RC Vote Needed for the Following Proposal on Rookie Bonsuses

[rcankosy]

Please choose one of the following options related to rookie bonuses:

1.  Keep the rules as is.
2.  Eliminate rookie bonuses altogether.
3.  Allow rookie bonuses to be spread out in the same manner as standard player contracts, BUT allow the rookies to retain all of the existing rights of rookies whose bonuses are not spread out (i.e. prospect extension rights, EDR, etc).
4.  Allow rookies to be signed to standard player contracts WITHOUT the benefits listed in option # 3.
5.  A draft budget based on salary cap. Highest for lower tiered teams, lower for the upper tier.
6.  Draft budget based on final standings. Highest for low, lowest for high.

[h4cheng]

I would like to vote for what I proposed in the other thread (someone mentioned that this is how MB handles it as well?):

keeping the signing bonus but allowing for teams to sign players to major league contracts (must adhere to max/min restrictions), and thus the bonus money would get spread out?

E.g., Zunino could be signed to a 3 year, 2.5M per year deal.

There are several disadvantages of signing major league contract (none are potentially to a team, but there are certainly enough incentives for teams to shoot for non-major league contracts):

1. Player would not be eligible for EDR, taking up a spot on the 40 men roster
2. Player would not be eligible for rookie extension provision (similar to any other major league contracted player)
3. There would be a penalty for dropping the player (similar to any other major league contract player)

[rcankosy]

That was not one of the choices, but I will add it to the options listed above.  LOL.

[Dan Wood]

I would like to add some options...

1. A draft budget based on salary cap. Highest for lower tiered teams, lower for the upper tier.
2. Draft budget based on final standings. Highest for low, lowest for high.

[rcankosy]

I would like to add some options...

1. A draft budget based on salary cap. Highest for lower tiered teams, lower for the upper tier.
2. Draft budget based on final standings. Highest for low, lowest for high.

Added.

[Dan Wood]

This should come as a shock to no one but I vote to get rid of how we currently do it. As far as a replacement I think any of the other options is fine. I am more partial to a cap based on final standings, but that might over complicate things. I'm fine with howe's suggestion, or no bonus at all.

[Dan Wood]

So that is yay on 2,3,6

[rcankosy]

So that is yay on 2,3,6

Please pick one so we can tally the votes.

[Dan Wood]

I could go with either one...let's see what the rest of the RC has to say

[Colby]

I am fine with it now but some slight improvements could help.  I like options 3 and 5.