02-07-2011, 07:35 PM
I think some of the ideas are starting to shape up as a "yes" or a "no". Here's a recap of what I feel has happened. Like I said I'm not hurt by some of the dislikes nor do I have an agenda. So far this has created some good discussion and that's always a plus.
Leadoff Hitter to Star Player:
Nothing against it.
Agent Players to 88 Overall:
Squashed.
Incentive Laden Contracts:
Apparently already a part of the agent process, which is cool.
Vesting Options:
See above category.
6th Year Arbitration:
This hasn't really gotten a lot of talk and is actually one of the suggestions that I feel is very easy to implement and very fair to both the teams and players. Below is how I would write up the official rule and for reference sake as to the reasoning, see the opening post.
Players with 5 years, 0 days or more of Service Time, but no more than 5 years, 171 days of Service Time and show to be up for Free Agency can go through arbitration for a 3rd time at the GM's desire. Their new salary is calculated manually and below is how to calculate it:
Position Player = Previous OPS / Current OPS x (Previous Salary x 1.25)
Pitchers = Previous ERA / Current ERA x (Previous Salary x 1.25)
Draftee Signing Bonuses:
This is one that's had some support and a lot of dislikes, but I'm still not sold that it's dead just yet. No one has really contested that it isn't realistic. The best reasoning for disliking it has been CHC, in my opinion. There's a lot of valid points there.
To basically recap a response to those concerns I would say real life is completely different as there's outside reasons for the signing bonuses. In Mogul, it's baseball and only baseball. The real draft is also 50 rounds long while ours is 6 rounds. That makes each round in Mogul worth 8-9 rounds in the real world. There's not much talk about signing bonuses in the later rounds, mostly because most draftees don't sign after the 15th round unless a senior in college.
I think it could be strictly limited to 1st round draftees and any agent players that remain in the 2nd round. I understand fully that it's another obstacle for small market teams, but it's not to the point where it kills the team. We'd be talking $4-1M usually and I think Boras would maybe have a 25% increase normally. So that #1 pick at most would cost $5M (unless they're super stud). I say 3 draftees for Boras and 3 draftees for McInnis (6 players total). There's an estimated bonus for the 2010 draft here and I think players could follow those guidelines.
Leadoff Hitter to Star Player:
Nothing against it.
Agent Players to 88 Overall:
Squashed.
Incentive Laden Contracts:
Apparently already a part of the agent process, which is cool.
Vesting Options:
See above category.
6th Year Arbitration:
This hasn't really gotten a lot of talk and is actually one of the suggestions that I feel is very easy to implement and very fair to both the teams and players. Below is how I would write up the official rule and for reference sake as to the reasoning, see the opening post.
Players with 5 years, 0 days or more of Service Time, but no more than 5 years, 171 days of Service Time and show to be up for Free Agency can go through arbitration for a 3rd time at the GM's desire. Their new salary is calculated manually and below is how to calculate it:
Position Player = Previous OPS / Current OPS x (Previous Salary x 1.25)
Pitchers = Previous ERA / Current ERA x (Previous Salary x 1.25)
Draftee Signing Bonuses:
This is one that's had some support and a lot of dislikes, but I'm still not sold that it's dead just yet. No one has really contested that it isn't realistic. The best reasoning for disliking it has been CHC, in my opinion. There's a lot of valid points there.
To basically recap a response to those concerns I would say real life is completely different as there's outside reasons for the signing bonuses. In Mogul, it's baseball and only baseball. The real draft is also 50 rounds long while ours is 6 rounds. That makes each round in Mogul worth 8-9 rounds in the real world. There's not much talk about signing bonuses in the later rounds, mostly because most draftees don't sign after the 15th round unless a senior in college.
I think it could be strictly limited to 1st round draftees and any agent players that remain in the 2nd round. I understand fully that it's another obstacle for small market teams, but it's not to the point where it kills the team. We'd be talking $4-1M usually and I think Boras would maybe have a 25% increase normally. So that #1 pick at most would cost $5M (unless they're super stud). I say 3 draftees for Boras and 3 draftees for McInnis (6 players total). There's an estimated bonus for the 2010 draft here and I think players could follow those guidelines.
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