My custom league is set up to have 5 DL positions. I understand that players can only be put on the DL if they are on the "real-life" DL, but when will that feature become available?
Correct me if I am wrong, but I would think that some players are on the real life Disabled List already.
The managers in my league who have players to whom this would apply would like to be able to put them in the DL as soon as possible so that they may replace them as soon as possible.
Thank you in advance for what I anticipate will be your usual prompt response.
Here's what Yahoo wrote back. They have a tendency in answering questions to simply provide you with all of the information that pertain to that particular subject and hope that somewhere in there is the answer to the question,
Anyway.....
Hello Paul,
Thank you for writing to Yahoo! Fantasy Sports.
MLB will not release a DL list until the season starts.
In order to be placed into the DL position for Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Baseball, the player must be on the official MLB DL. Player injury information is updated nightly based on official information.
Therefore, there may be a delay between the time that the player is placed on the DL and the designation appearing in Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Baseball. Similarly, a player may be activated on the day of a game. If a manager places them into their active lineup for that day, they will receive scoring for the statistics earned by that player.
All Public Leagues have one DL spot, while Private League commissioners can choose to have up to five (5) DL positions.
Players cannot be added directly from the Available Players list into the DL spot on your roster. They must first be added to your roster. If your roster if full, you will be prompted to drop a player.
When a player is placed on "DL", it will show as one of their positions in the drop-down menu. Select "DL" and then hit the "submit changes" button. This will create the DL spot and you will be able to pick up another player.
If you have moved a player to the DL spot and wish to claim a new player from the available players list, make sure that the injured player has been moved to the DL spot for today and tomorrow's lineups.
Once on the DL, a player may stay there for the entire season, even if they return to real-life action. However, once a player comes off the real-life DL, you will not be able to complete any transactions until you remove them from your team's DL. You will, however, be able to make intra-roster moves (switching players between bench and active) regardless of a player's DL status.
You can also use your bench spots to house injured players. If you have no available DL or bench positions, or if your league doesn't allow them, you will need to drop the injured player from your roster if you want to pick up another player.
Thank you again for contacting Yahoo! Customer Care.
Regards,
Marshall Yahoo! Customer Care
So I would say my guess was correct. When it becomes necessary for the teams to come out with their real-life DLs - basically cut-down day, when they make their final decisions on which players will constitute their 25-man roster, that's when we will have the option of putting guys on our DLs,
