2010 General Rules Discussion

[Stupid Flanders]

Any thought to increasing the rookie limits? 50 IP is pretty easy to hit for a starter.

[ChrisRo]

Correct, I will move him to the Injured list.

Thanks

[Big_E]

He is on the DL though. Since the Mets are disputing his contract it's under dispute. This isn't like a Ben Sheets deal where he was injured with no team. K Rod has a contract with a ML team, he is injured and out and on the DL. He should absolutely qualify for it.

I would not make such a big deal and drop him too since he's virtually unkeepable. But for logistics purposes I believe he should be on the DL.

He's not on the DL. He's on the Disqualified List. It's like being suspended.

[Big_E]

Any thought to increasing the rookie limits? 50 IP is pretty easy to hit for a starter.

50 IP and 130 AB are the ML limits for being a rookie.

Figure 6 IP per start, it would take 9 starts to break the limit. 5 days per start and you're talking about 45 days to hit the rookie limit.

130 AB, using the avg of 3.1 AB per game, would be 43 games to hit 130 AB. So it's about the same for hitters @ 130 AB and pitchers @ 50 IP.

[Stupid Flanders]

I know why it's at those figures, but the consequences for being a rookie are far more important in this league than it is in the majors

[Hitman23]

Flanders.... I believe those numbers are rookie eligibility requirements in the majors. So IIRC we used them as a basis for minor league eligibility.