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Default league settings in Fantasy Baseball

Each scoring type has different default settings. When joining a Public League or creating a Private League, you can pick which scoring type to use. The default Private League scoring type selected is Head-to-Head Categories but commissioners can customize it to the other options below.

Public, Public Prize, and Private Leagues

Head-to-Head Categories (Default) 

  • Auto-renew Enabled: No (Public Leagues) Yes (Private Leagues)
  • Draft Type: Live Standard Draft
  • Live Draft Pick Time: 1 Minute
  • Max Teams: 12
  • Player Universe: All baseball
  • New Players Become Available: As soon as Yahoo adds them
  • Max Acquisitions for Entire Season: No maximum
  • Max Trades for Entire Season: No maximum
  • Trade End Date: August 8, 2024
  • Allow Draft Pick Trades: No
  • Waiver Time: 2 days
  • Waiver Type: FAB Continual rolling list
  • Waiver Mode: Continuous
  • Allow injured players from waivers or free agents to be added directly to the injury slot: No (Public Leagues) Yes (Private Leagues)
  • Can’t Cut List Provider: Yahoo Sports
  • Trade Review: League votes
  • Trade Reject Time: 2 days
  • Post Draft Players: Follow Waiver Rules
  • Max Acquisitions per Week 6
  • Min Innings pitched per team per week: 20
  • Roster Changes: Daily - Today
  • Start Scoring On: Week 1
  • Playoffs: 6 teams - Weeks 23, 24 and 25 (ends Sunday, September 29th)
  • Playoff Tie-Breaker: - Higher seed wins
  • Playoff Reseeding: - Yes
  • Lock Eliminated Teams - No (Private Leagues) Yes (Public Leagues)
  • Divisions: No
  • Make League Publicly Viewable: No
  • Invite Permissions: Commissioner Only
  • Send unjoined players email reminders: Yes
  • Roster Positions: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, Util, Util, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, IL, IL, IL, IL
  • Batter Stat Categories: Runs (R), Home Runs (HR), Runs Batted In (RBI), Stolen Bases (SB), Batting Average (AVG)
  • Pitcher Stat Categories: Wins (W), Saves (SV), Strikeouts (K), Earned Run Average (ERA), (Walks + Hits)/ Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Head-to-Head Points

  • Auto-renew Enabled: Yes
  • Draft Type: Live Standard Draft
  • Live Draft Pick Time: 1 Minute
  • Max Teams: 12
  • Player Universe: All baseball
  • New Players Become Available: As soon as Yahoo adds them
  • Max Acquisitions for Entire Season: No maximum
  • Max Trades for Entire Season: No maximum
  • Trade End Date: August 8, 2024
  • Allow Draft Pick Trades: No
  • Waiver Time: 2 days
  • Waiver Type: FAB Continual rolling list
  • Waiver Mode: Continuous
  • Allow injured players from waivers or free agents to be added directly to the injury slot: Yes
  • Can’t Cut List Provider: Yahoo Sports
  • Trade Review: League Votes
  • Trade Reject Time: 2 days
  • Post Draft Players: Follow Waiver Rules
  • Max Acquisitions per Week 6
  • Min Innings pitched per team per week: 20
  • Roster Changes: Daily - Today
  • Start Scoring On: Week 1
  • Playoffs: 6 teams - Weeks 23, 24 and 25 (ends Sunday, September 29th)
  • Playoff Tie-Breaker: - Higher seed wins
  • Playoff Reseeding: - Yes
  • Lock Eliminated Teams - No (Private Leagues) Yes (Public Leagues)
  • Divisions: No
  • Make League Publicly Viewable: No
  • Invite Permissions: Commissioner Only
  • Send unjoined players email reminders: Yes
  • Roster Positions: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, Util, Util, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, IL, IL, IL, IL
  • Batter Stat Categories and Point Values:
    • Singles (1B) 2.6
    • Doubles (2B) 5.2
    • Triples (3B) 7.8
    • Home Runs (HR) 10.4
    • Runs (R) 1.9
    • Runs Batted In (RBI) 1.9
    • Bases on Balls (BB) 2.6
    • Stolen Bases (SB) 4.2
    • Hit by Pitch (HBP) 2.6
  • Pitcher Stat Categories and Point Values:
    • Saves (SV) 8
    • Wins (W) 8
    • Strikeouts (K) 3
    • Earned Runs (ER) -3
    • Outs (O) 1
    • Bases on Balls (BB) -1.3
    • Hits (H) -1.3
    • Hit by Pitch (HBP) -1.3

Rotisserie

  • Auto-renew Enabled: Yes
  • Draft Type: Live Standard Draft
  • Live Draft Pick Time: 1 minute
  • Max Teams: 12
  • Player Universe: All baseball
  • New Players Become Available: As soon as Yahoo adds them
  • Max Acquisitions for Entire Season: No maximum
  • Max Trades for Entire Season: No maximum
  • Trade End Date: August 8, 2024
  • Allow Draft Pick Trades: No
  • Waiver Time: 2 days
  • Waiver Type: FAB Continual rolling list
  • Waiver Mode: Continuous
  • Allow injured players from waivers or free agents to be added directly to the injury slot: Yes (Private Leagues) No (Public Leagues)
  • Can’t Cut List Provider: Yahoo Sports
  • Trade Review: League Votes
  • Trade Reject Time: 2 days
  • Post Draft Players: Follow Waiver Rules
  • Max Games Played: 162
  • Max Innings Pitched: 1400
  • Roster Changes: Daily - Today
  • Start Scoring On: March 30, 2024 (if drafted before this date)
  • End Scoring on: September 29, 2024
  • Make League Publicly Viewable: No
  • Invite Permissions: Commissioner Only
  • Send unjoined players email reminders: Yes
  • Roster Positions: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, Util, Util, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, IL, IL, IL, IL
  • Batter Stat Categories: Runs (R), Home Runs (HR), Runs Batted In (RBI), Stolen Bases (SB), Batting Average (AVG)
  • Pitcher Stat Categories: Wins (W), Saves (SV), Strikeouts (K), Earned Run Average (ERA), (Walks + Hits)/ Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Private Leagues Only

Season Points

  • Auto-renew Enabled: Yes
  • Draft Type: Live Standard Draft
  • Live Draft Pick Time: 1 Minute
  • Max Teams: 12
  • Player Universe: All Baseball
  • New Players Become Available: As soon as Yahoo adds them
  • Max Acquisitions for Entire Season: No maximum
  • Max Trades for Entire Season: No maximum
  • Trade End Date: August 8, 2024
  • Allow Draft Pick Trades: No
  • Waiver Time: 2 days
  • Waiver Type: FAB Continual rolling list
  • Waiver Mode: Continuous
  • Allow injured players from waivers or free agents to be added directly to the injury slot: Yes
  • Can’t Cut List Provider: Yahoo Sports
  • Trade Review: League Votes
  • Trade Reject Time: 2 days
  • Post Draft Players: Follow Waiver Rules
  • Max Games Played: 60
  • Max Innings Pitched: 525
  • Roster Changes: Daily - Today
  • Start Scoring On: March 20, 2024 (if drafted before this date)
  • End Scoring On: September 29, 2024
  • Make League Publicly Viewable: No
  • Invite Permissions: Commissioner Only
  • Send unjoined players email reminders: Yes
  • Roster Positions: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, Util, Util, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, IL, IL, IL, IL
  • Batter Stat Categories and Point Values:
    • Singles (1B) 2.6
    • Doubles (2B) 5.2
    • Triples (3B) 7.8
    • Home Runs (HR) 10.4
    • Runs (R) 1.9
    • Runs Batted In (RBI) 1.9
    • Bases on Balls (BB) 2.6
    • Stolen Bases (SB) 4.2
    • Hit by Pitch (HBP) 2.6
  • Pitcher Stat Categories and Point Values:
    • Saves (SV) 8
    • Wins (W) 8
    • Strikeouts (K) 3
    • Earned Runs (ER) -3
    • Outs (O) 1
    • Bases on Balls (BB) -1.3
    • Hits (H) -1.3
    • Hit by Pitch (HBP) -1.3

Head-to-Head One Win

  • Auto-renew Enabled: Yes
  • Draft Type: Live Standard Draft
  • Live Draft Pick Time: 1 Minute
  • Max Teams: 12
  • Player Universe: All baseball
  • New Players Become Available: As soon as Yahoo adds them
  • Max Acquisitions for Entire Season: No maximum
  • Max Trades for Entire Season: No maximum
  • Trade End Date: August 8, 2024
  • Allow Draft Pick Trades: No
  • Waiver Time: 2 days
  • Waiver Type: FAB Continual rolling list
  • Waiver Mode: Continuous
  • Allow injured players from waivers or free agents to be added directly to the injury slot: Yes
  • Can’t Cut List Provider: Yahoo Sports
  • Trade Review: League votes
  • Trade Reject Time: 2 days
  • Post Draft Players: Follow Waiver Rules
  • Max Acquisitions per Week 6
  • Min Innings pitched per team per week: 20
  • Roster Changes: Daily - Today
  • Start Scoring On: Week 1
  • Playoffs: 6 teams - Weeks 23, 24 and 25 (ends Sunday, September 29th)
  • Playoff Tie-Breaker: - Higher seed wins
  • Playoff Reseeding: - Yes
  • Lock Eliminated Teams - No
  • Divisions: No
  • Make League Publicly Viewable: No
  • Invite Permissions: Commissioner Only
  • Send unjoined players email reminders: Yes
  • Roster Positions: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, Util, Util, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, IL, IL, IL, IL
  • Batter Stat Categories: Runs (R), Home Runs (HR), Runs Batted In (RBI), Stolen Bases (SB), Batting Average (AVG)
  • Pitcher Stat Categories: Wins (W), Saves (SV), Strikeouts (K), Earned Run Average (ERA), (Walks + Hits)/ Innings Pitched (WHIP)

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