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| BASEBALL: Commish High Stakes Live Draft League |
2. Entry Requirements: The cost to enter a team into the HSAL is $1,500 per team. An individual can only have one team in the league. All entries must be paid for before you are allowed to enter the auction. You can pay for your entry by using the online payment option provided or by calling 888-201-3057 and giving a credit card number over the phone.
If you prefer to pay by check, you may do so by sending the check to:3. Eligibility: The Contest is open to individuals who have reached legal age in their respective jurisdiction. Individuals who have not reached legal age in their respective jurisdiction can enter only with permission of a parent or legal guardian. Void where prohibited by law. Roto Sports, Inc. employees are ineligible to participate or win prizes.
4. Roster Requirements: Each HSAL team will consist of 30 players.
There are 23 active lineup spots, which are:
- 2 Catchers
- 1 First Baseman
- 1 Second Baseman
- 1 Third Baseman
- 1 Shortstop
- 1 Corner Infielder (1B or 3B)
- 1 Middle Infielder (2B or SS)
- 5 Outfielders
- 1 Utility (any hitter)
- 9 Pitchers (any combination of starters and relievers)
The players that are not in your active lineup, will be on your reserve roster. Your reserve roster can consist of any players, regardless of position or if batter or pitcher.
There is no innings pitched minimum requirement and no minimum requirement for number of starting pitchers or relief pitchers.
Hitters must have played 20 MLB games at a position in the 2009 or 10 MLB games at a position during 2010 to be eligible to be placed in the active lineup spot at that position. Players are eligible for a corner infield spot or middle infield spot if they played 20 games at a specific spot last season. For example, a player who played 21 games at shortstop and eight games at second base would be eligible at SS or MI for your first week's lineups, but not 2B. A player who played 16 games at 3B and 11 games at 1B in 2009 would only be eligible for your utility spot until he plays 10 games at a specific position in 2010. You cannot combine the 16+11 and make him a corner infielder. He has to have played either 20 games last season or 10 games in the current season at one specific corner infield position to be eligible for a corner infield spot. Hitters that do not qualify at any position, will only be eligible to be played at the Utility position until they qualify at a position.
All players, whether in the major or minor leagues, are eligible to be on a roster. If you would like to sign a player who you cannot find in the player database, please email the commissioner at highstakes@rotowire.com.
5. Auction: The auction will be held on Monday, March 29 at 7:00pm Eastern. Each team will begin with $260 to fill the 30-man roster. Bids will increase in whole dollar increments.
A random "nomination" order will be generated prior to the auction. The owner with the first nomination will begin by placing a bid on a player, which will then begin the bidding. After bidding for that player has concluded, the second owner will make an opening bid on the next player, and so on.
Once a team's roster is full, that team will be removed from the nomination order.
All picks placed through the RotoWire Commissioner on auction night are final. Mistakes cannot be undone and refunds will not be given for mistakes.
Only players listed in the auction software's player list will be available for nomination. Approximately a week before the auction, the RotoWire Commissioner will provide a list of players and their position eligibilty to all HSAL participants.
It is your responsibility to create a team with enough players to fill an active lineup.
6. Lineups: Lineups will run from Monday through Sunday. You will be able to use the website to change your starting lineup for the upcoming week up until the start time of the first MLB game on Monday of each week. Since the first MLB game of the season occurs on Sunday, April 4, you will only be able to make lineup changes for that game via email. You must email lineup changes for that game by 11:59pm on Saturday, April 3. If there are any technical problems that prevent you from making lineup changes during the season, please contact RotoWire support at highstakes@rotowire.com with your lineup changes. Emails from an address other than your listed email address will not be accepted (to prevent tampering). The timestamp of your email must be before the lineup deadline for your lineup changes to be accepted. If you are having technical problems that prevent you from emailing your changes, you can make your lineup changes over the phone by calling 608-310-4278 (will require password verification).7. Free Agents: Free agent requests will be processed via e-mail using a FAAB system. Each owner has $100 FAAB dollars for the entire season. Bids will be made in whole dollar increments, the minimum bid being $1 on a player. The winning bidder will pay his or her full bid amount. Bids need to be sent to RotoWire support at highstakes@rotowire.com. Emails from an address other than your listed email address will not be accepted (to prevent tampering). In case of a tie, the player will be awarded to the team lower in the standings. The standings that will be used to break a tie are the ones that include stats through the most current Saturday's games. If there are tie bids for a free agent, and if the teams with the tie bids are tied in the standings, the team with the lowest batting average will be awarded the player. In the free agent request email, you must indicate which player on your team will be released if you win a free agent. The released player will be available in the free agent pool the following week. Any free agent that is picked up is added to a team in a reserve status. It is the responsibility of the team owner to activate any picked up free agents.
The first deadline to submit free agent requests will be Friday, April 2 at 11:59pm PT. In case of tie bids for the first free agent request period, the player will be awarded to the team who was later in the auction nomination order. After April 5, the deadline to submit free agent requests for the following week will be 11:59 pm PT on each Saturday. Each week free agent pickups will be processed on Sunday. You will receive an email on Sunday indicating if you won a player. If you are having technical problems that prevent you from emailing your free agent requests, you can make your requests over the phone by calling 608-310-4278 (will require password verification). 8. Trades: There are no trades in the HSAL.9. Stat Corrections: Occasionally, our stats provider, or Major League Baseball, will make stat corrections in the days following a game. We will incorporate these corrections into the HSAL standings. To allow you to check any stat corrections that are made, there will be a link on the league's homepage to a list of stat corrections that have been made.
10. Prizes: At the end of the season, prizes will be awarded as follows, assuming 14 owners. If for some reason less than 14 owners are part of the league, first through third place will be awarded the prizes below.
1st: $9,500
2nd: $4,500
3rd: $1,500
4th: 3-year subscription to RotoWire
If 13 teams:
1st: $8,821
2nd: $4,179
3rd: $1,393
4th: 3-year subscription to RotoWire
If 12 teams:
1st: $8,143
2nd: $3,857
3rd: $1,286
4th: 3-year subscription to RotoWire
If 11 teams:
1st: $7,464
2nd: $3,536
3rd: $1,179
4th: 3-year subscription to RotoWire
If 10 teams:
1st: $6,786
2nd: $3,214
3rd: $1,071
4th: 3-year subscription to RotoWire
* If less than 10 teams sign up and pay, the league will not take place and all paid owners will receive a full refund.
In the event of a tie at the end of the season, league prizes will be divided evenly among the teams that have tied.
11. Distribution of prizes: Winners at the end of the season are posted on the HSAL web site. Within 30 days of the end of the regular MLB season, prizes will be distributed. All cash prizes will be paid via check and will be sent to the mailing address associated with the winner's RotoWire account. To update your mailing address, click on the "Account Info" at the top of the RotoWire website while you are logged in.
12. Internet/Technology Problems If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of Roto Sports, Inc. which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, Roto Sports, Inc. reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. Roto Sports, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or allegation of entries. Roto Sports, Inc. is not responsible for any problem or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, equipment or software, failure of any email or entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, phone lines, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to a participant's computer related to or resulting from participation in this Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, ROTO SPORTS, INC. RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
13. Disclaimers: Roto Sports, Inc. is not responsible for any lost, mangled, misdirected, late, incomplete or damaged entries; any Contest disruptions, injuries, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of Roto Sports, Inc. or any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest. Roto Sports, Inc. or any subsidiary or affiliated company of any of the foregoing, are not in any way responsible or liable for any damage, loss or injury (including death) resulting from participation in the Contest and/or acceptance and use of any prize won. Roto Sports, Inc. is solely responsible for enacting, administering, enforcing the rules, and maintaining the integrity of the Contest. Roto Sports, Inc. reserves the right to review and arbitrate all roster changes, including free agent acquisitions, in order to uphold the integrity of the Contest and prevent collusion. The Contest and web site are not sponsored or endorsed by Major League Baseball.
14. Refund Policy: To withdraw your team and receive a full refund of your entry fee, we must receive your refund request one week prior to the auction time. All requests must be received in writing. Please allow 15 days to receive your refund. Refunds will not be issued for individuals who forget to show up for the auction, or are not able to log in due to technical problems on their end. We will run test a few days prior to the live auction.
15. Release: By participating in the Contest, you release and agree to hold harmless Roto Sports, Inc., its sponsors, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agencies from any liability whatsoever for any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Contest or acceptance, possession, or use of any prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries and losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory.
16. Official Rules: The Contest is subject to all United States laws, and to the Contest official rules, and cannot be used in connection with any form of gambling. By entering the Contest, you agree to abide by the terms of the official rules and by the decisions of Roto Sports, Inc., which are final on all matters pertaining to the Contest. Roto Sports, Inc. reserves the right to change the official rules at any time or cancel the contest due to insufficient number of entries at its sole discretion. If the contest is canceled, all entry fees will be refunded. Any league dispute not covered in these rules will be determined by an independent arbiter at Roto Sports, Inc. Official rules can be obtained on the Contest web site at http://www.rotowire.com/index_highstakes_rules.htm