Franchise---5 players. Most likely your top 100 players.
Regular---3 players. Can not be ranked in the top 100 players. Use the second column under Rank to determine this.
Rookies--- 3 players. 2018, 2019 and 2020. To determine on when a player is a rookie we use the MLB eligibility standards for rookies which are 130 ABs or 50 IP.
Carryover Rule---- If you have a player on your roster from last season that still qualifies as a rookie, you may elect to keep that player in your 2020 Rookie Draft selection spot.
Keeping a player prior to their Rookie season--- This rule has caused alot of confusion over the years, so I want to address it. The first thing you should do is determine when the player was a rookie. Now if your trying to keep a player prior to that season, they must have been on your team in that year. I'm going to give you an example. I currently have Fernando Tatis Jr on my team. He is on my team in 2018. I can keep him as a 2018 rookie, a regular keeper, or my 2019 Rookie Draft selection. I can't keep him as a 2017 rookie because he is not on my team in 2017. Fernando Tatis Jr will only ever be eligible for me and me only as a 2018 Rookie. Even if I were to trade him this season, that benefit does not transfer over to the new owner. If I cut him, and a new owner picks him up, that benefit does not transfer to the new team. It can't in either scenario because Tatis Jr was not on the new teams roster in 2018. The rule only applies to the original owner of the rookie player. If I were to cut Tatis, I would also lose the ability to keep him as a 2018 rookie. Think of it as employment, I essentially fired the player, at that point I would lose the benefit. You have to continuously employ the player to keep the benefit. It is really a benefit to help you keep your young talent on your roster
Jul 5 4:05 PM