RBL Constitution

League Schedule

Commissioner

• Commissioner shall serve a 1-year term running Nov 1 - Oct 31
• The Commissioner is responsible to

• Uphold the League Constitution
• Enforce League Rules
• Answer owner questions
• Settle disputes between owners
• Manage league dues, schedules, drafts, and other policy
• Preside over annual Rules Convention

• The Commissioner alone has the power to

• Appoint and dismiss Deputy Commissioners to assist with responsibilities above
• Call in-season (between the Draft and end of Playoffs) votes on rule changes

• Successful in-season rule change votes require a simple majority (51%+) vote from All Owners (including the Commissioner)

• Call an Owner Punishment vote if an owner is in violation of a league rule, or is undertaking actions detrimental to the league or integrity of the league

• Punishment options include

• Enforced Loss(es) where an owner must bench all players in an upcoming week(s) to incur a Loss and Loss of Points
• Keeper Forfeiture where an owner’s number of keepers is reduced for the next draft/season. If this is applied the effected owner will receive a compensatory draft pick at the end of that season’s draft
• Draft Pick Forfeiture where an owner’s draft pick(s) for the next season is moved to the end of the draft (i.e. A 2nd round pick becomes the last pick of the draft and all subsequent picks shift up a slot)
• Draft Order Deprioritization where an owner’s draft position is shifted to the end of the order (i.e. A team that would be slotted into the Third Pick of the draft order is shifted to the bottom of the Order and all subsequent Owners shift up a slot)

• The Owner being considered for Punishment does not vote, all other owners must vote
• A successful Owner Punishment vote requires a simple majority (51%+) of Voting Owners
• A successful Owner Punishment vote can only be overturned within 24 hours of the result, and with the support of 100% of league owners

• Call an Owner Expulsion vote if an owner is in violation of a league rule, or is undertaking actions detrimental to the league or integrity of the league

• The Owner being considered for Expulsion does not vote, all other owners must vote
• A successful Owner Expulsion vote requires a simple majority (51%+) of Voting Owners
• If an Owner is expelled they are removed from the league immediately
• An expelled owner loses their League Dues and the right to any winnings associated with their former team
• A new owner will be installed ASAP
• If a new owner cannot be installed by the beginning of the next League Week the Commissioner will appoint a group of 2 or more owners to act as interim managers of the expelled owner’s team
• A successful Owner Expulsion vote cannot be appealed or overturned

• Veto Rules passed at the Rules Convention or during an In-Season Vote

• A vetoed rule is immediately returned to the Owners for reconsideration
• A vetoed rule can either be

• Changed/updated and voted on again per regular convention
• Maintained, but the veto must be overridden by a Supermajority of Owners (excluding the Commissioner) in a supplemental vote
• Abandoned

• Procedure to remove a Commissioner prior to the end of their term

• Any owner may bring a Commissioner Impeachment Motion in the League Chat
• That Motion must be seconded by another owner to proceed to an Impeachment Vote
• An Impeachment Vote is held in which all owners (including the Commissioner) are required to select one of these three options

• (1) Remove the Commissioner
• (2) Confirm the Commissioner
• (3) Abstain

• Option (1) Remove the Commissioner must garner a simple majority (51%) of all owners for the Commissioner to be impeached and removed from office
• If the Commissioner is removed from office then a Commissioner Election (see below) will be held to elect an Interim Commissioner that will serve the balance of the current Commissioner’s term
• If a Commissioner is removed and an Interim Commissioner is appointed, the Interim Commissioner cannot be Confirmed for Reelection and a Commissioner Election MUST be held following the close of the current season/playoffs
• An Interim Commissioner has the same powers as an elected Commissioner        
• An Interim Commissioner must announce whether or not to hold an Expulsion Vote for the Commissioner/owner that was removed from the Commissioner’s office within 24 hours of their removal / the Interim Commissioner’s election

• If the Interim Commissioner declines to hold an Expulsion Vote then they may not call an Expulsion vote at a later time against the removed Commissioner/owner in relation to any of the removed Commissioner/owner’s actions performed in the capacity of Commissioner while they were in office (Simplified: If you want to expel the former commissioner from the league for being a bad commissioner you have 24 hours to do so)
• An Interim Commissioner can call an Expulsion Vote against a removed Commissioner/owner at any time in relation to actions or rules violations the removed Commissioner/owner participated in related to the management of their individual team (Simplified: If you want to expel the former commissioner from the league for being a bad owner this can happen at any time)

• Following the close of each season’s playoffs, the league will hold a vote to confirm if the current Commissioner will serve another term. If the league is being governed by an Interim Commissioner then Round 1 will be skipped and the league will proceed directly to Round 2

• Voting is held in two rounds

• Round 1: Confirmation of Reelection of incumbent Commissioner (held at Owner’s Convention)

• The incumbent Commissioner does not vote
• The incumbent Commissioner remains in-office until they have been confirmed for another term or a new Commissioner has been elected
• Voting owners can vote for two options:

• (1) Confirmation for an additional term
• (2) Proceed to Commissioner Election

• The Commissioner is considered confirmed for reelection if they receive confirmation of a Supermajority of voting owners
• After Round 1 results have been confirmed, should the Commissioner fall short of reelection a Commissioner Election will be held

• Round 2: Commissioner Election

• Any owner may nominate themselves, each other, or a third party (non-owner) to run for Commissioner
• After all nominees have been confirmed each nominee will have the chance to propose a platform and answer questions from the league
• Once platform / questions are complete a vote will be held
• A new Commissioner is considered elected once they garner the support of a Supermajority of voting owners
• All owners must vote, and must vote for a nominee (i.e. cannot vote present, abstain, etc.)
• If, after the initial vote, no nominee achieves a Supermajority of votes, the two nominees to receive the most votes will proceed to a runoff

• If there is a tie for second-place, or a three-way, four-way, etc. tie for first-place, then all nominees to receive the most and second-most votes will proceed to the runoff
• If more than two nominees proceed to the runoff, and no Commissioner is elected during the runoff then the procedure to move the top two vote-receiving nominees to a runoff outlined in this clause will repeat and another runoff election will be held
• Runoff elections will continue until a nominee is elected with a Supermajority of the vote

Off-Season Owners Convention

• To be held in person and/or virtually following the close of a season’s playoffs and disbursement of winnings
• Typical parliamentary procedure will be followed with the Commissioner presiding over the Convention

• Owners must be recognized by the Commissioner at all times to speak
• No speaking over each other, or harsh insults
• Each owner will have the chance for rebuttal during debate
• An owner speaking for a excessive amount of time will be asked to wrap up once by the Commissioner, and if they fail to do so will be asked to stop speaking

• A simple majority (51%+) of owners must be in-attendance to achieve quorum and hold the Convention
• First order of business is to crown the Playoffs Champion
• Second order of business is to hold a Commissioner Confirmation vote

• Anyone unable to attend will vote for Commissioner Confirmation early via proxy, and have the right to change their vote anytime up until the live Confirmation Vote takes place
• If the Commissioner fails a Confirmation vote, or if there is an Interim Commissioner in place and a Confirmation vote is being bypassed for a Commissioner Election, then nominations will take place during the Convention and an Election will be scheduled during the final week of the League Year (Oct 24-31)

• Third order of business, the Commissioner will review

• 2024 Convention: All Rules currently in place
• 2025 Convention and onwards: All Rules adopted by the league in the previous year’s convention

• Any owner can bring forward a motion to debate any Rule, including those in the league constitution
• Following the debate of a Rule a vote of owners in-attendance will be held to determine if the league should vote to remove/change the rule
• If a majority of owners in-attendance agree to consider changing a rule, a secondary vote will be held to confirm the replacement options / language (remove the rule, change aspects, change points associated, etc.)
• Once a majority of owners in-attendance agree to the replacement options/ language , this Rule Change motion will be added to the league poll for consideration

• Fourth order of business, the Commissioner will review Rule Change Submissions; then open the floor for Live Rule Change Submissions

• Each Rule Change Submission will be open to debate, including those related to the league constitution
• Following the debate (or non-debate) of a Rule Change Submission a vote of owners in-attendance will be held to determine if the league should vote to add/change the rule
• If a majority of owners in-attendance agree to consider adding/changing a rule, a secondary vote will be held to confirm the addition/change options / language
• Once a majority of owners in-attendance agree to the options / language, this Rule Change motion will be added to the league poll for consideration

• Fifth order of business, the Commissioner will close the Rules section of the meeting by summarizing all items that will be included in the League Poll

• The Commissioner will submit the League Poll to all members for voting following the Convention, unless 100% of members of the league are in attendance and agree to a live vote
• Each voting item (Rules, Constitutional Changes, or otherwise) in the League Poll requires a Simple Majority (51%+) to pass, unless otherwise stated in the agreed upon Addition/Change or Replacement Options / Language

• Final order of business the Commissioner will open the floor to owners for speeches or votes on non-binding motions

Majority / Supermajority Definition

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JUNE 26 AMENDMENT

June 26, 2024 The following Constitutional Amendment will be adopted if approved by a supermajority (67%) of all league owners

                Jun 26, 2024 Amendment Passed 7-0:

League Schedule

Commissioner

• Commissioner shall serve a 1-year term running Nov 1 - Oct 31
• The Commissioner is responsible to

• Uphold the League Constitution
• Enforce League Rules
• Answer owner questions
• Settle disputes between owners
• Manage league dues, schedules, drafts, and other policy
• Preside over annual Rules Convention

• The Commissioner alone has the power to

• Appoint and dismiss Deputy Commissioners to assist with responsibilities above
• Call in-season (between the Draft and end of Playoffs) votes on rule changes

• Successful in-season rule change votes require a simple majority (51%+) vote from All Owners (including the Commissioner)

• Call an Owner Punishment vote if an owner is in violation of a league rule, or is undertaking actions detrimental to the league or integrity of the league

• Punishment options include

• Enforced Loss(es) where an owner must bench all players in an upcoming week(s) to incur a Loss and Loss of Points
• Keeper Forfeiture where an owner’s number of keepers is reduced for the next draft/season. If this is applied the effected owner will receive a compensatory draft pick at the end of that season’s draft
• Draft Pick Forfeiture where an owner’s draft pick(s) for the next season is moved to the end of the draft (i.e. A 2nd round pick becomes the last pick of the draft and all subsequent picks shift up a slot)
• Draft Order Deprioritization where an owner’s draft position is shifted to the end of the order (i.e. A team that would be slotted into the Third Pick of the draft order is shifted to the bottom of the Order and all subsequent Owners shift up a slot)

• The Owner being considered for Punishment does not vote, all other owners must vote
• A successful Owner Punishment vote requires a simple majority (51%+) of Voting Owners
• A successful Owner Punishment vote can only be overturned within 24 hours of the result, and with the support of 100% of league owners

• Call an Owner Expulsion vote if an owner is in violation of a league rule, or is undertaking actions detrimental to the league or integrity of the league

• The Owner being considered for Expulsion does not vote, all other owners must vote
• A successful Owner Expulsion vote requires a simple majority (51%+) of Voting Owners
• If an Owner is expelled they are removed from the league immediately
• An expelled owner loses their League Dues and the right to any winnings associated with their former team
• A new owner will be installed ASAP
• If a new owner cannot be installed by the beginning of the next League Week the Commissioner will appoint a group of 2 or more owners to act as interim managers of the expelled owner’s team
• A successful Owner Expulsion vote cannot be appealed or overturned

• Veto Rules passed at the Rules Convention or during an In-Season Vote

• A vetoed rule is immediately returned to the Owners for reconsideration
• A vetoed rule can either be

• Changed/updated and voted on again per regular convention
• Maintained, but the veto must be overridden by a Supermajority of Owners (excluding the Commissioner) in a supplemental vote
• Abandoned

• Procedure to remove a Commissioner prior to the end of their term

• Any owner may bring a Commissioner Impeachment Motion in the League Chat
• That Motion must be seconded by another owner to proceed to an Impeachment Vote
• An Impeachment Vote is held in which all owners (including the Commissioner) are required to select one of these three options

• (1) Remove the Commissioner
• (2) Confirm the Commissioner
• (3) Abstain

• Option (1) Remove the Commissioner must garner a simple majority (51%) of all owners for the Commissioner to be impeached and removed from office
• If the Commissioner is removed from office then a Commissioner Election (see below) will be held to elect an Interim Commissioner that will serve the balance of the current Commissioner’s term
• If a Commissioner is removed and an Interim Commissioner is appointed, the Interim Commissioner cannot be Confirmed for Reelection and a Commissioner Election MUST be held following the close of the current season/playoffs
• An Interim Commissioner has the same powers as an elected Commissioner        
• An Interim Commissioner must announce whether or not to hold an Expulsion Vote for the Commissioner/owner that was removed from the Commissioner’s office within 24 hours of their removal / the Interim Commissioner’s election

• If the Interim Commissioner declines to hold an Expulsion Vote then they may not call an Expulsion vote at a later time against the removed Commissioner/owner in relation to any of the removed Commissioner/owner’s actions performed in the capacity of Commissioner while they were in office (Simplified: If you want to expel the former commissioner from the league for being a bad commissioner you have 24 hours to do so)
• An Interim Commissioner can call an Expulsion Vote against a removed Commissioner/owner at any time in relation to actions or rules violations the removed Commissioner/owner participated in related to the management of their individual team (Simplified: If you want to expel the former commissioner from the league for being a bad owner this can happen at any time)

• Following the close of each season’s playoffs, the league will hold a vote to confirm if the current Commissioner will serve another term. If the league is being governed by an Interim Commissioner then Round 1 will be skipped and the league will proceed directly to Round 2

• Voting is held in two rounds

• Round 1: Confirmation of Reelection of incumbent Commissioner (held at Owner’s Convention)

• The incumbent Commissioner does not vote
• The incumbent Commissioner remains in-office until they have been confirmed for another term or a new Commissioner has been elected
• Voting owners can vote for two options:

• (1) Confirmation for an additional term
• (2) Proceed to Commissioner Election

• The Commissioner is considered confirmed for reelection if they receive confirmation of a Supermajority of voting owners
• After Round 1 results have been confirmed, should the Commissioner fall short of reelection a Commissioner Election will be held

• Round 2: Commissioner Election

• Any owner may nominate themselves, each other, or a third party (non-owner) to run for Commissioner
• After all nominees have been confirmed each nominee will have the chance to propose a platform and answer questions from the league
• Once platform / questions are complete a vote will be held
• A new Commissioner is considered elected once they garner the support of a Supermajority of voting owners
• All owners must vote, and must vote for a nominee (i.e. cannot vote present, abstain, etc.)
• If, after the initial vote, no nominee achieves a Supermajority of votes, the two nominees to receive the most votes will proceed to a runoff

• If there is a tie for second-place, or a three-way, four-way, etc. tie for first-place, then all nominees to receive the most and second-most votes will proceed to the runoff
• If more than two nominees proceed to the runoff, and no Commissioner is elected during the runoff then the procedure to move the top two vote-receiving nominees to a runoff outlined in this clause will repeat and another runoff election will be held
• Runoff elections will continue until a nominee is elected with a Supermajority of the vote

Off-Season Owners Convention

• To be held in person and/or virtually following the close of a season’s playoffs and disbursement of winnings
• Typical parliamentary procedure will be followed with the Commissioner presiding over the Convention

• Owners must be recognized by the Commissioner at all times to speak
• No speaking over each other, or harsh insults
• Each owner will have the chance for rebuttal during debate
• An owner speaking for a excessive amount of time will be asked to wrap up once by the Commissioner, and if they fail to do so will be asked to stop speaking

• A simple majority (51%+) of owners must be in-attendance to achieve quorum and hold the Convention
• First order of business is to crown the Playoffs Champion
• Second order of business is to hold a Commissioner Confirmation vote

• Anyone unable to attend will vote for Commissioner Confirmation early via proxy, and have the right to change their vote anytime up until the live Confirmation Vote takes place
• If the Commissioner fails a Confirmation vote, or if there is an Interim Commissioner in place and a Confirmation vote is being bypassed for a Commissioner Election, then nominations will take place during the Convention and an Election will be scheduled during the final week of the League Year (Oct 24-31)

• Third order of business, the Commissioner will review

• 2024 Convention: All Rules currently in place
• 2025 Convention and onwards: All Rules adopted by the league in the previous year’s convention

• Any owner can bring forward a motion to debate any Rule, including those in the league constitution
• Following the debate of a Rule a vote of owners in-attendance will be held to determine if the league should vote to remove/change the rule
• If a majority of owners in-attendance agree to consider changing a rule, a secondary vote will be held to confirm the replacement options / language (remove the rule, change aspects, change points associated, etc.)
• Once a majority of owners in-attendance agree to the replacement options/ language , this Rule Change motion will be added to the league poll for consideration

• Fourth order of business, the Commissioner will review Rule Change Submissions; then open the floor for Live Rule Change Submissions

• Each Rule Change Submission will be open to debate, including those related to the league constitution
• Following the debate (or non-debate) of a Rule Change Submission a vote of owners in-attendance will be held to determine if the league should vote to add/change the rule
• If a majority of owners in-attendance agree to consider adding/changing a rule, a secondary vote will be held to confirm the addition/change options / language
• Once a majority of owners in-attendance agree to the options / language, this Rule Change motion will be added to the league poll for consideration

• Fifth order of business, the Commissioner will close the Rules section of the meeting by summarizing all items that will be included in the League Poll

• The Commissioner will submit the League Poll to all members for voting following the Convention, unless 100% of members of the league are in attendance and agree to a live vote
• Each voting item (Rules, Constitutional Changes, or otherwise) in the League Poll requires a Simple Majority (51%+) to pass, unless otherwise stated in the agreed upon Addition/Change or Replacement Options / Language

• Final order of business the Commissioner will open the floor to owners for speeches or votes on non-binding motions

Majority / Supermajority Definition

END OF JUNE 26 AMENDMENT

2024 Season Rules

• 25 man rosters + 5 IL spots & 1NA spots.

• 12 hitters
• 7 starting pitchers
• 4 relief pitchers
• 2 bench spot

• Weekly lineup setting

• Yahoo doesn’t allow flexibility around lineup setting, so the following changes will be made for the 2024 Season:

• League officially changes to “Daily” lineup setting
• Lineups will be considered “LOCKED” once a player’s team’s first game of the week has started (Whether that is Monday or Tuesday)
• A player can only be removed from the lineup (or dropped) if they are given a red designation by Yahoo (IL, NA, D2D, SUSP, etc.)
• A removed player can be replaced by a bench player or free agent, and cannot re-enter the starting lineup until the following week

• See RP carveout below

• Once a Starting Pitcher has started a game they may not be replaced in the starting lineup under any circumstances
• Bench and inactive (IL, NA, D2D) players can be added/dropped any day of the week, as long as it does not affect the locked starting lineup
• As this is an honor-system situation, and illegal action is only possible by conscious action, any violations will result in league expulsion unless a majority (5/9) of owners elect to retain the owner in violation

• No minimum innings limits
• No Starting Pitching in RP slots

• If a RP in your starting lineup is announced as an Opener or Starting Pitcher they MUST be benched / removed from your starting lineup for the game they are designated to start. The following lineup rules would still apply:

• The RP can only be replaced in your lineup if they receive a red designation
• The RP can return to your starting lineup from the bench following their Start (RP carveout)
• A RP removed from the lineup due to a Start can be dropped/replaced on your roster

• If a RP is removed from the starting lineup AND dropped, their RP slot in your starting lineup must remain empty for the remainder of the week

• No max acquisition limits
• Trade deadline Aug 8
• Schedule: 18-week regular season - play each opponent twice
• 6 teams make the playoffs
• 2024: $50 buy-in

• Regular season champ gets $150
• Regular season 1st runner-up (second bye team) gets $50
• Playoff winner gets $250
• Playoff 1st runner-up gets $50

Keepers

• The 8 existing teams will designate 9 keepers prior to the 2024 Draft.

• 5 Protected Keepers
• 4 Unprotected Keepers (exposed to expansion draft)
• Unprotected keepers to be ranked 1-4 and will be kept based on priority

• 6 Keepers / team starting in the 2025 season

Draft Order
10. Playoff Champ - CONLIN
9. Playoff runner up - ZOLTEK
8. Loser of 3rd place playoff - JONES    (24/25: Loser of 3rd place playoff)
7. Winner of 3rd place playoff - SYKES    (24/25: Loser of 5th place playoff)

6. Expansion Owner 1 - SAM DAVIS    (24/25: Winner of 5th place playoff)

5. Expansion Owner 2 - JORDAN HENRY    (24/25: Winner of 3rd place playoff)
4-1: based on regular season finish; 1st overall pick to be determined by draft lottery based on regular season finish:

Draft Lottery Odds (24/25 Season)

8th (10th) 40% - CALOW

7th (9th) 30% - FURLONG, Robert
6th (8th) 20% - SARGES
5th (7th) 10% - FURLONG, Evan

Offseason Trading

• Teams can make offseason deals by exchanging keepers and 2024 draft picks
• 2025 draft picks CANNOT be traded prior to the draft under any circumstances
• Any traded player must be a Keeper for the team acquiring said player
• Number of players and picks in a deal must remain balanced:

• Ex.1: Team 1 sends a 2024 pick to Team 2 for a Keeper. Team 1 now has one extra keeper player and one fewer draft pick, and Team 2 has one extra draft pick but one fewer keeper
• Ex.2: Team 1 sends 3 2024 picks to Team 2 for a Keeper. Team 2 must return 2 2024 picks to Team 1 to keep the balance

• Regardless of number of keepers, teams must still designate 4 unprotected keepers, so if you trade a player for a pick(s) you would only have 4 protected keeper spots
  

Suggested Changes for 2025

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Scoring Changes (Instituted for 2024)

Hitters

• ADDED: HBP (+1 Point)
• ADDED: Strikeouts (-1 Point)

Pitchers

• ADDED: Relief Losses (-3 Points)
• ADDED: Pickoffs (+1 Point)
• CHANGED: Quality Starts (+2 → +5 Points)
• REMOVED: Losses (-3 Points)

Expansion Draft:

• Order determined by coin flip

• Expansion teams inserted to regular draft in opposite owner (coin flip loser is 2nd in expansion draft and 1st in regular draft)

• Takes place prior to standard draft
• Order will snake (1-2-2-1-1-2-2-1-1-2-2-1-1-2)
• Teams can only select one unprotected keeper per team
• Teams can forgo selecting unprotected keepers in favor of players from the general draft pool
• Owners can make deals with expansion teams (2024 draft picks) to exclude unprotected keepers (a la the Vegas NHL expansion draft)