02/01/2026
⚾️ The Fantastic Baseball League (FBL) 2026 season begins Monday, March 30th!
DRAFT:
The FBL Draft will be held:
Thursday, March 19th at 6:30pm PST
(8:30pm Central / 9:30pm Eastern)!
League Fee is $105.
($100 League Entry + $5 Commissioner Tax)
Money is due on OR (preferably) before Draft Day!
Pay your dues via:
Venmo:
***Fantastic Baseball League
Money Breakdown***
16 teams x $100 = $1600 total
Champion: $800 (plus trade transaction fees) & the FBL Guru Championship Belt with Team Name engraved
(reigning champion holds the belt until the following year when a new champion is crowned)
2nd Place: $400
3rd Place: $200
4th Place: $100
Redemption Bracket Champion
(Non-Playoff Teams): $100
The TOP 8 teams (two division leaders + six best records) make the FBL Guru Championship Playoff Series and compete for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place!
The Bottom 8 compete in a consolation series for the Redemption Bracket Championship!
**IN THE EVENT OF A TIE WITHIN ANY OF THE PLAYOFF ROUNDS — THE WIN WILL BE GRANTED TO THE HIGHER SEED**
ROSTER/POSITION:
Catcher (C)
Middle Infielder (2B/SS) x2
Corner Infielder (1B/3B) x2
Outfield (OF) x3
Designated Hitter (DH)
Utility (UTIL)
Starting Pitcher (SP) x4
Relief Pitcher (RP) x3
Pitcher (P) x2
Bench (BE) x4
= 23 players total
+Injured Reserve (IR) x3 (maximum of 26 players)
*UTIL can be filled by any position
**BE players are not in your lineup and their stats will not count towards your score on the given day
+IR allows you to pick up another player in the absence of your injured player
HITTING (6 categories):
Runs Scored (R)
Home Runs (HR)
Runs Batted In (RBI)
Stolen Bases (SB)
On Base Pct (OBP)
Total Bases (TB)
PITCHING (5 categories):
Earned Run Average (ERA)*
Strikeouts (K)
Walks plus Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)*
Quality Starts (QS)
Saves Plus Holds (SVHD)
* = minimum of 25 innings must be pitched for this category to be included
SCHEDULE:
*16 regular season matchups.
*3 rounds of playoff (and consolation) matchups
*Playoff (and consolation) matchups 2 weeks per round
*Playoff Seeding Tie Breaker: Head-to-Head Record
*Includes Playoff Bracket Reseeding
ACQUISITION & WAIVER RULES:
Lineup Changes - Daily - Lock Individually at Scheduled Gametime
Player Acquisition - Free Agent Budget (Continuous)
Matchup Acquisition Limit - 7 per matchup (for 7-day matchups)
Waiver Process Days & Time - Every Day @ 3am EST
Player Acquisition Budge - $100 (minimum offer of $1)
Free Agent Budget Tiebreaker - Reset Each Week to Inverse Order of Standings
**TRADE DEADLINE: June 16th, 2025 at 12pm PST (2pm CST / 3pm EST)**
***All trades will take 48 hours to process and should be viewed and voted on by all FBL members. When voting you will either select Accept (fair offer) or Veto (lop-sided offer) when you are in the Recent Activity section of the app. It takes 9 votes from team owners OR a League Manager Veto (with the League Manager viewing the trade as unfair or not complying with league integrity) for an accepted trade to be voided***
Trades cost $5 per team participating in the transaction. Trading fees will be given to the champion.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please feel free to message in the group chat or contact me directly at your convenience.
I'm looking forward to another FANTASTIC year of the Fantastic Baseball League!
Sincerely,
Commissioner KC ✌🏽
