04-29-2012, 07:59 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-10-2012, 06:22 PM by mattynokes.)
In-Season Re-Signings
As of now you have to offer a new salary larger than the player's current salary in order to re-sign in-season. This makes sense for younger players, but doesn't make sense for aging veterans.
It usually isn't even a problem with the younger players. Jose Rabena would currently want $26M/4. And since older players are usually the ones that are effected by this, that's how it should be approached.
An older player should be willing to take a little less if he's going to be guaranteed more money and more playing time in the long-run. I think it should be how we do the Compensation Player offers- 10% off the salary for each year up to 4 years.
Take for example a player with an expiring contract at the end of the season making $10M and we'll say we're still on Opening Day. If I feel like I could get him for around $7M/2 I would have no interest in signing him until after the season if I have to pay him more. However, if I can sign him to $8M/3 then maybe it makes sense. I save $2M on the current season and still get him for the same total amount for the three seasons. By not taking an offer like this the player risks having a random drop or having a very bad season. Both of which would drive his next contract price down, if he continued playing at all.
1 Year = 100%
2 Years = 90%
3 Years = 80%
4 Years = 70%
Minor League Contracts
Our FA policy is set up to NOT be a first come, first serve basis. Yet when it comes to draft day (or minor league) deals, it is first come, first serve. It shouldn't be that way.
First, let's get rid of the differences in offering a draft day or minor league contract. In the end they're the same. Once a player has 6 years of service time they will be eligible for free agency. So you could sign a guy with 10 years of service time to a draft day deal and he'll be FA eligible the next off-season. All we need is the draft day deal. If you sign a guy to the bottom base offer, you get him until he's FA eligible.
Every team should be able to offer these draft day deals. Like waivers the lowest record would prevail. So (using the 2026 standings) if COL, PIT, and HOU all put in draft day offers PIT would prevail and COL or HOU would have to then offer $500K or higher to be leading the bid.
This will help so whoever is lucky enough to post the player first doesn't get exclusive draft day offer rights. In theory the player should have the greatest chance to play for the team with the lowest record and would rather a contract with a team he could actually play for rather than being a career minor leaguer on a much better team.
Winterball Age Limit
Having an age limit acts like there's a benefit to sending an older player. Age is just a number and shouldn't really effect who you send. If you wanted to send a peaked 31 age 79 overall player, be my guest.
As of now you have to offer a new salary larger than the player's current salary in order to re-sign in-season. This makes sense for younger players, but doesn't make sense for aging veterans.
It usually isn't even a problem with the younger players. Jose Rabena would currently want $26M/4. And since older players are usually the ones that are effected by this, that's how it should be approached.
An older player should be willing to take a little less if he's going to be guaranteed more money and more playing time in the long-run. I think it should be how we do the Compensation Player offers- 10% off the salary for each year up to 4 years.
Take for example a player with an expiring contract at the end of the season making $10M and we'll say we're still on Opening Day. If I feel like I could get him for around $7M/2 I would have no interest in signing him until after the season if I have to pay him more. However, if I can sign him to $8M/3 then maybe it makes sense. I save $2M on the current season and still get him for the same total amount for the three seasons. By not taking an offer like this the player risks having a random drop or having a very bad season. Both of which would drive his next contract price down, if he continued playing at all.
1 Year = 100%
2 Years = 90%
3 Years = 80%
4 Years = 70%
Minor League Contracts
Our FA policy is set up to NOT be a first come, first serve basis. Yet when it comes to draft day (or minor league) deals, it is first come, first serve. It shouldn't be that way.
First, let's get rid of the differences in offering a draft day or minor league contract. In the end they're the same. Once a player has 6 years of service time they will be eligible for free agency. So you could sign a guy with 10 years of service time to a draft day deal and he'll be FA eligible the next off-season. All we need is the draft day deal. If you sign a guy to the bottom base offer, you get him until he's FA eligible.
Every team should be able to offer these draft day deals. Like waivers the lowest record would prevail. So (using the 2026 standings) if COL, PIT, and HOU all put in draft day offers PIT would prevail and COL or HOU would have to then offer $500K or higher to be leading the bid.
This will help so whoever is lucky enough to post the player first doesn't get exclusive draft day offer rights. In theory the player should have the greatest chance to play for the team with the lowest record and would rather a contract with a team he could actually play for rather than being a career minor leaguer on a much better team.
Winterball Age Limit
Having an age limit acts like there's a benefit to sending an older player. Age is just a number and shouldn't really effect who you send. If you wanted to send a peaked 31 age 79 overall player, be my guest.
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