Here's a rundown of some league rules and options for the Alaskan League:
Active roster size: 23
Expanded roster size: 32
Secondary roster size: 32
Minimum days of service for 1 service year: 106
Waiver period: 3 days
DFA period: 7 days
Minor league option years: enabled
Rule 5 draft: enabled
Trading deadline: July 1
Trades with other major leagues & trading of draft picks: disabled
Amateur draft: June 15, 5 rounds
Average attendance: 1000
Average ticket price: $7.50
Away gate share: 20%
Minimum years for free agency: 3 (Commissioner Paul Fulfer pushed hard for this rule as a way of attracting young talent that might otherwise be tempted to go into the MLB draft)
Free agents from other leagues: disabled
Free agents may leave league: enabled
Draft pick compensation: disabled
Arbitration: none
Minimum service years for minor league FA: 3
Average media contract: $12,558
Revenue sharing: yes, cash max $50,000
Average coach salary: $8000
Minimum player salary: $2000
Average player salary: $16000
Season start date: Friday after May 15
Games per team: 96 (12 against 5 division rivals, 6 against 6 out of division teams)
Spring Training: enabled
All-Star Game: July 8
Alaskan Championship Series: division winners, best of 7
Use of relievers/closers: very often
Endurance: low
Rotation size: 4-man
All other strategic settings: normal (remember that fielding ratings will be worse, so stealing often makes more sense in this league)
The Alaskan Training League has a 44-game schedule, 4 against each other team, with doubleheaders played every Saturday and Sunday. It will have its own All-Star Game near the end of the season, and it also has a one-game championship, known as the Amateur Cup. Same strategic settings, but the season starts on the first Saturday in June. Roster limits are 35 in this league.
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Last edited by Elendil; 04-17-2007 at 02:36 PM.
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