Money: Each owner starts with 40 million dollars. We will say $400 to make it easier to keep track off. At the start of each new season the owner will receive an additional $400. Any extra money left over after the draft will be banked and can be carried over to the next season. Money can also be used in trades. Owners cannot go over the $400 cap. (Unless they have enough money saved)

Draft Order: The owners are to randomly decide an order in which to nominate players. (Drafting order will also be used for rookie/minor leaguer draft.) This order will change each season with the last place receiving the first pick.

Blind Auction: Once a player is nominated, all interested owners will write down an offer. The player will go to the owner that offered the highest money/contract. Ties will result in an open bidding war between the owners involved. If there are no other interested owners the owner who nominated the owner will get the player for the minimum bid of $3(1-3 years).   

      Bid increments are $1. There will be one free agent draft per year before the start of the season.

Rosters: Each owner has a max roster of 40 players and a min of 30. (Including minor league players.) Only 25 players are on the active roster, plus five rookie’s/minor leaguers to start. During the second season rosters can expand up to 40 players by drafting more free agents. Roster can also expand through trades (but never shrink below 30) If an owners roster is ever more that 40 players the owner must release/trade a player that day. This includes 2 prospect picks.

Contracts: Minimum bid is $3 and can be for 1-3 years. At the end of the contract an owner may release the player back to the free agent pool or sign the player for an additional $5/year of the new contract.

Ex: If the player was being paid $10 and the owner wants to sign him for two more years the new salary would be $30 for 2 years.

If a player is released while under contract the owner must still pay that player ½ of the salary until the contract expires. All contracts will be prorated. Ex: If you trade for a player half way through the season, you are responsible for ½ of that player’s salary for that year. A player is automatically released from his contract, without penalty, if his new card is on one of the chosen dummy teams.

Rookie/Minor league players will be paid $1 and have a 1-year contract. At the end of the season owners have the option of signing a rookie player for $3 for 1 more year or releasing them back into free agency. A resigned rookie must take a position on the 25 man roster. After his first year on the active 25-man roster he can be given an extension up to 3 years at an increase of $5/year or released to free agency.

Rookie/Minor league Draft: After the free agent draft there will be a rookie draft. During the rookie draft there is no bidding. The owner who nominated gets that player for $1 on a 1-year contract. There is 1 rookie draft per season and up to five players may be drafted. These picks can be traded as well. Once a player has been drafted, they are no longer rookies and cannot be reselected in a rookie draft. The rookie draft will occur before free agent acquisitions each year. (Except the initial season.) Each team may draft 2 un-carded players during this phase.

League: There will be 2 leagues (AL and NL). Each will have 6 teams.        

Cost: The cost will be $15 per team.

Play-offs: Top 2 teams from each league will make the play-offs, with the first round being a best of 5 series. The winners will play a best of 7 World Series.

Prizes: Bragging rights. Money made will be spent on buying the next seasons cards and game.

Expansion Rules: If a new owner wants to join the league that expansion team will also have first pick in the rookie draft.

Each other owned team in the league would be able to protect 5 players. Once a player is selected from that team the owner may protect an additional 5. The expansion team can then choose 1 more player from that team. The expansion team will assume contractual responsibility for all player contracts that they take from other owners.

Reduction: If an owner quits his players are released to the free agent pool and a new dummy team will be chosen at random. All players belonging to the new dummy team will be released from all owned teams at no expense. Owners can refill their rosters at the draft.

Penalties: The team that wins the World Series must pay a $5 bonus to the players. (Therefore they will only receive $395 for their next year’s contracts.) Teams that win the regular season pay $2, and teams that win their division pay $3. Also, players that win an award (Ex: Cy Young, MVP etc…) will get a salary bonus of $1 that year.

• MLB Official Rules