03-22-2016, 09:51 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-22-2016, 10:05 PM by mattynokes.)
I'm not sure what I've comp'd has anything to do with it, but just to set the record straight, I've comp'd:
SP Dwight (56) - Signed as comp pick the year prior
3B Laverty (58) - Acquired in trade
SP Quinones (59) - Acquired in trade and re-signed
3B Waterdown (62) - Signed as normal FA
I fail to see what I'm offending. Every few years I get a comp pick and that is somehow wrong? Or even if true, how it means I can't support suppressing Type B FAs a little?
We have many others who employ the tactic of sign a guy for a year or two and then throw them back into comp after that. There's nothing wrong with them doing that at the time, the system allowed for it. There's been a trend over the last few seasons of double digit Type B FAs and now it's exploded to over 30 (I believe). The tactic is now looking cheap as ever, and as Andy pointed out compensation is meant for players that you invested in. Not a lucky gamble and essentially flipped a 6th round pick for a future 3rd round pick.
This isn't going to change a lot, but it will prevent the rentals from becoming compensation worthy. I highly doubt people will opt to retain all of the talent just because they aren't getting compensation. At 2 years I don't comp Spitzer (asked around 4.5M/4 to re-sign) or Waterdown (asked around 7M/4 to re-sign) and released them to FA. The cost to re-sign them is quite a burden. If teams do re-sign these types, then FA isn't missing out on much and it gets players paid (successfully getting money out of the game).
SP Dwight (56) - Signed as comp pick the year prior
3B Laverty (58) - Acquired in trade
SP Quinones (59) - Acquired in trade and re-signed
3B Waterdown (62) - Signed as normal FA
I fail to see what I'm offending. Every few years I get a comp pick and that is somehow wrong? Or even if true, how it means I can't support suppressing Type B FAs a little?
We have many others who employ the tactic of sign a guy for a year or two and then throw them back into comp after that. There's nothing wrong with them doing that at the time, the system allowed for it. There's been a trend over the last few seasons of double digit Type B FAs and now it's exploded to over 30 (I believe). The tactic is now looking cheap as ever, and as Andy pointed out compensation is meant for players that you invested in. Not a lucky gamble and essentially flipped a 6th round pick for a future 3rd round pick.
This isn't going to change a lot, but it will prevent the rentals from becoming compensation worthy. I highly doubt people will opt to retain all of the talent just because they aren't getting compensation. At 2 years I don't comp Spitzer (asked around 4.5M/4 to re-sign) or Waterdown (asked around 7M/4 to re-sign) and released them to FA. The cost to re-sign them is quite a burden. If teams do re-sign these types, then FA isn't missing out on much and it gets players paid (successfully getting money out of the game).
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