2024 PROPOSALS GOING TO GENERAL ELECTION & RULE CHANGES
| PROPOSAL “A” | TRADE DEADLINE CHANGE |
| PROPOSAL REASON: | Proposal: Move the trade deadline to August 1st in the League Manager calendar. Current restrictions on trading 1st and 2nd round draft picks will stay in effect.
Reasoning: The current deadline of September 1st allows teams to make trades up until one month before the MWBL Playoffs, which can lead to an imbalance in team strengths and last-minute trades that may not reflect the true competitive nature of the league. By moving the trade deadline earlier, teams will have less certainty about their playoff prospects, leading to more strategic and balanced trades. Additionally, a player’s MLB performance for the following year would be less of a sure thing. Playoff teams often can get productive players for peanuts because a rebuilding team would rather get anything at all than hold on to a player they will cut due to poor performance the next year. |
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| RULES COMMITTEE OUTCOME: | UNANIMOUS VOTE TO SEND TO GENERAL ELECTION |