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Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:06 pm
unctarheel wrote:I thought that the rule change we adopted regarding "franchise" prospects gave us the opportunity to change that designation at any time. That is why I had earlier announced that I was releasing Erick Pena and reassignment my teams franchise designation to Brady House.
This is the rule as agreed to and amended in January. Also shows what the previous rule stated.
10) "Prospect Franchising" -- Each team in our league has the option to designate one prospect as a "franchise pick." This designation would give the team that drafted the player exclusive rights to that individual in perpetuity, and exempt said player from the two year prospect call-up window allowing them to stay a prospect until such time as this prospect is: (a) traded to a different team, (b) released, or (c) activated as a carded member of the team's roster. This designation can be transferred immediately to another one of the team's prospects, provided that the previous designee has been traded to another team, released outright, or added to the 40-man roster as the result of being carded in the most recent player set. Adopted 1/29/24. (This sentence replaces the original rule wording: "When this designation expires, it cannot be reassigned to a new prospect until the conclusion of the next prospect draft conducted by the league.")
I stated that everyone could "Reset" after the prospect draft because there are many new members, and a new rule. But, it doesn't mean you can arbitrarily switch the designation. You can switch designation if you trade, drop or promote a player. You don't have to wait an entire year to redesignate a "Franchise" prospect.
