Welcome to Swap League 1! This league is similar to Swap League 2, with a few different settings, positions, and protection rules. Here are the rules for Swap League 1:

1) PROTECTION: Each manager is allowed to protect 5 players: 2 position players, 2 pitchers, and 1 player of their choice. Please post your protected players in your SMACK TALK. You are allowed to change your protection AT ANY TIME. However, if you decide to change your protection at the last minute, you must change your smack talk AND post on the message boards to notify the league of the change. A master list of protected players has been made for reference:

PROTECTED PLAYERS MASTER LIST (Updated 9/1/17)

Aaron's All Star- Max Scherzer, Ender Inciarte, Stephen Strasberg, Elvis Andrus, Alex Wood

Avechuchos- Trea Turner, Dee Gordon, Will Meyers, Jacob Faria, Ken Giles

Blue Blazers- Manny Machado, Jonathan Lucroy, Robinson Cano, Rick Porcello, Danny Salazar

Blue Deathstar- Carlos Correa, Cody Bellinger, Chris Sale, Jacob DeGrom, Travis Shaw

Blue Jays- Justin Smoak, Mike Trout, Justin Verlander, Aaron Judge, Roberto Osuna

Dabs Out For Harambe- Mookie Betts, Evan Longoria, AJ Pollock, Jon Lester, Edwin Diaz

Dia de Cueto- Kyle Hendricks, Kenta Maeda, Giancarlo Stanton, George Springer, Paul Goldschmidt

Double Trouble- Nolan Arenado, Nelson Cruz, Alex Colome, Tim Beckham, Gio Gonzalez

Fading Away- Gary Sanchez, Hanley Ramirez, Khris Davis, David Robertson, Jose Quintana

Guayaquil Red Sox- Kris Bryant, Greg Holland, Edwin Encarnacion, Andrew McCutchen, Corey Knebel

Hot Corner- Buster Posey, Anthony Rizzo, Matt Carpenter, Jake Arrieta, Cole Hammels

Killer B's- Bryce Harper, Justin Turner, Chris Archer, Aroldis Chapman, Andrew Benintendi

Kleptocrats- Miguel Cabrera, Daniel Murphy, Christian Yellich, Jason Vargas, Ariel Miranda

Matt's Team- Adam Jones, Felix Hernandez, Clayton Kershaw, Seth Manaea, Victor Martinez

P's Sox- Zach Britton, Craig Kimbrel, Corey Kluber, Charlie Blackmon, Jonathan Schoop

Shropshire Sluggers- Joey Votto, Jay Bruce, Marcell Ozuna, Andrew Miller, Carl Edwards Jr

Stretch- Corey Seager, Kyle Seager, Chase Anderson, Kenley Jansen, Ervin Santana

That's Fertilizer- Jose Altuve, Justin Upton, Yu Darvish, Masahiro Tanaka, Wade Davis

Tomato Can- Ryan Zimmerman, Francisco Lindor, Yoenis Cespedes, Robbie Ray, Zack Greinke

WC Barons- Jose Abreu, Josh Donaldson, Alex Avila, Lance McCullers, Zach Davies

2) SWAP PROCESS: Each week, if you defeat your opponent, you can trade up to 2 of your players for 2 of your opponent's UNPROTECTED players. Please post your swap in the message boards. It should follow this model: (Team 1 swaps with Team 2: Player A and Player B for Player C and Player D). The ideal time to post your swap is Monday morning, but there isn't really a deadline. However, the earlier you post, the more likely your swap will get processed on time. Post at your own risk.

There are 2 divisions with each division run by one of the co-commissioners:

1) Lexi Belle Division (run by That's Fertilizer)
2) Tori Black Division (run by Hot Corner)

If you win your matchup that week then the co-commissioner in your
division will process your swap. If you have a problem please contact
them. If swaps haven't been done by Tuesday morning, please email me
and I will perform the emergency trade and have a talk with the
co-commissioner of your division.

3) Questions or concerns: Lastly, if ANYONE has a question or a suggestion on how to make the league better, feel free to post on the message boards or shoot me an email (aznbball08@gmail.com) if you want it to be private. Thank you and have a great season!