01-23-2012, 06:43 PM
Already some edits...
- Compensation picks are not tradable
- Sandwich round order is determined by the player's Compensation Score (higher score = earlier pick)
And to clarify, you are giving up YOUR 5th or 6th (or possibly 4th) round pick. Even if you acquire other picks in that round that are earlier, you still lose your team's pick.
Here's some pros and cons...
Pros
- A more active Free Agency for compensation players (a total of four players have been signed in the past two years)
- Signing teams only have to give up late round picks instead of 1st or 2nd round picks
- Rebuilding teams no longer have to fear losing their very early 1st (or 2nd) round picks
- Releasing teams will be able to open bids for their own players
----- In the past this has been seen as a way to get around having the negotiate a contract with the player since not many people have bid on compensation players. However, now it's a more natural Free Agency, and the team would likely face some competition for the player.
- Again, it plain, flat out promotes more players to be signed in Free Agency while teams don't have to fear losing even top 90 picks.
Cons
- A pen and paper style will need to be used
- Someone (I'll volunteer) will need to post a thread, updating the compensation selections throughout the draft
- During the draft GMs will have to keep note of the compensation selection thread (I'd suggest having another tab open on your browser)
- Picks beyond the 1st round will have slightly less value
----- For example, the first pick in the 2nd round won't have the same value, but it's also not like there will be so many compensation picks that it dilutes the value a large amount
- Compensation picks are not tradable
- Sandwich round order is determined by the player's Compensation Score (higher score = earlier pick)
And to clarify, you are giving up YOUR 5th or 6th (or possibly 4th) round pick. Even if you acquire other picks in that round that are earlier, you still lose your team's pick.
Here's some pros and cons...
Pros
- A more active Free Agency for compensation players (a total of four players have been signed in the past two years)
- Signing teams only have to give up late round picks instead of 1st or 2nd round picks
- Rebuilding teams no longer have to fear losing their very early 1st (or 2nd) round picks
- Releasing teams will be able to open bids for their own players
----- In the past this has been seen as a way to get around having the negotiate a contract with the player since not many people have bid on compensation players. However, now it's a more natural Free Agency, and the team would likely face some competition for the player.
- Again, it plain, flat out promotes more players to be signed in Free Agency while teams don't have to fear losing even top 90 picks.
Cons
- A pen and paper style will need to be used
- Someone (I'll volunteer) will need to post a thread, updating the compensation selections throughout the draft
- During the draft GMs will have to keep note of the compensation selection thread (I'd suggest having another tab open on your browser)
- Picks beyond the 1st round will have slightly less value
----- For example, the first pick in the 2nd round won't have the same value, but it's also not like there will be so many compensation picks that it dilutes the value a large amount
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