Keeper Rules

Ok, because this may have an impact on how people value keepers for a trade, lets make sure everyone is clear on the keeper rule. If there are any objections to the keeper format or the proposed keeper draft values speak now or forever hold your peace.

At the conclusion of the season, each team will have until March 1 to designate up to 5 players as keepers. In addition, a team can designate 1 "prospect pick". This is a player that has been on your roster since August 7th and has never had >100 AB or >50 IP in a single major league season.

A player can be kept a total of 3 times. This gives you 4 seasons with any given player. Prospects can be kept as a your prospect pick indefinitely until they have a season with 100 AB or 50 IP. After that, they may be kept a total of 3 times as one of your five regular keeper picks.

If a keeper is traded he is still considered to have been kept in the previous season(s). If a player is dropped, his keeper status is automatically reset.

Proposed Keeper Draft Values: The value of your keeper increases 10 percent (rounded up) for the 3rd and 4th year drafts. So, a player drafted in the 20th round this year will be a 20 round pick next year, an 18th round pick in year 3, and a 16th round pick in year 4.

If you end up with multiple picks in a round (e.g. 2 third round picks) the subsequent rounds will be used. (e.g. 2 third round picks = 1 third and 1 fourth round pick).

Initial Draft	Y2	Y3	Y4
1	1	1	1
2	2	1	1
3	3	2	1
4	4	3	2
5	5	4	3
6	6	5	4
7	7	6	5
8	8	7	6
9	9	8	7
10	10	9	8
11	11	9	8
12	12	10	9
13	13	11	9
14	14	12	10
15	15	13	11
16	16	14	12
17	17	15	13
18	18	16	14
19	19	17	15
20	20	18	16
21	21	18	16
22	22	19	17
23	23	20	18
24	24	21	18
25	25	22	19