03-05-2012, 03:49 PM
First off, I don't understand the need in every off-season to make changes or tweaks to the rules. It irks me a little to have to keep taking a look to see what has or has not changed. It was disappointing to me to find out that players I traded for are no longer comp eligible because that was part of the appeal in me obtaining players around the trade deadline as a seasonal rental. I just don't understand the constant need to try and change or make your voice be heard. Just play.
Waivers - isn't that what we do right now? a little confused over what you are proposing.
Agents - Your first point, I have never really liked the whole agent system but I understand why DJ has it in place. In regards to your run in with Chaz, just because he is the easier of the 2 agents, does not mean that he is going to lay down and take whatever is offered. You also have no idea on the offer you would have obtained from Boras, most likely that would have been worse.
In regards to mileage from home, I really don't want to pull out a map quest for some of these cities. I don't know why we have to over-complicate it with more material.
You really cannot do a player to be named later because of the reason Andy stated.
Draft day contracts - I never sign people to minor league deals as far as I know DJ and Hokey do the same. We do draft day contract when a person is signed to a minor league deal or signed to the min. In terms of multiple teams going after the same FA, that makes sense that just because one team typed in draft day contract first on a thread that they should get him to that deal. That if multiple teams are interested, it would go to the lowest record.
I guess I will post this here since this is where all the idea of compensation etc started, with the changes that were done last off-season with the draft. If the draft is conducted the same this season, last season then will be my final year in the league. I did not enjoy last draft, I became frustrated with it and left after the 2nd round out of that frustration. I am not going to do that again this year. I had no idea who was up on the clock, what teams took what players previously and it really screwed with my whole draft process as I could not figure out with multiple picks on who had a chance to slide based off of previous team selections. I really don't understand why we have to take a process and over complicate it to the extreme. Seeing as the system is still in place with FA open, I will go through this off-season to make sure the LAA team is in a competitive place and come spring training I will make my formal good-bye post.
Sean
Waivers - isn't that what we do right now? a little confused over what you are proposing.
Agents - Your first point, I have never really liked the whole agent system but I understand why DJ has it in place. In regards to your run in with Chaz, just because he is the easier of the 2 agents, does not mean that he is going to lay down and take whatever is offered. You also have no idea on the offer you would have obtained from Boras, most likely that would have been worse.
In regards to mileage from home, I really don't want to pull out a map quest for some of these cities. I don't know why we have to over-complicate it with more material.
You really cannot do a player to be named later because of the reason Andy stated.
Draft day contracts - I never sign people to minor league deals as far as I know DJ and Hokey do the same. We do draft day contract when a person is signed to a minor league deal or signed to the min. In terms of multiple teams going after the same FA, that makes sense that just because one team typed in draft day contract first on a thread that they should get him to that deal. That if multiple teams are interested, it would go to the lowest record.
I guess I will post this here since this is where all the idea of compensation etc started, with the changes that were done last off-season with the draft. If the draft is conducted the same this season, last season then will be my final year in the league. I did not enjoy last draft, I became frustrated with it and left after the 2nd round out of that frustration. I am not going to do that again this year. I had no idea who was up on the clock, what teams took what players previously and it really screwed with my whole draft process as I could not figure out with multiple picks on who had a chance to slide based off of previous team selections. I really don't understand why we have to take a process and over complicate it to the extreme. Seeing as the system is still in place with FA open, I will go through this off-season to make sure the LAA team is in a competitive place and come spring training I will make my formal good-bye post.
Sean
Cubs GM 2010-2021
2017 & 2019 World Champions
LAA GM 2022-2035
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2017 & 2019 World Champions
LAA GM 2022-2035
2028, 2029, 2032 and 2034 World Champions