MLIB GM's vote in agreement...

Baseball City, USA:  Today the commissioner announced that the league and the GM's have come together and ratified a deal where recently drafted players can be traded.  At the inception of MLIB had many late nights and discussions on the topic.  When asked about his opinion the commissioner was heard saying, "One thing about MLIB this is a league for owners, run by owners and today they spoke very loudly, recently drafted players are a way for GM's to make their mark and build franchises they like."

NEW RULE:  Recently drafted players can now be traded within their first year of being drafted.
Effective Date:  February 1st, 2013

2012-2013 Contraction Draft

Draft Order:
Round 1
1.     Milan Centaurs  SP Benedito "Goliath" Granate
2.     Camaguey Athleticos-LF Adam Gates (Kingston)
3.     Winnipeg Falcons: SS Valentine"Cyclone" Villanueva  Winsor Bears AA
4.     Venice Doges - 2B Jorge Rodriguez    London Monarchs
5.     Tijuana Tourists 3B Tomoyuki yamamoto  Paris Tedy Bears
6.     Boston Patriots - SP Ivan Muniz of London Monarchs
7.     Sydney Marsupials - SP Sotatsu Kobayashi Paris Teddy Bears
8.     Los Angles Lazers -CL Naizen Kohara - London Monarchs
9.     Sicily Godfathers - . SS Dominik Hahnheiser - Bordeaux Bombardier
10.   New York City Wolf Pack - RF - See-tong Ma - Paris Teddy Bears
11.   Blackburn Bulldogs - C - Juan LeClerc - Kingston Huricanes
12.   Nottinghamshire Outlaws - C - Kajetan Lippi, Bordeaux Bombardiers
13.   Montreal Expos -1B - Manuel "Cowboy" Castaneda, Glasgow Underground
14.   Berlin Barons - CF Declan Steedman, Bordeaux Bombardier
15.   Rome Emperors - SS Roberto Cucalón  - London Monarchs
16.   Waterloo Warriors - SP Jose Pacheco Glasggow Underground
17.   Mayaguez Indio’s - RF Demitrio Barbo - Glasgow Underground
18.   Guadelajara Charros - MR - Luis Lucero - Bordeaux Bombardier
19.   French Guillotines - P Armondo Luciaardi - Glasgow Underground
20.   Cuban Missiles - SP Jung-ook "Snacks" Pak - Paris Teddy Bears
21.   Cancun Canaries - RF Hector Flores - Frankenthal Palatines
22.   Toulouse Concorde’s - MR - Bryan Boorman - Bordeaux Bombardiers
23.   Ecatepec Eagles - CL - Yodo Kono - Frankenthal Palatines
24.   Nordic Dragons - SS - Pat Bursey - Paris Teddy Bears
25.   Ulm Sparrows - 1B - Esteban Sanches - Kingston Huricanes
26.   Toronto Bloodhounds - LF - Juan "Chuckwagon" Reynad - Bordeaux Bombardiers
Round 2
1.     Milan Centaurs - SP Armando "Swan" Torres -  Frankenthal Palatines
2.     Camaguey Athleticos - 2B - Elia Roochigiana-Bordeaux Bombardiers
3.     Winnipeg Falcons -  MR - Chris Martin  - Bordeaux Bombardiers
4.     Venice Doges - 3B Ed Bishop - Bordeaux Bombardiers
5.     Tijuana Tourists - SS Ken Wantanabe - London Monarchs
6.     Boston Patriots -P Guillermo Campos - Glasgow Underground C Mulia Suharto - Paris Teddy Bears
 7.     Sydney Marsupials -CL Bang-eun Hwang - Paris Teddy Bears
8.     Los Angles Lazers - SP Jesus Benques - Kingston Huricanes
9.     Sicily Godfathers - MR Aldous Cimmerman - Kingston Huricanes
10.   New York City Wolf Pack - LF Jorge Pena - London Monarchs
11.  Blackburn Bulldogs - MR Cyril "Demon" Bourges - Paris Teddy Bears
 12. Nottinghamshire Outlaws -SP Hector "Hornet" Rodriguez - Paris Teddy Bears
 13. Montreal Expos -CL Victor Guttierez - Paris Teddy Bears
 14.  Berlin Barons - LF Tatsui Kobayashi - Bordeaux Bombardiers
 15.  Rome Emperors - C Naofumi Ikeda - Glasgow Underground
 16. Waterloo Warriors - SS Claudio Rodriguez - Kingston Huricanes
 17. Mayaguez Indio’s - 2B Pablo Gonzales - Paris Teddy Bears
 18. Guadalajara Charros - RF Adrian Berroa - Kingston Huricanes
 19. French Guillotines - CF Alexander Munro - Kingston  Huricanes
 20. Cuban Missiles - 2B Bill Stewart - Bordeaux Bombardiers
 21. Cancun Canaries -LF Akihiro Yamada - Paris Teddy Bears
 22. Toulouse Concorde’s - 1B Tong-kyu Im - Paris Teddy Bear
 23.  Ecatepec Eagles - 2B Sergio Luna - Paris Teddy Bears
 24. Nordic Dragons - C Tad Landry - Frankenthal Palatines
 25.  Ulm Sparrows - Shusui Tanaka -  Paris Teddy Bears
 26.   Toronto Bloodhounds - 1B Enrique "Scab" Encarnacion - Bordeaux Bombardiers
 Round 3
1.     Milan Centaurs - 2B - Curt Hickey - Glasgow Underground
2.     Camaguey Athleticos - RP - Jong-bum Pak - Paris Teddy Bears
3.     Winnipeg Falcons - RP - Munemori Litsuka - Kingston Huricanes
4.     Venice Doges - RP Luis Nunez - Glasgow Underground
5.     Tijuana Tourists -  RF Claude Merlin - London Monarchs
6.     Boston Patriots - RP Pablo "Broadway" Barrera - Kingston Huricanes
7.     Sydney Marsupials - RP - Hyun-soo Kim - Paris Teddy Bears
8.     Los Angles Lazers - CL Cipriano Torres - Frankenthal Palatines
9.     Sicily Godfathers -  MR Garrison Tumbull - Kingston Huricanes
10. New York City Wolf Pack - MR Jacques Lemaire - Kingston Huricanes
11. Blackburn Bulldogs - 3B Louis Barbier - Glasgow Underground
12. Nottinghamshire Outlaws - SP - Yoshihiro Gato - Frankenthal Palatines
13. Montreal Expos - 3B Vincente Ramirez - Kingston Huricanes
14.  Berlin Barons - CL Daniel Uribe - Kingston Huricanes
15.Rome Emperors - SP Manny Dorta - Frankenthal Palatines
16. Waterloo Warriors - SP Ricardo Segura - Kingston Huricanes
17. Mayaguez Indio’s - RP Ellerd Human - Paris Teddy Bears
18. Guadalajara Charros - RF Jamie Ramirez - Bordeaux Bombardiers
19. French Guillotines -2B Nelson Trinidad - Kingston Huricanes
20.Cuban Missiles - MR Gary Donovan - Kingston Huricanes
21. Cancun Canaries - RP Yasujiro Chikafuji - Kingston Huricanes
22.  Toulouse Concorde’s - RP Tetsuhiko Sugiyama - Kingston Huricanes
23.   Ecatepec Eagles - RP Reese Dorset - Kingston Huricanes
24.  Nordic Dragons - SP Javier Guzman - Bordeaux Bombardiers
25.  Ulm Sparrows - LF Emil Blom - Kingston Huricanes
26.  Toronto Bloodhounds - 1B Taro Ono - Paris Teddy Bears

Contraction and how it will progress......

MLIB - Contraction and The New League Order

As you all may have guessed that with Contraction will come league structure changes  These changes will be as follows:
Leagues: 2 (North American Baseball Federation), (Eastern Baseball Federation)
North American Baseball Federation  - this league will be made up of teams from Canada, US, Mexico and Carribean Countries
Eastern Baseball Federation - this league will be made up of teams from Europe and Asia
There will be a one time discompensation to all teams remaining in the league the opportunity to relocate to a new location.  In order to move you will need to have the following things in place:

1.      Team needs to be located in the area of the league they are in.
2.      Teams that are moving to a new team may not relocate back to where their old team resided
3.      Teams must be able to supply a new Logo, Cap, and uni for their new location and team,
4.      Teams must inform the commissioner no later than April 21st of their intention to move their franchise.
5.      No two teams may move their franchise to an area where another team is concerned.

CONTRACTION PLAN
1.      Once all the teams have been decided who is going to contract
2.      Produce a draft pool of all players on the contracted teams (Franchise players will retire)
3.      We will be having a 3 round Contraction Draft where teams will have the option of Selecting or Passing
4.      All current contracts the contracted players have will be transfered to their new teams.
5.      Draft order will be posted to the website for all to see.
6.      The draft will be scheduled for Sunday April  22nd at 3 pm EST so that teams in all time zones should be able to compete.
7.      If you cannot make the draft you will have to submit a list for the draft or your pick will be skipped.
8.      ALL remaining players after the draft will go into FA.

Get me your information on your teams and how we will then get the draft lists ready for everyone.

 Mike Rogozynski
MLIB Commissioner
http://mlib.us/

European Baseball Federation Top Batsman Is Kift Jr.

European Baseball Federation Top Batsman Is Kift Jr. Monday, December 3rd, 2012: Terry Kift Jr. went on a year-long hitting rampage against European Baseball Federation pitchers and collected the Platinum Slugger for 2012. The Blackburn left fielder battered the opposition for 241 hits, 36 doubles, 8 triples, 45 home runs and 132 RBIs, while scoring 153 runs. He hit .388 and posted a .476 on-base percentage.

North American Baseball Federation Names #1 Hitter

North American Baseball Federation Names #1 Hitter Monday, December 3rd, 2012: Kevin Morgan Jr. of the New York City Wolf Pack proved that you can step out of the shadows and onto the stage if you've got the talent and the drive to hone your skills. Hard work, long hours and a tireless resolve paid off for him today in the form of the North American Baseball Federation Platinum Slugger. Morgan Jr. hit for a .371 average while collecting 204 hits, 37 doubles, 11 triples, 34 home runs, 109 RBIs and scoring 127 times.

Gilmore Jr. Takes Home EBF Hurler of the Year

Gilmore Jr. Takes Home EBF Hurler of the Year Sunday, December 2nd, 2012: 16-year-old Stephen Gilmore Jr. of the Toulouse Concordes put together a good year in 2012 for such a young player. Gilmore Jr. was named today as the winner of the European Baseball Federation Hurler of the Year. Gilmore Jr. crafted an impressive 29-8 record and a 2.06 ERA. In 332.2 innings he allowed 274 hits, struck out 365, and walked 34.

Top NABF Pitcher Announced

Top NABF Pitcher Announced Sunday, December 2nd, 2012: The Ecatepec Eagles have a rising superstar or maybe even a budding Hall-of-Famer in the making. It's Jason Kraussert Jr., this year's North American Baseball Federation Hurler of the Year selection. This blossoming hurler wowed fans, peers and sportswriters with a fabulous performance. Kraussert Jr. compiled a 28-11 record in 42 starts, tallied 433 strikeouts in 364.2 innings and recorded a 2.17 ERA. Other clubs managed only a .215 batting average against him.