Tout Wars Expert League Draft 3/14, 3/15
Tout Wars -- AL  

Line-ups and Rosters

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What is the maximum number of player (hitters + pitchers) in a normal, legal, starting line-up? (Almost everyone has their minimum equal to their maximum. NOTE: If you use roster expansion, you set that up in questions found later on this page. For this question, please enter the 'normal' number of active players.) 
What is the minimum number of player (hitters + pitchers) a team can have in a normal, legal, starting line-up? Please note that almost everyone has their minimum equal to their maximum. If you set the starting line-up min to be different from the max, a lot of the line-up and roster integrity checks we routinely do at OnRoto will be turned off. If you allow teams to be under the minimum temporarily (because of trades, etc), it's better to use the "Dummy Player" option described below than to set the minimum and maximums to be unequal. If you use roster expansion, you can set that up later.  
What is the maximum number of hitters in a starting line-up? Note: if you permit roster expansion in September, you will set that up later. Do not account for that here.  
What is the minimum number of hitters in a starting line-up? 
Which hitter positions do you use, and how many are used at the maximum and minimum at each position? Note: in almost all cases, the mins and maxes below should be the same -- especially if you use a UT or DH. Also Note: if you permit roster expansion in September, you will set that up later. Do not account for that here.  
1B
(max)
(min)

 2B
(max)
(min)

 SS
(max)
(min)

 3B
(max)
(min)

 OF
(max)
(min)

 C
(max)
(min)

 UT (Any)
(max)
(min)
CI (1B/3B)
(max)
(min)

 CM (1B/3B)
(max)
(min)

 CO (1B/3B/OF)
(max)
(min)

 MI (2B/SS)
(max)
(min)

 1/O (1B/OF)
(max)
(min)

 DH (DH only)
(max)
(min)
LF
(max)
(min)

 CF
(max)
(min)

 RF
(max)
(min)

 1/D (1B/DH)
(max)
(min)

 O/D (OF/DH)
(max)
(min)

 UTI (C/INF)
(max)
(min)
C/IF (C/INF)
(max)
(min)

 C/OF
(max)
(min)

 H (Any)
(max)
(min)

 UTX (C/MI/OF/DH)
(max)
(min)

 INF (1B/2B/3B/SS)
(max)
(min)

 O/I (OF/INF)
(max)
(min)
UI (2B/3B/SS)
(max)
(min)

 CDH (1B/3B)
(max)
(min)

 MDH (C/2B/SS)
(max)
(min)

 ODH (OF)
(max)
(min)

 SW (Any)
(max)
(min)

 IF (2B/3B/SS)
(max)
(min)
UF (C/1B/2B/3B/SS/OF)
(max)
(min)
One league (1) has asked to include DH's with their corner slot - CM or CI. Is this you? 
In a very small number of leagues, hitters are eligible at only one fielding position, pre-determined by the league in advance of the season, regardless of how many games they may play at other positions. Do you use this rule (almost everyone should answer "No" -- we know of only one or two leagues which uses this rule.)? 
How many games must a hitter play at a given position this year in order to be eligible at that position? 
How many games did a hitter have to have played at a given position last year in order to be eligible at that position? 
In a very small number of leagues, once the season starts position eligibility from the previous year is ignored. Do you use this rule (note that you probably do not). 
In an even smaller number of leagues, position eligibility is determined by the previous year only, and games played this year are ignored. Do you use this rule (note that you probably do not). 
If you draft after Opening Day, it's possible that some players will have earned extra eligibility. In many leagues, any eligibility earned in the new season does NOT count as draft day eligibility. Is yours such a league? 
If a rookie didn't play last year in the majors and he hasn't yet reach the minimum games played at any position this year, is he: 
Do rookies keep their default position once they earn eligibility at a new position? For example, if a rookie was a SS in the minors (and so starts with SS eligibility), does he keep SS if he plays only 2B after he gets called up? 
If a hitter didn't reach the minimum games played at any position last year, is he: 
If you use a DH, can any player be used there, or must he be eligible at DH, based on your eligibility rules? And similarly, if a player is eligible only at DH, can he be put at his regular fielding position? 
Two (2) leagues have requested that the eligibility requirement for the DH position based on the previous year be different from that for true fielding positions. Do you use this rule? Almost everyone should say "No". 
In leagues which do not use a DH, if a player would be eligible at DH only according to your rules governing previous year eligibility, is he: 
Should we force all owners to have exactly the specified number of players at each position? Note: even though selecting this option will result in an error message if a team has a 1B and 2 3B instead of a 1B, a 3B and a CI, for example, we encourage most leagues to use it. 
A very small number of leagues have asked that on the commissioner roster and line-up manager pages, all reserve/bench/DL players be listed as being eligible at any position. Would you like to us this option? (Almost everyone should say "no"). 
A very small number of leagues (as in, "1") let owners put players at any position during the season (for players who are expected to become eligible at new positions eventually). Would you like to us this option? (Almost everyone should say "no"). 
What is the maximum number of pitchers in a starting line-up? Note: if you permit roster expansion in September, you will set that up later. Do not account for that here.  
What is the minimum number of pitchers in a starting line-up? 
Which pitcher positions do you use, and how many are used at the maximum and minimum at each position? Note: if you permit roster expansion in September, you will set that up later. Do not account for that here.  
P
(max)
(min)

 SP
(max)
(min)

 RP
(max)
(min)
A small number of leagues use "Team Pitchers" -- all of the pitchers on the staff of a single MLB team -- instead individual pitchers. Do you do this? 
Do you allow ACTIVE line-up roster expansion on (or about) September 1? 
If teams in your league will sometimes have fewer players in their starting line-ups than the usual minimum (because of trades, etc), would you like to be able to temporarily fill those empty slots with Dummy Players as place holders? 
Under the original Rotisserie League Rules from the 80's, reserve rosters were very limited and players taken on draft day could not be removed from active line-ups simply because they were playing badly -- draft-day mistakes could only be shed if they were injured or sent to the minors. Additionally, players added as replacements were "tied" to the player they were replacing, and if the original player was recalled from the minors or activated off the DL, either the replacement or the original player had to be waived (or traded). Both players could not remain on the same team. Do you use this rule or some form of it? Please note that very, very, few leagues still use the hard-core version of this rule, and if you allow a reserve list of more than just DL and minor leaguers, you almost certainly do not want to select this option. NOTE ALSO PLEASE: you CAN prohibit owners from replacing non-injured player WITHOUT using this strict rule about tying players to their replacements. See the question about "Old School" rules on the Overall Transactions set-up page for that. IMPORTANT! This version of the tied or linked replacement option is going away! If you want to use this feature, please use the option below. 
We just finished a new system for linking players with their replacements that does not involve numbering the player positions, as the previous one (see above) did. Would you like to switch to the new system? Almost everyone should switch. Once you do, you'll find links the Transactions section of the Commish Pages Nav to pages where you can link players and also remove all the numbered positions from your rosters and set-up. 
Do you have bench/reserve players, what types of reserves do you wish to track, and what is the maximum number allowed of each type? We have three distinct types of reserve players: disabled MLB players, minor leaguers (including college players, etc), and "generic". If you don't treat either disabled players or minor league players distinctly, they will be automatically included as "generic" reserves. 
Use? Max Type
DL (Disabled list: tracked separately from other types of reserves, they MUST be on MLB DL (enter "99" if you permit an unlimited number), and they don't count against the number of RES players)
FARM (Minor leaguers: tracked separately from other types of reserves, limited to players NOT on an active MLB roster (in the minors, college, international leagues, etc.), and NOT counted against the total number of reserves. Sometimes (but not always) these players are required to be rookies and/or to start the year in the minors.)
RES (Reserves: total number of reserve/bench players, NOT including the numbers you entered above for DL and FARM.)
What is the maximum total number of reserves -- DL, bench, and farm system, that you allow? Use this only if your max total reserves is not equal to the sum of the maxes of each category of reserves entered above. For example, if you allow a maximum of 10 total combined DL and bench players, you would enter '10' in the boxes above for both the DL and bench maxes, and then '10' here also to enforce the max total of 10. If you leave this blank or enter '0', it will default to the sum of the maxes you entered above. 
One league (1) has a special rule whereby the maximum reserves is unique to each team, and given by the total above plus the number of players currently on the team's FARM system. Do you use this rule? Almost everyone should say "No" 
Two leagues (2) have rules regarding the balance of reserve hitters and reserve pitchers. In one league, teams must carry a fixed, exact number of reserve hitters and a fixed, exact number of reserve pitchers. In the other, there are limits on the maximum number of reserve hitters and pitchers. Do you use this rule? Note that you almost certainly DO NOT. 
One (1) league has requested that owners be allowed to reserve players traded out of the league player pool without having such players counted against their total reserve roster limit. Would you like to use this rule? Note that you almost certainly do NOT.  
If you use a Farm system, is it restricted to players with Rookie MLB status who have been acquired at your draft? 
Do teams get to keep or carry-over some of their players from one year to the next (are you a keeper league)? 
Do you keep track of player salaries? 
What's the largest salary a player is ever likely to have? Note: The main purpose of this question is to determine the maximum number of characters in your player salaries, which we need to format the .pdf print reports. So if you have salaries that are in fractions of dollars (i.e., $2.35), make sure to include the decimal places here. If you don't use fractions of dollar, please don't include them here, and, as always, please don't include a dollar sign. 
Do you use a league salary cap? 
Do you have a minimum active roster salary requirement (a floor)? 
Do you keep track of player contract years? This pertains only to "legacy" or "keeper" leagues, in which teams can carry over some of their players from year to year, but only for a limited number of year, and so they need to keep track of how many years it's been since each player was drafted. 
Would you like player MLB statuses (DL, minors, etc) to be updated continually throughout the day? By default, we set the player statuses at roughly 6:00 AM each day, and don't change them until the following morning. This assures that all owners see the same free agent lists, etc, and that no owner misses out on a player because he/she doesn't have 24/7 access to their fantasy team web site. (Some people have to work.) However, for leagues which want to reward owners for being first to pick up on an MLB player move or which are just a little impatient, we provide the option to have player MLB roster statuses updated throughout the day. Do you wish to do this? 
What do you want to do about players on the restricted list? NOTES: 1.) the restricted list applies to players taking extensive absences as well as those suspended for illegal substance violations. 2.) the options below pertain to what owners of restricted players can do to move them around on their rosters. These options do NOT apply to the free agent status of restricted players. Restricted players are treated like other inactive players for those purposes. 
By default, OnRoto treats players on the Bereavement, Paternity, and Family Medical Emergency Leave lists as being active . One league has requested that these players be treated as being on the DL. Would you like to do that also? 
Some leagues which draft after Opening Day need the Free Agent Lists as of Opening Day rosters for their draft -- do you need this? 
Somewhat related to the above, some leagues also wish to exclude DL players from their draft. Do you wwish to do this? 
Also somewhat related to the above, and pertaining primarily to the 2020 season, do wish to exclude from your draft those players who have opted out of playing in 2020? (If you use only active MLB players at your draft, you still need to use this option as well). 
As we did for all of last year, for the start of 2025, we have forced the Pitcher half of Shohei Ohtani to be on IL. When he's scheduled to take the mound, we'll change this and make him active. Unless then, we're giving leagues the option to force his pitcher half to be active from the start. Do you want to do this? 
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