Men's League all-stars for the upcoming or current softball year have been formulated and are now posted online. For a list of all-stars by year please see Men's League All-Star Cap List/Yearly below. The main file, Men's League All-Star Cap List/All Players/Current Status, contains a list showing each and every men's league all-star for the upcoming or current softball year. If a player is on this list, that player received men's league all-star status in one or more years since 2011. Any player shaded in green was petitioned for and granted release from the list. Please see Petition Guidelines below.
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Men's League All-Star Cap List/All Players/Current Status
All-Star Cap Rule
A men's league team can roster more than 7 all-stars but never play with more than 7 all-stars in the batting line-up at any given time. Short-handed teams with 7 all-stars in attendance cannot pick up another all-star as a sub. If, at any time during the season by any member of Softball America, a team is found in default of the All-Star Cap rule that team will forfeit all games in which the infraction occurred. All-stars are determined by the league and shall be adjusted yearly. It is the sole responsibility of the men's team manager to maintain a legal men's league line-up with respect to the all-star cap rule. The All-Star Cap List/All Players/Current Status will always be available from the Softball America home page or by clicking the link above.
All-Star Cap List
The all-star cap list is a compilation of league members since 2011 whose offensive production has placed them in the upper echelon of players in the men's leagues. The upper echelon is a percentage of the men's league better players relative to the total number of teams in all leagues.
All-star status is determined by a statistical formula based on offensive production only. The formula takes into account AB, R%, RBI%, Avg, Slg, BB%. A minimum of 36 SBA at-bats (2 seasons) during any softball year is needed to qualify for all-star list consideration.
Any player listed for the current or upcoming year, with the exception of a player shaded in green, shall be considered an all-star for the current or upcoming men's softball year. A player that has never played in any Softball America league may enter any men's league as a core player. Softball America shall reserve the right to change a new member's status from season to season if, in the judgment of the league, that member is of obvious all-star ranking.
Petition Guidelines
Managers will have the right to petition the league with regard to a player's all-star ranking at any time if, and only if, that player has NOT become an all-star on last year's merits. If a player is on the all-star restricted list as a result of his/her efforts in a year previous to last year and that player qualified last year (36 AB's) but failed to achieve all-star status, a manager may petition the league in writing to have that player released from the list. The player will then be re-evaluated. In other words a player must prove they do not belong on the list by qualifying for and not achieving all-star ranking in a year following their being named an all-star. Not playing for a year or 2, or playing a minimal amount (below the 36 at-bat requirement), shall not be grounds to petition for a player's release from the list. Regardless of subsequent player production, once all-star status is achieved, the all-star will remain such unless formally petitioned for and granted a release.
All-Star Cap List/Yearly
All-Star Cap List/2011
