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Post by Rockies GM (Alex) on Sept 11, 2020 12:59:43 GMT -5
Hey everyone!
Hope you're doing well and enjoying the 2020 MLB season. A couple things for us heading into the fall. We will have a set schedule released later this month for dates of deadlines, the drafts, free agency, etc.. Stay tuned on that. Nothing should happen before Mid-October/November.
We need to decide whether or not to advance any of the contracts from 2020. There's been some discussion about a few alternatives. I want to lay them out and vote on them now so we know how to handle contracts this off-season.
Here are all the options I've heard in the group chat:
1. All contracts stay the same. The years are simply switched to 2021 instead of 2020.
2. Teams have a set number of contracts (say, for example, 2 each) that they can choose to advance. For example, say you signed a veteran a year ago to a two year contract, not expecting to pay him for 2022. You would be able to advance his contract a year to keep it a "2020-2021" contract.
3. We advance all contracts of a certain kind. For example, all rookies in year 1 who had 130 AB's or 50 IP become year 2 and go to the majors. We don't touch any of the other contracts.
I'm not in favor of option three. I would prefer either 1 or 2, fine with either one. It'd be nice to give teams some flexibility to advance 1 or 2 contracts. It'd be simpler just to keep all contracts the same.
Thoughts?
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Post by Astros GM (Will) on Sept 11, 2020 14:04:51 GMT -5
For option 2, does that imply that any other contracts will not advance? Are we treating arbitration/pre-arbitration contracts the same as free agent contracts?
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Post by Rockies GM (Alex) on Sept 11, 2020 14:14:01 GMT -5
For option 2, does that imply that any other contracts will not advance? Are we treating arbitration/pre-arbitration contracts the same as free agent contracts? Open to discussion. I would prefer it to be just free agency contracts, not arb/pre-arb contracts. |
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Post by Padres GM (Denver) on Sept 12, 2020 0:52:39 GMT -5
Am I the only one who worries things will get messy if we start to pick and choose what contracts do and don’t get advanced?
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Post by Rockies GM (Alex) on Sept 12, 2020 12:05:26 GMT -5
Am I the only one who worries things will get messy if we start to pick and choose what contracts do and don’t get advanced? I don't think it would. I would say... Denver, what are your two contracts you want advanced? You'd tell me. I'd advance them. We're good  |
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Post by Padres GM (Denver) on Sept 12, 2020 15:38:07 GMT -5
Am I the only one who worries things will get messy if we start to pick and choose what contracts do and don’t get advanced? I don't think it would. I would say... Denver, what are your two contracts you want advanced? You'd tell me. I'd advance them. We're good I get that, I’m just not overly a fan of advancing some and not advancing others. Imo we didn’t have a season so contracts should stand pat. UNLESS a 1 year deal retires. I see the argument to move some forward, but I’d be against it since we didn’t have a season. |
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Post by Orioles GM (Michael) on Sept 13, 2020 3:35:53 GMT -5
It feels like anything besides Option 1 would get super messy, given how much salary coverage is done in this league. Maybe the better solution than "2 roll overs" (like Option 2) would be to let teams shed a year (i.e, let them act as if 2020 happened) on that same number of deals? This way teams don't have to extend some of the albatross deals that are out, while teams also don't lose a whole season of value (especially one of the 3 pre are years) either.
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Post by Rockies GM (Alex) on Sept 15, 2020 11:15:05 GMT -5
It could also be, for example, we allow teams to advance a contract that was signed during the last free agency period. It can be narrowed to only certain players.
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Post by Nationals GM (Tim) on Sept 29, 2020 11:13:51 GMT -5
I voted for option 1, but I think we should grant one or two exceptions per team that fits within a specified set of parameters. It has to be a contract entered into during the 2019-2020 offseason and you can only apply it to one or two contracts. For example, you can choose to advance a contract 1 year OR you can opt out of that particular contract.
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Post by Nationals GM (Tim) on Sept 29, 2020 11:15:20 GMT -5
I voted for option 1, but I think we should grant one or two exceptions per team that fits within a specified set of parameters. It has to be a contract entered into during the 2019-2020 offseason and you can only apply it to one or two contracts. For example, you can choose to advance a contract 1 year OR you can opt out of that particular contract. i guess that is more option 2... |
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Post by Blue Jays GM (Stephen) on Sept 29, 2020 11:44:59 GMT -5
I voted for option 2, but also think it should be many more than only 2 contracts. I would say allow for unlimited amount of "Contracts move forward". this would allow for more guys (yes crappy guys, but more guys) available for free agency. Also without RFA and franchise tag this will give us roster decisions this "Off season" to keep people engaged.
I don't think it will be super messy. It would literally be a list to Alex that says "I want these contracts ended/moved forward" then the rest wouldn't be touched.
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Post by Padres GM (Denver) on Sept 30, 2020 21:34:51 GMT -5
We didn’t play so contracts shouldn’t move.
Just my opinion.
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Post by Rockies GM (Alex) on Oct 6, 2020 13:12:45 GMT -5
More votes please!
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Post by Rockies GM (Alex) on Oct 20, 2020 13:58:09 GMT -5
I think we'll roll with a form of Option 2. More details to come early next week with an updated off-season schedule.
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