06-21-2012, 11:21 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-23-2012, 04:32 PM by mattynokes.)
As DJ and I talked, there's interest in changing up how we do compensation. In looking over how much the compensation players have gotten in FA I've noticed many Type B players receiving a higher total value offer than Type A players.
For example, as we saw a few years back both Brent Cook and Geraldo Orge received a higher total value offer than any of the Type A players. To me the league is saying those players were more valuable than the Type A players and should have had higher compensation.
The idea is to remove Type A or B status as well a need for a formula to determine compensation. In order to be eligible for compensation, the fallback salary would be an average of the top 10 salaries at the player's position (top 40 for SPs). Average salaries will be determined as of the opening day file.
This would allow ANY player to be compensated in just ONE compensation round. However, this doesn't mean that there will be a spike in compensated players as not every potential FA will be worth top 10 average salary at their position.
As of Opening Day 2029:
SP: $14.38M
RP: $10.21M
CA: $8.95M
1B: $12.03M
2B: $11.83M
3B: $12.80M
SS: $12.68M
LF: $8.22M
CF: $10.91M
RF: $13.28M
As for what teams will have to give up for signing the compensated players:
One Player Signed: 5th Round Pick
Two Players Signed: 5th and 6th Round Picks
Three Players Signed: 4th - 6th Round Picks
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UPDATED: Option #2
As was discussed in XAT earlier, in the least Type A/B should go away. There's multiple example where Type B players have received much higher than Type A players. The process would be the same.
1. JHC's formula to determine who qualifies.
2. Calculated salaries to determine fallback.
3. Highest total contract value then determines the draft order.
4. There would be just one compensation round, between the first and second round.
5. Teams would lose a 5th if one player signed, 5th and 6th if two players signed, and 4th-6th if three players signed.
I will acknowledge Sean's suggestion to award the compensation round order to the highest salary, rather than the highest total offer. The problem I have with it is it would value a $9M for 1 year offer over a $7M for 4 years offer. Both ways can have their issues, but a longer offer speaks for the team feeling that the player will hold their value better than a one year offer.
For example, as we saw a few years back both Brent Cook and Geraldo Orge received a higher total value offer than any of the Type A players. To me the league is saying those players were more valuable than the Type A players and should have had higher compensation.
The idea is to remove Type A or B status as well a need for a formula to determine compensation. In order to be eligible for compensation, the fallback salary would be an average of the top 10 salaries at the player's position (top 40 for SPs). Average salaries will be determined as of the opening day file.
This would allow ANY player to be compensated in just ONE compensation round. However, this doesn't mean that there will be a spike in compensated players as not every potential FA will be worth top 10 average salary at their position.
As of Opening Day 2029:
SP: $14.38M
RP: $10.21M
CA: $8.95M
1B: $12.03M
2B: $11.83M
3B: $12.80M
SS: $12.68M
LF: $8.22M
CF: $10.91M
RF: $13.28M
As for what teams will have to give up for signing the compensated players:
One Player Signed: 5th Round Pick
Two Players Signed: 5th and 6th Round Picks
Three Players Signed: 4th - 6th Round Picks
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UPDATED: Option #2
As was discussed in XAT earlier, in the least Type A/B should go away. There's multiple example where Type B players have received much higher than Type A players. The process would be the same.
1. JHC's formula to determine who qualifies.
2. Calculated salaries to determine fallback.
3. Highest total contract value then determines the draft order.
4. There would be just one compensation round, between the first and second round.
5. Teams would lose a 5th if one player signed, 5th and 6th if two players signed, and 4th-6th if three players signed.
I will acknowledge Sean's suggestion to award the compensation round order to the highest salary, rather than the highest total offer. The problem I have with it is it would value a $9M for 1 year offer over a $7M for 4 years offer. Both ways can have their issues, but a longer offer speaks for the team feeling that the player will hold their value better than a one year offer.
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