Thank You, FBBKL!

Thanks for Playing!

Thank you for playing with us during the 2026 MLB season! We look forward to hopefully playing with you again next year.

Potential 2027 Strike/Lockout

We already have rules in place for how we’ll handle any potential MLB strike, lockout, or other disruption next season.

If the 2027 MLB season starts but is shortened, the FBBKL season will still count. Whatever MLB officially recognizes as the regular season will also be our full fantasy season. If MLB allows some teams to finish with fewer games played than others, our scoring period will end when the final regular-season game is played.

In the tragic event that the entire 2027 MLB season is canceled, we will obviously not hold an FBBKL season. If entry fees have already been collected, they will be refunded.

If MLB later reaches an agreement and starts a season after initially canceling it, the commissioners will determine whether there is enough time to conduct a FBBKL season alongside it.

Basically: if MLB plays a season, even a shortened one, we’ll play along with it. If MLB doesn’t play, neither do we.

You can read the full details in our updated league rules.

Have an idea for a rule change for next season? Know someone who might be interested in playing with us next season? 

Email the commissioners at christopherolivieri@gmail.com, jbisceglie@hotmail.com, and stephen.a.lipp@gmail.com. Over the offseason, we’ll review suggestions and decide whether any rules need to change for the next season.

Task
 Status Date Pending
Finalize Team Owners (12) Complete TBD
Send out Doodle to determine draft date Complete TBD
Conduct rule voting changes via Slack (if necessary) Complete TBD
Finalize Draft date Complete TBD
Finalize rules document for current year and share with the league Complete TBD
Send out final roster sheets, with updated contract status Complete TBD
Finalize draft order via randomizer or video Complete TBD
Open off-season trading period, which ends when keepers are due Complete 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.; 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).

  • The offseason trading period and keeper submission deadline are TBD. Keepers must be submitted via email to the commissioners AND marked on Yahoo! by the deadline once announced.