Here's the impression I'm getting from the replies so far, pending a chance for everyone to review it one last time. With resignings Due Monday I plan on posting final decisions and making them official tomorrow so please please please get your 2 cents in while you can (Also be sure to vote on the two polls ONE and TWO):
-24 Hour Rule On Waivers/FAs After Deadline
Daily sims August 15th going forward and 12 Hour Waiver/FAs have no opposition so far.
-Drafting for Other GMs
This is frowned upon but as we've discussed it would be nearly impossible to enforce fairly or evenly. If this is to occur it should be an unavoidable situation and the clock will be limited to 1 minute before auto picking. If you're having another team draft for you they're not ultimately responsible for your draftees as it will be a strict 1 minute limit and there will be no going back once that selection is made. Again it seems most everyone is on the same page here and will be approved tomorrow.
-Waivers/Post August Deals
Also nobody seems against it. Waivers are now league priority and you may not have a player acquired in September or October on your playoff roster. Admins will just move the signing or trade thread to playoff lineups if they do occur.
-Career Window Starting with April
Did get enough support to make it through this time but like Andy I still can't help but feel I'm not totally understanding this suggestion. I'd encourage this discussion to continue in 2025 to make sure we completely grasp the idea before tabling it.
-Hokey's Suggestions: Relocation, Realignment, Expanded Playoffs
We'll have to wait until BBM 2013 comes out to explore this going forward.
-30M In Game Cash
I think we should designate a date for bank transactions since in game cash only matters during resigning. Pending a huge outcry going forward after the season and before resigning will be the bank period and admins will process any transactions BEFORE posting the resigning file. This way if there's any discrepancies we'll, in theory, have all the data and only one file to review AND GMs no longer have to worry about their cash situations being accurate.
-Draft Pick Compensation
And now for the doozy....
It seems this is the most controversial of the new topics however I feel the majority falls into the group that supports reconciling our rules with the new MLB CBA. There's a poll posted under league news (LINK) so based upon the rules below please vote a simple yes or no to ensure league support. Based upon replies here is how I envision the new system working out:
1) Type A and B formulas remain the same, they've been effective and we still have no clue how the MLB plans on grading out players for compensation.
2) Type A Compensation - (1) Sandwich Round Pick & (1) 3rd Round Pick; Type B Compensation - (1) Sandwich Round Pick (The 3rd Rounder can be dropped if GMs feel it's too much, please reply to the poll thread about this issue)
3) Arbitration Salary - In order to receive compensation you must make a qualifying 1 year offer to the compensated player BEFORE free agency. Type A will require an offer of the averages of the top 7 players (Annual Contract Value) at their respective position and Type B will require an offer of the averages of the top 15 players (Annual Contract Value) at their respective position. These values will change every year and will be posted along with the compensation information and before resignings are due.
4) Players traded mid season are no longer eligible for compensation and must be resigned or released into free agency with no compensation coming back. I think this is another optional component but would ultimately allow for a freer market place, healthy free agency which ultimately increases parity. In order to ease any potential burdens or surprises I also feel this is best implemented for the following season and not handcuffing teams this season.
5) Draft Spending - Not Happening
6) Competitive Balance Lottery didn't receive much support at all. Based upon how we handle the sandwich round, this might not even be a possibility. However, I would like to continue to get reactions to this idea as I think that's one idea the MLB did get right. Even if it's blunt and somewhat superficial, giving the opportunity for smaller market teams to gain extra DPs could be beneficial but for 2025 this isn't happening
Minimum Salaries
Will be set to 500K
-One Game Playoffs
Will be done with the playoff sim. Admins can no longer use the 'Sim to Playoffs' function
-League Controlled Teams
Really supportive responses. We'll monitor these situations obviously but it seems the consensus is that having league controlled teams is beneficial and has been done in good faith so far.
-24 Hour Rule On Waivers/FAs After Deadline
Daily sims August 15th going forward and 12 Hour Waiver/FAs have no opposition so far.
-Drafting for Other GMs
This is frowned upon but as we've discussed it would be nearly impossible to enforce fairly or evenly. If this is to occur it should be an unavoidable situation and the clock will be limited to 1 minute before auto picking. If you're having another team draft for you they're not ultimately responsible for your draftees as it will be a strict 1 minute limit and there will be no going back once that selection is made. Again it seems most everyone is on the same page here and will be approved tomorrow.
-Waivers/Post August Deals
Also nobody seems against it. Waivers are now league priority and you may not have a player acquired in September or October on your playoff roster. Admins will just move the signing or trade thread to playoff lineups if they do occur.
-Career Window Starting with April
Did get enough support to make it through this time but like Andy I still can't help but feel I'm not totally understanding this suggestion. I'd encourage this discussion to continue in 2025 to make sure we completely grasp the idea before tabling it.
-Hokey's Suggestions: Relocation, Realignment, Expanded Playoffs
We'll have to wait until BBM 2013 comes out to explore this going forward.
-30M In Game Cash
I think we should designate a date for bank transactions since in game cash only matters during resigning. Pending a huge outcry going forward after the season and before resigning will be the bank period and admins will process any transactions BEFORE posting the resigning file. This way if there's any discrepancies we'll, in theory, have all the data and only one file to review AND GMs no longer have to worry about their cash situations being accurate.
-Draft Pick Compensation
And now for the doozy....
It seems this is the most controversial of the new topics however I feel the majority falls into the group that supports reconciling our rules with the new MLB CBA. There's a poll posted under league news (LINK) so based upon the rules below please vote a simple yes or no to ensure league support. Based upon replies here is how I envision the new system working out:
1) Type A and B formulas remain the same, they've been effective and we still have no clue how the MLB plans on grading out players for compensation.
2) Type A Compensation - (1) Sandwich Round Pick & (1) 3rd Round Pick; Type B Compensation - (1) Sandwich Round Pick (The 3rd Rounder can be dropped if GMs feel it's too much, please reply to the poll thread about this issue)
3) Arbitration Salary - In order to receive compensation you must make a qualifying 1 year offer to the compensated player BEFORE free agency. Type A will require an offer of the averages of the top 7 players (Annual Contract Value) at their respective position and Type B will require an offer of the averages of the top 15 players (Annual Contract Value) at their respective position. These values will change every year and will be posted along with the compensation information and before resignings are due.
4) Players traded mid season are no longer eligible for compensation and must be resigned or released into free agency with no compensation coming back. I think this is another optional component but would ultimately allow for a freer market place, healthy free agency which ultimately increases parity. In order to ease any potential burdens or surprises I also feel this is best implemented for the following season and not handcuffing teams this season.
5) Draft Spending - Not Happening
6) Competitive Balance Lottery didn't receive much support at all. Based upon how we handle the sandwich round, this might not even be a possibility. However, I would like to continue to get reactions to this idea as I think that's one idea the MLB did get right. Even if it's blunt and somewhat superficial, giving the opportunity for smaller market teams to gain extra DPs could be beneficial but for 2025 this isn't happening
Minimum Salaries
Will be set to 500K
-One Game Playoffs
Will be done with the playoff sim. Admins can no longer use the 'Sim to Playoffs' function
-League Controlled Teams
Really supportive responses. We'll monitor these situations obviously but it seems the consensus is that having league controlled teams is beneficial and has been done in good faith so far.
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Cumulative Record: 1894 - 1184 (.615%)