Free Agency Discussion Thread

[ThePetis]

Your best bet is to look at the available players on FanTrax.

[drejay25]

It is telling me on FanTrax that I am not a member of the league

[ThePetis]

What is your FanTrax ID?

[chrisetc21]

I think it's clear that the Twins have every intention of making a mockery of the competitiveness of his team.  I think that's a serious problem really.

[Lindner]

I think it's clear that the Twins have every intention of making a mockery of the competitiveness of his team.  I think that's a serious problem really.

[chrisetc21]

Maturity not your strong suit I see.

[seanrmgallagher]

It is well within the rules, and the smart thing to do under the current rules. That being said, how would people feel about instituting a competitiveness rule? An example would be a rule where all teams must have at least 10 players on ML deals on their team. If a team does not reach that quota, they could have salary reductions in upcoming years. It would help stop all out tanking and be more realistic, as the MLB forces teams to pay a certain amount in salary.

[ThePetis]

How about a rule that requires you to call up players that have a certain number of major league at-bats or innings pitched?  This would help keep the stockpiling of talent in the minor leagues to a minimum.

[Lindner]

Maturity not your strong suit I see.

I'd much rather play with people that like to have fun than arrogant pricks like you. Do we need to implement some rules to prevent people from holding guys in the minors? Maybe. It seems like a personal preference thing to me. Calling me out specifically for the way I run my team (and my methods are completely within the rules) shows your inability to make sound judgment in dealing with people/problems. There's a reason 95+% of the people here dislike you. Run your team and I'll run mine. If you think there should should be certain rules in place, you suggest them. You don't post on the public threads that someone is making a mockery of their team. I believe I'm giving myself the best chance to string together multiple championships with this strategy. It's odd that I had signed a couple retired guys several days ago, but you didn't call me out on it until I started bumping some of your guys in FA.

[seanrmgallagher]

How about a rule that requires you to call up players that have a certain number of major league at-bats or innings pitched?  This would help keep the stockpiling of talent in the minor leagues to a minimum.

I like the idea, but that opens up the question of how to handle veterans that are signed to minor league deals and when veterans on bad contracts take up a 40-man spot that an owner rightfully would not want there. The rule would have to be hammered out obviously.