Possible Rule Amendment - In season re-signings

[rcankosy]

I always interpreted the prospect extension rule as only applicable to prospects with a P-2011 or later contract.  I also assumed that the extensions would not affect the current year's salary.  Therefore, I think you have a valid argument with Justin Upton if he was on a P-2011 contract but not for the other guys like Hamilton and Votto.  I could be dead wrong on this, but that was my interpretation.  Perhaps other people from the TC would be kind enough to share their interpretation with us. 

[h4cheng]

 :iatp:

My belief was that the rule does not apply to the p-2010 guys.

[Needle Juice]

IF I recall correctly, the rule was not available for P-2010 players, it was allowed for P-2011 players. 

[Dan Wood]

But if we consider post 2010 season 2011, and that has always been the concesus, then yes the p-2010 guys should have fallen into that category because it is in effect the 2011 off-season. Any argument made to allow p-2011 guys a prospect extension in the 2011 offseason therefore argues that the p-2010 guys do as well. X has to always be x, not x sometimes when it works for some and not not for others

[Needle Juice]

http://www.profsl.com/smf/index.php?topic=4279.30

The RC approved the rule only if it goes into effect in 2011, so I believe there is no way it could apply to P-2010 players. 

[Colby]

http://www.profsl.com/smf/index.php?topic=4279.30

The RC approved the rule only if it goes into effect in 2011, so I believe there is no way it could apply to P-2010 players.

Correct.  Let's settle these rules for both the 2011-2012 offseason and the future.

[Dan Wood]

again my argument is that if a guy with expiring 2011 prospect eligibility can be given a prospect extension after the 2011 season has ended, then 2010 guys should have gotten the same treatment. The rules say no prospect extension in 2010, but as soon as 2010 ended the rule goes into effect for 2011. If we are saying that there is a grace period to sign prospects to extensions when the current seasonn ends, then technically the rule went into effect after the last day of 2010 and should have counted towards the p-2010 guys. That is my argument.

[Colby]

However, there was no grandfathering... Like many rule changes, it went into place without grandfathering.  Let's keep it simple and not change contracts.  I had players that were P-2010 in which I was unable to sign to a prospect extension.

[Dan Wood]

Then you can have my resignation effective as of this posting.

[Colby]

Then you can have my resignation effective as of this posting.

Are you serious?  Feel free to hash this out in our official RC vote as you are part of the RC Dan.