Rule Suggestions for season 1974
- v3 or v4 rules or a mixed bag.
- 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.
- Change the Disabled List to 5 days rather than 7.
- 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.
- 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.)
- 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).
- 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).
- 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.
- 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. - Change K (W) results to K (HR) results if the pitcher is tired.