With the help of Fantrax.com, we incorporate just about every facet of MLB baseball into our dynasty baseball scoring system, design, and gameplay. We utilize a Points, Head-to-Head, Weekly scoring system that awards for various accomplishments. You will never miss out on gaining an edge on the scoreboard using our universal format. Need more? Here’s a breakdown of our dynasty baseball leagues.
Deep League Quick Outline
- Entry Fees:
- 3-year plan:
- $300 – 1st, 2nd, and last season (includes a $75 non-refundable deposit) | $75 – 3rd year and beyond
- In the event you wish to leave the league, a one-year notice is requested (your final season will be paid with your initial buy-in).
- During your last year of play in the league, your trading privileges will be limited to trading only players, not draft picks to the following season.
- In the event, a trade is accepted that involves future draft picks during that final season it will be reversed by the league commissioner unless a new “last season” payment is made into leaguesafe.com within 12 hours of the trade being accepted.
- During your last year of play in the league, your trading privileges will be limited to trading only players, not draft picks to the following season.
- 3-year plan:
- 30-teams per league for startups
- Daily rosters | Head-to-Head Points
- 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.
- Startup drafts are 40 rounds; however, 15 roster spots are for minors eligible only.
- All teams can pick a MAXIMUM of 25 active/bench players, and the remainder of the team MUST be minors eligible.
- All start-up leagues use a Serpentine draft.
- All 2nd year and beyond leagues use a reverse order draft (based on the winners of the Draft Consolation bracket and Playoff bracket)
- 25-man rosters + 15-man Minor League roster for startups (Rosters never expand)
- 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 | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
2023 Deep League Rules/Adaptations
- NEW in 2023: lower the minor’s eligibility from 150 at-bats to 130 at-bats
- The method of how the draft season draft order is determined will change to the following system:
- All leagues are listed in the Offseason section below
- 2023 Trade Deadline: TBD
- A CUT DATE/TIME will be posted in each Slack league chat room after the final payment for your league is paid in full. Failure to make the necessary cuts by the CUT DATE/TIME will result in a LOSS of $50 FAAB per day.
- A MAX ROSTER CUT DATE/TIME will be posted in the main Slack Baseball chat room. Failure to get your roster at, or under, the MAX ROSTER LIMIT by the posted DATE/TIME will result in a LOSS of HALF YOUR TEAMS AVAILABLE FAAB per day.
- All remaining FAAB money and Free Agent claims will be locked at 12:00 pm NOON during the first Monday of the fantasy postseason.
- Any scoring play that is not reflected in the current rule set will not be added at any point during the season. Potential scoring plays that are deemed “unusual” or “rare” will be addressed by the DSE Admin team in the offseason and altered, if necessary, the following season. THERE WILL BE NO SCORING CHANGES DURING THE COURSE OF THE SEASON.
Deep League Fees
- 3-year plan:
- $300 – 1st, 2nd, and last year (includes a $75 deposit) | $75 – 3rd year and beyond
Deep League Prize Pools
30-Team Leagues
- Year 1 and Up – $2,000.00
Deep League Payouts
Our payouts provide everyone in the league a chance to make back some cash even in a lost season. We award payouts to the following:
League Payouts
- League Champion: 50% of the total league pot
- Runner-Up: 20% of the total league pot
- Regular Season Champion: 15% of the total league pot
- Third Place Finisher: 10% of the total league pot
- Fourth Place Finisher: 5% of the total league pot
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 $200 of the total pot) =
Total League Prize Pool
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Deep League Dynasty Rosters (Start-up Leagues ONLY)
- Each new start-up will draft 40 roster spots.
- Active/Bench players consist of 25 slots.
- Minors-eligible players consist of 15 slots.
- Zero positional limitations. You decide how many players to keep and draft at each position.
- FAAB waivers start from the conclusion of your draft until the end of our Fantasy Regular Season.
- Rosters will be set to the league max for your specific league. Any excess players will need to be dropped as of this time if you are to avoid any illegal roster scenarios.
- Each year you are able to keep 18 active/bench players PLUS any Minor League Eligible players.
Deep League Roster Grid
Pos | Max Active |
---|---|
Catcher (C) | 1 |
1st Base (1B) | 1 |
2nd Base (2B) | 1 |
3rd Base (3B) | 1 |
Shortstop (SS) | 1 |
Left Field (LF) | 1 |
Center Field (CF) | 1 |
Right Field (RF) | 1 |
Utility (Any Hitter) (UT) | 1 |
Starting Pitcher (SP) | 4 |
Relief Pitcher (RP) | 4 |
Pitcher (P) | 1 |
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Deep 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 |
Deep 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 | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Deep League Draft
- The Free Agent Draft order will be the same throughout the entire draft for existing leagues. Start-up Dynasty Leagues use a serpentine or snake draft for their first year.
- Most Non-Playoff teams will have their position determined by order of finish in the postseason Draft Bracket.
- Draft Order Change: The majority of teams that do not make the playoffs will play in a consolation bracket to determine the Draft Order for the following season. The team with the worst record gets the 1 seed. The following seeds get the next lowest bracket slot. Reseeding will occur each round until a winner is determined. Refer to the Draft Bracket rules section for a league-by-league outline.
- The draft clock is 2 hours per pick. The Draft clock is on from 10 am ET to 12 am ET daily until the draft is completed.
- After two (2) consecutive time-out picks you will be placed on auto-pick
- In the event, you miss a draft selection the system will make a selection for you based on your queue first then by ADP for the current season.
- Minor eligible players can be selected at any point during the draft.
- Players with GREEN ‘M’ (Minors Eligible) are the ONLY players available to be placed into the minors roster spots.
- No NEW players will enter the database unannounced or randomly selected by our host site, Fantrax.com
- For startup leagues, the reverse order of the Free Agent draft will be used for the Minor League draft in Year 1 only.
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Deep League Waiver Guidelines
- In all leagues, we use a two-part claiming system
- All waived players are eligible for bidding each day using a Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB).
- All waiver claims process the next day at 9 AM ET.
- After the 9 AM, ET waiver run all remaining players will be available on a First Come, First Serve (FCFS) basis until each player’s game-time lock. At the start of each player’s respective game players will be waived and available to bid on for the next day’s waiver run.
- All dropped players will be automatically waived and locked for a minimum of 24 hours to give everyone in the league time to bid on said player. Dropped players will then be included in the next 9 AM ET waiver run after their 24-hour lock is complete.
- There is a season-long cap on FCFS claims. Once you have reached this cap you will no longer be able to claim players via FCFS. The FCFS claims limit begins immediately after the draft ends and ends on the first day of the playoffs.
- All undrafted players will go to waivers for 24 hours after the conclusion of your league’s yearly draft.
- All players will go-to waivers at the start of their respective games.
- Waivers run daily at 9 am ET
- After the 9 am ET waivers, all players will be available FCFS (first come, first serve) until the start of their game that day
- Any players whose team does not play on any given day will go-to waivers at the start of the last game of that day
- All Free Agent claims will be locked at 12:00 pm ET (noon) during the first Monday of the fantasy postseason.
- Any Waiver claim made before the 12:00 pm ET cut-off that is processed by the system on either Tuesday at 9:00 am ET or Wednesday at 9:00 am ET will be reversed by the commissioner.
- Teams can drop players during the DSE Postseason but will be unable to make claims.
Deep League Minors Eligibility Enforcement
- After a grace period of 1 day has passed, the owner will be prevented from attempting to make all transactions except for moving the player out of the minors slot and dropping any player. Claims that are already pending, such as waiver claims, will not be canceled and will get processed normally.
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Deep League Trades
- Trades must be done, once the league host (Fantrax) is ready, using the transaction feature only.
- Preseason trades may be completed once all team’s rosters are officially ready (Fees paid, cuts made)
- Multi-player or lopsided trades may be made. Vacancies can be filled using one of your add/drops.
- The owner with the surplus above the league-dictated roster max must drop, at minimum, one player to make room on their roster.
- Future picks can be traded.
Deep League Tie Breakers
The following tie-breakers are used for Deep 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 Deep Leagues: Playoff Bracket, and Draft Order Bracket
- Higher seed
Contents: Finances | Rosters | Scoring | Drafts | Waivers | Trades | Postseason | Offseason
Deep League Postseason
- All Free Agent claims will be locked at 12:00 pm ET (noon) during the first Monday of the fantasy postseason.
- Any Waiver claim made before the 12:00 pm ET cut-off that is processed by the system on either Tuesday at 9:00 am ET or Wednesday at 9:00 am ET will be reversed by the commissioner.
- Teams can drop players during the DSE Postseason but will be unable to make claims.
- In a 30-team league:
- The top 16 teams will advance to the Postseason Playoff Bracket
- The bottom 6 teams will play in the Draft Consolation Bracket
- The postseason begins TBD.
- The championship matchup is 2 weeks/periods combined in duration, and quarter and semi-final contests last one week/period.
- All playoff and draft brackets become officially locked after the completion of one week on the bracket.
- This one-week period allows for stats corrections from the period prior.
Consolation Bracket Seeding:
- 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
Deep League Offseason
- You must cut down to 18 active/bench roster members. Minors-eligible players can remain on your roster.
- A CUT DATE/TIME will be posted in each Slack league chat room after the final payment for your league is paid in full. Failure to make the necessary cuts by the CUT DATE/TIME will result in a LOSS of $50 FAAB per day.
- A MAX ROSTER CUT DATE/TIME will be posted in the main Slack Baseball chat room. Failure to get your roster at, or under, the MAX ROSTER LIMIT by the posted DATE/TIME will result in a LOSS of HALF YOUR TEAMS AVAILABLE FAAB per day.
- Rosters will expand to accommodate Minor League Picks every year as CUTS will expand to protect your team’s growth.
- DROPS will come from your final Regular Season Roster from the previous season ONLY.
- Your offseason cannot begin until CUTS and payment has been made.
- In the event, 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-hour to 1-hour per pick.
- In the event 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 in order to keep the league intact with the current number of teams.
- The method to how the draft season draft order is determined:
- 30-team Leagues:
- 1st pick – Draft Bracket winner
- 2nd pick – Draft Bracket loser
- 3rd pick – Worst overall record (who didn’t get 1st or 2nd pick)
- 4th pick – Best team to lose in consolation 2nd round
- 5th pick – Worst team to lose in 1st round
- 6th pick – Best team to lose in consolation 1st round
- 7th pick – Finished 26th in final season standings
- 8th pick – Finished 25th in final season standings
- 9th pick – Finished 24th in final season standings
- 10th pick – Finished 23th in final season standings
- 11th pick – Finished 22th in final season standings
- 12th pick – Finished 21st in final season standings
- 13th pick – Finished 20th in final season standings
- 14th pick – Finished 19th in final season standings
- 15th pick – Finished 18th in final season standings
- 16th pick – Finished 17th in final season standings
- 17th pick – Worst team to lose 1st round
- 18th pick – 2nd worst team to lose 1st round
- 19th pick – 3rd worst team to lose 1st round
- 20th pick – 3rd best team to lose 1st round
- 21st pick – 2nd best team to lose 1st round
- 22nd pick – Best team to lose 1st round
- 23rd pick – Worst team to lose 2nd round
- 24th pick – 2nd worst team to lose 2nd round
- 25th pick – 2nd best team to lose 2nd round
- 26th pick – Best team to lose 2nd round
- 27th pick – 3rd place game loser
- 28th pick – 3rd place game-winner
- 29th pick – Runner up
- 30th pick – Champ
- 30-team Leagues:
Deep League Expansion
In the event MLB expands to 34+ teams, we will expand these leagues accordingly following the same style expansion draft the MLB uses. BEFORE OFF-SEASONS CUTS ARE MADE, each team will get to protect 10 active/bench players and 5 minors eligible players, but the rest will be available for the expansion clubs. The number of players lost per team shall not exceed 3 active and 2 minor players. Once those maximum numbers are reached the remainder of the players from that team will be considered locked out from the expansion draft. The two expansion teams will draft a total of 18 active/bench players and, at least, 10, but no more than 15 minors eligible players.
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 said outcome was in the best interest of the league. 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 at any time.
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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