Moneyball Baseball League Chat

I don't think that idea is workable. There are way too many contracts in place that people would want no part of. Whether it be superstars that would take up too large of a percentage of your salary cap, aging players that still have a year or two left on their costly contracts, injured guys like Strasburg, players like Conforto or Lindor who had poor 2021s but that will still cost you a ton of money. You might say well just don't sign guys like that. The problem is with 24 teams we're signing 960 players. There are only around 1025 players in the strat game. Almost all of those terrible contracts would have to be used. You could raise the salary cap but I think that would adversely affect the free agent process that's such an important part of your creation. To me one of your best ideas was how to do the original draft since bidding on 480 players would have taken months. Having their SOM price in 2019 be their starting salary and incorporating their years of service into a straightforward way of doing contract extensions was key. If we are to have a chance to get 24 people to give this a try I think you should keep it as simple as possible.

Thanks. I'm looking for this kind of input before posting the rules.

The problem with the original draft rules was that owners couldn’t benefit from service time control over players like Franco and Guerrero. Any team drafting Guerrero, for example, will be stuck paying $9.25 mil until his arb years. Same for Franco. I guess the arb rules mitigate this some, but you won’t get these stars for a half mil a year for three years.

I’ve also thought about having a auction draft, but that would take forever.

just wondering if we are going to load teams since contracts have no bearing on this year?

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I'll set up the league for an April 4th start.

not sure what the decision was on the unleashed situation, since this was the first year we have had to deal with it

let me know if I am forced into Sisco or if I replace with open (would take Manny Pina) or if it is going to a vote or whatever...lol

Chilliards, see phil’s answer on the previous page. You can pick someone else other than Cisco

I will stick with Manny Pina as the replacement

We can start loading the league. I sent the invite to your emails.

EAST
teamnasty
Madal
Mykbr1
chilliards

CENTRAL
Paul_Long
sociophil
beesore
Paul J Kiggins

WEST
dharmabums
Oldmansmith
Evil Spock
BaseballCFO

Wait Phil. Can we load in any order or must we load in the divisional order listed above? In other words do the league specs permit you to re sort us into the proper divisions. If not you all need to leave the east so that I , Madal, myk , and chill can load first.