Post by St. Louis Sting on Aug 27, 2015 17:45:00 GMT -5
This vote is determine whether to put the following RFA system in place starting with the 2016 MLB season. The proposal will require a simple majority (7 votes) to pass. If you vote "No", please state whether you oppose the idea entirely or simply wish for a change in the rule before being put into place.
- Players are only eligible for RFA once, when their original contract ends. If a player is released from their original contract at any time they are no longer eligible for RFA for the rest of their career.
- When a player's original contract expires the owner has the option to submit a qualifying offer or allow the player to enter unrestricted free agency
- The owner has three potential qualifying offers they can make. Each qualifying offer has a length of 3 years. If they desire to offer the player a contract, it must be one of these three options:
20% increase from the average of the original contract would draw compensation of one 2nd Round draft pick in that sport
30% increase from the average of the original contract would draw compensation of one 1st Round draft pick in that sport
40% increase from the average of the original contract would draw compensation of one 1st Round and one 3rd Round draft pick in that sport (1st and 2nd Round in NBA)
- Once an owner has picked a qualifying offer they can only receive the picks associated with that offer no matter how high the bidding goes
- Players who have received qualifying offers would then be opened for normal bidding, with the starting point as the qualifying offer. Once the bidding ends, the original owner has the option of matching the contract offered or accepting the compensation picks associated with the qualifying offer.
- All contracts offered to restricted free agents can be up to 5 years in length. Every year of an RFA contract offer must be the same salary.
- All players given qualifying offers will be in the free agent pools for a minimum of 10 days after the draft begins. If a restricted free agent is not offered a contract within the first 10 days, the original owner will be required to take the player for the qualifying offer granted. Otherwise all normal bidding rules apply. Players who have been offered contracts can continue to be bid on after 10 days as long as owners submit their next offer in less than the normal 24 hours.
- Teams can only bid on RFA's if they have the required draft pick (must be their own pick from that round) to pay the compensation.
- Players are only eligible for RFA once, when their original contract ends. If a player is released from their original contract at any time they are no longer eligible for RFA for the rest of their career.
- When a player's original contract expires the owner has the option to submit a qualifying offer or allow the player to enter unrestricted free agency
- The owner has three potential qualifying offers they can make. Each qualifying offer has a length of 3 years. If they desire to offer the player a contract, it must be one of these three options:
20% increase from the average of the original contract would draw compensation of one 2nd Round draft pick in that sport
30% increase from the average of the original contract would draw compensation of one 1st Round draft pick in that sport
40% increase from the average of the original contract would draw compensation of one 1st Round and one 3rd Round draft pick in that sport (1st and 2nd Round in NBA)
- Once an owner has picked a qualifying offer they can only receive the picks associated with that offer no matter how high the bidding goes
- Players who have received qualifying offers would then be opened for normal bidding, with the starting point as the qualifying offer. Once the bidding ends, the original owner has the option of matching the contract offered or accepting the compensation picks associated with the qualifying offer.
- All contracts offered to restricted free agents can be up to 5 years in length. Every year of an RFA contract offer must be the same salary.
- All players given qualifying offers will be in the free agent pools for a minimum of 10 days after the draft begins. If a restricted free agent is not offered a contract within the first 10 days, the original owner will be required to take the player for the qualifying offer granted. Otherwise all normal bidding rules apply. Players who have been offered contracts can continue to be bid on after 10 days as long as owners submit their next offer in less than the normal 24 hours.
- Teams can only bid on RFA's if they have the required draft pick (must be their own pick from that round) to pay the compensation.