Post by White Sox GM (Michael) on Oct 13, 2011 14:34:32 GMT -5
Free Agents will be auctioned off, meaning every team has the chance to acquire a free agent. As in an auction, the highest bidder wins. However, to win the auction, your bid must stand the highest for at least 24 hours or 1 day. The minimum contract length is 2 years, except for players 34 years old or older, which may be given 1 year contracts. The maximum is 5 years. At any point in the bidding process, an increase in the contract length without reducing annualized salary by more than 25% trumps the previous bid. Conversely, a contract offer of 1 year shorter and a 25% increase in annualized salary will trump the previous offer. A contract offer of 2 years shorter and a 75% increase in annualized salary will trump the previous offer. A 5 year contract offer ALWAYS trumps a 2 year contract offer unless it decreases the annual salary by 25% or more. However, once a 5 year deal is offered by a team there can no longer be a 1 or 2 year deal placed on that player for the remainder of the bidding process, as that player has been offered a 5 year deal already, trumping any 1 or 2 year deals ever again placed.
Minimum bid increment is $0.1M. In other words, if the current bid is 2 years, $2M, the next bid must be at least 2 years, $2.1M.
Any FA signed cannot be traded until May 1st, of the year of acquisition. This only applies to off-season acquired Free Agents.
You will recieve a hometown discount depending on how long you have owned the player:
1 year: 5%
2-3 years: 10%
4-5: 15%
6+: 20%
We will also have an arbitration like rule, where if you have a Type A Free Agent, top 5 on the player rater at position, and he gets signed by a different team then you will receive a 1st round pick in the upcoming draft, if it isn't top 15. If it is then you will receive their 2nd round pick and a supplementary first round pick. If you have a Type B Free Agent, top 10 at position, and he signs with a different team, then you will receive a supplemental 2nd round pick. For Pitchers it will be top 10 for Type A and top 20 for type B.
Any player may be released into Free Agency. If the contract is an MLB contract, each year you will be responsible for 50% of the difference in the contract you owed and the contract someone gives the player in the Free Agency bidding. If the contract is one that you agreed to for the player in a Free Agency bidding session, you will owe 100% of the difference. For example, if Ryan Braun were released now, the owner who released him would be responsible for any "loss" in income that Braun encounters through the 2015 season (end of his contract). Thus, if another team agrees to a 5 year, $20M deal for Braun, the former Braun owner would owe 50% of the difference in annualized salary (5.625 - 4) each year. Thus, the former Braun owner would owe $0.81 per year through 2014 (end of the 5 year deal) and then in 2015 any discrepancy between Braun's 2015 contract and the 5.625 he already had in the original contract. Note: If the player gets a higher contract in Free Agency, the former owner does not make any money. Also note that if the player does not receive a new contract in Free Agency, the former owner will owe 50% or 100% (whichever is appropriate) of the full salary from the old contract.
Bids on IFAs will be in terms of a lump-sum up-front payment. The team must pay the bid amount in the current year and then the IFA will follow the regular prospect rules. Thus, if a team bids $10M for an IFA, the $10M must be paid to the IFA immediately, and no more money will be due until the IFA is promoted to the major leagues, when he will be paid $0.3M like other prospects.
Teams may sign up to 2 IFAs without penalty. Additional IFAs will cost the team draft picks as indicated below:
3-5th round pick
4-5th and 4th
5- 5th and 3rd
6- 5th and 2nd
7- 5th and 1st
8- 5th, 4th, 1st
9- 5th, 3rd, 1st
10- 5th, 2nd, 1st
11- 5th, 4th, 3rd, 1st
12- 5th, 4th, 2nd, 1st
13-5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st
There are two different processes for Free Agents during the season. For Developing Players, there will essentially be a waiver process. If there is an unowned DP that you want (must be playing in the majors with fewer than 7 years of experience), you can create a post in the forum "DPs" within the Free Agency forum. For the next week, other owners may submit a claim on the DP. The tiebreaker will follow the "pick a number between 1 and 100" but as the first to claim the DP, you will guess between 1 and 50 with a different target number. The closest to their target number wins. NOTE: If a DP has been dropped by a team already and has cleared waivers with no claims, there is already a threat started for him. These players are first come, first served.
For Veterans, there is an auction process. If there is an unonwed Veteran that you want (must be in 7th year of experience or more), you can create a post in the "Veterans" forum within the Free Agency forum. The minimum bid is 1 year, $0.5M. Owners may bid higher than you, and an auction format continues. Any bid that remains the highest for 24 hours will be the winning bid. See the Free Agency rules for information on high-bid determination. NOTE: If a Veteran went through the offseason Free Agency process without receiving a contract, there is already a thread started for him. These players are first come, first served. Indicate the desired contract in your post (you may give a contract higher than 1 year, $0.5M if desired, but $0.5M per year is a minimum regardless of contract length).
Bidding more money than you have lets say you have $30 Million avaible to spend in Free Agency. You are not allowed to bid 25 on 1 player, 4 on another and 3 on another player.
You would have bid 32 Million when you only have 30 Million avaible to spend that will result in a penalty.
1st Warning = Warning
2nd Warning= loss of 2 Million for 1 year
3rd Warning= loss of 5 Million for 1 year
4th Warining= No more Bidding for that year on Free Agents
5th Warning= Ban from League
"A 5 year contract offer ALWAYS trumps a 2 year contract offer."
This still holds true. However, once a 5 year deal is offered by a team there can no longer be a 1 or 2 year deal placed on that player for the remainder of the bidding process, as that player has been offered a 5 year deal already, trumping any 1 or 2 year deals ever again placed.
Any flaws?
Minimum bid increment is $0.1M. In other words, if the current bid is 2 years, $2M, the next bid must be at least 2 years, $2.1M.
Any FA signed cannot be traded until May 1st, of the year of acquisition. This only applies to off-season acquired Free Agents.
You will recieve a hometown discount depending on how long you have owned the player:
1 year: 5%
2-3 years: 10%
4-5: 15%
6+: 20%
We will also have an arbitration like rule, where if you have a Type A Free Agent, top 5 on the player rater at position, and he gets signed by a different team then you will receive a 1st round pick in the upcoming draft, if it isn't top 15. If it is then you will receive their 2nd round pick and a supplementary first round pick. If you have a Type B Free Agent, top 10 at position, and he signs with a different team, then you will receive a supplemental 2nd round pick. For Pitchers it will be top 10 for Type A and top 20 for type B.
Any player may be released into Free Agency. If the contract is an MLB contract, each year you will be responsible for 50% of the difference in the contract you owed and the contract someone gives the player in the Free Agency bidding. If the contract is one that you agreed to for the player in a Free Agency bidding session, you will owe 100% of the difference. For example, if Ryan Braun were released now, the owner who released him would be responsible for any "loss" in income that Braun encounters through the 2015 season (end of his contract). Thus, if another team agrees to a 5 year, $20M deal for Braun, the former Braun owner would owe 50% of the difference in annualized salary (5.625 - 4) each year. Thus, the former Braun owner would owe $0.81 per year through 2014 (end of the 5 year deal) and then in 2015 any discrepancy between Braun's 2015 contract and the 5.625 he already had in the original contract. Note: If the player gets a higher contract in Free Agency, the former owner does not make any money. Also note that if the player does not receive a new contract in Free Agency, the former owner will owe 50% or 100% (whichever is appropriate) of the full salary from the old contract.
Bids on IFAs will be in terms of a lump-sum up-front payment. The team must pay the bid amount in the current year and then the IFA will follow the regular prospect rules. Thus, if a team bids $10M for an IFA, the $10M must be paid to the IFA immediately, and no more money will be due until the IFA is promoted to the major leagues, when he will be paid $0.3M like other prospects.
Teams may sign up to 2 IFAs without penalty. Additional IFAs will cost the team draft picks as indicated below:
3-5th round pick
4-5th and 4th
5- 5th and 3rd
6- 5th and 2nd
7- 5th and 1st
8- 5th, 4th, 1st
9- 5th, 3rd, 1st
10- 5th, 2nd, 1st
11- 5th, 4th, 3rd, 1st
12- 5th, 4th, 2nd, 1st
13-5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st
There are two different processes for Free Agents during the season. For Developing Players, there will essentially be a waiver process. If there is an unowned DP that you want (must be playing in the majors with fewer than 7 years of experience), you can create a post in the forum "DPs" within the Free Agency forum. For the next week, other owners may submit a claim on the DP. The tiebreaker will follow the "pick a number between 1 and 100" but as the first to claim the DP, you will guess between 1 and 50 with a different target number. The closest to their target number wins. NOTE: If a DP has been dropped by a team already and has cleared waivers with no claims, there is already a threat started for him. These players are first come, first served.
For Veterans, there is an auction process. If there is an unonwed Veteran that you want (must be in 7th year of experience or more), you can create a post in the "Veterans" forum within the Free Agency forum. The minimum bid is 1 year, $0.5M. Owners may bid higher than you, and an auction format continues. Any bid that remains the highest for 24 hours will be the winning bid. See the Free Agency rules for information on high-bid determination. NOTE: If a Veteran went through the offseason Free Agency process without receiving a contract, there is already a thread started for him. These players are first come, first served. Indicate the desired contract in your post (you may give a contract higher than 1 year, $0.5M if desired, but $0.5M per year is a minimum regardless of contract length).
Bidding more money than you have lets say you have $30 Million avaible to spend in Free Agency. You are not allowed to bid 25 on 1 player, 4 on another and 3 on another player.
You would have bid 32 Million when you only have 30 Million avaible to spend that will result in a penalty.
1st Warning = Warning
2nd Warning= loss of 2 Million for 1 year
3rd Warning= loss of 5 Million for 1 year
4th Warining= No more Bidding for that year on Free Agents
5th Warning= Ban from League
"A 5 year contract offer ALWAYS trumps a 2 year contract offer."
This still holds true. However, once a 5 year deal is offered by a team there can no longer be a 1 or 2 year deal placed on that player for the remainder of the bidding process, as that player has been offered a 5 year deal already, trumping any 1 or 2 year deals ever again placed.
Any flaws?
