2021 League Rules - PLEASE READ

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Please review - some of our standard rules have been altered for 2021 only and some of the special rules we added for the crazy 2020 season have been reverted to normal as well.

KEEPER LEAGUE RULES        
        
* Roster Size : 30 rounds with 5 IL spots available. For 2021 ONLY, I will be adding an N/A slot again. This can ONLY be used for players who opt out of the season for COVID reasons. It is not to be used for any other reason than that. Any players occupying that slot for a reason other than a season long opt out will be sent to the WW for any manager to pick up. Depending on how the season goes re: COVID, I may add more or allow the slot to be used for players who are temporarily forced out due to COVID protocols. But, to start, ONLY use the slot for full season opt outs.
* For 2021 ONLY, each team can keep up to 6 players. This will revert back to 5 in 2022. Players who were kept from 2019 heading into the 2020 season can be retained for 2021 at the same round value and service year count. All other players and anything whatsoever relating to 2019 is irrelevant to 2021. Only the max of 5 players you kept heading in to the 2020 season are relevant. Players who were drafted in 2020 and are on an end of season 2020 roster can be retained as well, but will follow the standard keeper rules as outlined in the bullets below.
* Contract length is 4 years max (draft year + 3). Keeper service time and round status will follow a player if traded or if picked up from the WW. Be aware of this when trading for another team's keepers.     
* Players drafted in rounds 1 through 5 cannot be kept the following year.        
* For each player you keep, you must give up a draft pick 3 rounds higher than the player's draft position the year before. If you have two players at the same former draft round, then the next earlier draft round must be given up as well to retain both. For example, in order to keep two 15th round picks, one would have to use their 11th AND 12th rounders to keep both or acquire an additional 12th round pick to keep this from happening.        
* Players acquired via free agency cannot be kept unless they were drafted during that year.        
* Only players in the Yahoo database can be drafted.        
* Future draft picks cannot be traded.        

* Weekly limits - min IP of 30 - min AB of 150 (via gentleman's agreement).

* Season transaction limit is 70. For playoffs, counter is reset and 20 transactions are allowed for the playoffs.