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Post by Colorado Rockies GM(John) on Feb 18, 2018 13:18:43 GMT -6
I do as well. Have really liked the input all around.
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Post by New York Mets GM(Randy) on Feb 18, 2018 15:57:21 GMT -6
Now one issue that I could potentially see arise with not naming RFAs until after the auction ends is that it could stop any trading of RFA rights. It would depend on how we would allow that to happen. To use this year as an example, Reds had quite a few guys that he could have chosen to use his rights on. Is he allowed to trade one of those guy's rights before the auctions begin and work his way down to the 2 or 3 that he would look to keep?
Also, I am confused on why it is such a big deal to have longer contracts? This league makes it extremely easy to continue extending 4 year contracts to a player if you would choose to do that. The fact that a contract stays at 4 years means that at least every four years the rest of the league gets to help make sure that contract is fair for market value. I am not being sarcastic but really asking what the benefits are of being able to sign someone for 8 or 10 years as opposed to 4 multiple times. I feel that it stops owners from being locked into a terrible contract for too long or from being able to allocate a lot more money to other players since one contract is so team friendly. I feel the 4 year contracts actually promote parity better. So those in favor of longer contracts, please explain the benefit to me. Again, I am very sincere in this request.
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Post by Brewers GM(Mike) on Feb 18, 2018 17:47:46 GMT -6
Mets, you make a ton of sense. Longer contracts can lead to more cuts, which means more dead salary. I also think you do have to protect owners from their selves to a degree. However, I do think that it is still a topic worth discussing once we have a new policy in place.
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