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 Category, 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.

H2H Category League Quick Outline

Entry Fees:
- 1-year plan:
  - $200 – 1st year (includes a $100 deposit) | $100 – 2nd year and beyond
- 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
14 teams per league for startups
Daily rosters | Head-to-Head Categories
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.
The draft is divided into 2 parts:
- The first 3 rounds are the Minor League Draft
- The Free Agent Draft begins in the 4th Round
All start-up leagues use a Serpentine draft
- Minor League Draft & Free Agent Draft flip positions
All 2nd year and beyond leagues use a reverse order draft (based on the winners of the Draft Consolation bracket and Playoff bracket)
50-man rosters + 3-man Minor League roster for startups (Minors gain 3 spots every year indefinitely)
Payments 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 before registering.

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2023 H2H Category League New Rules/Adaptations

NEW in 2023: lower the minor’s eligibility from 150 at-bats to 130 at-bats
The method to how the draft season draft order is determined (see the Offseason section)
The DSE Admin fee will be reduced from $225 to $200
All leagues will now end one week before the MLB season concludes to avoid having teams playing in the final matchups deal with player rest days leading into the MLB playoffs.
Effective in 2024, there will be a hard cap on the number of minors slots each league expands to; that cap will be 40 players.
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 NOON during the first Monday of the fantasy postseason.
Any scoring play not reflected in the current rule set will not be added at any point during the season. Potential scoring plays 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 SEASON.

H2H Category League Yearly League Fees

1-year plan:
- $200 – 1st year (includes a $100 deposit) | $100 – 2nd year and beyond
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

H2H Category League Prize Pools

10-Team Leagues (Existing Leagues)

Year 1 and Up – $800.00

12-Team Leagues (Existing Leagues)

Year 1 and Up – $1000.00

14-Team Leagues

Year 1 and Up – $1,200.00

H2H Category 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 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: 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

H2H Category League Rosters (Start-up Leagues ONLY)

Each new start-up will draft 50 roster spots (not including Minors Rosters).
Minors Rosters start with 3 slots and will advance 3 slots every year, to a maximum of 40 minors slots, to accommodate the players selected in the Minor League Draft.
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 if you are to avoid any illegal roster scenarios.
Each year you can keep 25 players PLUS any Minor League and Veteran Credits earned during your tenure. NOTE: “Credit” information is posted below.

H2H Category League Roster Grid

Pos	Max Active
Catcher (C)	1
1st Base (1B)	1
2nd Base (2B)	1
3rd Base (3B)	1
Shortstop (SS)	1
Infield (INF)	3
Left Field (LF)	1
Center Field (CF)	1
Right Field (RF)	1
Outfield (OF)	2
Utility (Any Hitter) (UT)	1
Starting Pitcher (SP)	5
Relief Pitcher (RP)	4
Pitcher (P)	2

H2H Category League Roster Size

League	2022	2023	2024	2025
CATS 1	50/18	50/21	50/24	50/27
CATS 2	50/18	50/21	50/24	50/27
CATS 3	46/15	50/18	50/21	50/24
CATS 4	46/15	50/18	50/21	50/24
CATS 6	42/9	44/12	46/15	50/18
CATS 7	42/6	44/9	46/12	50/18
CATS 8 :: 2022 Start-Up	50/3	50/6	50/9	50/12

H2H Category League Scoring

Scoring Group	Scoring Category	Weight
Hitting	Home Runs (HR)	1
Hitting	Stolen Bases - Net (SBN)	1
Hitting	Runs Batted In (RBI)	1
Hitting	Runs Scored (R)	1
Hitting	Doubles + Triples (2B+3B)	1
Hitting	On Base Percentage (OBP)	1
Pitching	Holds (HLD)	1
Pitching	Net Saves (NS)	1
Pitching	Quality Starts (QS)	1
Pitching	Strikeouts Pitched (K)	1
Pitching	Earned Run Average (ERA)	1
Pitching	WHIP Ratio (WHIP)	1

H2H Category League Scoring Example

Rank	Player	Team	Position(s)
1	Shane Bieber	CLE	SP
2	Jose Ramirez	CLE	3B,INF
3	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	SS,INF
4	Yu Darvish	SD	SP
5	Freddie Freeman	ATL	1B,INF
6	Trevor Bauer	(N/A)	SP
7	Trea Turner	WSH	SS,INF
8	Lance Lynn	CHW	SP
9	Jacob deGrom	NYM	SP
10	Zac Gallen	ARI	SP
11	Gerrit Cole	NYY	SP
12	Lucas Giolito	CHW	SP
13	Jose Abreu	CHW	1B,INF
14	Carlos Carrasco	NYM	SP
15	Mookie Betts	LAD	RF,OF
16	German Marquez	COL	SP
17	Kyle Hendricks	CHC	SP
18	Kenta Maeda	MIN	SP
19	Trevor Story	COL	SS,INF
20	Aaron Nola	PHI	SP
21	Manny Machado	SD	3B,INF
22	Dinelson Lamet	SD	SP
23	Luis Castillo	CIN	SP
24	Marcell Ozuna	(N/A)	LF,OF
25	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	SP
26	Hyun Jin Ryu	TOR	SP
27	Dansby Swanson	ATL	SS,INF
28	Max Scherzer	WSH	SP
29	Kyle Tucker	HOU	LF,RF,OF
30	Framber Valdez	HOU	SP
31	Dylan Bundy	LAA	SP
32	Aaron Civale	CLE	SP
33	Marco Gonzales	SEA	SP
34	Zach Davies	CHC	SP
35	Devin Williams	MIL	RP
36	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	SP
37	Mike Trout	LAA	CF,OF
38	Juan Soto	WSH	LF,OF
39	Bryce Harper	PHI	RF,OF
40	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	CF,RF,OF
41	Zack Wheeler	PHI	SP
42	Corbin Burnes	MIL	SP
43	Kyle Freeland	COL	SP
44	Adam Wainwright	(N/A)	SP
45	Zach Plesac	CLE	SP
46	Corey Seager	LAD	SS,INF
47	Wil Myers	SD	RF,OF
48	Luke Voit	NYY	1B,INF
49	Whit Merrifield	KC	2B,INF,CF,RF,OF
50	Trent Grisham	SD	CF,OF

H2H Category League Minor League Draft

Minor League Draft will take place during the first 3-rounds of the yearly startup or free-agent draft.
Players with GREEN ‘M’ (Minors Eligible) are the ONLY players available for the Minor League Draft (first three rounds of the draft). Any owner who makes an illegal pick will be given (1) mulligan and allowed to swap the player out. If you time out and the system auto-picks an illegal player, you will be allowed to re-make your selection at the end of the 3rd round. A DSE admin will pause the draft and swap out the player before the 4th round begins.
Players drafted in the Minor League Draft will accumulate credits for your team as they would in the previous Amateur Draft (read below for credit information)
Round 4 starts the Free Agent portion of the draft following the 3-round Minor League Draft.
Players previously made unavailable as N/A will NOW be eligible in your Minor League or Free Agent draft.
Players who previously were added to the database during the season will now only be available starting each new offseason, Minor League, or Free Agent draft once the database is unlocked.
No NEW players will enter the database unannounced or randomly selected by our host site, Fantrax.com.
Each roster will be given three additional Minor League slots yearly to accommodate Minor League Draft selections.
For startup leagues, the reverse order of the Free Agent draft will be used for the Minor League draft in Year 1 only.
Said player will earn you a credit toward your following off-season drop total.
- EXAMPLE: Each year, you can keep 25 players IN ADDITION to any credits you have accumulated.
  - If you have 2 credit players on your roster at the end of the season, you keep 27 players (25+2=27).
  - If you have 8 credit players on your roster at the end of the season, you keep 33 players (25+8=33).
Players taken in the Minors-Eligibile draft rounds earn you immediate credits; however, once traded, those players lose that credit until they become a 3-year tenured player for the receiving team.

H2H Category League Free Agent 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: Most 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 the league-by-league outline.
The free-agent draft clock is 2 hours per pick. The Draft clock is on from 10 am 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 Free Agent draft selection, the system will make a selection based on your queue first, then by ADP for the current season.

H2H Category League Waiver Guidelines

In all leagues, we use a two-part claiming system
- All waived players are eligible for bidding daily 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 allow everyone in the league to bid on said player. Dropped players will 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 player 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 noon ET during the first Monday of the fantasy postseason.
- Any Waiver claim made before the noon 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 cannot make claims.

H2H Category League Minors Eligibility Enforcement

After a grace period of 1 day, 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 already pending, such as waiver claims, will not be canceled and will get processed normally.

H2H Category League Trades

Trades must be made 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 a surplus above the league-dictated roster max must drop at least one player to make room on their roster.
Future picks can be traded.

H2H Category League Tie Breakers

The following tie-breakers are used for H2H Category Leagues: Regular Season Titles, Playoff Spots, and Playoff Seeding.

Head-to-head record vs. team(s) tied with

The following tie-breakers are used for H2H Category Leagues: Playoff Bracket and Draft Order Bracket.

Higher seed

H2H Category League Postseason

All Free Agent claims will be locked at noon ET during the first Monday of the fantasy postseason.
- Any Waiver claim made before the noon 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 a claim
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
The postseason begins on 8/28/23.
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 completing one week on the bracket.
- This one-week period allows for stats corrections from the period prior.

Consolation Bracket Seeding:

1^st round:
- 1^st and 2^nd seed teams earn a bye
- 6^th seed vs. 5^th seed
- 4^th seed vs. 3^rd seed
2^nd round:
- 1^st seed vs. winner (4^th 3^rd)
- 2^nd seed vs. winner (6^th 5^th)

H2H Category League Offseason

The number of cuts for each team is different due to the number of Minor League credits kept on your roster, PLUS any 3+ year tenured players.
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.
Once players reach 3+ yrs of continuous service, they will also give you credit towards your CUTS.
Rosters will expand to accommodate Minor League Picks yearly as CUTS will expand to protect your team’s growth.
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

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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.

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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