05-15-2012, 05:45 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-15-2012, 06:03 PM by mattynokes.)
(05-15-2012, 03:43 PM)CoreyMetsGM Wrote: Minor League Contracts:
I like that idea, but at the same time I could see an aging player taking the chance to play for a contender over guaranteed time on a team that is guaranteed to be a cellar dweller.
That's still banking on the contender being the first team to post the player's thread. I definitely see the point, but right now it's first come, first serve to offer draft day deals. Plus we could argue that $5.5M/2 from a contender would be more valuable than $4M/3 from a bottom feeder, but that's not how our FA system works.
For the record I like Mike's idea. I don't like it that unless an FA signing comes up for arbitration, you must sign him regularly (even if he has under 6 years of service). Realistically if you sign a guy with arbitration years remaining, you pick up those years of team control. Plus in addition to Mogul being horrible at assessing the top end players, it's also horrible at assessing bottom end players as well. It just doesn't make sense for a player to demand $2-3M when he'll easily return at or under $1M.
Also...
Winterball Age Requirement
An age requirement just doesn't make sense. It makes it seem that there's an advantage to sending an older player over a younger player. For all I care if you want to send a peaked 79 30 age player, go for it!
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