[USML Announce] USML - Commissioner Rules question

[Richard E. Robbins]

I think the rules are clear.  Neither the salary or contract status of a
player claimed on waivers are changed from what they were when the player
was rostered by the team that waived him.  That makes sense too.  The reason
we introduced the rule about FAAB acquisitions post September 1 was to
eliminate the possibility of people snagging non-drafted prospects during
the period of expanded rosters.  Maintaining contract status for waived
players does not introduce the same concern.
 
Section 8.4 reads as follows:  The salary of a player claimed on waivers
shall be his previous salary. The contract status of such player shall also
remain unchanged.
 
Section 8.5 reads as follows:  The salary of a free agent is his acquisition
price. Except as set forth in the next sentence, the contract status of a
free agent acquired on or before the last weekly transaction deadline before
September 1 is that of a first-year player. The contract status of a free
agent who, during the course of the season, was in the final year of his
contract, is that of a player in the final year of his contract. The
contract status of a free agent acquired after the last weekly transaction
deadline before September 1 is that of a player in the final year of his
contract. 
 
Is this really an issue?  If we need to revise the text to be clear, I
suggest that we do so in the off-season when changes like this are typically
made.  Perhaps something like "The contract status of of such player shall
also remain unchanged, without regard to when the player is claimed on
waivers."
 
-- Rich
 
 
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League:
 
  You should by now have received this week's weekly report.  I realized in
processing the transactions that I am uncertain how to handle waiver claims,
so I am submitting this as a question.  After 9/1, if you obtain a player
via FAAB, his contract status is FA (Rule 8.5).  
 
  However, after 9/1, if you claim a player from waivers, what contract
status does he have, FA or same as prior?  Rule 8.4 says his status is
"unchanged," but I am unclear if that is modified by the fact that the
player is part of the free agent pool after 9/1 and thus really an FA
pursuant to 8.5.
 
  FYI, no matter what the answer is, we should add a sentence to 8.4 to
clarify the constitution on this point.
 
 
  -- Mark B.
 

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