As we move through the all-star break and start to think about, this year, next year, keepers, prospects etc - can we get clarification on all the various rules? I believe some things were left up in the air. Things I'm thinking about are
1) trading deadline
2) what happens to an AL player traded to the NL, this year and beyond
3) Prospect pick - can you re-iterate those rules, and what was the logic for requiring them to have to be on an ML roster for 2 months?
4) Is the keeper rule a maximum of 3 years
etc.
8 comments:
1. The trade deadline can be found under the league settings. I'd check, but damn firewall
2. If your player is traded to the NL you still get stats for him on his new team. This is how yahoo does it. However, if you drop him he's gone. The only question is regarding trades and if we should allow those players to be allowed in a trade. At the end of the season, that player is gone regardless - unless he signs with an AL team before the Keeper deadline (lets say, March 1).
3. We'll waive the age restriction and just have it be under 100 major league at bats or 50 innings pitched. This is roughly the same requirements for a player to be considered a rookie in the mlb.
The two-month requirement is so that people just don't add a player at the last day of the season to use a prospect pick. There should be some kind of "price" and I think using a bench spot for 2 months is a reasonable price to pay for an extra keeper.
4. This should go to a vote. This would be to prevent a team or two from totally dominating each year. With 5 keepers, this could easily happen I think. 3 years is pretty long to have a single player so I am in favor of this rule.
What's the keeper penalty if you elect to keep someone you picked up on waivers? Is it different if they were drafted and dropped by another player?
I think AL players traded to the NL should be available to be traded. They should be treated just like any AL player, unless they're dropped. To reiterate, NL players traded to the AL are unavailable, correct?
As an aside, Chris Berman is a total abomination. ESPN putting him, Morgan, and Dusty Baker all in the same place is some sort of Awful Analysis Trifecta. Which is just what the Home Run Derby deserves.
so the 2 month rule is in on YOUR roster, correct, they don't need to have actually been called up to the majors in REAL LIFE for 2 months? that's how i read the rule initially and it seemed stupid.
NL players traded to the AL are not available. Because we are not using budgets w/ bids, there is no good way to this other than wait until next year's draft.
I'm ok with players traded to the NL being available for trade THAT season, but cannot be kept.
Any thoughts on a Keeper limit of 3 years? It could be shorter, longer, or not at all but it would be good to hear some discussion on the topic before we vote.
hmmmmmmmm, is there anyway to put that decision off till next year? i guess not. i have a hard time believing that with 6 teams there will be anyone who will be THAT dominant with only 5 keepers and the 3 year keeper rule is a bit annoying - question about that - if i keep xyz player for 3 years, then towards the end of that third year, can i trade that player to other teams who can then keep them for 3 years?
The thing I like about having a time limit is that it puts big name players back in the draft and roughly imitates the free agent market currently in baseball. I think it also puts more intrigue into the whole "trade your future for the now" concept if there were a limit on how many consecutive years a guy could be kept. Perhaps there could be different lengths of servitude based on the round they were drafted in. For example, rounds 1 through 10 = 3 years and 10 - 25 = 4 years. This way, if you drafted a young guy in the late rounds, and held on to him for a couple of years before he blossomed, you'd still have a few good seasons before he'd be a free agent.
I like the idea of people having to find good players each year in the draft and not being able to just keep the same 5 guys year in and year out. Plus, you would still have a chance at getting your guys back in the draft. I think it just adds an extra element of strategy that would enhance the managerial aspect of the game. I guess I'm not seeing why it would be "a bit annoying", but to answer your question; no - that player will become a free agent.
yeah i like the way it vaguely imitates real life. i say we go with the 3 year rule.
I'm fine with the three year rule or the 3 years for rounds 1-10, 4 for 11-25.
Regarding Spencer's question, I'd say that a player that gets traded in their third season with a team would have to go back into the draft the next year.
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