Full rules here: https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/rules

40 man rosters, 22 starting spots (On CBS we had 26 man rosters with 18 starting spots).
(1C, 1 1b, 1 2b, 1 3b, 1 ss, 1 2b/ss, 5 OF, 1 UT, 5 SP, 5 RP + 18 bench spots)
Salary Cap: $400

4 Matchups per week.
6 Teams make the playoffs

10 GS by SP's per week max.

***The first year's draft usually takes 5-6 hrs, will try to complete in 1 night with Sunday as a backup if we need an extra hour.***

Read the rules at the link above to understand add/drops etc. Some important ones are pasted below:

*Teams are allowed to bid such that they would go over roster or cap limits if they win the auction. If they do win the auction, they will have to get under roster and cap limits before they can set their lineups, make trades, or bid on other auctions*

*When a player is dropped, other team managers have 24 hours to claim him on waivers for 100% of his salary, with the team lowest in the standings getting priority. If the regular season has not begun yet, a coin flip will determine who is awarded the player *

*If a player passes through waivers, 50% of his salary, rounding up, counts against his previous team's salary cap as a cap penalty, until he is claimed by another team, reauctioned by the cutting team (after 30 days) or until the end of the current season. Any bids for him as a free agent must be at least 50% of his previous salary
- Functionally, this means cutting a $1 player provides no cap relief until the player is claimed or otherwise added to another team

*Uneven trades are allowed, although they will be handled as follows: If team A is acquiring 3 players while trading 1 to B, team A must stay below or at the 40-man limit or must also cut 2 additional players of their choosing*

*Salary cap dollars can be traded between teams (i.e. team A can agree to count one half of a traded player's salary against their cap). However, these loans will not remain in place once the regular season ends *

Start of the Offseason - Arbitration:

- The allocation system gives a $25 budget to each team in the league.
- The team must allocate this budget towards players on other teams.
-Each team must allocate at least one dollar to every other team, and no team can allocate more than $3 to any other team.
- At the end of the allocation period, all players have their salary increased by the amount allocated towards them.
- Allocations take place after the initial offseason salary increase, so any allocations will be in addition to the $1 or $2 increase each player gets at the end of the season.
-If a team does not allocate at least one dollar to every other team, none of their allocations will count and it will be as if they did not participate at all.
-If a team does not allocate all $25, none of their allocations will count and it will be as if they did not participate at all.

Keepers:
*Managers shall be permitted to retain any of their players at a salary which is increased based on their previous year salary. Rules for salary increases are as follows: *
- Players who have played in at least one MLB regular season game in the past 2 MLB seasons will have their salary increase by $2.
- All other players will have their salary increase by $1.

*Teams must always be able to field a 40 man roster for $400; therefore following the keeper deadline, a team salary must never exceed $360 + the number of players on the roster. However, there is no salary cap from the end of the MLB season until the keeper deadline. *
Last updated March 12, 2023