  I see I hadn’t changed the message to update that in years as well though.”  also raise the overall minimum to 150 AB – meaning you have to have at least 60 AB on each side and have at least 150+ AB overall to be considered unlimited.
  3. Change the Disabled List to 5 days rather than 7.
  4. Pitchers can pinch hit if they have a minimum of 60 AB on their card OR if you have already used all other potential batters.
  5. On a stolen base attempt a possible wild pitch results in an automatic steal. (Even if blocked, it was a poor pitch that leaves the catcher in a poor position to try and throw out a runner.)
  6. Allow a starting pitcher to be used any time the starter has to be removed due to injury, ejection, or rain delay (eliminating “the first two innings” from the current rule).
  7. Allow pitchers who have used up their limits to be sent down without having to wait until they’re rested enough to pitch. i.e. a starting pitcher (only) who has used up his spot-starts, can be sent down at the next roster movement interval (start of the series or halfway).
  8. If a pitcher has spot starts and IP limits, he may pass his IP limit during his start (current rule), however if he has NO IP remaining, he cannot be used as a starter even if he has spot starts still available.
  9. Helping teams who have poor records (think of this as a way to help struggling franchises):
    * Last place +$10 in the draft
    * 14th and 15th place +$7 in the draft
    * 12th and 13th place +$5 in the draft
    They would be back to a max $300 prior to the next auction unless they continued to fall in the bottom 1/4 of the league.
  10. Change K (W) results to K (HR) results if the pitcher is tired.