Minor League Competition
The minor league teams will compete against each other
throughout the season. The only statistics that will count
for the minor league season will be those actually played in
the minors. Players who are on the fantasy minor league
roster, but currently on a major league team will not be
included.
Note: Players on taxi squads earn no minor league points.
Scoring
Scoring uses one of the traditional Rotisserie formats -
a 5x5 approach in the following areas:
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Hitters |
Pitchers |
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Batting Average |
ERA |
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Runs |
Wins |
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HR |
Saves |
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RBI |
K |
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SB |
WHIP (Walks & Hits per IP) |
Teams are ranked by each category. The top team in a
category will receive 16 points, the 2nd place will get 15,
etc. After totaling up the 10 categories, the teams are
ranked by total points. Winning each category would earn
you a perfect score of 160.
Season Schedule
Statistics will be collected based upon your minor league
roster and the current minor league stats in these fantasy
weeks:
4 7 10
13 16 19
22
Only those stats earned in between weeks will be added to
the team's total. That is, if you've got a player with 8 HR
by Week 10, and on week 13 he's got 14, only the six
additional HR are added to your totals. That way, players
called up to the majors earn points for their initial stats,
but you get no further credit for keeping them in the
minors. When players appear for the first time on a minor
league roster, their baseline value for all stats is
calculated at the previous scoring week.
Schedule Exceptions
Collecting minor league statistics is a major chore. BWB
reserves the right to collect stats at the end of the season
for all players who appeared on Benchwarmer minor league
rosters in the weeks listed above and present the minor
league results as one season-ending listing, rather than
incremental results.
Special Scoring Notes
Since some of the scoring categories involve averages,
and not all BWB teams carry a full minor league roster,
there is a need to define a minimum number of at bats and
innings pitched to score well. Additionally, those teams
that have some statistics for batting or pitching in minor
leagues, but don't qualify for minimums should score better
than teams with no minor league players at all. Thus the
following adjustments will be made.
- Teams with 0 AB: Adjusted Team Batting Average = .000
- Teams with < minimum AB: Adjusted Team Batting Average
= .001
- Teams with 0 IP: Adjusted ERA = 100.00 Adjusted WHIP
= 100.00
- Teams with < minimum IP: Adjusted ERA = 50.00
Adjusted WHIP = 50.00
Minimum AB = 20 * (week #). Example: in Week 5,
the minimum AB = 100. In Week 21, the minimum AB = 420.
One or two full-time minor league hitters will fulfill this
minimum.
Minimum IP = 5 * (week #). Example: in Week 5,
the minimum IP = 25. In Week 21, the minimum IP = 105. One
full-time minor league starter will fulfill this minimum.
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