Pending Bylaws Clarifications

15-IP and full-roster package

A combined proposal to reduce the IP minimum to 15 and forfeit pitching categories for purposeful incomplete pitching rosters passed 4 yes to 2 no.

Full pitching roster penalty

A separate vote made purposeful failure to set a full pitching roster a forfeiture of all pitching categories for that week, subject to commissioner discretion, passing 9-0.

Innings minimum reduction rejected

The league voted on reducing the weekly minimum innings from 18 to 12; the proposal failed 7-2.

Draft order and schedule lock

High System Based Draft

Question to settle

When are draft order, divisions, schedule, and opponent assignments final?

The 2026 record includes complaints about draft-order proof and a later post-draft opponent-switch allegation.

Proposed resolution

Publish draft-order proof before the draft, then lock schedule/divisions/opponents after publication unless a verified Yahoo or clerical error is corrected before Week 1 with council approval.

Citations 3

Draft order process dispute

Draft order was to be randomly selected the night before, but managers complained about lack of notice and requested proof of the drawing.

Post-draft opponent switch

A manager accused Bregin of changing opponents after the draft and assigning Toth during a bad week, followed by a claim that the commissioner had already lost control.

6. Trades 10. Voting And Rule Changes

Draft info resolved

After media-backed complaints about missing draft date/order details, the official post set the draft for March 21 at 5pm at Joe Daniels and said order would be randomly selected the night before.

Outstanding trade offer limit

Medium System Based Trades

Question to settle

Does the 2025 vote to move outstanding trade offers from 7 to 9 apply in Yahoo for 2026?

The finding says outstanding trade offers increased 5-0, but it does not create a completed-trade season cap and may depend on Yahoo support.

Proposed resolution

If Yahoo supports the setting, implement and publish proof of 9 outstanding offers. If Yahoo does not support it, mark the rule inactive rather than treating it as a completed-trade cap.

Related rules

Citations 1

Outstanding trades increased

A proposal to increase outstanding trades from 7 to 9 passed 5 yay to 0 nay.

Commissioner Call

Needs an application standard or council discretion.

Trade withdrawal and reversal standard

Medium Commissioner Call Trades

Question to settle

With Yahoo Trade Review set to None, what proof reverses a processed trade?

Prior trade disputes turned on withdrawal timing, platform settings, arbiter conflicts, and collusion allegations.

Proposed resolution

Keep processed trades final unless timestamped evidence proves one listed reversal ground in the bylaws.

Citations 3

2020 resolved

Draft-pick trades reversed

After an inquiry and vote, the 2019 draft-pick trades were reversed, with 5 votes to reverse, 3 to let stand, and 2 non-votes.

Toth-Bere trade arbitration

Toth argued that Bere accepted and pushed through a trade after Toth withdrew, challenged Bere acting as arbiter, and opened a reversal poll; the commissioner kept the trade in place.

Judge-Wood collusion allegation

Managers asked whether Adam or Toth was running an illegal-collusion investigation into a Judge/Jimmy Wood trade, with an added predictive AI or machine-learning allegation.

Accidental drop reporting window

Medium Commissioner Call Waivers

Question to settle

Is the 30-minute reporting window formally adopted, and does it apply before games start or before waivers process?

Rosario and Mason Miller show similar remedies but different fairness objections.

Proposed resolution

Ratify a narrow error-remedy rule with a 30-minute expected report window, game-start cutoff, evidence requirement, and no strategic regret.

Citations 3

2019 resolved

Eddie Rosario accidental drop

Nate claimed Eddie Rosario was removed from his roster by a glitch or hack, triggering waiver-position objections, a league straw poll, and a later decision to add Rosario back.

Mason Miller reversal

The commissioner reversed Craig's accidental Mason Miller drop and announced a standard policy for genuine immediate technical mistakes reported before games start.

Mason Miller drop reversed

The commissioner reversed Craig's accidental Mason Miller drop and announced a forward policy for immediate technical mistakes, but Toth disputed equal treatment and manager-replacement authority.

Co-manager and shared-access authority

Medium Commissioner Call Owners

Question to settle

Who may act for a team when a manager has a co-manager, proxy, shared login, or temporary assistant?

Recent owner-replacement and co-manager discussion creates the same authority risk as prior midseason manager disputes.

Proposed resolution

Require written primary-manager authorization, commissioner recording, one vote per team, and primary-manager responsibility for all authorized actions.

Citations 2

Midseason owner replacement authority

After the Mason Miller ruling, Toth quit and a new manager was announced; managers questioned whether the commissioner had authority to appoint a new owner midseason before Toth later returned.

Mid-season manager authority

Managers questioned whether a commissioner had authority to unilaterally appoint a new manager or owner mid-season after Toth quit.

Preseason lock packet

High Commissioner Call Records

Question to settle

Has the commissioner published the final preseason packet for settings, schedule, council, treasury status, co-managers, and open clarifications?

Most recurring disputes arise when the league cannot tell whether a setting, vote, document, or commissioner action was final.

Proposed resolution

Before Opening Day, publish one lock packet with Yahoo settings, schedule/divisions, draft order proof, treasury status, council, approved co-managers, and unresolved clarification list.

Citations 3

2024 resolved

2024 handbook governance

The handbook records treasury and league-council creation, no scoring changes, random commissioner-selected draft order the night before, and Bregin replacing Bere as commissioner.

Draft order process dispute

Draft order was to be randomly selected the night before, but managers complained about lack of notice and requested proof of the drawing.

2024 needs human review

Payout ladder conflict

Polls approved regular-season standings payments with 9th at $175, but the 2024 handbook shows 9th at $75; later Brad/payment media challenge the mismatch.

League Vote

Needs explicit ratification before it becomes a rule.

Full pitching roster penalty discretion

High League Vote Rosters

Question to settle

Is the penalty automatic, commissioner-discretionary, or council-reviewed?

The 2025 full-roster penalty passed, but the bylaws language still needs to define when discretion applies and who reviews edge cases.

Proposed resolution

Adopt a default automatic category forfeiture for intentional violations, with council review for injuries, postponements, role changes, and Yahoo processing issues.

Citations 3

Full pitching roster penalty

A separate vote made purposeful failure to set a full pitching roster a forfeiture of all pitching categories for that week, subject to commissioner discretion, passing 9-0.

Toth-Craig pitching limit

Toth sought relief from the 18-inning pitching limit against Craig, citing a full pitching roster and other managers' roster issues; the poll did not uphold the limit.

2021 needs human review

Low-IP strategy investigation

A screenshot prompted questions about whether a pitching strategy should be illegal, with follow-up discussion pointing to the low weekly innings minimum and winter-meeting rule changes.

Side money and payout ledger

High League Vote Money

Question to settle

Is side money active in 2026, and does the treasury ledger adopt the historical standings-money payout table?

Yahoo says not a cash league, while historical payout disputes show the standings table, handbook text, and payment expectations can conflict.

Proposed resolution

If side money exists, publish a treasury ledger before buy-ins are collected that adopts or replaces the standings-money table. If no side money exists, mark the table and all payout/fine rules inactive.

Citations 4

Standings-money schedule

A regular-season standings money schedule owed to the champion passed 3 yay to 1 nay.

2024 resolved

Standings payout reconfirmed

The standings-money schedule passed again, and later messages treated regular-season standings as the voted payout basis.

2024 needs human review

Payout ladder conflict

Polls approved regular-season standings payments with 9th at $175, but the 2024 handbook shows 9th at $75; later Brad/payment media challenge the mismatch.

2024 ambiguous

Brad payout dispute

A regular-season payout rule created a dispute over what Brad was owed, whether Craig paying $0 was fair, and whether handbook text or the poll governed Bere's amount.

Payment enforcement terms

High League Vote Money

Question to settle

If side money is active, what exact late-payment penalties, payout holds, or future-entry restrictions apply?

The archive includes a late-payment fine and later payout disputes, but penalties should not be improvised after a deadline passes.

Proposed resolution

Publish a treasury-ledger payment schedule with a deadline, 72-hour cure period, and any late fees or payout holds before money is due.

Citations 3

2019 resolved

Late-payment fine

A message imposed a $1 daily fine for late or incorrect payments and noted Brad still needed $200.

2024 needs human review

Payout ladder conflict

Polls approved regular-season standings payments with 9th at $175, but the 2024 handbook shows 9th at $75; later Brad/payment media challenge the mismatch.

2024 ambiguous

Brad payout dispute

A regular-season payout rule created a dispute over what Brad was owed, whether Craig paying $0 was fair, and whether handbook text or the poll governed Bere's amount.

Draft device restriction and proxy procedure

Medium League Vote Draft

Question to settle

If anyone wants to restrict phones, laptops, tablets, draft software, automated draft optimizers, or draft-prep tools, what vote threshold and deadline apply, and what is the remote or proxy drafting procedure?

Device and draft-prep tools are allowed by default, so restrictions should not be improvised on draft day; the draft packet still needs to publish the remote stream, proxy method, and how proxy instructions are recorded.

Proposed resolution

Draft packet should state that phones, laptops, tablets, dedicated draft software, automated draft optimizers, printed rankings, and ordinary prep tools are allowed unless a restriction is voted on and approved before draft day, then publish the remote/proxy method.

Citations 3

2024 resolved

Laptops allowed at draft

When asked whether computers were banned, the commissioner said laptops were used the prior year and no ban had been mentioned for 2024.

Remote draft support

The commissioner arranged an official stream, printed proxy rankings, identified Gene as default proxy, and noted a location change to Nate's backyard.

Draft info resolved

After media-backed complaints about missing draft date/order details, the official post set the draft for March 21 at 5pm at Joe Daniels and said order would be randomly selected the night before.

AI and machine-learning tool policy

High League Vote Technology

Question to settle

Are AI and machine-learning tools allowed for draft prep, projections, trade analysis, roster decisions, message drafting, and evidence review, and does any use require disclosure?

The archive includes generative AI and predictive AI allegations, but no clean vote or official ruling establishing an AI/ML policy. Because AI tools are common, restrictions should be explicit rather than implied from accusations.

Proposed resolution

State that AI and machine-learning tools are allowed unless a specific restriction is voted on and approved; separately prohibit fabricated evidence, unauthorized account access, automated Yahoo actions without manager approval, and collusion or shared team control.

Citations 3

AI and machine-learning governance gap

The archive contains generative AI, predictive AI, and machine-learning allegations, but no clean vote or official ruling establishing an AI/ML policy.

2025 unresolved

Generative AI punishment claim

Managers accused Toth of using generative AI in a league context and suggested punishment, but no adopted rule or final ruling is visible.

Judge-Wood collusion allegation

Managers asked whether Adam or Toth was running an illegal-collusion investigation into a Judge/Jimmy Wood trade, with an added predictive AI or machine-learning allegation.

Midseason owner replacement authority

Medium League Vote Commissioner

Question to settle

Who can appoint a temporary or permanent replacement manager when someone quits midseason?

The 2026 owner-replacement dispute shows the league needs a process before a resignation happens.

Proposed resolution

Approve league-council confirmation for permanent replacements and limit caretakers to roster legality until confirmed.

Citations 2

Midseason owner replacement authority

After the Mason Miller ruling, Toth quit and a new manager was announced; managers questioned whether the commissioner had authority to appoint a new owner midseason before Toth later returned.