[USML Announce] Serious Rule Change Proposal

[Brad Jansen]

No.

On 3/28/07, Doug Shabelman <doug at burnsent.com> wrote:
>
>  Brad,
>
> Do you need more time to think about it?
>
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> *From:* announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] *On
> Behalf Of *Brad Jansen
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 28, 2007 10:15 AM
> *To:* USML Announcements
> *Subject:* Re: [USML Announce] Serious Rule Change Proposal
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>
>  I vote no.
>
> Respectfully,
> BLJ
>
>
> On 3/28/07, Andrew R. Klein <anrklein at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > League-
> >
> > Here is a serious rules proposal.  My usual caveat applies -- I have
> > been part of the league for 18 years and hope that we're still playing
> > 18 years from now.  The proposal is not end-of-the-world stuff; it just
> > reflects some issues that have impacted my enjoyment of the game.
> > Here's the proposal:
> >
> > Article XII
> >
> > 13.  No player may be traded until his USML contract is running.  This
> > rule shall not apply to players retained by team owners before April 1,
> > 2007.
> >
> >
> > My reasons for making the proposal follow.
> >
> > 1.  As you know, I do not share the enthusiasm that many league members
> > have for prospecting.  I'm fine with prospects supplementing a league
> > based on major league players.  But in recent years I feel as if our
> > league has worked the other way around.  My proposal  would allow
> > prospecting in the rotation draft to continue unabated.  An owner could
> > watch prospects develop and then retain them (or trade them) after a
> > call-up.  But the proposal would eliminate the movement of top-flight
> > major leaguers for players who are years away from contributing to our
> > actual standings.  To me, this would be a good thing.  No longer would
> > the biggest leg-up on competitiveness be the ability to engage in dump
> > deals for minor league prospects.
> >
> > 2.  Our current rules encourage people to dump very early if they want
> > to position themselves to win a future title.  I know that a number of
> > league members dislike this aspect of the league and would rather have
> > rules that encourage teams to play for a while before looking to next
> > season.  The proposal would make early dumping harder to accomplish and
> > a riskier proposition.
> >
> > 3.  The proposal contains a grandfathering clause so teams that have
> > gathered prospects under our current rules (like the Riptorns) are not
> > disadvantaged.  Administering this would be easy.  We could simply list
> > the names of the 30 or so exempted players on usml.net and cross them
> > off as they become active or are waived.
> >
> > That is all for now.  I ask our esteemed commissioners to tally votes.
> >
> > -Andy
> >
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