Post by Tigers GM (Max) on Jul 28, 2017 1:22:53 GMT -6
Hi all-
@mrselke37 brought up a great point that as a way to repair our July 2nd "bonus baby" IFA system, we allow the players to be chosen in the Rule V draft which takes place after the season (one round before free agency and another round before Spring Training). This would completely rid of our current bonus pool system following this IFA period and make J2 "bonus babies" only acquirable through the Rule V draft. Other IFAs who are signed to contracts or lump sum bids using real cap space (the Gurriel brothers, Masahiro Tanaka, etc) will continue to operate the same way.
This change will make players who sign after the start of the 2018 MCD season eligible for the 2018-19 Rule V draft (for which picks have not yet been traded). The upcoming Rule V draft, 2017-18, will be unaffected. Players who sign between now and the beginning of next season and fall under our current bonus system rules will still be acquired through the bonus system currently in place.
With this change comes the addition of at least one round to the Rule V draft. At least 30, maybe even 50 prospects in a given signing period are worth owning, meaning that we do need to add 1-2 rounds to the current 2 round format we have. The snake format would remain. If we opt for 3 rounds, the first round will occur in November while the second and third will occur in February. If we opt for 4 rounds, the first two will occur in November with the final two occurring in February.
Other options include keeping the system the way it is, allowing J2 IFA to be bid on the same as other IFA (with real cap space), or throwing the J2 IFA into the Amateur Draft pool. These seemed to be less popular in my brief discussions with a few GMs, however if someone wants to make a case for one of these I'm sure everyone will listen.
This is purely a league vote. I am leaving this up to all of you. I would like to get at least 2/3 of the league to vote, and I'd prefer as quick of a decision as possible so we can amend the rules and put the proper systems in place to make this a reality.
Feel free to leave any questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions below and they will be addressed.
Thank you for reading and happy voting!
@mrselke37 brought up a great point that as a way to repair our July 2nd "bonus baby" IFA system, we allow the players to be chosen in the Rule V draft which takes place after the season (one round before free agency and another round before Spring Training). This would completely rid of our current bonus pool system following this IFA period and make J2 "bonus babies" only acquirable through the Rule V draft. Other IFAs who are signed to contracts or lump sum bids using real cap space (the Gurriel brothers, Masahiro Tanaka, etc) will continue to operate the same way.
This change will make players who sign after the start of the 2018 MCD season eligible for the 2018-19 Rule V draft (for which picks have not yet been traded). The upcoming Rule V draft, 2017-18, will be unaffected. Players who sign between now and the beginning of next season and fall under our current bonus system rules will still be acquired through the bonus system currently in place.
With this change comes the addition of at least one round to the Rule V draft. At least 30, maybe even 50 prospects in a given signing period are worth owning, meaning that we do need to add 1-2 rounds to the current 2 round format we have. The snake format would remain. If we opt for 3 rounds, the first round will occur in November while the second and third will occur in February. If we opt for 4 rounds, the first two will occur in November with the final two occurring in February.
Other options include keeping the system the way it is, allowing J2 IFA to be bid on the same as other IFA (with real cap space), or throwing the J2 IFA into the Amateur Draft pool. These seemed to be less popular in my brief discussions with a few GMs, however if someone wants to make a case for one of these I'm sure everyone will listen.
This is purely a league vote. I am leaving this up to all of you. I would like to get at least 2/3 of the league to vote, and I'd prefer as quick of a decision as possible so we can amend the rules and put the proper systems in place to make this a reality.
Feel free to leave any questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions below and they will be addressed.
Thank you for reading and happy voting!