RULES CHANGES PROPOSAL: Eliminate or reduce cap hits in certain circumstances

[ldsjayhawk]

Ideas from the survey regarding cap hits

• Eliminate / reduce cap his for players who have retired or are no longer in MLB
• Allow new GMs a free drop

[rcankosy]

I'd like to take it one step further. I pulled this rule from MLB Live, because I like it a lot.

New Ownership = no cap hit to release inherited players.

[MauriceAJR]

I like the proposal any way to help newer ownership.

[Paul S.]

 :iatp:

I'd like to take it one step further. I pulled this rule from MLB Live, because I like it a lot.

New Ownership = no cap hit to release inherited players.

[ldsjayhawk]

I have no position removing cap hits for new GMs, but I don't support removing cap hits for retired players or those who go play overseas.  I believe it is important to factor these things in to bidding as a possibility so that contracts for these players do not get unreasonable

[game162]

 :iatp:

I have no position removing cap hits for new GMs, but I don't support removing cap hits for retired players or those who go play overseas.  I believe it is important to factor these things in to bidding as a possibility so that contracts for these players do not get unreasonable

[TheProfessor]

Ideas from the survey regarding cap hits

• Eliminate / reduce cap his for players who have retired or are no longer in MLB
• Allow new GMs a free drop

I support item 1. I do not support item 2.

[Brian]

Allow free drips for new gm
Allow free drops for retired players or players that go overseas

[Shannonlwalker2]

This also came up in Armchair.

  Teams should absolutely have to pay for their bad contracts.  You can't give a green light to someone giving a 40 year old a 5 year contract just so they can drop him next season for free.

[NippyJones]

There has got to be something to make GMs think twice about offering over priced long-term contracts to the Max Scherzers of the world. If you make the deal, you live with it or buy it out.

A new GM should be able to drop a bad contract if the player has retired or was given an over priced long-term contract that would take the player past the age of 40.