Almost set in stone:ESPN
1 INF (drop CI/MI spots)
Weekly waiver wire w/ FAAB
Minimum bid $0
If you lose a player to the NL, you get his salary back to your FAAB
Keeper system with 1-3 year contracts w/ inflation
Things still under construction:
Salary cap - if yes, what amount. What counts against cap?
Inflation for keepers
Keeper value of free agents
Keeper from '09 season/Topper rights
Size of bench
Adds/drops after bidding period
Start FAAB $
11 comments:
Are there any objections to a $100 FAAB at this point?
gotta give credit to the commish for this series of pictures. epic.
for those more mathematically minded of us, any thoughts on the $300 cap? my concern is that with only $40 to work with above the original budget, that might be almost too much restriction on dump trades which will hurt the weakest teams. but i can't back that up with any real numbers. if a-rod goes for $35, then a dump trade for a-rod would probably put you right up next to the cap (which maybe isn't bad).
I think it would just make salary another consideration. If you want to add A-Rod in a dump trade, you'll have to give up someone else with a salary. But it is really hard to figure out how restrictive a salary cap will be without knowing anyone's salary. What would people think about establishing the salary cap AFTER the draft? I don't think this would be as problematic as doing this with inflation, since I don't think the cap will play much of a role in the value of players.
"What would people think about establishing the salary cap AFTER the draft?"
I think this is the best solution.
I still think we need to determine inflation before the draft though...
Yes, definitely. Inflation HAS to be figured before the draft, because higher or lower values could seriously alter draft strategy. What are the current inflation proposals on the table?
I floated $0/$5/$10, depending on the length of the contract. Spencer felt that might be a little aggressive, as it would make 3 year keepers very difficult to come by. I think he suggested 0/4/8...
I like the original suggestion. It should make 3 year keepers difficult to come by, that's a good thing. But we'd still have a few. Who wouldn't feel comfortable locking up Longoria for that price, or Kinsler or Felix? It will make for interesting strategic decisions for borderline players too, or for players who are drafted cheaply and greatly exceed expectations. I'm fine with it.
Exactly - it makes guys like Chris Davis last year, or Ian Kinsler after year 1 much,much harder decisions...
I might have suggested 0/4/8, but I'm not particularly sold on it. 0/5/10 definitely makes 3 year keepers very unusual, and I think that will help maintain the competitive balance.
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