Losing an RFA

[Colby]

I think you stop the drafting draft picks also.

Huh Chad?

[clidwin]

sorry, stop the trading of draft picks.

[Dan Wood]

I have to agree with you Colby. As much as I have done it, I think we should put an end to trading draft picks. However I would not be completely against keeping it around. I just think it gives us a more realistic approach to trading, especially since most of us will have full rosters at the start of this season, and even more so, after the draft.

[Colby]

I have to agree with you Colby. As much as I have done it, I think we should put an end to trading draft picks. However I would not be completely against keeping it around. I just think it gives us a more realistic approach to trading, especially since most of us will have full rosters at the start of this season, and even more so, after the draft.

That is the goal after all... what do you say Chad, Roy, M.J., Ben, and Jake?

[lp815]

I guess just to clarify...with the use of supplemental picks, would teams that are deep in the draft in order to rebuild (the Mets this year) still be able to do that to the degree that is going on?  I like to have that strategy be available to teams that are really looking to rebuild for the future.

The Mets this year have 17 picks, four of them first rounders, and he has sacrificed quite a bit for it.  Can we still count on that happening, should GM's decide to want to go that route?  Or will this supplemental pick method curb that heavily?

[Colby]

I guess just to clarify...with the use of supplemental picks, would teams that are deep in the draft in order to rebuild (the Mets this year) still be able to do that to the degree that is going on?  I like to have that strategy be available to teams that are really looking to rebuild for the future.

The Mets this year have 17 picks, four of them first rounders, and he has sacrificed quite a bit for it.  Can we still count on that happening, should GM's decide to want to go that route?  Or will this supplemental pick method curb that heavily?

We allow trading of RFA.  Small market teams are granted more RFA tags.  This helps the rebuilding as you can use an RFA tag on a high value FA and earn a supplemental pick on them if they don't sign with your team.  Other than that, simply trading for prospects and putting bonus money toward top prospects (scouting) will help turn around a team in the future.

[lp815]

We allow trading of RFA.  Small market teams are granted more RFA tags.  This helps the rebuilding as you can use an RFA tag on a high value FA and earn a supplemental pick on them if they don't sign with your team.  Other than that, simply trading for prospects and putting bonus money toward top prospects (scouting) will help turn around a team in the future.

Ok, I think I can be on board then.  I just didn't want to not have that access to teams, being able to really load up on draft day if they chose to.

[Colby]

Three of us are on board for this... here is the final proposal for one of you to agree to (you could all agree as well)...

1) No more trading of draft picks (applies for 2011 draft onward)
2) Supplementary picks for loss of player due to RFA (must have placed bid on player though)
3) Picks are given as follows...

TYPE A (New team's 1st round pick + S-1 pick): Top 20% = Fantrax positional ranking of
Top 12 MI, CI
Top 15 OF
Top 30 SP
Top 36 RP

TYPE B (S-1 pick): Next 20% =
13th - 24th ranked MI, CI
16th - 30th ranked OF
31st - 60th ranked SP
37th - 72nd ranked RP

This correlates 100% with MLB rules on the free agent types and draft protocol.

[clidwin]

im on board for this also, colby... how many RFA tags do smalll market teams get? 

[Colby]

im on board for this also, colby... how many RFA tags do smalll market teams get?

It would follow with the tiers...

the 30th cap (lowest one) has 4 RFA
22 to 29 has 3 RFA
7 to 21 has 2 RFA
1 to 6 has 1 RFA