Post by Tigers GM (Max) on Oct 12, 2014 0:23:13 GMT -6
Let me preface this by saying that (1) this is all in the rules, verbatim, (2) this Restricted Tag has replaced the Franchise Tag, and (3) this all happens NEXT offseason, with a caveat as described at the very end.
Restricted Tag
Starting in the 2015 season and offseason and beyond, the Restricted Tag will be the only tag in MLB Central.
The bidding will be done as its own, separate week from all other UFA bidding. It will occur before all UFA bidding in the offseason. The bidding will be open, as usual, and all normal bidding rules will apply. When a high bid stands for 24 hours, there is a decision to be made.
The tagging team has 3 options once a contract is signed: Match the contract and keep the player, sign and trade the player to the winning team, or let the player go to the winning team for only any applicable Compensation Picks. The tagging team will have 72 hours to make a decision.
Each team will receive 2 Restricted Tags per season. Only players coming off of their (6)th scale year can be tagged, and they must NOT have a real life extension that can otherwise be picked up by the team that owns him.
The player(s) that your team designates for a Restricted Tag MUST be acquired by your team no later than July 31st of the current season.
If you are using 2 Restricted Tags, one will be designated as the Primary Restricted Tag (PRT) and you will receive a 20% yearly discount on whatever contract the player signs. The second player will get the Secondary Restricted Tag (SRT) and receive no discount. If you are using only one Restricted Tag, you must pay the full amount that the player agrees to; this rule is designed to give a slight financial break to those GMs who have 2 players on the market, not one.
Compensation will be uniform between Restricted Free Agency and Unrestricted Free Agency (see Compensation Rules for more details)
ADDENDUM: For the 2015-16 offseason ONLY, any player at all can have a Restricted Tag used on them. This is so anyone who was counting on using the now-defunct Franchise Tag has an outlet to turn to.
Restricted Tag
Starting in the 2015 season and offseason and beyond, the Restricted Tag will be the only tag in MLB Central.
The bidding will be done as its own, separate week from all other UFA bidding. It will occur before all UFA bidding in the offseason. The bidding will be open, as usual, and all normal bidding rules will apply. When a high bid stands for 24 hours, there is a decision to be made.
The tagging team has 3 options once a contract is signed: Match the contract and keep the player, sign and trade the player to the winning team, or let the player go to the winning team for only any applicable Compensation Picks. The tagging team will have 72 hours to make a decision.
Each team will receive 2 Restricted Tags per season. Only players coming off of their (6)th scale year can be tagged, and they must NOT have a real life extension that can otherwise be picked up by the team that owns him.
The player(s) that your team designates for a Restricted Tag MUST be acquired by your team no later than July 31st of the current season.
If you are using 2 Restricted Tags, one will be designated as the Primary Restricted Tag (PRT) and you will receive a 20% yearly discount on whatever contract the player signs. The second player will get the Secondary Restricted Tag (SRT) and receive no discount. If you are using only one Restricted Tag, you must pay the full amount that the player agrees to; this rule is designed to give a slight financial break to those GMs who have 2 players on the market, not one.
Compensation will be uniform between Restricted Free Agency and Unrestricted Free Agency (see Compensation Rules for more details)
ADDENDUM: For the 2015-16 offseason ONLY, any player at all can have a Restricted Tag used on them. This is so anyone who was counting on using the now-defunct Franchise Tag has an outlet to turn to.