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Free Agent Process - jcbarr - 04-17-2020
So I am throwing around a bunch of ideas about how free agency is going to work in this league. I want something that promotes the moving of some players around the league, but also is not so complicated that we have to spend a lot of time with it. I'll list out some of the things that I have been thinking about, and I would love to hear any ideas that you may have as well.
- Teams would have to earn their free agent protections
- Auto protect players that have some combination of EXP and tenure with a team. For example a 10 year vet that has at least 4 seasons with his current team is protected.
- The ability to trade away your protections. Younger teams would be able to trade them away in exchange for players and/or picks.
- No protections at all. Come up with requirements that make a player an unrestricted free agent. For example any player under 30 that reaches 5 years EXP, or when ever player reaches his 3rd year of major league service time they become a free agent.
Okay, those are some of mine, now lets hear yours.
RE: Free Agent Process - jcbarr - 04-21-2020
I have also thought about the whole salary system option. I could code an application to allow owners to manage salaries and make free agent offers and contracts and all that, but would that be too much overhead for owners?
The point of this league is make it less time consuming and to get through seasons as fast as we can without losing the ability to manage your team. What would a salary system have to be to keep that goal in tact?
- Simple rule that are easy to follow
- As few tasks as possible that can be completed quickly in as few time windows as possible
- Somewhat realistic
- Fair
RE: Free Agent Process - Cochran510 - 04-21-2020
Well since we cant control our lineups and pitching staff and were gonna fly through seasons why bother with fa?
RE: Free Agent Process - jcbarr - 04-21-2020
That is the basic question. If owners think that it would be better to just do away with FA and run through the season and build your teams with trades and Ammy picks, then I'm good with that as well. Just trying to get a feel for what others think before I make the final decision.
RE: Free Agent Process - ksubarton - 04-22-2020
I would lean the other way a little bit, if i'm more of a GM than coach I want to have more input on player acquisitions and have Free Agency, etc...but I would agree it needs to be rather simple to comply with the main goal of flying through seasons.
RE: Free Agent Process - jcbarr - 04-22-2020
I would agree with that sentiment as well. Whatever it is, it has to be easy to understand and execute. Thanks for the input guys.
RE: Free Agent Process - jcbarr - 04-22-2020
Maybe we will be like the regular MLB and not institute free agency right at the beginning of the league. Make the players earn it, lol