ExCo has decided to alter the roster rules for the 2019 in effort to give a more realistic sim experience and to aid teams accomplish goals for the season. For the 2019 season, we will expand to a 55-man roster and will require sim managers to have 25 active players at all times within the sim.
At present, the 10-man draft roster minimum will remain intact.
Here's how we're going to implement this change:
- For the immediate future, we are going to keep roster maximums at 50.
Rather than place everybody on waivers or have a draft, we are going to use ZiPS Bidding this winter to get us to 55. Meaning, you will be able to expand your roster to 55 players using the ZiPS bidding system. We'll create a separate roster within your team page to accomplish this. You will have the opportunity to add 5 players via the ZiPS bidding system.
After the ZiPS bidding period ends, rosters will officially be at 55, and you can construct them as you deem fit
You are NOT required to have 25 active MLB players in the offseason. This is ONLY a requirement for the sim database and in season play.
The ZiPS bidding quasi-auction draft to get us to 55 is a one-time event. We will continue ZiPS bidding in future seasons, but we will not have a separate roster for it in future offseasons.
This also helps contending teams with DL spots.
These 5 spots in the regular season can be used as you deem fit. The ZiPS roster is for this offseason only.
You must have 25 active for every database in 2019. We are in the process of coming up with the penalty system, and potentially revamping DL violation penalties too.
