General Information

Object

The object of the game is to assemble a pair of teams, one American League and one National League, that wins the RRBL Championship according to the rules presented here.

Costs

It costs $100 to purchase a franchise in the Renegade Rotisserie Baseball League. The first three Free Agent Draft picks (defined later in the rules) are free. All other roster moves (also defined later) cost $1. All fees in the RRBL are completely non-refundable, regardless of whether or not the team finishes the season. No money is retained by the RRBL at the conclusion of the season. All money received will be distributed to the franchises as described in the next section.

The $100 entry fee is due prior to the RRBL Draft. Any team that is not paid in full at that time, will still be able to draft a team, but will be unable to make any changes to their team. No vertical list updates, free agent picks, or trades will be accepted until an apology from Ben Franklin is received by the league. Of course, 2 apologies from Ulysses S. Grant would also work.

Fees for roster moves can be paid in advance, deducted from any winnings, or paid at the end of the season to balance the books.

There is also a league-wide fee (shared equally by all teams) to cover the cost of the statistics service (TQStats) used to make all of this stuff work easier. The fee in 2005 was $99, but that is of course, subject to change by TQStats.

Prize Breakdown

First Place	50%
Second Place	25%
Third Place	12%
Fourth Place	8%
Fifth Place	5%
All others	zilch ... bupkis ... Bud Selig's IQ ... zippo ... nada ... get the drift?

Rule Changes

Rules may be added to, deleted from, or changed within this document provided two-thirds of the franchises agree to the change. All questions and disputes concerning RRBL rules or operations will be decided by the franchises as a unit. From March 15 through the end of the RRBL Season, changes require agreement by all franchises.

What's New

The following changes were made in the 2005 edition of these rules:

Raised the following limits back to the six team levels:

Choice Players - 4 needed, 140 PAs total (It was 3 and 120 PAs for eight teams)
Total Innings - 110 (It was 100)
Roster Size - 40 (It was 37)

Added a note to clarify that we're skipping the first and last week of the MLB season.
Clarified the Free Agent Draft rules and the free picks.
The following changes were made in the 2004 edition of these rules:

Lowered the following limits to the eight team levels:
- Choice Players - 3 needed, 120 PAs total (It was 4 and 140 PAs for six teams)
- Total Innings - 100 (It was 110)
- Roster Size - 37 (It was 40)
Made the first three roster moves free.
Changed the Prize Breakdown.
Added the new stricter enforcement rule of fees payment
Changed the schedule
Changed the Free Agent Draft deadline to 5:00 PM

The following changes were made in the 2003 edition of these rules:

Just a few cosmetic touchups -- for instance, I got the equations in this document matching the actual rules (wow ...what an innovation!)
Added a hedge in the Draft Day section to allow us to change the draft day as needed. Because, of course, that's exactly what we do.
Boosted the total roster size to 40 and dropped the DL option. The "bench player" rule stayed intact.

The following changes were made in the 2002 edition of these rules:

Advance selection of draft picks is back out again.
Changed references to eight teams back to six.
Roster sizes have been increased to 37.
Pitching requirements have been changed to 20 IP of relief, 60 IP of starting, and 30 of whatever.
A fourth choice player has been added, and the choice PA requirement raised to 140.
First basemen on the bench are no longer allowed to cover for catcher.
Changed rule covering pitcher's position on draft day to match the "50% rule" that occurs during the season.
Took out references to USA Today since we don't use their stats any more.
Changed the text on mid-period trades, since we don't have a problem with them any more.
Mandated the use of the VL excel spreadsheet system created last year.

The following changes were made in the 2001 edition of these rules:

Draft Day is now defined as the last Sunday before the official MLB Opening Day.
The schedule was changed to 22 periods (21 regular season, 1 playoff). With the exception of Period 1 and the Playoffs, each period will be part of a "double-header".
The requirement for 80 IP of starting pitching has been dropped. The pitching requirements are now for 20 IP of relief pitching, and 100 IP overall.
Added a provision for handling mid-period trades.

The following changes were made in the 2000 edition of these rules:

Advance selection of draft picks is back.
New rule covering pitcher's position. Instead of being determined in advance, the SP or RP will be assigned based on whether or not the pitcher started 50% or more of his games.

The following changes were made in the 1999 edition of these rules:

Entry fee raised to $100.
Roster sizes increased and the September expansion is removed.
The schedule was changed to 14 periods, and two double-headers were added. The net result is that each team plays each other at least once and the last two weeks of MLB play will not count in the RRBL.
Advance selection of draft picks has been removed.
Each team is now required to surrender any player to the team run by the League Statistician with no reason, compensation or apology. Owners that read the rules are exempt from this policy.

The specific details are contained within the sections addressing these issues.

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