Are MI / CI positions? (CBS)

[virgonomic]

As far as I can recall, MI has always been a spot where you can put someone who qualifies at 2B or SS. CBS lists guys at MI if they have 20 combined games at 2B/SS. Most of us think this is incorrect, but Marwin's owner is arguing that he would have drafted differently had he known players who qualify only at MI cannot be put into the MI slot. Yes, this argument is over the eligibility of Marwin Gonzalez.

I believe this was discussed recently but can't find the thread.

Thoughts?

[swampdragon]

in yahoo Alex Bregman is also listed at MI and Joey Gallo is CI and schwarber is C
none of it makes any sense but those are the parameters of the particular stat service that the league chose to use
and according to them this is where they qualify
so
DO YOUR HOMEWORK

[overkill94]

Yeah, it all depends on the host site - most sites have strict rules for eligibility but Yahoo is way more loosely-goosey with theirs. Unless your league has rules the contradict your host site, gotta just play with what you're given.

[Sharky]

Yeah, it all depends on the host site - most sites have strict rules for eligibility but Yahoo is way more loosely-goosey with theirs. Unless your league has rules the contradict your host site, gotta just play with what you're given.

What he said!

[Art Vandelay]

As far as I can recall, MI has always been a spot where you can put someone who qualifies at 2B or SS. CBS lists guys at MI if they have 20 combined games at 2B/SS. Most of us think this is incorrect, but Marwin's owner is arguing that he would have drafted differently had he known players who qualify only at MI cannot be put into the MI slot. Yes, this argument is over the eligibility of Marwin Gonzalez.

I believe this was discussed recently but can't find the thread.

Thoughts?

if a cbs deemed mi does not qualify at ss and/or 2b, then how can he qualify at mi?

[Judge Jude]

onroto goes the controversial route of letting the people who pay for their service dictate the rules

yahoo and other sites have decided you must conform to their policy

for some reason, we use onroto

[Gregg]

if a cbs deemed mi does not qualify at ss and/or 2b, then how can he qualify at mi?

I do not know about CBS, But in our league If a player played 11 games OF, 10 ss, 10 2b he would only qualify for OF. Our rules dictate most games played (if under 20) as the eligible position.

I never thought of this situation and will bring it up at our auction this morning. I would be of the mind that in my example above the player might only qualify for MI. Although I doubt any of us ever thought of it and OF would be the only position allowed.

[mgwiz22]

I have often complained to cbs about this but they have done nothing about it. If you use cbs you either have to monitor this yourself, which is difficult, or accept their rule. I suspect it is simply bad programming.

[virgonomic]

We've identified 4 players who this applies to: MGonzalez, Romine, Torreyes, Profar

The owner who is arguing for this figures he took advantage of it last year, and others might have.

Probably easiest to let it slide, though I've never taken advantage of it.

[revo]

On CBS, the answer is yes, a player who may not qualify at either 2B or SS (or conversely 1B or 3B) would qualify at MI or CI if they exceed your eligibility requirements combined. It's stupid.

[joncarlos]

We have a rule that specifically says you can't take advantage of this stupidity by CBS. I believe it's named after Wilson Betemit, of all people.

MI and CI are not positions. You can play there if you qualify at 2B/SS or 1B/3B.

[virgonomic]

We have a rule that specifically says you can't take advantage of this stupidity by CBS. I believe it's named after Wilson Betemit, of all people.

MI and CI are not positions. You can play there if you qualify at 2B/SS or 1B/3B.

I think our constitution makes it pretty clear:

6. ROSTERS
(a) A complete active roster shall consist of two catchers, a shortstop, a second baseman, a middle infielder (2B or SS), a first baseman, a third baseman, a corner-man (1B or 3B), five outfielders, one designated hitter, and nine pitchers.

Interpretation: MI is a slot for someone who qualifies at 2B or SS.

(c) A player's position is any position at which he appeared in 20 games in the Major Leagues in the previous year.

Interpretation: MI and CI are not major league positions.

[Art Vandelay]

We have a rule that specifically says you can't take advantage of this stupidity by CBS.

MI and CI are not positions. You can play there if you qualify at 2B/SS or 1B/3B.

I thought I was alone in feeling cbs is absolutely awful with their forced-on-the-customer settings. Because, you know, we pay for the service, but we should NOT decide our rules...