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Post by Blue Jays GM (Stephen) on Jul 13, 2022 13:28:29 GMT -5
It hasn't been a huge issue and I don't anticipate it being so, but have had this thought and figured I would gauge interest of others. I would like to propose the following:
Proposal: In Season Free agency signings will be limited to one year contracts, with no options and treated like ARB B players where no franchise or restricted tag may be used on the player in the offseason.
The reason for this being to encourage everyone to use their money in the offseason and also to not reward those with lots of cap with a fluky yet awesome mid season signing. I think this is more important now that our drafts are not mid season because previously we could draft those players before they hit free agency standards, but that timing has changed so I recommend this change as well.
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Post by Marlins GM (Travis) on Jul 13, 2022 14:29:35 GMT -5
I don't really think it's an issue. Although, I can see a FA coming where one might want this. And I don't understand how that'll force teams to spend more in offseason. I don't go, oh, I may wanna save money for potential FA during the season, of which i have no idea who will be FA eligible during the season. Main reason I may not spend all my money is for trades. Ppl don't spend money because they aren't as active as you, or half the league. That's more of a problem. And this proposal won't change that.
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Post by Nationals GM (Tim) on Jul 13, 2022 14:40:05 GMT -5
I don't really think it's an issue. Although, I can see a FA coming where one might want this. And I don't understand how that'll force teams to spend more in offseason. I don't go, oh, I may wanna save money for potential FA during the season, of which i have no idea who will be FA eligible during the season. Main reason I may not spend all my money is for trades. Ppl don't spend money because they aren't as active as you, or half the league. That's more of a problem. And this proposal won't change that. Agreed
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Post by Blue Jays GM (Stephen) on Jul 13, 2022 14:40:47 GMT -5
I guess I am just thinking if someone doesn't use their cap because of inactivity and then lucks into an awesome free agent and has the money to get them, we want to avoid that I would think. I am sure we could go back to past drafts and pick out who this would be, Derrick Rodriguez and Jose Urquidy come to mind off the top of my head. I am sure there are more.
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Post by Rockies GM (Alex) on Jul 13, 2022 16:09:56 GMT -5
Why would we not want a team to spend their cap space in season on a good free agent…? I just don’t get the issue. More explanation?
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Post by Blue Jays GM (Stephen) on Jul 13, 2022 16:36:09 GMT -5
I am just thinking that there are guys who come out of nowhere every year and become eligible to be a freeagent. Previously they would likely be drafted, but now with draft timing changed that isn't possible. (Urquidy, Plesac, and Derrick Rodriguez were the biggest examples I found in the most recent drafts) I guess my thought is the people with the most cap right now are the people who sat on their hands in free agency. Should they potentially be rewarded with a potentially cheap contract that no one else can match because they spent their money in the true free agency? Also, this puts those players back into the free agency pool for the offseason which I personally think is a good thing. I could be alone on this, but I think emphasizing the winter for free agents during in season is the main point not mid season. This would also be an alternate to the waiver idea for the rookies that come out of nowhere. It basically guarantees that they will be a free agent in the offseason not just swooped up because someone happened to have cap.
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Post by Rockies GM (Alex) on Jul 13, 2022 19:02:32 GMT -5
I am just thinking that there are guys who come out of nowhere every year and become eligible to be a freeagent. Previously they would likely be drafted, but now with draft timing changed that isn't possible. (Urquidy, Plesac, and Derrick Rodriguez were the biggest examples I found in the most recent drafts) I guess my thought is the people with the most cap right now are the people who sat on their hands in free agency. Should they potentially be rewarded with a potentially cheap contract that no one else can match because they spent their money in the true free agency? Also, this puts those players back into the free agency pool for the offseason which I personally think is a good thing. I could be alone on this, but I think emphasizing the winter for free agents during in season is the main point not mid season. This would also be an alternate to the waiver idea for the rookies that come out of nowhere. It basically guarantees that they will be a free agent in the offseason not just swooped up because someone happened to have cap. Hmm, I just don't see an opportunity for a team to sign a guy who's getting starts to a cheap contract. We haven't had a single SP hit the FA market yet and there's a bunch of teams who could get that player up to $8-10m, which is a gamble for a breakout guy. I see your point, but I don't see the need for this solution. I could definitely be wrong though as the years go on!
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Post by Mets GM (James) on Jul 14, 2022 18:06:57 GMT -5
I think it's a solid proposal. Most, if not all managers are super active during the off season for the free agency, but not so much in season, so it might provide a disadvantage for other managers who have more time, or are more aware of those players. They still benefit by having that player for the season, but not beyond with a long and inexpensive contract.
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Post by Das (Former Giants GM) on Jul 15, 2022 19:30:28 GMT -5
Thinking aloud here, what about being able to offer contracts to any player with MLB experience?
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Post by Guardians GM (Thomas) on Jul 26, 2022 21:58:49 GMT -5
Thinking aloud here, what about being able to offer contracts to any player with MLB experience? Spinning off of this a bit, what about a 1 year restriction for players not meeting rookie limits but with MLB experience, then once they have hit limits they are eligible for a standard contract?
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