by jmccully61 » Sun Apr 10, 2011 2:20 pm
I just thought of an idea, and would like to see how others feel about it. Currently, we draft players who do not yet have cards, and have two years to move them on our 40 man roster or release them. What about setting up a system were you can move 2 or 3 players to a "Reserve List", and once placed on the "Reserve List" they have to remain on it for at least 1 year. In other words, their card for that season can not be used a all. The purpose of this is the following is two fold.
First, last year I had Romero on my roster, but he did not have a 2009 card, but I kept him on my 2009 roster knowing he would have a 2010 card. Therefore, I used 1 of my roster spots for a player that I could not use. Another example would be to place a player who had a down year or was injured, and the production of their card will be well below what it has been in years past. An example of this would be Aramris Rameriez. For the first 11 or 12 years he put up steady numbers, last year was a career low, most likely due to playing through injury. His 2010 card will be horrible, but he is off to a good 2011 season. A final example could be Chase Utley. There are rumors he might miss all of 2011. Therefore, I would use another spot on the 30 man list to protect a player that will not have a 2011 card.
Second, when we have to protect 30 of our 40 players, it allows owners an extra option for a card they might want to protect for future years.
In conclusion, the purpose of this is not to find a way to prevent losing potential players in the annual free agent draft, but to place a player on a 1 year "Reserve List" due to unforeseen circumstances from the previous year. Again, to avoid abuse of this system, it has to be limited to 2 or 3 players where a player has had cards in the past, but not in the current season, aka Romero or possible Utley, and in the case of very productive player who had a down year to injuries, aka Rameriez.
This is just an idea that I am throwing out there, how to ya'll feel about something like this