Following discussion last week the Tout Wars LLC decided to not implement the Swingman rule in Tout Mixed. For the first time, AL/NL and Mixed have different rules. The following email was sent to Tout Mixed players:
“Hi guys,
Lord Zola convened his knights at Mastersball this past week to discuss the Swingman rule, and there was a definite difference of opinion about the worthiness of the experiment in the AL/NL leagues and the Mixed league.
The reasons for trying the Swingman experiment in the AL/NL leagues are organic. Major league roster composition has changed since the 13/9 rosters were adoped originally, but the reason we added the Swingman to the Mixed league was because we’ve always had the same rules in all three leagues.
After reflection and discussion, we’ve decided to drop the Swingman from the Mixed league this year. While simplicity is a goal, avoiding divergent rules is not if they don’t address similar issues.
Thanks for your feedback on this. If you really liked the idea of the Swingman in Mixed, let us know and we’ll consider it for the future.
See you next month!
Peter, Ron, Lawr, Jeff”