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What's New This Year (in the League)?

The Basics

Approximate Cost Of Fielding A Travel Team

Annual Timeline - ENYTB Participation

Annual Informational Meetings

New Member Orientation

The Club GM

Team Registration Part I - Team Activation

Team Registration Part II - Your Purchase

Team Registration - Part III - Other

Loopholes On Age Eligibility

Fines & Security Deposits

Paid Advertising - enytb.com

Free Ads on enytb.com (Members Only)

Placing/Finding Team Ads For Pick-Up Games

League Playing Rules

Wood Bats

Composite Metal Bat Restrictions

Sanctioned Post-Season Play - What is it?

Last Man Standing Tournaments - What Are They?

Online Roster Management System (ORMS)

Roster Management Protocols

How ENYTB Regulates Player Movement Between Teams

  • Why Voluntary Release Systems Are Doomed To Fail
  • Effective 2013 Season - ENYTB Adopts Team Player Caps To Regulate The Extent To Which Teams Can Take Players From Their Fellow Members
  • OVERVIEW OF ENYTB CAP SYSTEM FOR REGULATING INTRA-LEAGUE PLAYER MOVEMENT
  • ENYTB Player Classification
    • TEAM CAPS (RFA CREDITS)

    TEAM CAPS (RFA Credits)


    The bookkeeping for all RFA Credits is automated within the website. The annual base credits are awarded on Aug 1 each year and all earned credits are added as they are earned and all used credits are deducted as they are used.

    This information is available to all members and the public at:

    → LEAGUE PLAY → RFA Cap Space - By Team

    ENYTB's Player CAP system is automatically enforced by the website whenever a team tries to add a player to its ENYTB roster.

    The system will determine:

    (i) If the player is a UFA, an Exemption or a RFA.
    (ii) If the player is an RFA, it will check all applicable CAPs to test whether the team has sufficient unused CAP space to add the player.
    (iii) If the team has sufficient CAP space, the system will ask the user to confirm that he wants to use a RFA credit on this player transaction.
    (iv) If the user indicates yes to the transaction, the system will automatically move the player from his current team A to his new team B and make all necessary adjustments to the team's remaining cap space.

    Each CAP plays an important role in limiting the level of recruiting that goes on in the league.

    ENYTB imposes two generic kinds of "RFA" limits on all teams:

    (A) Overall CAP - CAP1 limits the OVERALL number of RFA any ENYTB team can add in the current period from all ENYTB teams combined.

    (B) Head-to-Head CAPs (H2H) - H2H CAPs limit the number of RFA any one team can take from any other single team.

    CAP2 is an annual limit and CAP3 is a limit over the common lifetime of the two teams.

    GENERAL RULE - For team B to take a player (RFA) from team A, team B must have at least:

    one unused overall RFA credit (CAP1),
    one unused annual H2H credit vis a vis team A (CAP2); and.
    one unused lifetime H2H credit vis a vis team A (CAP3).

    CAP CREDITS

    (1) CAP1 = A + B + C + D + E

    WHERE:

    A = Annual Base Credits.

    For all returning teams owned by a franchise member - A = 2,
    For all returning teams owned by a non-franchise member - A = 1,
    For all new teams owned by first year members, A=3, and
    For all other new teams, A=0 (replaced by B).

    B = MATCHING BONUS (NET Of Annual Base Credits)

    For All Existing Teams
    For All New Teams Except Those Teams Owned By First Year Members

    Matching Bonus = Sum of UFA Added In Current Period Less Annual Base Credits

    C = Compensatory Credits (CC)

    1-for-1 for RFA losses till MAX = 3. If unused, these credits carry forward.

    NOTE: To qualify as an RFA loss, the lost player must sign with another ENYTB team.

    D = Carry over of compensatory credits from prior years.

    NOTE: It is assumed CC are used last and all unused CC are carried forward to the next year.

    E = Bonus Credits per League Review

    A bonus allotment of overall RFA Credits may be awarded to any team based on extreme or extenuating circumstances affecting a team’s viability, subject to league determination/approval.

    The above limits are designed for normal circumstances. It is possible a team could be hard hit by RFA losses in a single year and not qualify for enough RFA credits in that year to replenish its roster and continue on as a team in the league. For teams facing such extreme circumstances we offer the option of League Review.

    Teams would apply to the league with an explanation of their circumstances, the number of RFA credits they were requesting, and the names of the RFA's that they wish to add to their roster. The League would review these requests on a case-by-case basis and as long as the league was convinced that the request was legitimate i.e., was not a way to game the system in order to recruit better players, the league would have the authority to increase the team's RFA credits as necessary and appropriate for that year.

    NOTE: The H2H limits are fixed and can not be raised, even by League Review, unless approved by the team(s) that are losing the player(s).

    (2) CAP2 - Limits the number of RFA any team B can take from any team A in any year T. This type of CAP is referred to as a head-to-head (H2H) CAP.

    NEW & EXISTNG:
    CAP2 H2H MAX = 2 per year (one time only) and for years 2 thru N, average per year CAP2 < OR = 1; and,

    (3) CAP3 - Limits the number of RFA any team B can take from any team A over the common lifetime of the two teams.

    NEW & EXISTING:
    CAP3 = 4 Lifetime


    (4) CAP6 - Limits the overall number of RFAs any team B can add from the inactive list (CUT/DNR) of all other ENYTB teams over a three year period.

    CAP6 MAX = 2 per three years.

    CAP6 is in addition to all other CAPs. For example, a CUT player would have to fit under CAP1, CAP2, CAP3 and CAP6.

    NOTE: CAP6 does not apply to CUTs where Team B is in a lower competition class than Team A or where Team B and Team A are both low silver teams.


    (5) CAP7 - Limits the number of dead "UFA" any Team B can take from any Team A (dead) in a given year.

    CAP7 MAX = 3 per year for year T and T+1.

    NOTE: CAP7 shall not apply to Low Silver teams. A dead team remains dead in the system for two seasons. After the 2nd year, it is deleted from the system and any remaining players become regular UFA.


    Limited Time Period For Applicability Of RFA Credits To Active Players

    RFA Credits can be used on active players until:

    MAR 1 each year - 12U & Under
    APR 1 each year - 13u & Older

    This will allow teams to know their roster situation 30 to 60 days before they begin their season.

  • RFA EXEMPTIONS
  • Limited Members - Restricted Applicability Of RFA Credits
  • Intra-Club Transfer Rules

FINDING UFAs Via enytb.com

Customized Scheduling - 101

How To Transact a SCHEDULE CHANGE

PROTOCOLS FOR SCHEDULE CHANGES

Schedule Management Protocols

Standings Questions

After You Have Won A Berth To A Sanctioned NCTS

Contact Info

How Do I Change My Email Preferences

How Do I Enter My Scores

Lineup Cards - Mandatory (available Online)

Field Availability

INFORMATION re: ENYTB Fall League

JOE Tournament (ENYTB/ValleyCats Fall Classic)

ENYTB OPEN Tournaments

Help

  • How Do League Participants Retrieve Their Own Password?

    Lost Password?

    enytb.com allows users to retrieve their own password at any time.

    To retrieve your own password:

    Go to the very top of the home page and click on the [Login] button. In the spawned modal, click [Lost Password?]

    Enter your ENYTB registered email address;

    Click the applicable user ID (if there is more than one).

    The system will instantly email your password to your registered email address.

    NOTE: If you get a message stating that you aren't a registered user, the system is telling you that it does not recognize the email address you have entered i.e., it is not of a valid email address/password pairing. This would happen if you have multiple email address and are entering a different email address from what you are registered under in the system. It could also mean you have typed in your email address incorrectly or that it was originally entered incorrectly to the system. If you believe it to be the latter, please contact your league navigator for assistance. If you don't know who your league navigator is, contact Ed Frye at 518-356-9089.

Custom Scheduling

ENYTB puts you in the driver’s seat in determining when and how much you team plays as well as who you play.
  • Have your schedule include the exact number of games you want week-by-week as well as in total;
  • Have your HOME games scheduled only on the dates/times your home field and team are both available;
  • Have your AWAY games scheduled only on the dates/times your team is available;
  • Automatically eliminate opponents outside your team’s competitive range; and,
  • Top priority given to scheduling games with specific opponents that you designate as most preferred. You can also block specific opponents you prefer not playing.

Schedule Reliability

Schedule reliability is the hallmark of every great league!
  • Teams are required to play all games as scheduled;
  • 100% enforcement via ENYTB website;
  • More than 90% of all ENYTB scheduled games are played as scheduled, excluding cancellations due to bad weather;
  • Games that aren’t played as scheduled (forfeits) can be made up at a later time by mutual agreement to avoid fine;
  • Fines are imposed for un-played or un-scored games;
  • ENYTB guarantees reimbursement for unavoidable out-of-pocket game expenses due to late cancellations.

Tournament Opportunities

Multiple tournaments for all ages!
  • Local tournaments hosted on premium fields, including Joe Bruno Stadium, home to the Tri-City ValleyCats, minor league affiliate of the Houston Astros.
  • Exclusive local tournaments for Members Only: Super 8, Summer Blast, Madness!, and ValleyCats Fall Classic. Each with a 2 game guarantee. Sign up available on team order form.
  • OPEN tournament: Last Man Standing. 3 game guarantee. Last weekend of July. All teams in the Capital District and beyond are welcome to join in this summer finale! Members sign up on team order form. Non-members sign up on-line through tournament menu.
  • Sanctioned National Championship Tournament Series are available to members at all ages via ENYTB affiliates: NABF; PONY; and, AABC. Sign-up available on team order form.

Nine ENYTB Teams Have Won Sanctioned National Championships. Can your team be the 10th?

Interested in Joining?

  • New members are always welcome - ENYTB continues to grow, having reached 225 teams in 2019
  • New teams are allowed to roster up to four players one year older than their team age (pre-2019 teams are grandfathered at five such players); and,
  • New teams are allowed a maximum of four players from active ENYTB teams, provided no more than three of those players are from the same team.
  • Players looking for a travel team to play for can go to Teams Looking for Players or go to Teams Hosting Tryouts.

For more information re: ENYTB membership you may contact ENYTB Executive Director, Andy Frye at (518) 545-0747 or by email at andy@enytb.com.

Interested in Joining?

  • New members are always welcome - ENYTB continues to grow, having reached 225 teams in 2019
  • New teams are allowed to roster up to four players one year older than their team age (pre-2019 teams are grandfathered at five such players); and,
  • New teams are allowed a maximum of four players from active ENYTB teams, provided no more than three of those players are from the same team.

For more information re: ENYTB membership you may contact ENYTB Executive Director, Andy Frye at (518) 545-0747 or by email at andy@enytb.com.