Rotogasm League
Four Sport Fantasy League
What is it?
It’s a 4 sport (baseball, football, basketball & hockey) fantasy league where owners compete both within each sport’s fantasy league, and compete for points in overall standings among the 4 leagues. We are aiming for 12 teams to participate in this league. Each team will earn a descending amount of points from first to last place in the standings of each fantasy league (Examples: If you finish 1st in baseball, you earn 12 points in the standings, if you then finish 4th in football, you earn 9 points in the standings, if you finish 8th in hoop, you would earn 5 points in the standings, and finally if you finish 12th in hockey, you would earn 1 point in the standings. Your total points in the standings would be 26). We intend to split the winnings into 2 halves. One half would be split amongst the top winners in the 4 individual leagues and the other half would go to the top scorers in the overall standings. This league is going to be a dynasty league, where you keep your players as long as you want, with rookie drafts for each sport, and in-season add/drops during each sport’s seasons. We plan on making the NFL, NBA, & NHL fantasy leagues head to head points leagues, and the MLB fantasy league a rotisserie league. In the head to head leagues, we intend on playing double headers every week.
How are we going to play?
A. After the NFL draft in late April, we will begin an 80 round Facebook group/email draft
1. The 80 rounds are used to fill the rosters of each fantasy league team
2. At the end of this draft, each team will have:
• 28 MLB players
• 19 NHL players
• 18 NFL players
• 15 NBA players
B. The 28 player MLB fantasy roster requirements are:
• 2 Catchers
• 1 First Baseman
• 1 Third Baseman
• 1 Corner Infielder
• 1 Second Baseman
• 1 Shortstop
• 1 Middle Infielder
• 5 Outfielders
• 1 Utility/DH
• 9 Pitchers
• 5 Reserve Players
C. The 19 player NHL fantasy roster requirements are:
• 8 forwards
• 5 defensemen
• 2 goaltenders
• 4 Reserve Players
D. The 18 player NFL fantasy roster requirements are:
• 2 Quarterbacks
• 2 Runningbacks
• 3 Wide Receivers
• 1 Tight End
• 1 Flex (RB/WR/TE)
• 1 Defense
• 8 Reserve Players
E. The 15 player NBA fantasy roster requirements are:
• Baseball1 Point Guard
• 1 Shooting Guard
• 1 Small Forward
• 1 Power Forward
• 1 Center
• 1 Guard (either PG or SG)
• 1 Forward (either PF or SF)
• 3 Utility Players (any position)
• 5 Reserve Players
How do players score points?
1. Baseball-Rotisserie League
1. The hitting categories are:
• Home Runs
• Runs Batted In
• Runs
• Net Steals (SB - CS)
• OPS (OBA + SLG)
• Batting Average
2. The pitching categories are:
• Net Wins (W - L)
• Net Saves (S - BS)
• Strikeouts
• Earned Run Average
• WHIP ((Walks + Hits)/ Innings Pitched
• Strikeouts per 9 innings
2. Football Head to Head Points League
3. Quarterback Scoring:
• 4 points per TD
• -2 points per interception
• 1 point per 20 yards passing
• 1 point per 10 yards running
• 6 points per TD running
• 2 points per 2pt conversion either passing or running
4. Running back, Wide Receiver, & Tight End Scoring:
• 1 point per 10 yards running
• 6 points per TD running
• 0.5 points per reception
• 1 point per 10 yards receiving
• 6 points per TD receiving
• 2 points per 2pt conversion either receiving or running
• 1 point per 5 carries
5. Defensive Scoring:
• 2 points per sack or interception
• 6 points per defensive TD, punt return TD, & kick return TD
• 5 points per safety
• Should we do PA points or Yds Against points?
3. Basketball Head to Head Scoring
6. All Position Scoring:
• 1 point per point scored
• 1.5 points per rebound
• 2 points per assist
• 3 points per steal or blocked shot
7. Hockey Head to Head Scoring: Forward & Defensemen Scoring:
• 3 points per goal scored
• 2 points per assist
• 2 points per shorthanded goal
• 1 point per shorthanded assist
• 1 point per power play point
• 0.2 points per shot on goal
• 0.8 points per hit?
8. Goalie Scoring:
• 3 points per win
• -1 per goal allowed
• 0.2 points per save
• 3 points per shutout
Rotogasm Calendar Year: 2017-2018 Year One
1. Late April/Early May 2017- Initial 80 round Dynasty Draft
2. Late June 2017- MLB, NHL, & NBA Rotogasm rookie drafts
3. Week after Labor Day 2017- 2017 NFL season & Rotogasm 2017-18 season begins
4. Early October 2017- 2017-18 NHL season begins
5. Late October/Early November 2017- 2017-18 NBA season begins
6. Early April 2018- 2018 MLB season begins
7. Late April- 2018 NFL draft
8. Early May- 2018 Rotogasm NFL rookie draft
9. June 2018- 2018 MLB, NHL, & NBA drafts
10. Late June 2018- 2018 Rotogasm MLB, NHL, & NBA rookie drafts
11. Labor Day 2018- End of Rotogasm’s year one. Overall Standings finalized
12. Week after Labor Day 2018- 2018 NFL season begins & Rotogasm 2018-2019 year two begins
Rotogasm Rookie Drafts 2017-18 Year One
1. There will be no Rotogasm NFL rookie draft in 2017-18 year one because our start-up draft will occur after the NFL draft, and the rookies will be dove-tailed onto team’s rosters
2. The Late June 2017 Rotogasm MLB, NHL, & NBA rookie drafts will occur at the same time. We will do a 6 round MLB rookie draft, then a 5 round NHL rookie draft, and then followed up by a 4 round NBA rookie draft. The order for these drafts will be drawn at random.
3. Team will be able to store their MLB and NHL rookies for 2 years on a separate roster or IR list. A t the end of this term, teams will have to decide whether to keep these players on their active roster or release them.
4. The 2018 Rotogasm NFL rookie draft in early May 2018 will be 6 rounds based on reverse order of Rotogasm NFL standings.
Rotogasm Add/Drops 2017-18 Year One
1. We will use a FAAB system of waiver wire pickups for all leagues during their individual sport’s season. FAAB is an add/drop system where teams blind bid for free agents, with the highest bidder winning the free agent.
a) We will use a $100 budget for all leagues.
2. Our start-up draft will conclude sometime in June, in the middle of the 2017 MLB season. Even though we won’t be competing during this season, we will still have a shortened $50 FAAB budget for free agent pick-ups during the baseball season.
Rotogasm Winnings Breakdown 2017-18 Year One
1. We will collect $100 from each team for Rotogasm 2017-2018 year one. The pot total will be $1200. We will split the pot in half, with $600 going to the individual leagues, and $600 going to the overall standings winners.
2. For each of the 4 fantasy leagues we will pay $75 for 1st, $50 for 2nd, & $25 for 3rd.
3. The overall standings leaders will pay out as follows:
a) 1st place- $300
b) 2nd place- $150
c) 3rd place- $100
d) 4th place- $50
4. Rotogasm 2018-19 year two will cost teams $200 and all prizes previously listed will be doubled. We are halving the cost the first year to get people used to the new league with reduced risk.
Four Sport Fantasy League
What is it?
It’s a 4 sport (baseball, football, basketball & hockey) fantasy league where owners compete both within each sport’s fantasy league, and compete for points in overall standings among the 4 leagues. We are aiming for 12 teams to participate in this league. Each team will earn a descending amount of points from first to last place in the standings of each fantasy league (Examples: If you finish 1st in baseball, you earn 12 points in the standings, if you then finish 4th in football, you earn 9 points in the standings, if you finish 8th in hoop, you would earn 5 points in the standings, and finally if you finish 12th in hockey, you would earn 1 point in the standings. Your total points in the standings would be 26). We intend to split the winnings into 2 halves. One half would be split amongst the top winners in the 4 individual leagues and the other half would go to the top scorers in the overall standings. This league is going to be a dynasty league, where you keep your players as long as you want, with rookie drafts for each sport, and in-season add/drops during each sport’s seasons. We plan on making the NFL, NBA, & NHL fantasy leagues head to head points leagues, and the MLB fantasy league a rotisserie league. In the head to head leagues, we intend on playing double headers every week.
How are we going to play?
A. After the NFL draft in late April, we will begin an 80 round Facebook group/email draft
1. The 80 rounds are used to fill the rosters of each fantasy league team
2. At the end of this draft, each team will have:
• 28 MLB players
• 19 NHL players
• 18 NFL players
• 15 NBA players
B. The 28 player MLB fantasy roster requirements are:
• 2 Catchers
• 1 First Baseman
• 1 Third Baseman
• 1 Corner Infielder
• 1 Second Baseman
• 1 Shortstop
• 1 Middle Infielder
• 5 Outfielders
• 1 Utility/DH
• 9 Pitchers
• 5 Reserve Players
C. The 19 player NHL fantasy roster requirements are:
• 8 forwards
• 5 defensemen
• 2 goaltenders
• 4 Reserve Players
D. The 18 player NFL fantasy roster requirements are:
• 2 Quarterbacks
• 2 Runningbacks
• 3 Wide Receivers
• 1 Tight End
• 1 Flex (RB/WR/TE)
• 1 Defense
• 8 Reserve Players
E. The 15 player NBA fantasy roster requirements are:
• Baseball1 Point Guard
• 1 Shooting Guard
• 1 Small Forward
• 1 Power Forward
• 1 Center
• 1 Guard (either PG or SG)
• 1 Forward (either PF or SF)
• 3 Utility Players (any position)
• 5 Reserve Players
How do players score points?
1. Baseball-Rotisserie League
1. The hitting categories are:
• Home Runs
• Runs Batted In
• Runs
• Net Steals (SB - CS)
• OPS (OBA + SLG)
• Batting Average
2. The pitching categories are:
• Net Wins (W - L)
• Net Saves (S - BS)
• Strikeouts
• Earned Run Average
• WHIP ((Walks + Hits)/ Innings Pitched
• Strikeouts per 9 innings
2. Football Head to Head Points League
3. Quarterback Scoring:
• 4 points per TD
• -2 points per interception
• 1 point per 20 yards passing
• 1 point per 10 yards running
• 6 points per TD running
• 2 points per 2pt conversion either passing or running
4. Running back, Wide Receiver, & Tight End Scoring:
• 1 point per 10 yards running
• 6 points per TD running
• 0.5 points per reception
• 1 point per 10 yards receiving
• 6 points per TD receiving
• 2 points per 2pt conversion either receiving or running
• 1 point per 5 carries
5. Defensive Scoring:
• 2 points per sack or interception
• 6 points per defensive TD, punt return TD, & kick return TD
• 5 points per safety
• Should we do PA points or Yds Against points?
3. Basketball Head to Head Scoring
6. All Position Scoring:
• 1 point per point scored
• 1.5 points per rebound
• 2 points per assist
• 3 points per steal or blocked shot
7. Hockey Head to Head Scoring: Forward & Defensemen Scoring:
• 3 points per goal scored
• 2 points per assist
• 2 points per shorthanded goal
• 1 point per shorthanded assist
• 1 point per power play point
• 0.2 points per shot on goal
• 0.8 points per hit?
8. Goalie Scoring:
• 3 points per win
• -1 per goal allowed
• 0.2 points per save
• 3 points per shutout
Rotogasm Calendar Year: 2017-2018 Year One
1. Late April/Early May 2017- Initial 80 round Dynasty Draft
2. Late June 2017- MLB, NHL, & NBA Rotogasm rookie drafts
3. Week after Labor Day 2017- 2017 NFL season & Rotogasm 2017-18 season begins
4. Early October 2017- 2017-18 NHL season begins
5. Late October/Early November 2017- 2017-18 NBA season begins
6. Early April 2018- 2018 MLB season begins
7. Late April- 2018 NFL draft
8. Early May- 2018 Rotogasm NFL rookie draft
9. June 2018- 2018 MLB, NHL, & NBA drafts
10. Late June 2018- 2018 Rotogasm MLB, NHL, & NBA rookie drafts
11. Labor Day 2018- End of Rotogasm’s year one. Overall Standings finalized
12. Week after Labor Day 2018- 2018 NFL season begins & Rotogasm 2018-2019 year two begins
Rotogasm Rookie Drafts 2017-18 Year One
1. There will be no Rotogasm NFL rookie draft in 2017-18 year one because our start-up draft will occur after the NFL draft, and the rookies will be dove-tailed onto team’s rosters
2. The Late June 2017 Rotogasm MLB, NHL, & NBA rookie drafts will occur at the same time. We will do a 6 round MLB rookie draft, then a 5 round NHL rookie draft, and then followed up by a 4 round NBA rookie draft. The order for these drafts will be drawn at random.
3. Team will be able to store their MLB and NHL rookies for 2 years on a separate roster or IR list. A t the end of this term, teams will have to decide whether to keep these players on their active roster or release them.
4. The 2018 Rotogasm NFL rookie draft in early May 2018 will be 6 rounds based on reverse order of Rotogasm NFL standings.
Rotogasm Add/Drops 2017-18 Year One
1. We will use a FAAB system of waiver wire pickups for all leagues during their individual sport’s season. FAAB is an add/drop system where teams blind bid for free agents, with the highest bidder winning the free agent.
a) We will use a $100 budget for all leagues.
2. Our start-up draft will conclude sometime in June, in the middle of the 2017 MLB season. Even though we won’t be competing during this season, we will still have a shortened $50 FAAB budget for free agent pick-ups during the baseball season.
Rotogasm Winnings Breakdown 2017-18 Year One
1. We will collect $100 from each team for Rotogasm 2017-2018 year one. The pot total will be $1200. We will split the pot in half, with $600 going to the individual leagues, and $600 going to the overall standings winners.
2. For each of the 4 fantasy leagues we will pay $75 for 1st, $50 for 2nd, & $25 for 3rd.
3. The overall standings leaders will pay out as follows:
a) 1st place- $300
b) 2nd place- $150
c) 3rd place- $100
d) 4th place- $50
4. Rotogasm 2018-19 year two will cost teams $200 and all prizes previously listed will be doubled. We are halving the cost the first year to get people used to the new league with reduced risk.