2020 Rule/Policy Discussion/Issues To Address

[Rangers GM/Commish (Joey)]

Issues To Address

1. Schedule (Reg Season + Post-Season)
* 9 Week Max Schedule (Reg Season + Playoffs)
--- Weird H2H Set-Up
--- Roto for 2020
--- Other Ideas (multiple match-ups per week)

2. How to handle contracts
* With less than half a season (60 games) what to do with contracts.

3. How to handle Dispersal Draft Order
* Is 60 games enough for a 2021 Draft Order? If not what would be alternatives to coming up with draft order for 2021?

4. Who wins title if things go badly (no playoffs)
* #1 Overall Team
* No Title

5. Trading
* Resumes One Week Before Opening Day (July 15)
* Trade Deadline Aug 31st

[Rangers GM/Commish (Joey)]

Question

With a unique 2020 if we had to do roto instead of H2H would there be a way to still have a playoff set-up like we would have in H2H set-up?

Answer

Hi, it's not possible to do roto with playoffs. A coupe of suggestions would be:

1. Do a roto regular season, then copy the league at playoff time, changing the copied league to H2H for playoffs.

2. Keep it as H2H, and add more match-ups per period. You could have as many as you want, including playing against every team each period, creating a closer feel to roto.

Thanks,
Brandon
The Fantrax Team

[Rangers GM/Commish (Joey)]

1. As much as I HATE roto it might be the most easy.

We could do H2H Vs our division that would cover most of the 6 week reg season then go into 3 week playoffs.

We could try to do some multiple match-ups per week as well.

2. If you’re going to leave contracts in place, I think it’s better to just extend everyone by a year (2021 expiration's become 2022, arb 2022 guys become arb 2023 guys). For dudes specifically with 2020 contracts, I’d either be for universally making them 2021 (simplest). Or for allowing GMs to decide. So everyone who is not 2020 would automatically get pushed but specifically the 2020 guys the GM would announce whether they prefer to push them to 2021 or let them expire (so awful contracts could expire).

3. This one is tough. Its almost either let the 60 games determine it (if we even make it 60) or something like a full league lottery

4. In 2020 with 60 games (or less) I would lean to No Title.

5. I wouldn't want any trading for a bit so I would lean towards allowing it resume July 15 with a Aug 31st trade deadline.

[Minnesota Twins GM – (DK)]

1. Schedule: I would suggest multiple match-ups per week.
2. How to handle contracts: my vote is contracts stand (similar to mlb). We are playing out the 60 (sucky games) so no need to adjust contracts in my opinion. ‘20 expires at year end; ‘21 stay ‘21; etc. practical answer imo
3. How to handle 2021 Draft Order: 60 games in 2020 decides. No need to complicate in my opinion
4. Who wins title if things go badly: #1 Overall Team
5. Trading: July 15th to August 31st good enough.

We should consider when new ‘20 players contracts can be trade. I would say July 15th since we don’t have much time.

[Athletics_GM]

1. Schedule (Reg Season + Post-Season)
* 9 Week Max Schedule (Reg Season + Playoffs)
I feel like converting to a roto league for this one season solves most of our problems

2. How to handle contracts
I like the idea of treating expiring 2020 contracts as options for the respective GMs and adding a year to all other contracts

3. How to handle 2021 Draft Order
If we switch to roto, wouldn't we just use a reverse order of final standings?

4. Who wins title if things go badly (no playoffs)
Again, with a switch to roto, it would just be whoever finishes #1 overall correct?

5. Trading
I believe we would need to open trading ASAP. My thought on this is that teams built themselves for a full season of head to head and as we get closer to this short season starting some teams may lose multiple players if they decided not to report or are unable to do so medically. Having as much time to make changes and adjust to these scenarios is for the best in my opinion rather than trying to cram everything into a month and a half.

[Rangers GM/Commish (Joey)]

Roto is just an idea I wouldn't base of my answers off that assumption.

[Rangers GM/Commish (Joey)]

Multiple Match-Ups per week is an idea that a lot of people seem to be suggesting in other leagues.

[Rangers GM/Commish (Joey)]

We will probably leave this open for a week or so then vote on each part if voting is needed to get final amendments.

[Rene-Pierre (Rockies)]

Schedule: I would suggest multiple match-ups per week. Did not know it was possible when I proposed to go roto for 1 year.
2. How to handle contracts: my vote is contracts stand. It sucks but it is the same for everybody.
3. How to handle 2021 Draft Order: 60 games in 2020 decides.
4. Who wins title if things go badly: nobody
5. Trading: July 15th to August 31st good enough. 

[Rangers GM/Commish (Joey)]

My bad on FYPD clearly we use standings to determine DD not FYPD.

[Boston GM (Jerry)]

1) Weird H2H
2) If the season gets canceled or other craziness doesn't finish, then we should push contracts back a year. If we have a season that goes through the world series, then contracts just stay as they are.
3) If we get through the end of this season finishing with our World Series, then we've had a season and can base the draft order on it. If we don't make it to WS then we should cancel season and draft order should be determined differently maybe with the bottom team in each division for picks 1-6, second worst for picks 7-12, etc.
4) It's just a title, no $ or anything - give it out. Top team.
5) Trading should be wide open, no deadline this year.

[PadresGM]

1. Schedule: multiple match-ups per week.
2. How to handle contracts: my vote is contracts stand.
3. How to handle 2021 Draft Order: 60 games in 2020 decides.
4. Who wins title if things go badly: Best record or most wins
5. Trading: July 15th to August 31st good enough.

[Seattle GM - Jamie]

1. Schedule multiple matches
2. Contracts stand - I realize it will be a weird season but some teams are set up and moves were made to get rid of contracts this year - so If season starts then it counts - if season doesn’t start then I would say push them back a year -
3. If season starts then go by the record here - no matter how many games are played -
4. Team with best record
5. Trading wide open, no deadline

[Mets GM-Bundy]

1. Schedule...Roto, just for this shortened season

2. How to handle contracts...Stand as they are

3. How to handle Dispersal Draft Order
    Is 60 games enough for a 2021 Draft Order?   Yes

4. Who wins title if things go badly (no playoffs)  Best record

5. Trading...Open from now thru Aug 31st

[Rangers GM/Commish (Joey)]

Jun 24, 2020 19:58:02 GMT -6 Mets GM-Bundy said:

1. Question...how would multiple match-ups work?

I honestly am not sure I have never done it before. But I assume you set one line-up vs more than 1 team in a week.

Its a way to get more results than a 6 week reg season then 3 week playoffs.