[USML Announce] USML Rules Voting

[john.fruit at usbank.com]

The Brats vote as follows:
1. Trading of FAAB:   YES
2. Count NL stats: NO
3. Asterisk Creation fix: Option 'C'

Elaborating on the question of receiving compensation for players traded to
NL, I'm of the belief that's there's certainly a degree of luck involved
when it comes to players getting traded to the NL, but in many instances in
can be foreseen. We also don't compensate for players getting hurt, and in
essence they are similar risks. (Had we allowed for compensation for
players getting hurt, the Brats would be 3-time reigning champs).
Also, could someone elaborate on the usefulness of having a salary floor?
Is there a roster integrity issue beyond just unloading high-priced players
to contenders? It seems like the salary cap already guards against
over-aggressive dumping.




                                                                                                                              
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Did the Brats vote?  I think they may have expressed some views during the
"discussion" phase but not submitted a vote in response to Mark B's request
for ballots.  On the other hand, I may have inadvertently deleted a message
and missed their vote.

By my tally, we are missing votes from Rick, Doug and the Brats.

I understand that John Gallo is still considering whether he wants to join
the league.

-- Rich

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 By my count, the tally is currently as follows:

 1.  Allow trading of FAAB dollars:  6 in favor, 2 opposed, 3 not voted.
 This rule change has been adopted.

 2.  Allow stats of players traded into the NL:  4 in favor, 4 opposed and
 3 not voted.

 3.  Revision to Anti Dumping Rules:  4 for A, 3 for C, 4 not voted.

 On proposals 1 and 2 we are waiting on votes from the newest owner (not
 Buddha), Doug Shabelman and Rick Gammons.

 On proposal 3 we are waiting on votes from the above three plus the Brats.

 Once we get this wrapped up we can turn to clarifying the few outstanding
 issues.  One is FAAB rebates for players released and then picked up by NL
 teams.  I would suggest that if we adopt alternative C, we're also going
 to have to figure out how to deal with the salary floor.  Proposal C would
 leave unresolved the loophole that allows teams to effectively drop their
 salary to less than $100 of real player value (given an ability to buy a
 $100 FAAB player and the ability to roster potentially worthless $10 and
 $15 reserve round players).

 Jeff Winick