Post by Rockies GM (Alex) on Sept 18, 2017 9:12:20 GMT -5
ARBITRATION
ELIGIBILITY FOR ARBITRATION
Players eligible for arbitration are players who have three years of service as defined by our league. A year of service is counted if a player reaches 130 AB or 50 IP, 10 GS, or 20 RA in a season. Players who do not reach these thresholds will stay at the same year of service until they reach 130 AB or 50 IP, 10 GS, or 20 RA in a season.
The 2020 season does not exist for the purposes of calculating years of service as we did not have a season that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic which cancelled more of the 2020 MLB Season.
Players are under team control for three years of service until they reach arbitration. This does not change if a player is traded.
ARBITRATION
After a player has completed three years of service, the following off-season the team will be able to offer the player arbitration. This occurs during the same period where teams announce their franchise tags, restriction tags, and options declined or accepted. Teams may decide not to offer a player arbitration, at which point he will become a free agent. A team cannot decline arbitration and then offer a franchise tag or restriction tag to that arbitration eligible player.
There are two types of arbitration that a GM can choose to offer to a player. Option A and Option B. Both options are available to all arbitration eligible players and are explained in the following sections.
OPTION A ARBITRATION
An Option A Arbitration contract is re-evaluated yearly on years 4 through 7 of a team's control on a player based on the amount of points scored by a player per year. It's fluid based on player performance and gives the GM the most flexibility in the future with the player. An Option A Arbitration player is also allowed to be given an extension or Restriction Tag at the end of their arbitration period.
Option A contracts are determined by taking $20k times the amount of points scored by a hitter during the season, or by taking $25k times the amount of points scored by a pitcher during the season. The minimum contract value is $500,000 for a season.
A players first seven years of team control with Option A Arbitration looks like this:
Year 1: $300k
Year 2: $800k
Year 3: $800k
Year 4: $20k x Points Scored (Hitters) /$25k x Points Scored (Pitchers)
Year 5: $20k x Points Scored/$25k x Points Scored
Year 6: $20k x Points Scored/$25k x Points Scored
Year 7: $20k x Points Scored/$25k x Points Scored
After Year 7, an Option A Arbitration player becomes a regular free agent, where the team has the option to give an extension, Restriction Tag, or release him into Free Agency.
OPTION B ARBITRATION
An Option B Arbitration contract is a fixed contract amount based on the amount of points a player scores in his third season that gives yearly discounts to the team. It's a fixed contract for four years, but limits the GM's flexibility in the future with the player. An Option B Arbitration player is not allowed to be given an extension or Restriction Tag at the end of their arbitration period and head straight to free agency.
Option B contracts are determined by taking $20k times the amount of points scored by a hitter during the season, or by taking $25k times the amount of points scored by a pitcher during the season. The minimum contract is $500k per season. This value is then set as the contract value for Year 7 of the Option B contract. Teams will then pay 70% of that contract value in Year 4, 80% in Year 5, 90% in Year 6, and 100% in Year 7.
A players first seven years of team control with Option B Arbitration looks like this:
Year 1: $300k
Year 2: $800k
Year 3: $800k
Year 4: 70% of $20k x Points Scored (Hitters) /$25k x Points Scored (Pitchers) in Year 3
Year 5: 80% of $20k x Points Scored/$25k x Points Scored in Year 3
Year 6: 90% of $20k x Points Scored/$25k x Points Scored in Year 3
Year 7: 100% of $20k x Points Scored/$25k x Points Scored in Year 3
After Year 7, an Option B Arbitration player becomes a free agent, and the team can NOT give him an extension or Restriction Tag. He goes to free agency unprotected.
RELEASING ARBITRATION PLAYERS
Option A released players will be treated as one-year release penalty. Option B released players will have the full four year penalty for the entire contract.
ELIGIBILITY FOR ARBITRATION
Players eligible for arbitration are players who have three years of service as defined by our league. A year of service is counted if a player reaches 130 AB or 50 IP, 10 GS, or 20 RA in a season. Players who do not reach these thresholds will stay at the same year of service until they reach 130 AB or 50 IP, 10 GS, or 20 RA in a season.
The 2020 season does not exist for the purposes of calculating years of service as we did not have a season that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic which cancelled more of the 2020 MLB Season.
Players are under team control for three years of service until they reach arbitration. This does not change if a player is traded.
ARBITRATION
After a player has completed three years of service, the following off-season the team will be able to offer the player arbitration. This occurs during the same period where teams announce their franchise tags, restriction tags, and options declined or accepted. Teams may decide not to offer a player arbitration, at which point he will become a free agent. A team cannot decline arbitration and then offer a franchise tag or restriction tag to that arbitration eligible player.
There are two types of arbitration that a GM can choose to offer to a player. Option A and Option B. Both options are available to all arbitration eligible players and are explained in the following sections.
OPTION A ARBITRATION
An Option A Arbitration contract is re-evaluated yearly on years 4 through 7 of a team's control on a player based on the amount of points scored by a player per year. It's fluid based on player performance and gives the GM the most flexibility in the future with the player. An Option A Arbitration player is also allowed to be given an extension or Restriction Tag at the end of their arbitration period.
Option A contracts are determined by taking $20k times the amount of points scored by a hitter during the season, or by taking $25k times the amount of points scored by a pitcher during the season. The minimum contract value is $500,000 for a season.
A players first seven years of team control with Option A Arbitration looks like this:
Year 1: $300k
Year 2: $800k
Year 3: $800k
Year 4: $20k x Points Scored (Hitters) /$25k x Points Scored (Pitchers)
Year 5: $20k x Points Scored/$25k x Points Scored
Year 6: $20k x Points Scored/$25k x Points Scored
Year 7: $20k x Points Scored/$25k x Points Scored
After Year 7, an Option A Arbitration player becomes a regular free agent, where the team has the option to give an extension, Restriction Tag, or release him into Free Agency.
OPTION B ARBITRATION
An Option B Arbitration contract is a fixed contract amount based on the amount of points a player scores in his third season that gives yearly discounts to the team. It's a fixed contract for four years, but limits the GM's flexibility in the future with the player. An Option B Arbitration player is not allowed to be given an extension or Restriction Tag at the end of their arbitration period and head straight to free agency.
Option B contracts are determined by taking $20k times the amount of points scored by a hitter during the season, or by taking $25k times the amount of points scored by a pitcher during the season. The minimum contract is $500k per season. This value is then set as the contract value for Year 7 of the Option B contract. Teams will then pay 70% of that contract value in Year 4, 80% in Year 5, 90% in Year 6, and 100% in Year 7.
A players first seven years of team control with Option B Arbitration looks like this:
Year 1: $300k
Year 2: $800k
Year 3: $800k
Year 4: 70% of $20k x Points Scored (Hitters) /$25k x Points Scored (Pitchers) in Year 3
Year 5: 80% of $20k x Points Scored/$25k x Points Scored in Year 3
Year 6: 90% of $20k x Points Scored/$25k x Points Scored in Year 3
Year 7: 100% of $20k x Points Scored/$25k x Points Scored in Year 3
After Year 7, an Option B Arbitration player becomes a free agent, and the team can NOT give him an extension or Restriction Tag. He goes to free agency unprotected.
RELEASING ARBITRATION PLAYERS
Option A released players will be treated as one-year release penalty. Option B released players will have the full four year penalty for the entire contract.