The 10th Season of Roger Dorn Baseball is closing in with just under a month until the RDBL Draft. The 2023 Season is headlined by a blockbuster Free Agent Class and what looks to be another healthy year for parity and depth of competition.
The 2023 Season will mark a pair of in-season rule changes that are highlighted below with the addition of the Free Agent Bidding Process and the RDBL Trade Deadline being moved up two periods.
Monday, March 20th: Keeper Rosters Due to Commissioner
Full Keeper Rosters including Minor Leaguers are due to the Commissioner's Office by midnight on Monday, March 20th. This includes decisions on activations.
Monday, March 27th: 2023 RDBL Draft
The 10th Draft in Roger Dorn Baseball League History will take place on Monday, March 27th. The start time will be announced closer to Draft Day but we are likely to start at either 11am or 12pm. The Draft will take place in Concord in-person along with the option of Zoom.
Wednesday Night, March 29th: First Waiver Claims Processed
The 2023 Season will make the addition of a Free Agent Bidding process through CBS. This will allow teams to have full control of their waiver additions, eliminating the email back and forth with the Commissioner.
- All teams will start the season with a $100 Free Agent Budget. The team with the highest bid will be awarded the player.
- In-Season Waiver Claims will be processed overnight on Sundays as it was in previous seasons.
- We have eliminated the limitations on claims. Teams can claim/drop as many players as they wish on a weekly basis.
- Claims can be submitted at any point during the week, eliminating the Sunday night work.
- Claims can be submitted with a $0 bid. If that bid goes unchallenged, that team will be awarded the player.
Thursday, March 30th: 2023 Opening Day
Following the processing of Waiver Claims overnight on Wednesday, teams will set their lineups for Period 1 which will run Thursday to Sunday.
Monday, May 22nd: Prospect Activation Window Opens
Players that made the Opening Day Roster and were not activated by their RDBL Franchise can begin to be added to the Active Roster at the beginning of Period 9 (Monday, 5/22).
The "Fernando Tatis, Jr. Rule" remains in place allowing teams a 24-hour window to activate prospects who are promoted to the Big Leagues between Opening Day on Period 9.
Monday, July 17th: RDBL Trade Deadline (Start of Period 17)
As agreed to this off-season, the RDBL Trade Deadline has been moved up two weeks after sharing the date of the MLB Trade Deadline since 2013. This will provide six remaining periods of play in the RDBL Regular Season compared to four in previous seasons.
Monday, July 31st: RDBL Keeper Deadline
Claims processed on Monday, 7/31, the start of Period 19, will mark the final eligibility for players to be Keepers for 2024. Any players added or dropped after 7/31 will not be eligible to be retained for 2024.
Sunday, August 27th: End of Regular Season (Period 22)
The Regular Season Champion will be crowned on Sunday, August 27th at the completion of Period 22.
Monday, August 28th: Start of 2023 Playoffs
The RDBL added the Playoff System in 2016 with the top six teams through Period 22 entering a five week season to crown the RDBL Champion.
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