Yanks/O's

[OUDAN]

:NYY: is announcing a deal we are very excited about in this deal we send


P Webster, Allen, $0.5m (P-n/a) yanks pay for 2012
CI Olt, Mike, $0.5m (P-n/a) yanks pay for 2012   
OF Bradley, Jackie, $0.5m (P-n/a)
SP Chafin, Andrew, $0.5m (P-n/a)

to :BAL: in return we receive

OF Wheeler, Tim, $0.5m (P-n/a)
CI Phelps, Cord, $0.5m (P-n/a)

We do this deal because we are BIG believers in Wheeler saw him play last year in Tulsa and we are convinced. We just hope our scouting eye isnt wrong. Ton of power and we love guys like that in New York
:BAL: to confirm

[shooter47]

Orioles Confirm. Oudan has been after wheeler for quite a while and he was finally willing to meet my asking price.  Olt showed potential in A+ this year but had a broken collarbone shorten his season.  Webster did good in AA after dominating A+ to begin the year.  Bradley and Chafin were supplemental 1st rounders this year who will hopefully develop into top prospects and move fast. Oudan threw in the money for this year to keep the money in the deal even for this year.  It was tough to give up wheeler but I feel in the longterm this deal will help the Orioles.

[MillerTime]

 :iatp:

I like Olt almost as much as Wheeler, short-term may help the Yanks, but good overall deal. 

[Corey]

Trade is invalid.

Jackie Bradley was recently drafted and isnt able to be traded till 6/1/12

[OUDAN]

is it only bradley or SP Chafin, Andrew, $0.5m (P-n/a) too??

[shooter47]

Trade is invalid.

Jackie Bradley was recently drafted and isnt able to be traded till 6/1/12

I don't think this is correct.  According to the rulebook this is the only thing I could find. 

Trading Recently Signed Free Agents
Free Agent signings cannot be traded until 60 days after they have signed.  This date will be shown per each player in the official rosters section.  In addition to our 60-day NTC rule, any players signed to extensions as well as FA contracts in the offseason cannot be traded until June 1st the following year.

This rule only applies to players who were signed as free agents or to extensions in the offseason.  Jackie Bradley and Andrew Chafin were both drafted and signed on last years books and were not signed in the offseason.  They also are both pasted the 60 day NTC rule as of today. Not sure what would make this trade invalid.  Maybe I missed something in the rules but I can't find anything.

[MillerTime]

Trade is invalid.

Jackie Bradley was recently drafted and isnt able to be traded till 6/1/12

It is 60 days from signing day, no?

Howe just completed a trade involving Susac.   

[MillerTime]

Entry Draft Roster (EDR)

    The EDR is a roster of additional players not included on the 40-man roster for each team.  The maximum size of this roster is 15 players.  It will expand to 20 players at the beginning of the 2012 season.
    Only players drafted by the current team are eligible for the EDR, players acquired via trade or free agency are not eligible.  In other words, players may only be placed on EDR directly after being drafted by your franchise.
    Players that have never played an MLB game are eligible for the EDR.  As soon as a player on the EDR has one MLB game played, they must immediately be moved to the 40-man roster or released.  If the player is moved to the 40-man roster, they are subject to standard prospect contract rules.  Players on the EDR may be traded, but the acquiring team must place them on the 40-man roster
    The Franchise GM Entry Draft will last 10 rounds, but teams are not required to make picks if they do not wish to make room on their EDR
    Signing bonuses paid to drafted player count against the teams salary cap - after required signing bonuses are paid, players on the EDR are kept at no cost.  Players may be dropped from the EDR at any time, at no cost, to make room for newly drafted players (signing bonuses are not reimbursed).  Players released from the EDR are subject to standard free agency rules.
    Only players eligible for the MLB Entry Draft will be eligible for the Franchise GM Entry Draft - foreign players and unprotected prospects will be handled via free agency (however foreign players may warrant consideration for an additional rule)
    If a player is not signed by their respective MLB team, the Franchise GM team can retain the player but must increase the signing bonus from the original fixed, pre-draft price to 150% of that value, with a minimum of 0.5M (if they originally did not require a signing bonus).  If a 1.0M player goes unsigned, you can either cough up an extra 0.5M for the signing bonus (1.0M*150%=1.5M, -1.0M already paid = 0.5M), or lose the players rights and receive no compensation (but the originally paid 1.0M is reimbursed).
    The 60-day no trade ruling is extended to include draftees.

[h4cheng]

    The 60-day no trade ruling is extended to include draftees.

Yep, that's the rule that applies in this situation.

[Corey]

Please Read below. As it states June 1st is when draftees can be traded.

You may trade players that are under contract starting 10/15...anyone signed between now and 10/15 may not be traded until 6/1 (could be 60 days, but pretty sure it is 6/1). Anyone signed during the last few months of the season is still beholden to the 60 day rule. Anyone recently drafted may not be dealt until that deadline has passed (again a little fuzzy on the date - I need a rule refresher).

The Prince Fielder rule deals specifically with players whose contract expires at the end of a current season. It gives GMs no choice but to sign said player or send them to free agency. Since no date was posted in the official rules, Rob and Colby were nice enough to add 72 hours to the deadline.

RFA has been abolished. If you want someone you now have to bid on them. Should a player have accumulated enough points to merit either A or B status, then the most recent team that said player played for will receive due compensation.