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Post by Anthony_TwinsGM on Mar 9, 2016 22:00:42 GMT -5
I absolutely hate adding/changing rules mid-season but based on some recent events, I feel its absolutely necessary for us to add a few rules / update rules, to continue making SBL even better. I know that not everyone will agree with these rules, but after careful consideration and back and fourth discussions, it's in the best interest of the league to add these to our rule books. Without further ado... Contract Rules
- All contracts will be restricted to 7 years. This applies to Free Agency and Extensions.
- A player may be signed to a 1 year extension at anytime. This includes Minor League Contract extensions.
- Players must have a minimum of 3 years Service Time to be given a contract extensions of 2 years or greater
- Free Agents may be signed to any deal (up to 7 years in length) regardless of ML service time.
Penalties for failure to comply- First Offense: Extension is removed.
- Second Offense: Extension is removed. Player is suspended for 7 games.
- Third Offense: Extension is removed. Player is suspended for 30 games.
- Fourth Offense: Extension is removed. Player is suspended for 90 games.
- Fifth Offense: Extension is removed. Player is suspended for 162 games.
- Sixth Offense: No extensions may be negotiated for 1 full season with ANY player. Player is released and may not be resigned by the offending team.
*Note - There is no roster relief for a player suspension. Player must stay on the Major League Roster for the entire suspension. Team must then play with 24 eligible players.
If manipulation of the penalties results in a clear attempt at ‘tanking’ to gain a better draft pick, the GM will be removed from SBL.
This rule will be in effect on all newly negotated contracts. All current contracts will be left untouched but if a GM departs from their team for whatever reason and they have contracts that are now considering illegal, the commissioners will, at their discretion, edit those contracts to protect the health of the league. Any active suspensions due to contract violations will also be removed. Draft Pick Trading
After the conclusion of the 2024 Draft, SBL will no longer allow Draft Picks to be traded. This is in the best interest of the league and the Commissioner's office due to OOTP not handling this feature very well. Free Agent Compensation
There will be a Sandwich round added between rounds 2 & 3. Teams will receive a draft pick for any unsigned Comp Eligible players. Draft order will be determined by the previous year standings. Teams will receive their regular sandwich pick between rounds 1 & 2 for any players that is signed. International Amateur Free Agents
The IAFA Cap will be lowered from $3,000,000 --> $2,000,000. All Penalties are handled by OOTP. Penalties for spending above the cap are: - Any amount over the cap will be taxed at an additional 100%.
- If a team spends between 5 and 10% over the cap, it will not be able to sign more than one player for a bonus of more than $333,333 next season.
- If a team spends between 10 and 15% over the cap, it will not be able to sign ANY player for a bonus of more than $333,333 next season.
- If a team spends more than 15% over the cap, the team will not be able to sign ANY player for a bonus of more than $166,666 next season.
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Post by mikejk on Mar 9, 2016 22:24:21 GMT -5
Why are we lowering the IAFA cap?
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Post by Anthony_TwinsGM on Mar 9, 2016 22:28:57 GMT -5
Several people had complained about all of the players signing with only one or two teams. This penalizes those teams more for signing multiple players.
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Post by dodgersgm on Mar 9, 2016 23:15:31 GMT -5
What does: "If manipulation of the penalties results in a clear attempt at ‘tanking’ to gain a better draft pick, the GM will be removed from SBL." mean?
can teams not play badly to get higher picks/rebuild?
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Post by Anthony_TwinsGM on Mar 9, 2016 23:25:04 GMT -5
No, if teams intentionally sign their 'star' players to extensions prior to them being eligible so they get suspended to get a better draft pick.
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Post by dodgersgm on Mar 10, 2016 0:22:49 GMT -5
Contract Rules
- All contracts will be restricted to 7 years. This applies to Free Agency and Extensions.
- A player may be signed to a 1 year extension at anytime. This includes Minor League Contract extensions.
- Players must have a minimum of 3 years Service Time to be given a contract extensions of 2 years or greater
1. Contract limited to 7 years---> Is this including option years or not? So 5 years contract can only have a 2 year option? 2. 1 year extension anytime ---> No problem with this rule. 3. Minimum three year service for an extension----> I don't like this rule at all. It seems to be too much of an restriction, especially when coupled with the first rule limiting contracts to 7 years. If some one wants to sign a rookie to a 7 year extension, good for him. If he wants to sign a veteran to a 7 year contract, he should be allowed to.
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Post by agrimsley on Mar 10, 2016 2:11:31 GMT -5
On the IAFA rule change, I think you're likely to see a similar outcome as before. Rich teams can afford to pay the tax so they splash the cash. Now that the tax is higher, those rich teams become even more able to outbid the teams on a lower budget. Let's go with the rule and see how it pans out but I don't think it will have the desired effect.
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Post by macmckenzie on Mar 10, 2016 5:44:03 GMT -5
I hate that we are now micro managing the league with a whole bunch of restrictions. This league has never been more healthy than it is today, yet because a handful of people complain about one team getting a bunch of draft picks or a couple of first year players signing long extensions we have add unnecessary rules.
The great thing about this game is that there is no one way to build a winning team. Teams like the Mets have done it through the draft, while teams like the Tigers have successfully leverage the trading of draft picks to build a winner. The theory we have to protect GMs from themselves is ridiculous .
I also hate that I can't extend my first year player to buy out his arbitration years - which is a common strategy used by many successful MLB teams.
These rules I believe will make the SBL much less fun and will drive members to less restrictive leagues.
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Post by marcus.dodgers on Mar 10, 2016 6:55:18 GMT -5
I am on board with all of these. While I am a bit worried about them going online mid-season it shouldn't be a problem.
My suggestion for iafa is to make it a percentage based penalty. I know that is just one more thing for you and Anthony to monitor and adjust, but I don't see the way it is as effective. Now if you were to leave it how you have it now, and penalize a team on a case by case basis on top of how ootp handles it I would be on board with that.
If you go over you iafa budget by 200% maybe you shouldn't get any iafa money in the next two years. I think that would cause guys to pause and really consider if they want to take that approach.
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Post by Anthony_TwinsGM on Mar 10, 2016 7:00:04 GMT -5
Contract Rules
- All contracts will be restricted to 7 years. This applies to Free Agency and Extensions.
- A player may be signed to a 1 year extension at anytime. This includes Minor League Contract extensions.
- Players must have a minimum of 3 years Service Time to be given a contract extensions of 2 years or greater
1. Contract limited to 7 years---> Is this including option years or not? So 5 years contract can only have a 2 year option? 2. 1 year extension anytime ---> No problem with this rule. 3. Minimum three year service for an extension----> I don't like this rule at all. It seems to be too much of an restriction, especially when coupled with the first rule limiting contracts to 7 years. If some one wants to sign a rookie to a 7 year extension, good for him. If he wants to sign a veteran to a 7 year contract, he should be allowed to. The 3 years of ST is a necessary rule to avoid teams signing young stars like Strickland to pennies on the dollar.
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Post by Anthony_TwinsGM on Mar 10, 2016 7:01:30 GMT -5
I am on board with all of these. While I am a bit worried about them going online mid-season it shouldn't be a problem. My suggestion for iafa is to make it a percentage based penalty. I know that is just one more thing for you and Anthony to monitor and adjust, but I don't see the way it is as effective. Now if you were to leave it how you have it now, and penalize a team on a case by case basis on top of how ootp handles it I would be on board with that. If you go over you iafa budget by 200% maybe you shouldn't get any iafa money in the next two years. I think that would cause guys to pause and really consider if they want to take that approach. I can't make penalties and would prefer them to be in game. IAFA penalties are all done in game.
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Post by Anthony_TwinsGM on Mar 10, 2016 7:05:45 GMT -5
I hate that we are now micro managing the league with a whole bunch of restrictions. This league has never been more healthy than it is today, yet because a handful of people complain about one team getting a bunch of draft picks or a couple of first year players signing long extensions we have add unnecessary rules. The great thing about this game is that there is no one way to build a winning team. Teams like the Mets have done it through the draft, while teams like the Tigers have successfully leverage the trading of draft picks to build a winner. The theory we have to protect GMs from themselves is ridiculous . I also hate that I can't extend my first year player to buy out his arbitration years - which is a common strategy used by many successful MLB teams. These rules I believe will make the SBL much less fun and will drive members to less restrictive leagues. While I agree with you Mac... Im extremely frustrated at seeing some of these contracts. Its beyond rare for ANY player to sign an extension before making his ML debut (Jon Singleton is all i can think of) and weve already seen that at least once. Its very unrealistic. Its can also be the death of a league... I was hoping to milk this until 17 but saw several more players last sim sign extensions with less than 60 days of ML service time so we were forced to take action. I regret not putting a rule over the offseason.
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Post by Anthony_TwinsGM on Mar 10, 2016 7:12:00 GMT -5
As I said.. I knew some of these changes arent going to be popular and I hope we dont lose anyone over the changes but I think they are all in the best interest of the league.
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Post by marcus.dodgers on Mar 10, 2016 7:58:22 GMT -5
I hate that we are now micro managing the league with a whole bunch of restrictions. This league has never been more healthy than it is today, yet because a handful of people complain about one team getting a bunch of draft picks or a couple of first year players signing long extensions we have add unnecessary rules. The great thing about this game is that there is no one way to build a winning team. Teams like the Mets have done it through the draft, while teams like the Tigers have successfully leverage the trading of draft picks to build a winner. The theory we have to protect GMs from themselves is ridiculous . I also hate that I can't extend my first year player to buy out his arbitration years - which is a common strategy used by many successful MLB teams. These rules I believe will make the SBL much less fun and will drive members to less restrictive leagues. While I agree with you Mac... Im extremely frustrated at seeing some of these contracts. Its beyond rare for ANY player to sign an extension before making his ML debut (Jon Singleton is all i can think of) and weve already seen that at least once. Its very unrealistic. Its can also be the death of a league... I was hoping to milk this until 17 but saw several more players last sim sign extensions with less than 60 days of ML service time so we were forced to take action. I regret not putting a rule over the offseason. I want you to know I agree with you. But I looked for the contracts, and I'm assuming they were O'Coleman and Hull. And those just don't make much sense to me as a GM. Why would you extend guys like that for only 6 years? I mean, they are dirt cheap contracts, and you are essentially buying out their arb years, but you're paying 150% more through their non arb years. A contract like that just doesn't make a lot of sense. I mean, if it were a 10 year contract, sure. But that in and of itself is very dangerous. Anyway, my two cents.
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Post by Anthony_TwinsGM on Mar 10, 2016 8:19:12 GMT -5
While I agree with you Mac... Im extremely frustrated at seeing some of these contracts. Its beyond rare for ANY player to sign an extension before making his ML debut (Jon Singleton is all i can think of) and weve already seen that at least once. Its very unrealistic. Its can also be the death of a league... I was hoping to milk this until 17 but saw several more players last sim sign extensions with less than 60 days of ML service time so we were forced to take action. I regret not putting a rule over the offseason. I want you to know I agree with you. But I looked for the contracts, and I'm assuming they were O'Coleman and Hull. And those just don't make much sense to me as a GM. Why would you extend guys like that for only 6 years? I mean, they are dirt cheap contracts, and you are essentially buying out their arb years, but you're paying 150% more through their non arb years. A contract like that just doesn't make a lot of sense. I mean, if it were a 10 year contract, sure. But that in and of itself is very dangerous. Anyway, my two cents. My goal wasn't really to throw anyone under the bus and name names here (outside of strickland) since everyone knows that hes being paid paid 1/4 to 1/6th of what he deserves. DJ I know likes year limits. So thats likely why he signed them to only 6 and 7 years (i think O'Coleman got 7)
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