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League Updates

February 2026 Rules Update (Housekeeping + Possible Upcoming Changes)

I (Chris) sent out a survey to take the temperature of the league on any bigger rule/format changes. In the meantime, I did some housekeeping in the rules document to clean up minor issues (it was messy) and make the current rules easier to follow. Additional changes may still happen depending on league feedback.

New protocols added: We’ve added protocols for a shortened/incomplete MLB season, a canceled MLB season, refund handling in those scenarios, and what happens if a team does not keep enough players.

Enforcement / integrity updates: We’ve always had rules focused on collusion, but I tightened the language to be more explicit. I also made it explicit (in very specific circumstances) that the commissioner can apply a draft order adjustment as a penalty option for rule violations.

2026 Rules Document: Open the 2026 rules doc

Important Dates

  • Offseason Trading Opens: TBD
  • Offseason Trading Closes: TBD
  • Keepers Submission Deadline on Yahoo! & via email to commissioners: TBD
  • League Dues Deadline: TBD
  • Live Draft on Yahoo! Site: TBD
Task
 Status Date Pending
Finalize Team Owners (12) Pending TBD
Send out Doodle to determine draft date Pending TBD
Conduct rule voting changes via Slack (if necessary) Pending TBD
Finalize Draft date Pending TBD
Finalize rules document for current year and share with the league Pending TBD
Send out final roster sheets, with updated contract status Pending TBD
Finalize draft order via randomizer or video Pending TBD
Open off-season trading period, which ends when keepers are due Pending TBD
Transfer Waiver Priority from previous year/change FAAB to $200 Pending TBD

OFFSEASON-TRADE REFRESHER

  • During the offseason trading period, any player on your team’s roster at the end of last year can be traded, except for 0-year players and Lifetime Keepers acquired via trade during last season. You can find your team’s roster on Yahoo! and in our Roster document.

    Reminder (still in effect): These offseason restrictions apply every season during the offseason trading period (they are not a one-year rule).

  • If draft picks are exchanged, an equal number of draft picks must be moved in each trade. You can see which draft picks all teams have on Yahoo!, here.

  • Make sure to check the contract status of the players involved in a trade. You can find each player’s contract status in our Roster Document. “1” indicates that the player can only be kept ONE more time, a “2” indicates a player can be kept TWO more times, etc. – this year and next, a “0” indicates that player must be tagged as a Lifetime Keeper or they cannot be kept.

  • Offseason Trading Restrictions:

    • ❌ You may NOT trade (offseason only):
      • Any 0-year players (players with 0 years remaining on their contracts).
      • Any Lifetime Keeper acquired from another team during the previous regular season (treated as 0-year for offseason trades).
    • ✅ You MAY trade:
      • Your previously designated Lifetime Keeper from last season.
      • Any player on your roster with years remaining on their contract.

    You may also designate any eligible player on your roster as your new Lifetime Keeper at keeper-declaration time. Note: per the rules, a player must have 0 contract years remaining in order to be Lifetime Tagged.

    These restrictions apply only during the offseason trading period. In-season trading rules remain unchanged.

  • When all participating teams involved agree on a trade, an email should be sent to the commissioner and co-commissioners (christopherolivieri@gmail.com, jbisceglie@hotmail.com and stephen.a.lipp@gmail.com), as well as the manager(s) of any teams involved. The manager(s) who didn’t compose the email need to reply to the email saying they agreed to the trade as listed – or they can send their own email with the trade. In short: we need to hear from everyone involved.

  • If the co-commissioners accept the trade (Most trades are accepted), it will be listed on Slack in the League Announcements channel and the players/draft picks will be updated on Yahoo! to reflect the trade.

  • Please read the League Constitution section VIII for more info about specific situations regarding trades (i.e., the rare instance when a trade isn’t accepted outright).

  • Once Off-Season Trading closes (date/time not determined yet), you have until 11:59 PM EST that same day to submit your keepers via email to the commissioners AND mark them on Yahoo!