Suggested Rule Tweak for Releasing Players

[Colby]

It would make more sense if it were the other way around. Avoiding the cap hit on the second year if dropped before the trade deadline in the first year.

That doesn't work with the percentages.  Right now, $250k rounds up to $500k.  I am promoting the idea of having $250k round to 0, $750k round to $1m, $1.25m round to $1.5m, and so forth...

[guak2005]

Yes but the problem with doing this is that it would make 1 year 0.5m contracts pointless. Like Ben said it would make the 2nd year on all 0.5m contracts a team option. So why would anyone bid 0.5m on a player? It makes the risk of the 2y 0.5m contract completely evaporate. Teams are able to enjoy the player through the whole season and them drop them after the deadline with no hit to their following year's cap. Maybe we could do a massive drop discount that goes in accord with the percentages. Like if you drop 4 players with 0.5m contracts next year you receive a 1m cap hit instead of the 2m.

[Colby]

Yes but the problem with doing this is that it would make 1 year 0.5m contracts pointless. Like Ben said it would make the 2nd year on all 0.5m contracts a team option. So why would anyone bid 0.5m on a player? It makes the risk of the 2y 0.5m contract completely evaporate. Teams are able to enjoy the player through the whole season and them drop them after the deadline with no hit to their following year's cap. Maybe we could do a massive drop discount that goes in accord with the percentages. Like if you drop 4 players with 0.5m contracts next year you receive a 1m cap hit instead of the 2m.

You have an excellent point about how it makes the 1-year deal worthless.  This is what has happened in TGF.  The administration of your last idea is tough because GMs who drop four such players over the course of a few weeks won't receive the same benefits of another GM who dropped them all at once.

[Canada8999]

You have an excellent point about how it makes the 1-year deal worthless.  This is what has happened in TGF.  The administration of your last idea is tough because GMs who drop four such players over the course of a few weeks won't receive the same benefits of another GM who dropped them all at once.

I don't think we need to tweak the current rules, since in MLB contract are entirely guaranteed - we're already giving FGM owners a break with the current discounts.

[lp815]

I don't think we need to tweak the current rules, since in MLB contract are entirely guaranteed - we're already giving FGM owners a break with the current discounts.

Think I'll concur with Ben here.

[Colby]

I at least feel good that I brought this up into discussion.  Consider this discussion finished as there will be no change to the rules for releasing players.

[joeshmoe]

I don't think we need to tweak the current rules, since in MLB contract are entirely guaranteed - we're already giving FGM owners a break with the current discounts.

said perfectly, i vote nay