Idea bin - future change thoughts/musings for later discussion

[Rob]

Draft pick compensation for releasing certain mid to high level players into Free Agency.

[TACeu]

Draft pick compensation for releasing certain mid to high level players into Free Agency.

I like this. Maybe it could be players that have reached a certain threshold on points scored in the season. It should be for higher end players only though.

[TACeu]

This may or may not be a good idea.

In order to keep our teams more associated with our MLB teams, after the draft we can fill any remaining MILB spots with FA prospects in our teams? respective systems. For example, after the draft is done, if I have two open Minors spots I can fill them with any prospects signed to the tigers.

All the top prospects would likely be taken in the draft, of course. But it would allow teams to fill out their MILB rosters and likely keep us more attached to our actual MLB clubs in some way in the long run.

To make it fair, we can include that they would need to be added before FA opens/before opening day.

[Rob]

This may or may not be a good idea.

In order to keep our teams more associated with our MLB teams, after the draft we can fill any remaining MILB spots with FA prospects in our teams? respective systems. For example, after the draft is done, if I have two open Minors spots I can fill them with any prospects signed to the tigers.

All the top prospects would likely be taken in the draft, of course. But it would allow teams to fill out their MILB rosters and likely keep us more attached to our actual MLB clubs in some way in the long run.

To make it fair, we can include that they would need to be added before FA opens/before opening day.

I actually love this.  In my DNHL league we have "draft keepers" where we're able to keep up to 3 draftees that our teams select.  That works in that league because it's a 20 team league, so you still have good draftees out there after the keepers are taken.  Since Moneyball is a deeper, 30 team league, that wouldn't work - there'd be no talent left in our draft.  But if it's done AFTER the draft with the pool that's leftover - that could be doable.

[TACeu]

Yeah it would absolutely need to be after the draft or it kills any value of draft picks

[Brent]

This may or may not be a good idea.

In order to keep our teams more associated with our MLB teams, after the draft we can fill any remaining MILB spots with FA prospects in our teams? respective systems. For example, after the draft is done, if I have two open Minors spots I can fill them with any prospects signed to the tigers.

All the top prospects would likely be taken in the draft, of course. But it would allow teams to fill out their MILB rosters and likely keep us more attached to our actual MLB clubs in some way in the long run.

To make it fair, we can include that they would need to be added before FA opens/before opening day.

I'm in a couple other leagues that do this.  They call it Organizational Adds and each team gets about 4 Org Adds/year.  They are also tradable in the league.

[TACeu]

Hm. What is the difference between them and draft picks if they are tradable?

[Jon]

an immediate change i would will proprose is that if you drop a player and the player is resigned to a lower dollar amount that any penalites will be waived for future years.  I don't think teams should be pay any penalites for resigned players.  Especially if your the team waiving and able to resign.  All your doing is making balooned contracts more manageable

[TACeu]

I strongly disagree with that as it takes away any risk at all to signing players to high paying long term deals. And certainly the team doing the dropping can't resign them and waive the penalty, that's just leaving the door way too open for contract manipulation.

[Jon]

you can disagree but i am allowed to have my opinions on it.   Im not talking current year, im talking future years.  But thanks for your thoughts