02-16-2011, 12:52 PM
Here's two problems with Mogul's FA system
1. 50% buyouts instead of 100% buyouts
2. If a player is released, the releasing team is on the hook for the player's salary above the pro-rated portion of the deal. So if a player is signed by someone else all they have to (and can) pay is the pro-rated league minimum for the rest of the year.
I'd love to see 100% buyouts. It's more realistic. It holds teams more accountable for their actions and we'll see more realistic contract offers instead of trying to sign get an extremely cheap deal for long-term. Realistically speaking only the premiere FAs are signing 3+ year deals. Most of you bench guys that are being signed here for $1M/3 year type deals are only going to sign 1 year deals in real life.
1. 50% buyouts instead of 100% buyouts
2. If a player is released, the releasing team is on the hook for the player's salary above the pro-rated portion of the deal. So if a player is signed by someone else all they have to (and can) pay is the pro-rated league minimum for the rest of the year.
I'd love to see 100% buyouts. It's more realistic. It holds teams more accountable for their actions and we'll see more realistic contract offers instead of trying to sign get an extremely cheap deal for long-term. Realistically speaking only the premiere FAs are signing 3+ year deals. Most of you bench guys that are being signed here for $1M/3 year type deals are only going to sign 1 year deals in real life.
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