Off Season
More details will come from time-to-time
about specific dates on the following events. Also see the
Off
Season section of the Benchwarmer Baseball Rules
Roster Decisions
In November-December, teams can decide which
players to retain for the next season
Carryover Selection
You can actually start this in mid-November, but after the two trading periods we go
exclusively into choosing your carryover players - you can
keep a maximum of
28 players. You MUST keep any players under contract
for 2018 and beyond - everything else is up to you.
See the Benchwarmer Rules
for more information about carryover.
The deadline to complete this is
January 7, 2018. You'll be charged at that time
for the 2018 salary for the players you keep. All other players will go into the free
agent list.
New Players
The MLB Winter Meetings in December serve
as our cutoff point for the player lists in 2018. At
that time, any players on 40-man rosters immediately after
the Rule V Draft who are not in the BWB System will be added
to the master list. (In practice, the player list
update will typically occur in late December). After this time, there are no more
additions in 2018 until a player debuts in a Major League game
and at the amateur draft in June.
Redistribution and League Entry Drafts
New leagues will begin drafting as they
fill up. In January, teams in returning
leagues will submit a list of up to 15 players that they
wish to sign in the Redistribution Draft. Teams will
draft in reverse order of their 2017 season record.
See the Benchwarmer Rules
for more information about the Redistribution Draft.
Free Agency
Throughout January, February, and March,
teams can begin to make trades and sign/cut players.
By the beginning of April, they need to have a complete
roster in place in order to make a run at next year's title.
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