CATEGORY IV
Playoffs & Schedule
05
Cut the playoff field to six
Passed
Six teams make the playoffs instead of eight, so a postseason
berth actually has to be earned.
Current
Top 8 overall, no divisions
A six-team bracket needs first-round byes for the top two seeds.
That should be settled in the same vote, and it ties directly into
proposal 06.
Amends Article VIII
06
Rework the schedule
Passed
Extend the regular season by a week and rebuild the playoff
calendar so no round lands on a short week.
Current
Regular season runs into a shortened playoff week
Proposed
One extra regular-season week, full-length playoff rounds
The trade deadline sits one week before playoffs begin, so it
moves with the calendar automatically.
Amends Article VIII and
Article VII
CATEGORY V
League Business
07
Raise the buy-in to $50
Passed
Move the annual buy-in from $25 to $50 to put real money behind
the season.
Current
$25 per year · $50 minimum (2-year prepay)
Two knock-on effects to decide: whether the two-year prepay stays
(that's $100 up front), and whether the traded-pick obligation
scales with it. At $50 a year, leaving with two future firsts
traded away costs $100 on the way out.
Amends Article I
08
Waivers clear more than once a week
Passed
Add a second weekly waiver run so managers can react to injuries
and rest days instead of eating a zero.
Current
FAAB clears every Tuesday
Proposed
Two clearing days per week, at minimum
The doc says "biweekly," which cuts both ways: twice a week or
every other week. The stated reason (emergency injury and rest-day
pickups) only works as twice a week, so that's how it's written
here. Worth confirming with whoever proposed it.
Amends Article VI
09
Last-place punishment
Passed
Introduce a punishment for finishing last, or for putting up the
lowest point total on the season.
Current
No consequence beyond the first pick
Proposed
A punishment, to be chosen by a separate vote
Two votes, really: whether we do this at all, and then what the
punishment is. Also needs a trigger, since worst record and
lowest total points aren't always the same team.
New article