Proposed Idea

[Brent]

I have never really understand the argument for wanting to GM your favorite team. The players in the league are so mixed up that very few of the original players are still on the same organization so in the end it is only a logo. If my favorite team, the Twins, came open I wouldn't want to change teams because I have put a lot of hard work and effort in to building my current team.

It's just a personal preference thing.  Like I said in this idea, all I want to do is change the name of the team, that is it.  I don't want the players.   

[Brent]

Not entirely Roy.  The primary purpose of the RC in legislation is to create rules that safeguard the league for its future while limiting the negative impact on current GMs.  A grandfathering rule for the current 30 satisfies the second part of that statement.  The 30 GMs would have to declare favorite teams, and a decent amount of them are already managing their favorite team, so the number is less than 30.  Likewise, many GMs are attached to their fantasy franchises and have no interest in managing their favorite team or switching, so this only comes down to a few GMs who have interest in moving to their favorite teams when they open.  On top of that, ensuring they have the appropriate service time reduces the field even more.

I am not trying to screw things up in this league, I am just asking for a small name change, that's it.  It's amazing that if you don't agree with the vast majority thing you are ridiculed for having a favorite team.

Let's address the real issue here.  There was a huge uproar b/c nobody wanted a manager to switch to a team with Trout, that is the issue although nobody would admit that.

[BHows]

I can't speak for anyone else but I can assure you that Mike Trout has nothing to do with it

[shooter47]

It's just a personal preference thing.  Like I said in this idea, all I want to do is change the name of the team, that is it.  I don't want the players.   

Fair enough I can understand that it may just be your preference to be that franchise.

Mike trout has nothing to do with it for me. I am having the RC vote on this issue so that once and for all FGM will have a concrete way to handle transfers in the league and what is allowed. I didn't do it just because someone was going to get Mike Trout. We have seen this issue come up in the past and I wanted the RC to vote on and put rules into place that explain what is allowed and isn't allowed when it comes to transfers within the league.

This was not done to prevent you from moving to the Cubs but was about a long term solution to the problem of internal transfers within FGM.

[VolsRaysBucs]

I couldn't care less about Trout or any other player for that matter. I am just tired of the constant shifting of GMs from one team to the next (not pandemic but still too frequent for my taste). The entire idea of the league is to take a team and grow it as best one can. I want GMs who want into the league because of the league, not the team.