Post by Braves GM on Mar 12, 2015 16:05:03 GMT -5
Horsie, Civ, Cody, Steve, Nick and I had some discussions regarding how to keep lower teams attractive to new owners and give them a chance to compete.
1. One free drop for new owners - Having a free drop is, to me, the biggest single thing we can do to help new owners and the league as a whole. Not only does the team have a chance to clear some serious cap room (which will be worth even more to bad teams with the expanded FA pool we will have this year), but it also gives the league at large a chance to correct mistakes by past owners. Any of you GSDL vets that remember the disaster Josh Hamilton caused will surely see the value in this rule.
2. A one week waiting period for new owners to trade - This idea was slightly more controversial. Horse, for one, believed strongly that the complexity of player value caused by the sheer size of the league makes week one trading a risky proposition for new owners. While taking advantage of new owners is frowned upon, so is vetoing trades in this league. Giving new owners a week to familiarize themselves with both player value and the reputations of owners they're trading/chatting with would help keep assets on teams without a strong/seasoned owner. Asking other owners advice, as we determined many of us do, is a valuable asset to ALL owners, and a week to get to know veteran owners can only help quality of new GMs.
3. Some kind of MiLB draft compensation for new owners - As we witnessed last year when the bottom teams had zero farm system, MLB talent OR MiLB draft picks, building a team from nothing can be nearly impossible. Again with the expanded FA pool, new owners will have more opportunity to fill their positions with MLB talent, expanded MiLB rosters can make it hard for teams with no farm system to develop minor league talent, which some of the best teams in this league's history (Last years Brewers, Marlins and champion Red Sox) were built through strong minor leagues. Horse proposed a compensatory round between the 1st and 2nd first year player draft for new owners to draft a talented minor leaguer.
1. One free drop for new owners - Having a free drop is, to me, the biggest single thing we can do to help new owners and the league as a whole. Not only does the team have a chance to clear some serious cap room (which will be worth even more to bad teams with the expanded FA pool we will have this year), but it also gives the league at large a chance to correct mistakes by past owners. Any of you GSDL vets that remember the disaster Josh Hamilton caused will surely see the value in this rule.
2. A one week waiting period for new owners to trade - This idea was slightly more controversial. Horse, for one, believed strongly that the complexity of player value caused by the sheer size of the league makes week one trading a risky proposition for new owners. While taking advantage of new owners is frowned upon, so is vetoing trades in this league. Giving new owners a week to familiarize themselves with both player value and the reputations of owners they're trading/chatting with would help keep assets on teams without a strong/seasoned owner. Asking other owners advice, as we determined many of us do, is a valuable asset to ALL owners, and a week to get to know veteran owners can only help quality of new GMs.
3. Some kind of MiLB draft compensation for new owners - As we witnessed last year when the bottom teams had zero farm system, MLB talent OR MiLB draft picks, building a team from nothing can be nearly impossible. Again with the expanded FA pool, new owners will have more opportunity to fill their positions with MLB talent, expanded MiLB rosters can make it hard for teams with no farm system to develop minor league talent, which some of the best teams in this league's history (Last years Brewers, Marlins and champion Red Sox) were built through strong minor leagues. Horse proposed a compensatory round between the 1st and 2nd first year player draft for new owners to draft a talented minor leaguer.
