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Different GM's like either 72 or 48 hours for different reasons. Nobody has a bad argument for either side. With that being said, since this is not a rule change that requires rewriting or changing processes is it possible to put it up for a league vote so everyone can have a voice on this topic? Majority would win. Thoughts?
My opinion is that Agents, IRL, play a slow game and allow the market to develop. 72 hours allows the market to develop.
I respect Joe's opinion/perspective, however...If we are going to be beholden to "real life" we need to blow up the EDR and revamp it's rules. A market isn't some mythical entity, it's a platform for exchange of goods/services created by willing producers and consumers. A market's development will happen organically so long as artificial mechanisms of control aren't arbitrarily imposed on said market. That being said, 48, 72 or 10000 hr clocks do not necessarily affect our market per se, rather it affects the "enjoyment" factor and, by proxy, the long term vitality of the league. I'm not sure mirroring real life MLB is as important as making this league as strong/fun as possible.
Personally I prefer 72 hours - there's plenty of time in the offseason, and I'd rather let the clock run a little longer to ensure everyone has plenty of time to see players that have been bid on and decide if they want to bid or not.In my opinion, this is a situation of "it 'aint broke"
Regardless of whether it's a "minor" or a "major" rule change, I don't think we should be changing rules after an established practice has begun. I cannot recall when this has ever been done in this particular league. Just because it's done in some other league doesn't necessarily mean we should set aside what we do in FGM.As for the "poaching effect", no matter what the time limit is, if someone swoops in an posts a bid close to the end of the time limit, someone is going to go ballistic. I've seen a multitude of PROFSL members get upset when such a bid is made and what is always ignored is that no rule has been violated--although, judging by the anger I've seen when it happens, you would assume it has. With that, I hope we don't have someone post about the "infamous unwritten rules" associated with baseball.Finally, although this is a friendly league and we're all entitled to an opinion, I find it interesting that a GM who has just entered the league would post an abrasive comment regarding membership in this league. Just saying....
Other rules are changed based on demand, sometimes over night (DOMA, ACA come to mind).