Welcome to year 6 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 21)

Aaron's All Stars- Mookie Betts, Jake McCarthy, Randy Arozarena, Pablo Lopez, Tyler Anderson

Avechuchos- Corbin Burnes, Kyle Tucker, Cedric Mullins, David Bednar, J.T. Realmuto

Batman- Ronald Acuna, Manny Machado, Yu Darvish, Julio Rodríguez, Luis Castillo

High Five- Rafael Devers, Bryan Reynolds, Edwin Díaz, Chris Bassit, Kevin Gausman

Human Air Conditioner- Sonny Gray, Shane Bieber, Austin Riley, Sandy Alcantara, Tommy Edman

Iviadskillz- Max Scherzer, Pete Alonso, Aaron Judge, Alex Verdugo, Miles Mikolas

Joe's Team- Jacob Degrom, Martin Perez, Julio Urias, Nathanial Lowe, Jean Segura

KP- Freddie Freeman, Matt Olson, JD Martinez, Max Fried, Rafael Montero

Laser Show- Juan Soto, Shohei Ohtani (P), Christian Yelich, Jose Altuve, Frankie Montas

Matt- Gerrit Cole, Francisco Lindor, Tony Gonsolin, Andrew Vaughn, Emmanuel Clase

Nick's Team- Jose Ramirez, Zach Wheeler, Corey Seager, Triston McKenzie, Jose Abreu

Nuke the Russians- Bryce Harper, Lance Lynn, Paul Goldschmidt, Joe Musgrove, Brandon Lowe

Odessa’s P’Town USSR- Yordan Alvarez, Dansby Swanson, Byron Buxton, Spencer Strider, Nestor Cortes

Orioles- Bo Bichette, Freddy Peralta, George Springer, Jordan Romano, DJ Lamahieu

Primo- Vladimir Guererro, Marcus Semien, Giancarlo Stanton, Carlos Rodon, Kenley Jansen

Rice Shower-Trea Turner, Dylan Cease, Luis Arraez, Framber Valdez, Clayton Kershaw

Santos- Mike Trout, Lucas Giolito, Nolan Arenado, Jose Berrios, Eugenio Suarez

Stl Playaz- Ross Stripling, Xander Bogearts, Michael Wacha, Justin Verlander, Christian Walker

Thanos- Ryan Helsley, Starling Marte, David Robertson, Marco Gonzalez, Salvador Perez

Under & Over the Hill- Eloy Jimenez, Luis Severino, Alex Bregman, Alek Manoah, Lance McCullers

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 (IF for IF, RP for RP). 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 throughout the following week. 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 Aarons All Stars
B) Boobs Division run by Rice Shower
C) Tits Division run by KP

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) ALL-STAR SPECIAL PLAYOFF EXEMPTION: The team with the most all star players on their team when all stars are officially announced will get a reward: they will get to swap a PROTECTED player only ONCE during the playoffs. They are usually announced around July, and only original all stars will count (no replacement players). If there is a tie, h2h against the others involved will be the tiebreaker.

WINNER = Human Air Conditioner

4) 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@yahoo.com) if you want it to be private. Thank you and have a great season!