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September 2022 - Lineup Lockdown Contest Details

Introducing the Lineup Lockdown - the first of hopefully many new game formats built on top of the CSFBL engine. We're kicking this off with a contest and a crisp $100 prize to the winner, to thank you all for helping us try out this new format.

  • Pick your team.
  • Set it for the season.
  • Sit back and watch it play like crazy.
  • Beat all your friends at the same time.

Easy peasy. Read on for more details....

Eligibility

  • Every user of CSFBL from 1/1/2022 - 9/14/2022 is eligible to submit one entry for this contest - thank you for playing. We will expand the eligibility in the future, but this one is for our current folks.

Lineup Lockdown Rules & Regs

This is a roster game - you pick the best team you can from a pool of players shared with everyone else. This is not a draft - everyone has the same access to every player, so some players are going to exist on multiple teams in the contest and even in your league.

  • You choose you team of 25 players from a pool of 100, player details and entry form found here at https://lineuplockdown.csfbl.com/ (a spreadsheet version of the player data to work with, it can be found HERE)
  • The player pool is divided into 8 rounds, with increasing numbers of picks as you go.
    • Rds 1-2: 2 picks
    • Rds 3-6: 3 picks
    • Rd 7: 4 picks
    • Rd 8: 5 picks
  • You must pick 11 pitchers and 14 position players

That's it. You've got lots of space to make the team that you want - if you want to draft eight catchers, or go all-in on speedsters that's up to you, but penalties for playing out of position will apply, so choose wisely.

Eligibility

  • Every user of CSFBL from 1/1/2022 - 9/14/2022 is eligible for this contest - thank you for playing. (We will expand the eligibility in the future, but this one is for our current folks)

To thank you for helping us try out this format, the winner of the inaugural contest will win a cool $100.

Team Creation

  • You will choose a team of 25 players out of a pool of 100, found here at https://lineuplockdown.csfbl.com/ if you'd like a spreadsheet version to work with you can FIND IT HERE
  • The player pool is divided into 8 rounds and there are limits to how many players you can choose from each round.
  • You must pick 11 pitchers and 14 position players

That's it. You've got lots of space to make the team that you want - if you want to draft eight catchers, or go all-in on speedsters that's up to you, but playing out of position penalties will apply, so choose wisely

Deadline

  • Entries must be submitted from the site https://lineuplockdown.csfbl.com/ by 11:59PM EDT 9/25/22.
  • Entries much be submitted with the email address you have registered with CSFBL, to confirm eligible users. You will recieve a confirmation email when we receive your submission.
  • If you want to change your mind on your roster, you can submit an updated roster - the last received submission will be used as your official entry.

League setup

  • After we have have received all entries, you will be randomly assigned to leagues, and your team will be built based off your submission.
  • You will recieve an email letting you know when your team has been added to your franchise.
  • In the likely event that the number of entries doesn’t result in totally full leagues (isn’t divisible by 24), we will balance the number of entries across leagues and fill in empty spots with ‘house teams’ chosen by Zubaz, Hardy, Clone, Brian, or randomized entries…. as needed.
  • They aren’t eligible to win the contest, but they still want to beat you.'

Team Management

  • This is a 'set it and forget' contest, all management decisions (lineups, pitching rotations, stadium settings, manager settings, depth charts) must be made in the preseason. We should be able to get all teams distributed within a day or two of the deadline - the preseason will end 3 days after all teams have been dispensed - we'll let you know that date when we have it.
  • When the preseason ends, the admins will take over control of every team to ensure that no changes can be made during the season.

Season

  • There are two rounds in this contest
  • Teams will play a full 160 game season, your won/loss record from those games determines whether you move to the Final Table. (Playoff games do not count towards this)
  • The top 24 players from the first round ADD DETAILS by Win/Loss record will move to the Final Table
  • In case of ties for the final spots, the tiebreaker will be TIEBREAKER
  • The Final Table will follow the same rules as the first round, but working from a new player pool.

Overall

  • This contest is 100% focused on team selection and the manager settings you choose, with the knowledge that you won't be able to change them again during the season.
  • There is no trading, no free agency, no minor leaguers, no drafting - just 25 players on each team that must stay there.

League Settings

  • Sim Rate: 24 games per day - the entire season will run in 7.5 days
  • Free Agent Era Sim Model
  • Scouting Off (full information)
  • All players salaries are the same (Age/Salary not going to help you)
  • Stadium Changes are allowed until the preseason deadline