Welcome to year 4 of 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 MESSAGE BOARDS. You are allowed to change your protection AT ANY TIME. However, if you decide to change your protection at the last minute, you 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 Week 2)

Aaron's All Stars- Freddie Freeman, Clayton Kershaw, Aroldis Chapman, Zack Britton, Yadier Molina

Avechuchos- Max Scherzer, Bryce Harper, Whit Merrifield, Sean Manaea, Tommy Pham

Backwards K- Cody Bellinger, Aaron Nola, Eugenio Suarez, Ian Happ, David Peterson

Batman- Francisco Lindor, Rafael Devers, Patrick Corbin, Dinelson Lamet, Kenta Maeda

Carlo's Team- Trea Turner, Shane Bieber, Yoan Moncada, JT Realmuto, Sonny Gray

Dirt Bags- Mookie Betts, Bo Bichette, Antonio Senzeltela, Yu Darvish, Hansel Robles

Human Air Conditioner- Juan Soto, Anthony Rendon, Luis Castillo, Will Myers, Framber Valdez

Jeff's Team- Fernando Tatis, Jack Flaherty, Blake Snell, Paul Goldschmidt, Ramon Laureano

KP's Team- Walker Buehler, Xander Bogearts, Michael Conforto , Luke Voit, Charlie Morton

Matt- Jacob Degrom, Javier Baez, Vladimir Guererro Jr, Brandon Woodruff, Marcus Semien

McBob's Boppers- Mike Trout, Kris Bryant, Josh Hader, Tyler Glasnow, Robinson Cano

NBB's Team- Stephen Strasburg, Trevor Bauer, Lucas Giolito, Mike Moustakas, Max Kepler

Orioles- Carlos Carrasco, Ketel Marte, Starling Marte, Nick Castellanos, Masahiro Tanaka

Revenge While You Sleep- Gerrit Cole, Jose Berrios, Dansby Swanson, Jesse Winker, Brad Hand

Santos- Christian Yellich, Charlie Blackmon, Gary Sanchez, Eduardo Rodriguez, Raisel Iglesias

Swap Monster- Trevor Story, Mike Yaztremski, Hyun Jin Ryu, Manny Machado, Julio Urias

Tech Triumph- Ronald Acuna, Ozzie Albies, George Springer, Roberto Ozuna, Nick Anderson

Thanos Back- Nolan Arenado, Chris Paddack, Jose Abreu, Matt Chapman, Max Fried

Who's on First?- Alex Bregman, DJ Lamahieu, Luis Robert, Dustin May, Dane Dunning

Wrecker- Jose Ramirez, Pete Alonso, Dominic Smith, Mike Clevinger, Zach Wheeler

2) SWAP PROCESS: Each week, if you defeat your opponent, you can trade 1 of your players for 1 of your opponent's UNPROTECTED players. This can only be done AFTER the conclusion of the week’s games. It MUST be position for position (catcher for catcher, SP for SP). Please post your swap in the message boards. It should follow this model: (Team 1 swaps with Team 2: Player A for Player B). 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 3 divisions with each division run by one of the co-commissioners:

A) Breasts Division run by Human Air Conditioner
B) Boobs Division run by KP
C) Tits Division run by Mcbob's Boppers

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!