|
|
Post by Braves GM (Ray) on Jan 27, 2024 11:16:29 GMT -5
I would like to suggest an additionall option for year end buyout process. At the end of the season, I would like to suggest owners be able to revisit any old waived contracts during the 48 period after the World Series for total buyout. This would especially be advantageous to owners rebuilding an inherited/abandoned team.
I think it’s late to make a change of this kind. Maybe not, but maybe for next year.
|
|
|
|
Post by PadresGM (Dave) on Jan 27, 2024 12:36:16 GMT -5
I'm in favor or this.
Buyouts could include:
1. Current players on roster with multiple years left.
2. Money on the books of players cut during current or past seasons.
|
|
|
|
Post by DodgersGM (Stephen) on Jan 27, 2024 13:52:14 GMT -5
This lets you retroactively revisit a decision..
why make it easier to manage the salary cap. Just manage the cap..
|
|
|
|
Post by Braves GM (Ray) on Jan 27, 2024 14:09:44 GMT -5
Fair enough. But, we have also had teams run up big contracts for a final run and then walk away from ownership giving the next owner a long term home to dig out of. There is a little contingency for those new owners.
You would still have to manage cap. Ending the year with a decent amount of money you decided not to spend when J2 rolled around is managing cap in a way. Or a team that decides it’s rebuilding next year could trade away what they can and spend a whole year saving money til the end to buy out $40 million in contracts. That’s a form of cap management itself.
|
|
|
|
Post by Braves GM (Ray) on Jan 27, 2024 14:10:12 GMT -5
Fair enough. But, we have also had teams run up big contracts for a final run and then walk away from ownership giving the next owner a long term hole to dig out of. There is a little contingency for those new owners. You would still have to manage cap. Ending the year with a decent amount of money you decided not to spend when J2 rolled around is managing cap in a way. Or a team that decides it’s rebuilding next year could trade away what they can and spend a whole year saving money til the end to buy out $40 million in contracts. That’s a form of cap management itself. |
|
|
|
Post by AngelsGM (Bryan) on Feb 7, 2024 11:27:42 GMT -5
Fair enough. But, we have also had teams run up big contracts for a final run and then walk away from ownership giving the next owner a long term home to dig out of. There is a little contingency for those new owners. You would still have to manage cap. Ending the year with a decent amount of money you decided not to spend when J2 rolled around is managing cap in a way. Or a team that decides it’s rebuilding next year could trade away what they can and spend a whole year saving money til the end to buy out $40 million in contracts. That’s a form of cap management itself. While I think your heart is in the right place, I disagree completely.
Teams don't intentionally run up big contracts. As an example, let's use a team that left this off-season, the Giants, and a player that was subsequently let go as a free drop, Trea Turner. Turner was 20M because that's what the market dictated, not an owner intentionally running up a contract
With that in mind, there is already a fail-safe in place for 'bad contracts' and incoming owners. My point is, managing your cap is a HUGE part of our format. Every other decision that is made by an owner is made at the time a decision is needed to be made. We can't start retroactively allowing owners to have mulligans on their decisions.
|
|
|
|
Post by MarinersGM (Kenji) on Feb 7, 2024 11:54:01 GMT -5
I feel like the buyout process for anyone dropped during the year end process should be available to be bought out. There's really nothing that happens between the 48 hours after the WS and the yearend process. I don't see why we can't just extend it to when we're doing that process to clean up everything at once. Normally by this point, I'm checked out so I forget to check during the 48 hour window which is pretty short in my opinion.
Maybe this could be solved by extending that period?
Idk kinda just rambling. Have no solid thoughts but can be swayed either way.
|
|
