2008 LACBL League Rules

• All permanent changes to league rules must be decided by a supermajority of owners (7 out of 10).

• This season (2008) each team is allowed to select up to 4 players as 'franchise' players and 2 players as 'keepers' that must have been acquired in the previous (2007) season.
• Beginning in 2009 each team is allowed to keep up to 6 players from their previous season’s roster with no restrictions.
• Each owner designates these players keeper selection deadline before the beginning of each season.
• Each owner must designate a minimum of 2 batters and 2 pitchers - thus, allowing for the following configurations: 3 pitchers/3 batters; 2 pitchers/4 batters; 4 pitchers/2 batters

• We will now allow for the trading of draft picks under the following conditions:
• Teams may only trade 'next year's' picks
• For the 2008 season, you can only trade 2009 picks, not 2010 or later
• Teams must trade an equal number of picks - this ensures everyone has the same number of picks in each draft for even rosters after the draft.

• After this year, the league draft order will be determined based on the previous season's order of finish with the following exceptions:
• The 1st round draft order will be determined each year by a lottery system (similar to the NBA draft lottery)
• The 7 teams that do NOT finish “in the money” will participate in the Draft Lottery.
• The number of entries is determined by the team finish the previous year: 10^th - 7 entries, 9^th - 6 entries, 8^th - 5 entries, 7^th - 4 entries, 6^th - 3 entries, 5^th – 2 entries, 4^th – 1 entry
• The 1^st team name drawn receives the 1^st pick in the draft. The 2^nd team name drawn receives the 2^nd pick in the draft. The 3^rd team name selected receives the 3^rd pick in the draft. After the top 3 picks are selected, the remaining draft order will be based on the previous season’s final standings.
• Thus, the top 3 teams will automatically receive the 8, 9, 10 picks in the first round. The team with the worst record is guaranteed no worse that the 4^th pick in the draft.
• In all subsequent rounds, the order is based strictly on the snake-format based on the 1^st round order.
• This system is being adopted to create some risk for those seeking to tank the season in order to secure the #1 overall pick.

• The current entrance fee is $42.50 – which reflects the $30 league fee and $12.50 for the Yahoo Plus league. The payout structure is the following: 1st - $200, 2nd - $70, and 3rd - $30.