This is not intended to be a complete list, but merely to capture the more specific rules.

Trades
1. Injured players may be traded.

Free Agent Compensation
1. The game will assign free agents one of three ratings – Type A, Type B, or no compensation. Our plan is to abide by the ratings given by the game.

2. If Team 1 signs a Type A free agent who played for Team 2, then Team 2 gets Team 1’s highest draft pick.

3. If Team 1 signs a Type B free agent who played for Team 2, then Team 2 gets Team 1’s highest pick below the first two rounds (i.e., no higher than a third-round pick).

4. If Team 1 signs any other free agent, there is no draft pick compensation.

5. In no circumstance may a team lose its first round pick if that pick would be in the top half of the first round (picks #1 through #6). So, if Team 1 holds the #1 overall pick and signs a Type A free agent who played for Team 2, then Team 2 gets Team #1’s second round pick.

6. If Team 1 signs two free agents of the same type (whether A or B), then the picks will be signed in chronological order. For example, the team that lost the player first signed by Team 1 would get the first round pick and the team that lost the player signed second would get the second round pick. Even if the player signed second is obviously better.

7. When picks are assigned, all Type A compensation will be assigned first and then all Type B compensation. So, if a team signs three Type A free agents and one Type B free agent, the Type B compensation would only be the team’s fourth-highest pick.

8. There are no sandwich picks. Too much of a pain to try and administer given the way the game works.

9. Free agent draft pick compensation ends as of April 30. A team signing a Type A or B free agent after April 30 owes no free agent compensation. So, for instance, if Hernandez had been eligible for compensation, Cairo still wouldn’t have owed any picks because they signed him after Opening Day.

10. Picks received through free agent compensation cannot be lost as free agent compensation. So, for instance, if Team 1 signs Team 2’s Type A free agent and then Team 2 signs Team 3’s Type A free agent, Team 3 does not end up with Team 1’s pick. Instead, Team 2 gets Team 1’s top pick and Team 3 gets Team 2’s top pick, even if it’s lower than the Team 1 pick.

11. Draft picks are mobile and may be traded. Picks traded away belong to the new team for purposes of compensation. So, for instance, if Team 1 gets Team 2’s first round pick through trade, then Team 2’s first round pick can be assigned for the purposes of compensation as a result of Team 1’s free agent signings.

12. When teams sign Type A or Type B free agents, the compensation pick will be taken away immediately and put into a “Free Agent Escrow” status. Picks will then be assigned on May 1 once free agent compensation closes. (This will prevent teams from taking advantage of the system by trading a pick scheduled to be a compensation pick the team has signed a Type A or B free agent but before May 1 when the pick will be assigned to the team that lost the free agent.)

13. No free agent compensation is due to a team if the player becomes a free agent by virtue of the team declining a team or mutual option. Free agent compensation will be due if the player becomes a free agent by virtue of the player declining a player or mutual option.

Stadium Remodeling
Owners can customize their home stadia at these prices:

Moving Outfield Walls: $2MM
Adding 1000 seats: $1MM
Adding or Removing Dome: $15MM
Changing Surface: $2MM

Rule 5 Draft
No Rule 5 draft, beginning with the 2006-07 offseason.

Playoff Rosters
The 25-man roster is locked at the start of a playoff series. Changes to the roster can only be made between series, not in the middle of one.

Draft Order
The non-playoff teams are ranked in reverse order of regular season record and assigned the top eight picks. The teams that lose in the first round of the playoffs are assigned the ninth and tenth pick, again in reverse order of regular season record. The team that loses the championship series has the eleventh pick. The champion has the twelfth pick. Ties are broken by coin flips or other random means by the commissioner and deputy commissioner.