Draft Process

You are allowed to pick players from any of the MLS teams regardless of their position. The draft is the only time of the season where you may email your player choices and the will
be valid.

Draft order 
Returning BSL clubs get priority with last years worst record drafting first up until last years BSL Cup Champion. New teams are then added in the order of their joining the league.

Draft time limit
Once your email is sent to you, the BSL team operator has 2 hours to make a pick. If they go over 2 hours they will be skipped and the BSL operator will have to make 2 selections on their next turn unless special consideration is made by the Commissioner.

Draft day not by a computer/web cell phone 
Team operators who know they will not be available to make picks on a draft day can easily leave the commissioner A LIST of picks in the order they would want them.

RETURNING CLUBS PRE-DRAFT PERKS 
Designated Players 
Returning BSL teams may keep 2 players for free from last years roster. These players will not be available in the draft. You DO 
NOT have to keep any DP's and can trade/sell/pick up draft picks, or combo deal your slots. DOING NOTHING WITH YOUR DP SLOTS MEANS YOU WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL ROUNDS IN THE DRAFT TO FILL YOUR ROSTER.
  
Trading Designated Players
If a returning team does not want to keep anyone from their previous roster, the owner can trade/sell it away to another BSL team for their draft pick or picks. If you obtain multiple picks in earlier rounds, your draft selections conclude once you've obtained a 15 man roster.

Obtaining a 3rd DP
BSL owners can trade for another DP if a returning BSL owner is willing to trade one of their slots away. However, you are only allowed a maximum of 3 DP's. Even if you are offered both a BSL clubs DP slots, you can only trade for one of them. (Max 3 DP's) You may also purchase a 3rd DP slot for $55.

Retention Player
BSL owners may also keep 1 "transacted" player from last years current roster that was un-drafted in the BSL that season. The 
TRANSACTIONS tab on the league website will hold all additions/subtractions until a new season is started allowing owners to see their previous free agent signings.

The retention player rule is a BSL clubs reward for strong player acquisitions after the initial draft. A minimum of 8 regular season weeks on your roster is required to protect this player on your roster before the new draft begins. It does not 
have to 8 consecutive weeks if you resign this player twice in your season. Choosing a retention player replaces a clubs last draft pick round.

NOTE:
- No Bidding War players
  (off the transfer market)
- No BSL traded players are eligible.
  (must be a standard free agent transaction)
- Can be a player drafted by another BSL team
  just not draft by you.
- You cannot trade/sell your Retention Player slot.

Trading before the Draft 
Existing BSL clubs OWN THE RIGHTS to the players until the NEW SEASONS drafts. They have the option to trade away these players 
for other BSL players or trade for someone else's draft picks as long as the players they trade for are on a BSL roster. 
(No undrafted/free agent players).

Maximum Players Protected
THERE IS A MAXIMUM OF 4 PLAYERS THAT A BSL CLUB MAY HOLD BEFORE THE OFFICIAL DRAFT.

EXPANSION CLUB PRE-DRAFT OPTION 
Picking off the Unprotected list
New BSL clubs need a chance to be competitive. New clubs can choose 2 unprotected players from LAST YEARS BSL rosters as their own Designated Players. (cannot be from same BSL roster)

Expansion Pre-Draft trading
New clubs may also trade with existing BSL clubs to get 2 more players before the draft. (equals a maximum of 4 players before the draft) by giving up draft picks so they may pick up existing BSL roster players.