Just a couple of quick September reminders. With the 1st of September come the opportunity to expand your ACTIVE roster by one player. We have had some confusion on this in years past. So here is the blurb from the Constitution:
ARTICLE XVII. September Roster Expansion
If it chooses, a team may expand its Active Roster for the pennant drive by one player. The player may play any position, and may come from either the team’s Reserve List or the Free Agent Pool (see
Article XV. Signing Free Agents for salary considerations).
NOTE: If a team acquires a player from the Free Agent Pool for September Roster Expansion the team may be required to waive or release a player from the Active or Reserve roster as a team’s roster may never exceed 40 players (Active and Reserve combined), even during September.
It states this right above, but you are NEVER allowed to have more than 40 players on your roster. During the majority of the season the split is 23/17. For September you can, if you choose, to have the split be 24/16. If you have any questions, please e-mail me.
Another September reminder. For those of you that still have a FAAB and are trying to overthrow the Clowns or solidify you current place or build for the future, keep in mind the rule about signing free agents in September. Again - from the Constitution:
September Free Agent Signings
Free agent bidding may continue in September, throughout the end of the season. This includes any National Leaguers who are not yet owned, any minor league callups, and any American League players traded over to the National League. The only provisions are the following:
1) All free agents signed during September with bids of .24 or lower are given a contract of
S instead of the usual renewable two-year contract. This means that any of these players are automatically released at the end of the year.
NOTE: Players acquired in this manner will NOT be eligible to have their Home Town Discount rights retained the following season.
2) Free agents signed for .25 or more after August 31, he will be given a renewable, two-year contract, in which the first year is guaranteed. This guarantee is indicated by an asterisk (*) following the player’s contract status. The asterisk means that the penalty for releasing the player before the following season is that half of his salary will be deducted from the team’s $2.60 Draft Day spending limit.
