2021 PROPOSALS – VOTING RESULTS
THE FOLLOWING TWO PROPOSALS PASSED THE GENERAL ELECTION & WILL BE WRITTEN INTO THE LEAGUE GUIDE FOR THE 2022 MWBL SEASON.
| PROPOSAL #1 | 48 Hour – Post Draft, Pre Cut Trading Period |
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| PROPOSAL REASON: | Allow trading period after the draft for trading before roster cuts are due. Trades can only include players (No Draft Picks). All trades must have the confirmation of all owners involved by 8:00 AM ET Tuesday, following the draft.
This will allow teams to ensure they have proper coverage after the draft before other teams are forced to cut coverage players. Example: A team with four catchers could assist a team that needs coverage in return for the 6th starter. Rebuilding teams also wouldn’t be forced to waste draft picks on .930 players. |
| NAME / FRANCHISE | Chris Douglass – Tempe Tempers |
| VETERAN’S VOTING RESULTS | Passed the Veteran’s Committee 9-0 |
| LEAGUE VOTING RESULTS | Passed the League by the votes of 26 – 2 |
| PROPOSAL #4 | Expanded Playoffs |
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| PROPOSAL REASON: | Playoffs would be expanded to the best eight (8) teams in each League. 1st & 2nd place finishers in each division plus the next 2 best records would qualify in each league. The division winners will be ranked in the top three (3) spots based on their winning percentage, followed by the next five (5) teams, based on winning percentage. A non-division winner can never be in the top 3 spots.
To provide a slight advantage to the top (3) teams (the division winners) in each league, in the first round (termed Wild Card) best-of-7 series, the Division Winners ONLY have to win 3 games to win the series, while the non-division winners must win 4 games. This applies to ONLY the Wild Card round. Example: Seeds 1, 2 & 3 only have to win 3 games, while seeds 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 must win 4 games. This means that a Division Winner could win a series in 6 games, only winning 3 games. Expanding the playoffs allows for more engagement towards the end of the year. Including the Trade Deadline as more value could be attached to pieces being moved at the deadline. |
| NAME / FRANCHISE | Stay Corrado – Chicago Mobsters & Steve Cutler – Hollywood Werewolves |
| VETERAN’S VOTING RESULTS | Passed the Veteran’s Committee 9-0 |
| LEAGUE VOTING RESULTS | Passed the League by the votes of 20 – 8 |
THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS FAILED THE GENERAL ELECTION & WILL NOT BE ADOPTED
| PROPOSAL #3 | Top 100 Pick Buys an Extra Year of Hope! |
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| PROPOSAL REASON: | A team will be allowed to surrender a pick in return for extending one of their expiring uncarded prospect contracts for an additional year.
Non-Playoff team: 4th rounder or better Playoff team: 3rd rounder or better The pick doesn’t have to be an originally owned pick, but it must fall into the minimum pick required above. All extension announcements must occur at the end of the MLB regular season, prior to the PREVIEW DISK creation. There is no limit to the number of times a particular player can be extended, however, you cannot extend a Bonus Baby contract Season-ending injuries seem to be skyrocketing and this keeps hope alive after a TJ in year two. Should also lead to some good stories when someone throws away five years on a 4A player. We might also get to see Sergio draft the MVP from the Little League World Series. |
| NAME / FRANCHISE | Chris Douglass – Tempe Tempers |
| VETERAN’S VOTING RESULTS | Passed the Veteran’s Committee 8-1 |
| LEAGUE VOTING RESULTS | FAILED the League by the votes of 16 – 12 |