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=== 2024 ===
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2024-1
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T 0.02 –
The draft will consist of 27 rounds
in Serpentine fashion. The team drafting 1st overall will also have the first
selection in Round 27.
Each division will consist of 8
to 14 teams. Each manager will pick
26 players and a previously un-selected ballpark.
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T 0.04 – EXTRA INNINGS (Replaces
old Mercy Games text)
At the start of extra innings,
in regular season games, the last batter of the previous inning is placed on
2b.
A pinch runner can be used if
you can legally cover the replaced player’s position in the following half
inning.
Tie-breaker games use the Runner
on 2b as they are an extension of the regular season.
WILL NOT BE IMPLEMENTED FOR
NETPLAY AND PURESTRAT AT THIS TIME.
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2024-3
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T 29.13 – PINCH HIT/RUN &
DEFENSIVE CHANGE TIMING –
You may not make moves once the
dice roll has been initiated.
The havoc roll of the 20-sider
(WP, BK/PB, or LEAD) initiates a dice roll, no pinch hitters/runners or
defensive changes can be made unless the on base, or out, situation changes.
This eliminates hitter/runner/defensive changes after a failed lead roll or
1-2 result.
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Appendix C – Ramification 3) –
If the line-up is locked and someone other than the pitcher or DH is injured,
you can replace the injured player
with someone off the bench (as we always have).
Or, if the DH can cover a
position that allows all positions to be covered, you can move
the DH onto the field and have
the starting pitcher bat, or pinch run, where the injured player was.
In this latter case, there’s no
pitching change but you do lose the DH.
Ramification 12) - A SP who is
currently pitching may not pinch hit or pinch run (Other than in the case of
Ramification 3 above).
T0.12 – The rule requiring that
you have no more than one DRAID per division has been repealed. It is now just a recommendation.
Now, at the TD’s discretion,
more than one DRAID per division is allowed.
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=== 2023 ===
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2023-1
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T0.01 and Appendix C - STPC will now use
a Modified DH Rule. See Appendix C.
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2023-2
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Appendix B, Item 3 - A two-way player
can never pitch using the Hitter’s Pitching Card (a.k.a. the Fodder Card)
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2023-3
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T0.02 - The tournament director
will specify the method for determining the draft position for imputed
(DRAID) teams.
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2023-4
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T0.12 – The rule requiring that
you have no more than one DRAID per division has been repealed. It is now just a recommendation. Now, at the TD’s
discretion, more than one DRAID per division is allowed.
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2023-5
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Points Policy Change – The STPC Member with the most FTF points will earn a free entry into the Worlds. For each STPC Member, their best three FTF
regular season tournaments plus their best FTF Regional Tournament are added
to equal their FTF point total. To
qualify, you must be physically present at a minimum of two FTF STPC events
between February and December.
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=== 2022 ===
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2022-1
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T10.11, T10.2
– The qualification thresholds for 2022 are: Hitters: AB+W = 300 or greater
(250 if he is rated as a catcher). Pitchers: To start, they must have 110 or
more IP’s and have Starter on their card. To relieve, they must have 40 or
more IP’s and have relief on their card.
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2022-2
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T10.2 – We
are revising the additional condition for starter removal that we added last year.
It now reads: Any SP can be removed in the 5th inning if he gives up 3 or
more hits/walks in that 5th inning. (Note: whether they are weak or not is no
longer a factor.)
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2022-3
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T25.2, T25.3 – We have removed the requirement that an injury
replacement (who, due to an injury, is playing at a position that is not on
his card [*]) must remain at his position (unless he gets hurt). That
requirement was locking a fodder/pitcher onto the mound (under certain
circumstances) and that was never an intended consequence of the ‘no-move’
requirement.
[*] Sometimes players can be forced to play at a position that is not on
their card because an injury makes it impossible to legally cover all positions.
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2022-4
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Appendix B
– We have added an appendix to the rules doc (link
above) that covers how we are going to handle players who qualified as both
hitters and pitchers. In 2021, Shohei Ohtani qualified as a RH starting
pitcher and a right-fielder. He’s just one guy – he can’t play RF and pitch
at the same time. But, in most cases, he can play RF when he isn’t pitching
and always uses his hitter card when he’s hitting (even when he’s in the
line-up as the pitcher). See Appendix B for details.
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=== 2021 ===
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2021-1
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T10.11,
T10.2 – Because of MLB’s short season last year, the qualification
thresholds have been adjusted. Hitters: AB+W = 105 or greater (90
if he is rated as a catcher). Pitchers: To start, they must have
45 or more IP’s and have Starter on their card. To relieve, they
must have 15 or more IP’s and have relief on their card. [Applied
only for 2021. Repealed by 2022-1]
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2021-2
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T10.2 –
We are adding an additional condition for starter removal. If a SP
is weak in the 5th inning, he may be removed. [Modified
by 2022-2]
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2021-3
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T10.2
– We are adopting SOM Rule 27.54: The maximum number of
innings a starter can pitch without fatigue is his POW inning plus
2. For example, a SP with an endurance
rating of 6 would automatically be weak as he starts the 9th inning.
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2021-4
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T18.01 –
We are broadening the application of the remedy for when the offensive
manager forgets to ask the defensive manager about his defense (e.g., “How’s
your defense?”) with a runner on 3rd and less than two
outs. The current remedy only deals with bunts. The new
remedy expands to include all situations where there is a runner on 3rd with
less than two outs and now reads:
If the defensive manager hasn’t stated his defensive positioning, the
offensive manager must ask the defensive manager about his defensive
positioning before bunting (sac or squeeze) or whenever [*] there is a runner
on 3rd with less than two outs. The defensive manager
responds with the infield position and optionally states which runners are
being held. If the offensive manager forgets to
ask and the result would have been different with the infield
positioned differently, the defensive manager has a choice of re-roll or accepting the result [**]. Note that
the result must be different with the defense positioned
differently. For example, a homerun would be a homer either way so
there could be no re-roll on that.
[*] Defensive positioning must be re-established with each new batter as long as this condition exists.
[**] Accepting the result means accepting what would have happened if the
infield were BACK.
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=== 2020 ===
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2020-1
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T0.04
and T0.05 – The PureStrat formula
for conceding games is adopted for all FTF Regions. This means the
10-Run Rule (Mercy Rule, T0.04) is no longer needed. So, you may
concede if you’re behind by N or more runs where N = 13 – (the number of
completed innings). Note: N can’t be less than 5. You may not intentionally walk hitters to
achieve the concession threshold.
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2020-2
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T25.2 –
We will now use the SOM outfield adjustment chart when forced to play an outfielder
out of position (due to injury). Here’s how the last part (of the
first paragraph) of T25.2 now reads: If playing an outfielder at a
position that is not on his card but at an another outfield position, he
would not have max-bad defense but instead would have the same arm and error
rating with his range rating adjusted as follows: CF playing LF or
RF - no adjustment, RF playing LF – no adjustment, RF playing CF – add 1 to
range, LF playing CF – add 2 to range and LF playing RF – add 1 to range. If
there are two possible adjustments, take the one that yields the best
range. Note: use of this
exception is optional. You can still cover for the injured
outfielder with a max-bad defender if you can’t cover all positions with
moves.
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2020-3
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T10.11 – If a
SP is pinch-hit for before the 6th inning and a non-pitcher
gets hurt in the same inning, the new pitcher can enter the game into the
same line-up position as the injured player. Whoever PH for the
pitcher (or the subsequent pinch-runner) may either stay in the game or be
replaced by someone that allows all defensive positions to be
covered. We will no longer require that the pinch-hitter/runner be
able to cover the position of the injured player to make this double-switch.
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2020-4
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Policy Change, the Move-1
Rule will be reinstated starting with the 2020 Season for the FTF
Regions. You may move the points for a tournament (except the
Regional) from another FTF Region into your region by notifying your Region
Director before the earlier of these two dates: Your Regional date and the
sending region’s Regional Tournament date.
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2020-5
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DRAID – STPC will adopt a
new 64-bit computer program called DRAID as its official tournament draft
aid. DRAID will be used whenever a dummy team is needed to balance
out divisions. DRAID DAT files will be used for posting drafts and
for calculating APS. DRAID will be made available to any STPC
Member who wants it. We owe immeasurable gratitude to
Stan Suderman for all he has done for STPC including developing the
first website and for providing his own personal drafting tool (DSIM) to
members who wanted it. STPC would not exist today were it not for
Stan so be sure and thank him the next chance you get.
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=== 2019 ===
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2019-1
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T10.11
has been modified. With the part that
has been changed highlighted, it now reads:
Hitter Eligibility and Usage.
Position players must have 300 AB+W (at bats + walks). If the player
has a catcher rating on his card he needs to have
only 250 AB+W. Players with no position on their card are 1b-5e30. Unless
forced by an injury, players may only play at positions that are on their
card (See Section 31 for exceptions).
Teams must have a back-up at each position (See T31.10 for details including the exception for
players with no injury on their card). Position players that started
the game may not be replaced until the sixth inning unless injured or the
opposing manager changes his pitcher. (In this later case, changes may not be
made until the new pitcher takes the mound). A relief pitcher entering the
game before the sixth inning must bat in the same position in the lineup as
the pitcher he’s replacing except that a relief
pitcher may enter the game in the spot of an injured player if the batter (or
subsequent pinch runner) who pinch hit for the pitcher can cover the position
of the injured player. Pitchers may
pinch run for position players.
Pitchers may not pinch hit for position players. Exception: If a position player pinch hits
for a pitcher and the opposition manager changes pitchers, a pitcher may
pinch hit for the pinch hitter. If you
hit for your pitcher in the bottom of the 5th inning, the pinch hitter may
stay in the game. Unless forced by an
injury (See T25.2), a manager may not remove a player from the game if doing
so makes it impossible to cover all defensive positions. Exception: You may pinch hit or pinch run
for your last eligible pitcher.
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T31.10
has been modified. With the part
that’s changed highlighted, it now reads:
For a team to be legal, it must be possible to field a team where each
player is playing a position that is on his card and, prior to any
substitutions, it must be possible for any one of the starters (that can be injured) to
be injured and be replaced in the line-up while legally covering all
defensive positions (after possibly moving players around to positions that
are on their card). An extreme case of a legal team would be 4 starting
pitchers, 12 relievers and 9 position players where each position could be
legally covered and one player had each non-pitching
position on their card. EXAMPLE: If
you had two players who only had 2b and ss on their cards AND you had no
other players who could play 2b or ss, this would not be a legal team because
you would not be able to cover all positions should one of these two get
hurt.
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2019-3
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The
Mercy Rule (T0.04) has been modified.
It now reads: The trailing team has the option of ending the game if
they trail by 10 runs or more when a Mercy Rule condition first exists. A Mercy Rule condition exists whenever the
home team is ahead by 10 or more runs after 4 ½ innings or any time after
that. And, a
Mercy Rule condition exists whenever the visiting team is ahead by 10 or more
runs after 5 innings or at the completion of any inning after that. When a Mercy Rule condition first exists,
the trailing team may continue the game but then loses the option of invoking
the Mercy Rule for the remainder of that game. However, the trailing team may choose to
invoke the Concession Rule (T0.05) (if applicable). Intentionally walking batters to increase
the run deficit is prohibited. [Repealed by 2020-1]
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=== 2018 ===
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2018-1
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The
Concession Rule (T0.05) has been modified.
It now reads: If someone is getting badly beaten, he may concede the
game at any time (*). If the conceding
team’s starting pitcher was pulled from the game (via pinch hit, pinch run or
if pulled from the game for a reliever), they must record (on the pitching
sheet) a zero for each unused eligible reliever. Exception: this penalty is not applied if
the starting pitcher was injured.
Starter/Relievers do not get a zero if they are required to start
within the next three games.
Intentionally walking batters to increase the run deficit is
prohibited.
(*) For FTF tournaments, the Tournament Director must approve the
concession. [With
2020-1, the preceding was repealed with the adoption of the PureStrat formula for all tournaments except NetPlay tournaments.] For PureStrat
Tournaments, you may only concede if you’re behind by N or more runs where N
equals 13 minus the number of completed innings. There are no concessions in NetPlay Tournaments.
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2018-2
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The
Mercy Rule (T0.04) has been modified.
It now reads: The trailing team has the option of ending the game if
they trail by 10 runs or more. If the
trailing team is the visiting team, at least 4½ innings must be
completed. If the trailing team is the
home team, at least 5 innings must be completed. Intentionally walking batters to increase
the run deficit is prohibited. Mercy
conditions can come and go during the course of the game
but the margin must be at least 10 runs at the time the option is invoked. If the trailing manager opted to continue
the game and the margin falls below 10 runs, the Mercy Rule would no longer
apply but the Concession Rule might apply.
[Repealed by 2020-1]
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=== 2017 ===
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2017-1
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A
starting pitcher may not be removed from the game only because he’s weak. This
repeals the new rule from last year. So, starting pitchers may be
replaced if: a) They’ve pitched 5 innings or
b) They’re injured (see T25.2) or c) They’ve given up 4 or more
runs. See T10.2 for details.
[A new SP removal condition was added with
2022-2]
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=== 2016 ===
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2016-1
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Whenever
a roll of the 20-sider is used to determine home/away for a series, the
winner of that die roll gets to choose whether he’s home or away. See Section T0.16 of the STPC Consolidated
Rules for details.
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2016-2
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A starting
pitcher may now be removed from the game when he becomes weak. So, if a 5 dot SP gets weak in the 5th
inning, he can be removed from the game even if he hasn’t given up more than
4 runs. See Section T10.2 for details.
[Repealed by 2017-1]
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2016-3
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A pitcher who is eligible to either start or relieve and
who was used in relief in his last outing, must rest at least 3 games before
starting. See Section T10.2 and
T27.52.
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=== 2015 ===
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2015-1
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In
the Case Studies Section of the rules, the remedy that is applied when an
illegal pitcher is used (was Section T31.2) has been changed and there is now
a difference between the remedies for illegally using starting pitchers and
relief pitchers. T31.2 has been split so that now T31.21
deals with the illegal use of starting pitchers and T31.22 deals with the
illegal use of relief pitchers. The main difference is that now
the starting pitchers can stay in rotation if an illegal starter is used when
the offended manager accepts the result. This change does not
affect how illegal relief usage is handled. See Section T31.21 and
T31.22 for details.
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=== 2014 ===
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2014-1
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T19.2
– You may hit and run with 2 outs.
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2014-2
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T10.11
– Back-ups are required for all position players, even if they don’t have an
injury on their card. [Repealed by 2019-1 and 2019-2]
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2014-3
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S23.3
[D2] – You may only try for lead again if the
pitcher or catcher is replaced and they have a worse hold or arm.
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