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Post by Philadelphia Phillies (Paul) on Nov 22, 2018 20:30:07 GMT -8
I'd like to recommend changing the rule stipulated in section 5.1 regarding players that go overseas/international.
Currently, the rule calls for these players - like Christian Villanueva - to remain on the JBL team's payroll.
I don't see any correlation to how this works in real life baseball. Once a contract is voided and/or sold/transferred to an international team, that contract no longer impacts the MLB team's payroll.
I propose that we change this rule to remove the salary responsibility from a JBL team - but maintain the roster rights. And if that player ever returns to the MLB/MiLB, the JBL team - if the JBL contract is still current - resumes salary/contract responsibility of that player.
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Post by Chicago Cubs (Curtis) on Nov 23, 2018 10:57:02 GMT -8
I can see the benefit in enacting a rule like this, and agree that it would better simulate the real-life analog. However I struggle to justify a JBL team remaining on the hook for a player who has been demoted to AAA in real life, but being absolved of financial obligation for a player signing internationally. Although I acknowledge that the AAA player has a better chance of contributing to the JBL team's stats in the future.
I don't see enough examples of players that are both (1) relevant enough for fantasy purposes to be signed to a JBL contract and (2) then bad enough to be forced to sign internationally to change the rule at this time. Keeping track of those salary obligations while maintaining accurate summations of each team's salary would be one more detail that I'd have to remember when processing transactions and auditing spreadsheets, and I'm actively trying to simplify this process both for myself and the benefit of new owners.
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Post by Philadelphia Phillies (Paul) on Nov 23, 2018 11:01:59 GMT -8
That makes sense. I wouldn't want it to be more difficult to manage.
Can I change my suggestion, then, to the JBL team having the option to completely drop the contract/salary without any recourse or compensation? And if they choose not to, then it's just another contract to manage like all others.
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