MASN Presents Maximum Access Fantasy Baseball

Register for free today! - Weekly play begins Sunday, April 4 and continues until the end of the season - 26 weeks of competition.

Prizes

Both weekly and overall prizes will be awarded. Particpants will create a team and set a roster by selecting among all MLB players using a virtual $100,000,000 salary cap. Rosters can be modified weekly (rosters need to be set by 10:30am each Monday).

Two ways to win: During registration, participants will be able to choose whether they are Orioles or Nationals fans in order to select what prizes they are competing to win.

WEEKLY WINNERS (1 winner each week for 26 weeks)
*MASN Prize Packs will be awarded to each week's top scoring team (Prize Packs will include at least one item autographed by a Nationals or Orioles player.) In the case of a tie, the previous weeks' scores for each team will be used to break the tie. Further ties will continue to be broken by moving to the previous weeks until the tie is broken.

OVERALL SEASON WINNERS (10 Overall Grand Prize Winners)
At the end of play (October 3, 2010) the top five (5) fantasy teams (based on accumulated season point totals) among Orioles fans and the top five (5) teams among Nationals fans will each win a fan experience package which will include lunch with either Orioles Manager Dave Trembley or Nationals Manager Jim Riggleman. To enter, complete the registration form online. Entrants will be asked to create a user ID and password, which they will use for future login to their team page. In the case of a tie, the best one week score for each team throughout the season will be used to break the tie. Further ties will continue to be broken by moving to the next highest one week score until the tie is broken.

Leagues

When entering you can create or join a public or private group of friends or other owners with similar interests, fantasy skill level, etc. to compete against. When creating a group, you will be asked to enter a group name and password which can be used by your friends to join at anytime.No additional prizes will be awarded for groups (public or private).

Roster

Your roster must consist of 12 players:

A roster must be valid (12 players selected) before a contestant can be eligibleto compete. Contestants must choose only from players listed online. Players are only eligible at the position listed and player positions will not change during the length of the contest. Each contestant begins with a $100 million dollar budget. The contestant's original 12-man roster must not exceed the $100,000,000 salary cap.

Player Salaries

Initial player salaries are based on a combination of the prior season's performance and expected 2010 performance. During the season, player salaries will be updated on a weekly basis based on performance. Every Monday, beginning after the completion of week 4, updated player salaries will be announced just prior to the weekly trading window opening for that week.

If you have any player on your roster that receives an increase in salary, your team value will increase by that amount for each player. (e.g., if your team value is $100,000,000 and after Week 3 you have 2 players on your roster that each receive a $100,000 upgrade, then from Week 4 forward, your team value is $100,200,000). Player values may decrease as well, however, your team value will never drop below the initial $100,000,000 budget. All salary increases go into effect on Monday during the appropriate week. In order to receive credit for the salary increase, you must have that player on your current roster at the time the raises are announced. For example, to take advantage of the salary increases that occur after Week 3, you must have those players on your Week 4 roster by the trading deadline for that week.

Contest Deadlines

The contest begins with the first game on Sunday, April 4, 2010, and ends after the last game, estimated to be October 3, 2010. Any games played before April 4, 2010 or after October 3, 2010 do NOT count towards your weekly or season-to-date totals. The Contest consists of 11 Contest weekly periods ("Contest Week 1", "Contest Week 2, etc.", collectively "Contest Weeks").

Contest Week Scheduled Games

During the week a roster may be edited up to 10:30am ET every Monday (except week 1 when the deadline is Sunday, April 4 at 8:00pm ET), and any trade goes into effect for the following Contest Week. Once a week's roster becomes final (at 10:30am ET on Monday) it cannot be changed again for that Contest Week and a roster must be full (12 players) in order to score points for the week. Rosters with empty positions after the Monday morning trading deadline will be labeled as inactive and will not score points for the week.

Scoring

Scoring is awarded based on the scoring system below:

Scoring is calculated weekly and is based on the total (not average) number of points each player earns in a week. Scoring is based only on the games actually played each week. If, for any reason, a player's game is postponed (due to weather, etc.) you will only receive points for that game if you have the player on your roster the day the game is officially completed. Statistics for games that are postponed will be counted in the weeks when the games are actually played.

Trading Players

The trading deadline is always 10:30am ET on Monday morning. Once this deadline passes, the players on your roster are locked for that Contest Week. You may immediately begin trading for the following Contest Week after 10:30am ET on Monday. Trades made during the week always go into effect the following Monday. All player trades must be made online. Phone trades are not accepted.

A player may be traded for another player at the same position. The contestant must remain at or under their current salary cap after all trades are made.