Roster Changes

Transactions
Any in-season roster changes made by a BSL club will appear in the TRANSACTIONS tab of the league website if valid.

What is a Valid transaction?
Player additions/subtractions must be posted by their team operator on the BSL Network for the whole league to see. A valid transaction also means the player is not on an existing BSL roster, and is an official player on an MLS team or a known trialist on an MLS team.

Additions/Subtractions 
You are allowed to fiddle with your roster all season long. If you are unsure if a player is available email the commish. 

NOTE*
Official changes must be made on the BSL Network for the whole league to see. This promotes transparency. Emailing correspondence or comments even with the commissioner does not make it official.

Trade Deadline 
You are allowed to trade with any other BSL Club operator until the trade deadline of week 18.

After week 18, no trades can be made until the offseason which begins after the Majors Cup Final. You may trade with other BSL 
owners the players you own on your active roster. These are your players until next season's Designated Player selection deadline.

Transparency and Sportmanship
Posting roster moves on the BSL Network allows the rest of the league to be in the know. Be considerate of the other BSL clubs
and their transactions before you make yours.  

Cutoff time for each Gameday Week
Player changes can go into effect for the soonest match if posted before the first MLS game of the new week. 

Available Roster Space
BSL clubs cannot go over their 15-man roster space. You will have to drop one of your existing players to acquire a new one.

Waiver Period for Dropped BSL Player 
Once a player is dropped from their BSL club roster, they are on a 24 hour waiver period. This gives all club operators in different time zones a chance to see who has been released.
The waiver period only applies to players who were released off a BSL roster, NOT PLAYERS WHO WERE ALREADY AVAILABLE. 

TRANSFER WINDOW 
Trialist
These players are fair game. They are participating with an MLS club and do not have a waiver period. A BSL owner who picks 
up a trialist is assuming the risk. Make sure you mention this player is a TRIALIST when posting on BSL Network to avoid confusion. 
    
Obtaining Unsigned Arrivals
When a player is coming to the States to play, you must email the Commissioner the proof of his arrival. The proof must be
from a real news source. (No rumors sites, fan blogs) This new arrival DOES NOT need to be officially signed. Only a TRUE
CONFIRMATION that this player is indeed arriving. If the info is deamed legit you will be notified via email. This leads to
the following process.

Day one: Transfers Waiting Period
Once you are notified its "ok" there is a 24 hour waiting period in order to give BSL club owners in the West Coast and BSL owners who don't work by a computer fair time to possibly discover the same news. If NO OTHER owner finds this information, the new player is yours! However, if another BSL club owner DOES want the same new player within 24 hours, they too will be placed on hold. Once the waiting period is over, you will be notified which other
BSL teams will be in a bidding war with you or if you just flat out got the new player. 

Day Two: The Bidding War
The league website will place a post for the bidding war. The post will make the rest of the league aware of this situation and give the prospective teams in the bidding war a place to begin their bidding. BSL clubs can use their Acquisition budget to outpay the competition for the new player. The commmish's
team needs 2 bidders before it can join.

The Final Hour
Any bid made in the final hour of the deadline will extend the bidding war an extra hour. This process will continue until no bids are made in the final hour(s) of the war. If a bidding war goes past 7pm(PDT) it will be paused by Commish and resumed next morning.

ACQUISITION BUDGET 
How you earn money? 
     
1.  A BSL club gets paid based on when they submit their weekly roster.
 - $5 for every on-time weekly line-up submission.
 - $2 for a late line-up submission.
 - $0 for no line-up submission once final 
      MLS game that week beings its play.

2.  A BSL club gets paid by specifying who their 
    club captain will be for that weeks line-up.
 - If chosen club captain has 1 score that week = $2
 - If chosen club captain has a brace that week = $5
 - If chosen club captain has a hat trick that week = $10 (Goal Keepers cannot be club captains)

3.  A BSL club gets paid $10 upon RSVP for an 
    upcoming new season.

Money is deposited weekly in the BUDGETS tab after match recaps are posted.

NOTE

- Acquisition Budgets can carry over to future seasons.

- This money can be traded to sweeten a deal with another BSL club.

- Any tie for a bidding player (both offering the same amount of money) the edge goes to the lower seeded team in the standings at the time of the bidding war.

- This is NOT a blind bidding process. You may increase your payment (if you have the funds) within the bidding time frame. 
Remember, a lower seeded team can offer the same amount of money and have the edge.

- The BSL club PAYING THE MOST in the end can release any player they wish on their roster.

- Any bid made in the final hour of the deadline will extend the bidding war an extra hour. 

- A BSL club can purchase a 3rd DP slot for the amount of $55 (11 weeks of game line-ups)without dealing with other clubs. Since this transaction does not involve another BSL club,  this money is distributed evenly amongst the other BSL owners. The purchase must be made before the seasons official draft begins.

- A BSL club can sell or trade or combo deal their 2 free DP slots.(Remember you cannot sell/trade 2 to the same buyer since the maximum is 3 DP's per club). It is up to the BSL owner to determine the value of their DP slots since they are giving up one or two of their entitled slots.

- No money is earned in the postseason.