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Best Ball H2H League Quick Outline
- Entry Fees:
- 2-year plan:
- $275 – 1st and 2nd year (includes a $75 deposit) | $100 – 3rd year and beyond
- 3-year plan:
- $350 – 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year (includes a $50 deposit) | $100 – 4th year and beyond
- 4-year plan:
- $425 – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year (includes the first half of a $50 deposit) | $125 – 5th year (includes the second half of a $50 deposit) | $100 – 6th year and beyond
- 5-year plan:
- $500 – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th year (deposit waived) | $150 – 6th year (includes a $50 deposit) | $100 – 7th year and beyond
- PLEASE NOTE: in the 6th year of your 5-year plan, you can opt to enter a new 5-year plan and continue to waive your deposit
- $500 – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th year (deposit waived) | $150 – 6th year (includes a $50 deposit) | $100 – 7th year and beyond
- 2-year plan:
- 16 teams per league
- Head-to-Head Points – All Play League (play against every team every week)
- LIVE and Automated “Slow” Draft via Fantrax.com (extended clock & e-mail notifications if enabled by user)
- Draft runs from 10 am to 12 am ET daily. The clock pauses during the off hours; however, draft selections can be made while the clock is stopped.
- 50 man rosters
- Keep any 35 players year 2+
- Payments are made safely and securely to LeagueSafe.com.
- Registration required void where prohibited. Participation is based on eligibility. Please read and agree to our Terms of Service prior to Empire registration submission.
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Offseason
2024 Best Ball H2H League Rules/Adaptations
- NEW in 2024: Trading will be allowed during the offseason and ending at midnight ET on the MLB opening day.
- NEW in 2024: The draft bracket is being expanded to 8 teams in all 16-team leagues.
- NEW in 2024: If you have a skipped pick, you will lose that pick.
Best Ball H2H League Fees
- 2-year plan:
- $275 – 1st and 2nd year (includes a $75 deposit) | $100 – 3rd year and beyond
- 3-year plan:
- $350 – 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year (includes a $50 deposit) | $100 – 4th year and beyond
- 4-year plan:
- $425 – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year (includes a $25 deposit) | $100 – 5th year and beyond
- 5-year plan:
- $500 – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th year (deposit waived) | $100 – 6th year and beyond
Best Ball H2H League Prize Pools
16-Team Leagues
- Each Year – $1,370.00
Best Ball H2H League Payouts
Our payouts allow everyone in the league to make back some cash, even in a lost season. We award payouts to the following:
- League Champion: 55% of the total league pot
- Runner-Up: 20% of the total league pot
- Regular Season Champion: 20% of the total league pot
- Third Place Finisher: 5% of the total league pot
The Prize Pool is determined by the following:
LeagueSafe.com Collected Fees (minus)
Fantrax.com Hosting Services (minus)
Administration Fee taken by DSE (Not to exceed $230 of the total pot) =
Total League Prize Pool
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Offseason
Best Ball H2H League Rosters (Start-up Leagues ONLY)
- Each new start-up will draft 50 roster spots.
- In year 2+, the draft will be 15 rounds; each team gets to keep 35 players.
- Any player in the pool can be drafted anytime during the Best Ball draft.
- Zero positional limitations. You decide how many players to keep and draft at each position.
- There are NO TRANSACTIONS DURING THE SEASON!
- NO adds/drops
- NO trades
- NO lineup moves
- Every day Fantrax will pick the best player on your team at each position to maximize your total points.
Best Ball H2H League Daily Active Grid
The total number of players, by position, active each day.
| Position | Daily Active |
|---|---|
| Catcher (C) | 1 |
| 1st Base (1B) | 1 |
| 2nd Base (2B) | 1 |
| 3rd Base (3B) | 1 |
| Shortstop (SS) | 1 |
| Infield (INF) | 1 |
| Left Field (LF) | 1 |
| Center Field (CF) | 1 |
| Right Field (RF) | 1 |
| Outfield (OF) | 2 |
| Utility (UT) | 1 |
| Starting Pitcher (SP) | 5 |
| Relief Pitcher (RP) | 5 |
| Pitcher (P) | 2 |
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Offseason
Best Ball H2H League Scoring
| Scoring Group | Scoring Category | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting | Assists (A) | 0.1 |
| Hitting | Assists by Outfielders (AOF) | 1.9 |
| Hitting | Caught Stealing (CS) | -4 |
| Hitting | Doubles (2B) | 2 |
| Hitting | Errors (E) | -2 |
| Hitting | Hit By Pitches (HBP) | 1 |
| Hitting | Hit For The Cycle (CYC) | 5 |
| Hitting | Hits (H) | 1 |
| Hitting | Home Runs (HR) | 4 |
| Hitting | Intentional Walks (IBB) | 1 |
| Hitting | Picked Off (PKO) | -4 |
| Hitting | Runs Batted In (RBI) | 1 |
| Hitting | Runs Scored (R) | 1 |
| Hitting | Stolen Bases (SB) | 4 |
| Hitting | Strikeouts (SO) | -1 |
| Hitting | Triples (3B) | 3 |
| Hitting | Walks (BB) | 1 |
| Hitting | Total Bases (TB) | 0.25 |
| Pitching | Balks (BK) | -1 |
| Pitching | Blown Saves (BS) | -5 |
| Pitching | Complete Games (CG) | 8 |
| Pitching | Earned Runs Allowed (ER) | -1 |
| Pitching | Errors (E) | -1 |
| Pitching | Hit Batsmen (HB) | -1 |
| Pitching | Hits Allowed (H) | -1 |
| Pitching | Holds (HLD) | 8 |
| Pitching | Innings Pitched (IP) | 2 |
| Pitching | Losses (L) | -5 |
| Pitching | No Hitters (NH) | 8 |
| Pitching | Perfect Games (PG) | 8 |
| Pitching | Pickoffs (PKO) | 4 |
| Pitching | Quality Starts (QS) | 9 |
| Pitching | Saves (SV) | 10 |
| Pitching | Shutouts (SHO) | 8 |
| Pitching | Strikeouts Pitched (K) | Calculate Per Game, Cumulative: |
| From 1 to 10, award 5 point(s) for every10K | ||
| From 1 to 99, award 1 point(s) for every1K | ||
| Pitching | Walks Allowed (BB) | -1 |
| Pitching | Wins (W) | 10 |
Best Ball H2H League Scoring Example
| Rank | Player | Team | Position | Total Points | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Judge | NYY | CF,RF | 863.75 | 5.5 |
| 2 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | SP | 782.33 | 24.45 |
| 3 | Jose Ramirez | CLE | 3B | 744.65 | 4.74 |
| 4 | Justin Verlander | HOU | SP | 722 | 25.79 |
| 5 | Framber Valdez | HOU | SP | 708.67 | 22.86 |
| 6 | Freddie Freeman | LAD | 1B | 708.35 | 4.46 |
| 7 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | SP | 700.33 | 21.22 |
| 8 | Corbin Burnes | MIL | SP | 689 | 20.88 |
| 9 | Paul Goldschmidt | STL | 1B | 681.1 | 4.51 |
| 10 | Yu Darvish | SD | SP | 675.33 | 22.51 |
| 11 | Mookie Betts | LAD | RF | 666.75 | 4.7 |
| 12 | Carlos Rodon | SF | SP | 665 | 21.45 |
| 13 | Alek Manoah | TOR | SP | 663.33 | 21.4 |
| 14 | Trea Turner | LAD | SS | 656.4 | 4.1 |
| 15 | Pete Alonso | NYM | 1B | 655.45 | 4.1 |
| 16 | Shane Bieber | CLE | SP | 646 | 20.84 |
| 17 | Jose Altuve | HOU | 2B | 642.15 | 4.55 |
| 18 | Shohei Ohtani | LAA | SP,SP2,SP3,SP4,SP5 | 637 | 4.06 |
| 19 | Nolan Arenado | STL | 3B | 627.55 | 4.24 |
| 20 | Kyle Tucker | HOU | RF | 625 | 4.17 |
| 21 | Manny Machado | SD | 3B | 624.45 | 4.16 |
| 22 | Dylan Cease | CHW | SP | 624 | 19.5 |
| 23 | Aaron Nola | PHI | SP | 623 | 19.47 |
| 24 | Kyle Wright | ATL | SP | 621.67 | 20.72 |
| 25 | Zac Gallen | ARI | SP | 618 | 19.94 |
| 26 | Julio Urias | LAD | SP | 618 | 19.94 |
| 27 | Marcus Semien | TEX | 2B | 617.6 | 3.84 |
| 28 | Yordan Alvarez | HOU | LF | 617 | 4.57 |
| 29 | Francisco Lindor | NYM | SS | 609.25 | 3.78 |
| 30 | Max Fried | ATL | SP | 602.67 | 20.09 |
| 31 | Shane McClanahan | TB | SP | 591.67 | 21.13 |
| 32 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | 1B | 591.2 | 3.7 |
| 33 | Alex Bregman | HOU | 3B | 588.55 | 3.8 |
| 34 | Austin Riley | ATL | 3B | 579.75 | 3.65 |
| 35 | Emmanuel Clase | CLE | RP | 567.33 | 7.37 |
| 36 | Tommy Edman | STL | 2B,SS | 566.25 | 3.7 |
| 37 | Juan Soto | SD | RF | 562.25 | 3.67 |
| 38 | Rafael Devers | BOS | 3B | 561.75 | 3.98 |
| 39 | Robbie Ray | SEA | SP | 561 | 17.53 |
| 40 | Kyle Schwarber | PHI | LF | 560.75 | 3.62 |
| 41 | Triston McKenzie | CLE | SP | 557.67 | 17.99 |
| 42 | Corey Seager | TEX | SS | 557.2 | 3.69 |
| 43 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL | SP | 555.67 | 20.58 |
| 44 | Tyler Anderson | LAD | SP | 549.33 | 18.31 |
| 45 | Cedric Mullins | BAL | CF | 549.25 | 3.52 |
| 46 | Martin Perez | TEX | SP | 548.67 | 17.15 |
| 47 | Nestor Cortes Jr. | NYY | SP | 548.67 | 19.6 |
| 48 | Dansby Swanson | ATL | SS | 543.6 | 3.36 |
| 49 | Matt Olson | ATL | 1B | 543.6 | 3.36 |
| 50 | Adolis Garcia | TEX | CF,RF | 543 | 3.48 |
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Offseason
Best Ball H2H League Draft
- For existing leagues, the draft order will be the same throughout the entire draft. Start-up Dynasty Leagues use a serpentine or snake draft for their first year.
- Leagues in year 2+ will use the Playoff and Consolation Brackets to determine their draft order.
- The draft clock is 2 hours per pick. It is on from 10 a.m. ET to midnight ET daily until the draft is completed.
- After two (2) consecutive time-out picks, you will be placed on auto-pick
- If you miss a draft selection, the system will first select based on your queue, then by ADP for the current season.
Best Ball H2H League Tie Breakers
The following tie-breakers are used for H2H Points Leagues: Regular Season Titles, Playoff Spots, and Playoff Seeding.
- Most fantasy points for the entire season
- Head-to-head record vs. team(s) tied with
The following tie-breakers are used for H2H Points Leagues: Playoff Bracket and Draft Order Bracket.
- Higher seed
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Best Ball H2H League Postseason
- All Free Agent claims will be locked at noon ET during the first Monday of the fantasy postseason.
- The commissioner will reverse any waiver claim made before the noon ET cut-off that is processed by the system on either Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. ET or Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. ET.
- Teams can drop players during the DSE Postseason but cannot make claims.
- In 12 and 14-team leagues:
- The top 6 teams will advance to the Postseason Playoff Bracket
- The bottom 6 teams will play in the Draft Consolation Bracket
- In 16-team leagues:
- The top 8 teams will advance to the Postseason Playoff Bracket
- The bottom 6 teams will play in the Draft Consolation Bracket
- For 12-team, 14-team, and 16-team leagues, the postseason begins on 8/26/24.
- The championship matchup lasts two weeks/periods combined, and the quarter- and semi-final contests last one week/period.
- All playoff and draft brackets become officially locked after completing one week on the bracket.
- This one-week period allows for stats corrections from the period prior.
Consolation Bracket Seeding (16-team leagues):
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1st round:
- Bracket 1
- 2nd seed vs. 1st seed
- 4th seed vs. 3rd seed
- Bracket 2
- 6th seed vs. 5th seed
- 8th seed vs. 7th seed
- Bracket 1
- 2nd round:
- winner (2nd v. 1st) vs. winner (4th v. 3rd)
- winner (6th v. 5th) vs. winner (8th v. 7th)
- 3rd round:
- winner (2nd 1st v. 4th 3rd) vs. winner (6th 5th v. 8th 7th)
Consolation Bracket Seeding (12 and 14-team leagues):
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1st round:
- 1st and 2nd seed teams earn a bye
- 6th seed vs. 5th seed
- 4th seed vs. 3rd seed
- 2nd round:
- 1st seed vs. winner (4th 3rd)
- 2nd seed vs. winner (6th 5th)
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Best Ball H2H League Offseason
- The number of players each team keeps each new season is the same: 35. The remaining players on each team’s roster MUST be cut.
- DROPS will only come from your final Regular Season Roster from the previous season.
- Your offseason cannot begin until CUTS and payment has been made.
- If the last team pays within 3 weeks of the MLB season, starting CUTS will be 48 hours after the final payment is received, and the draft clock will change from 2 hours to 1 hour per pick.
- If there are Orphan Teams from owners who leave the league, DSE will attempt to find new owners.
- Should it be necessary, DSE will sell teams via a Dispersal Draft to keep the league intact with the current number of teams.
- The method to how the draft season draft order is determined:
- 12-team Leagues:
- 1st pick – Draft Bracket winner
- 2nd pick – Draft Bracket loser
- 3rd pick – Highest seed to lose in consolation 2nd round
- 4th pick – Lowest seed to lose in consolation 2nd round
- 5th pick – Highest seed to lose in consolation 1st round
- 6th pick – Lowest seed to lose in consolation 1st round
- 7th pick – Lowest seed to lose in 1st round
- 8th pick – Highest seed to lose in 1st round
- 9th pick – 3rd place game loser
- 10th pick – 3rd place game-winner
- 11th pick – Runner up
- 12th pick – Champ
- 14-team Leagues:
- 1st pick – Draft Bracket winner
- 2nd pick – Draft Bracket loser
- 3rd pick – Highest seed to lose in consolation 2nd round
- 4th pick – Lowest seed to lose in consolation 2nd round
- 5th pick – Highest seed to lose in consolation 1st round
- 6th pick – Lowest seed to lose in consolation 1st round
- 7th pick – Finished 8th in final season standings
- 8th pick – Finished 7th in final season standings
- 9th pick – Lowest seed to lose 1st round
- 10th pick – Highest seed to lose in 1st round
- 11th pick – 3rd place game loser
- 12th pick – 3rd place game-winner
- 13th pick – Runner up
- 14th pick – Champ
- 16-team Leagues:
- 1st pick – Draft Bracket winner
- 2nd pick – Draft Bracket loser
- 3rd pick – Highest seed to lose in draft bracket 2nd round
- 4th pick – Lowest seed to lose in draft bracket 2nd round
- 5th pick – Highest seed to lose in draft bracket 1st round
- 6th pick – 2nd Highest seed to lose in draft bracket 1st round
- 7th pick – 2nd Lowest seed to lose in draft bracket 1st round
- 8th pick – Lowest seed to lose in draft bracket 1st round
- 9th pick – Lowest seed to lose in playoffs 1st round
- 10th pick – 2nd lowest seed to lose in playoffs 1st round
- 11th pick – 2nd highest seed to lose in playoffs 1st round
- 12th pick – Highest seed to lose in playoffs 1st round
- 13th pick – 3rd place game loser
- 14th pick – 3rd place game-winner
- 15th pick – Runner up
- 16th pick – Champ
- 12-team Leagues:
Dynasty Sports Empire reserves the right to manage and maintain the integrity and longevity of its leagues by issuing judgments made by the Dynasty Sports Empire Administrative team. League changes, rulings, and outcomes may be overturned at any time if the Administration does not believe the result was in the league’s best interest. Administration voting occurs and decides the outcome of any scenario that may be deemed inappropriate or not in the league’s best interest. Dynasty Sports Empire reserves the right to change, alter, or amend any league guideline.
Fair Play and Conduct
While fantasy sports is usually an extremely competitive endeavor, it is important to remember that enjoyment of the game is predicated on a certain level of sportsmanship displayed by the participants. Occasionally, some team owners intentionally or unknowingly cross the line.
PRIZE-ELIGIBLE & SPORTSMANSHIP RULES
A: More than one team in the same league
One person can’t control more than one team in the same league. If two or more teams in the same league are under the same account, they must be controlled by different people sharing that account, but not sharing the teams. Violation of this will lead to the cancellation of the teams and expulsion from the game.
If an owner finds himself in this situation by accident, he/she should e-mail the League Office immediately and explain the situation.
B: Collusive transactions
Collusion occurs when one team makes moves to benefit another team, without trying to improve its own position. One-sided trades are an obvious example of this. Another example is when a player drop is made so another team can pick up that player. Teams found in violation of this policy will be canceled and their owners prohibited from participating in future Fantasy Games.
C: Impeding other owners
Certain transactions made solely to impede other owners are not allowed. Tanking games for the sole purpose of denying another player’s chance to make the playoffs is against the rules. In particular, cycling through players in free agency to put them on waivers and make them unavailable to other teams in your league is strictly prohibited and is grounds for expulsion from the game.
D: Roster Dumping
Owners that are found to have dumped their players to the player pool in an attempt to undermine the league may be subject to expulsion from the game. If you are giving up on the season, we ask that you maintain league strength by providing the other owners with the most competitive team you are able to field.
E: Owner interaction
Owners should always be polite and gracious when dealing with one another. Threats and obscenities are not only against the Rules, they are illegal in many jurisdictions. Owners that are found to have sent a threatening email to another owner will be warned and/or kicked out of the game completely. This extends to message board posts as well.
F: Offensive posts
Any posts of a derogatory nature are strictly prohibited, whether it is in a chat room, message board, or on a league’s bulletin board. This includes personal attacks and sexist or racist remarks. There will be a zero-tolerance level – if someone in your league is violating this policy, please contact the League Office.
G: Inactivity
In order to maintain the integrity of the league, the commissioner may contact owners of teams that remain inactive for extended periods of time. The commissioner will send a notification to the email of record. Shortly thereafter, if the team remains inactive, the commissioner reserves the right to reassign ownership of the inactive team.
H: Daily Lineups
Deliberately choosing to start incomplete or weak lineups (a.k.a. tanking) is classified as unsportsmanlike and is grounds for removal from a league.
I: Free Agent Moves
Free-agent moves for reasons other than the improvement of the owner’s fantasy team are classified as unsportsmanlike and will be reversed by the league commissioner. Repeated violations of unsportsmanlike free agent moves will result in the owners’ removal from the league.
If an owner refuses to comply with the sportsmanship rules, or that an owner has acted in an unsportsmanlike manner, Dynasty Sports Empire reserves the right to disqualify the owner and/or remove that owner from the league without a refund. All decisions by Dynasty Sports Empire will be final.
REMEMBER:
The game is fun! Creating confrontation in your league inevitably leads to a bad game experience for all involved. Play hard, but play fair!
Dynasty Sports Empire acts as the League Manager for all Prize-Eligible Leagues. The League Manager has the power to rule on all aspects of Dynasty Sports Empire’s Fantasy Baseball game, including but not limited to League business, player trades, infractions of these rules, and disputes among franchise owners.
The League Commissioner will investigate all overall winners for collusion before awarding overall prizes and it has the right to disqualify owners or remove them from the league if deemed necessary.
The decisions of the League Commissioner shall be final and irreversible. The League Commissioner has the right to make any necessary changes to the game and rules as the season progresses. Any changes will be properly noted on the homepage of the league.
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