bontomn wrote:I agree that the talent pool for the NeL teams is WAY too small. But I am--and always have been--adamantly opposed to changing a league's rules midway through the draft. We all knew what we signed up for: a different kind of league that sounded like fun. It cuts against the grain to hear proposals that we adjust things now. That's something that should have been done before we started
tomwistar wrote:I guess I disagree ... from the very first post, the league has emphasized flexibility. "But as always open for discussion. ... Other restrictions will depend on how the NeL teams shape up." The template set by the commish has been open-endedness with the rules, seeing what works out to be most fair for both NeL and MLB teams.
That said ... I don't want to pick a team until we get more details ironed out. So let's get some clarity, please.
Good points by both and both are correct. Like bontomn, I, too, am generally against changing rules on the fly, but tomwistar makes a valid point as well. This league has always been a work in progress and Rosie has done a good job addressing manager concerns. This is a difficult theme to put together, and I don't recall having seen one done like this in the past, so there is no precedent to rely upon or tweak and there is no instruction manual. Even at $100 mil, I still think the MLB teams will have an advantage, but it will be closer, as they won't be able to load up on pitching, the NeL weakness at higher caps, like they would at $120 mil.
While I certainly can understand the reasons against changing the rules, we are still very early in this evolving process and I doubt anyone who has already selected would have done anything differently at a $100 mil cap.
Lowering the cap to $100 mil is not a major change, but it does level the playing field a little more and helps make the league more competitive. I'm in favor of it. - Bernie