Free Agency Questions and Comments

[johnbosma]

Are we doing all pitchers at this point or only SP's?

[Jss0062]

Are we doing all pitchers at this point or only SP's?

Just starters

[Heb]

New Twins owner wasn't able to win any big free agents during Free Agency, despite large cap space and active bidding.

Question: Does unspent 2015 cap space rollover into 2016? If not, when does the cap space become forfeited?

[Jss0062]

New Twins owner wasn't able to win any big free agents during Free Agency, despite large cap space and active bidding.

Question: Does unspent 2015 cap space rollover into 2016? If not, when does the cap space become forfeited?

It does not rollover.

[haseloff]

Have we changed the rule regarding modification of FA bid posts?

See Invalid Transaction here:
http://www.profsl.com/smf/index.php?topic=137199.0

If we haven't changed rules, then the current bid on Pablo Fernandez is invalid and chrisetc21 is banned from bidding further on this player.

This is dumb.  What player on Earth would take 5 years $18m over 1 year $17.5m million.  We need to revisit the rule on this issue.

1 year $20m

Regarding the rule on which bid would win out (5yrs, $18m or 1yr $17.5m)...
I think the real question is which MLB team would actually offer something that?  Only a team that was intentionally structuring their cap to monopolize on such contracts.  Either way, that argument starts going down the "Who is purposely tanking" conversation which I'll gracefully decline.

[Jss0062]

Have we changed the rule regarding modification of FA bid posts?

See Invalid Transaction here:
http://www.profsl.com/smf/index.php?topic=137199.0

If we haven't changed rules, then the current bid on Pablo Fernandez is invalid and chrisetc21 is banned from bidding further on this player.

Regarding the rule on which bid would win out (5yrs, $18m or 1yr $17.5m)...
I think the real question is which MLB team would actually offer something that?  Only a team that was intentionally structuring their cap to monopolize on such contracts.  Either way, that argument starts going down the "Who is purposely tanking" conversation which I'll gracefully decline.

The action for first offensive is a PM warning. He is still eligible to bid.

Everyone please stop with the tanking accusations and talk. Chris has a very obvious plan for his team and is very disciplined in executing it. Constant sniping is uncalled for and out of line. 

[haseloff]

I didn't get a PM warning, where is that written?  I think we're confusing the 'PM warning' you get when you are bidding on more than 6 players in FA which is written in our rules.
Precedent is pretty clear here:  http://www.profsl.com/smf/index.php?topic=137199.0

My comment regarding the rule change is anything but sniping.  Changing the rule of which contract a player would take  (5yrs, $18m or 1yr $17.5m) only helps the team that has $100m in cap space, not all teams.  Good lord I have to walk on eggshells around here.

[Jss0062]

Not gonna argue on here. DM me if you want to discuss.

[chrisetc21]

My edit was to point out how dumb the bidding had become.  I had no need to change my bid as I have enough cap room to bid $50m if I choose to do that.  My bidding in that thread is fairly consistent.

Whatever though, I won't bid any further. Curious how the Mets are so interested in a thread they have no bids on whatsoever.  It's just tit for tat for them, par for the course.  LOL at monopolizing contracts. 

[haseloff]

No argument, no interest in Pablo, no tit-for-tat, no 'par for the course', no ad hominem attacks, no sniping.  We have rules.

Similar thing happened to me on a "PC+50k" bid.  I edited the post to add a P in the post title indicating it was a pitcher.  I was unable to bid on said player because 'rules'. 

http://www.profsl.com/smf/index.php?topic=137199.0