Post by Chicago Cubs (Curtis) on Dec 6, 2020 17:31:38 GMT -8
The following is an item-by-item response to rule changes made in response to the 2020 COVID-shortened season (see 2020 thread here: juicedballleague.freeforums.net/thread/2633/2020-rule-change-summary)
Temporary Changes for the 2020 Season due to COVID-19
[li]The regular season will return to a normal duration, with potential merging of first/all-star/last partial weeks[/li]
[li]We will return to one opponent per week matchups[/li]
[li]The postseason will return to 4 weeks long, with the World Series 2 weeks long, taking the JBL postseason to the end of the MLB regular season[/li]
[li]Games needed from previous 2020 season for a player to qualify at a hitting position: 20 * 60/162 = 7.4 => 8[/li]
[li]Starts needed from previous season for a player to qualify as a starter : 10 * 60/162 = 3.7 => 4[/li]
[li]Relief appearances needed from previous season for a player to qualify as a reliever : 10 * 60/162 = 3.7 => 4[/li]
[li]Games needed from current season (2021) for a player to qualify at a hitting position will be returned to 10[/li]
[li]Starts needed from current season (2021) for a player to qualify as a starter will be returned to 5[/li]
[li]Relief appearances needed from current season (2021) for a player to qualify as a reliever will be returned to 5[/li]
[li]Trade deadline date TBD based on MLB trade deadline[/li]
Intended Changes for the 2021 Season
[li]I intend to retain the change to replace QS with IP as a scoring category in order to better reflect the way in which pitchers are being utilized in the modern MLB. Like in the 2020 JBL season, the team with more IP at the end of the scoring period wins that category, regardless of performance[/li]
[li]SP weekly games started minimum and weekly relief appearances minimum are replaced with a total (SP + RP) pitching staff 20 IP minimum[/li]
[li]The data below illustrate the increasing rarity of the percent of pitcher starts resulting in a QS, and is the cornerstone of my argument in favor of replacing QS with IP (taken from www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2020-starter-pitching.shtml). [/li]
2020: 29%
2019: 37%
2018: 41%
2017: 44%
2016: 47%
2015: 50%
2014: 54%
Temporary Changes for the 2020 Season due to COVID-19
- The regular season will be composed of 6 (mostly weekly) scoring periods, with the first scoring period being July 23 - August 2nd and all subsequent scoring periods running Monday-Sunday.
- Each team will match up against 3 other teams per week during the JBL regular season for a total of 18 matchups and 18 * 12 = 216 W/L/T opportunities
- The postseason will be 3 weeks long, with the World Series reduced from the normal 2 weeks down to 1, taking the JBL season to the end of the MLB regular season on September 27th.
- The postseason scoring format will be single matchup H2H as normal (no 3 matchup per week H2H setup like the regular season)
- QS are replaced with IP as a scoring category. The team with more IP at the end of the scoring period wins that category, regardless of performance
- SP weekly games started minimum and weekly relief appearances minimum are replaced with a total (SP + RP) pitching staff 20 IP minimum
- Games needed from current season for a player to qualify at a hitting position will be reduced from 10 to 5
- Starts needed from current season for a player to qualify as a starter will be reduced from 5 to 3
- Relief appearances needed from current season for a player to qualify as a reliever will be reduced from 5 to 3
- Trade deadline extended to September 5th at midnight PST. Both JBL owners must post on the trades forum showing acceptance for trades to count per the deadline. Note that Playoffs begin on September 7th, so this gives me an opportunity to process all deadline deals
[li]The regular season will return to a normal duration, with potential merging of first/all-star/last partial weeks[/li]
[li]We will return to one opponent per week matchups[/li]
[li]The postseason will return to 4 weeks long, with the World Series 2 weeks long, taking the JBL postseason to the end of the MLB regular season[/li]
[li]Games needed from previous 2020 season for a player to qualify at a hitting position: 20 * 60/162 = 7.4 => 8[/li]
[li]Starts needed from previous season for a player to qualify as a starter : 10 * 60/162 = 3.7 => 4[/li]
[li]Relief appearances needed from previous season for a player to qualify as a reliever : 10 * 60/162 = 3.7 => 4[/li]
[li]Games needed from current season (2021) for a player to qualify at a hitting position will be returned to 10[/li]
[li]Starts needed from current season (2021) for a player to qualify as a starter will be returned to 5[/li]
[li]Relief appearances needed from current season (2021) for a player to qualify as a reliever will be returned to 5[/li]
[li]Trade deadline date TBD based on MLB trade deadline[/li]
Intended Changes for the 2021 Season
[li]I intend to retain the change to replace QS with IP as a scoring category in order to better reflect the way in which pitchers are being utilized in the modern MLB. Like in the 2020 JBL season, the team with more IP at the end of the scoring period wins that category, regardless of performance[/li]
[li]SP weekly games started minimum and weekly relief appearances minimum are replaced with a total (SP + RP) pitching staff 20 IP minimum[/li]
[li]The data below illustrate the increasing rarity of the percent of pitcher starts resulting in a QS, and is the cornerstone of my argument in favor of replacing QS with IP (taken from www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2020-starter-pitching.shtml). [/li]
2020: 29%
2019: 37%
2018: 41%
2017: 44%
2016: 47%
2015: 50%
2014: 54%