[USML Announce] Serious Rule Change Proposal

[Doug Shabelman]

I vote yes.  

-----Original Message-----
From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On
Behalf Of Richard E. Robbins
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 10:30 AM
To: 'USML Announcements'
Subject: RE: [USML Announce] Serious Rule Change Proposal

I vote no.

I wish you had raised this issue in the midst of the off-season and not
so close to the draft.

-- Rich

-----Original Message-----
From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On
Behalf Of Andrew R. Klein
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 10:03 AM
To: USML Announcements
Subject: [USML Announce] Serious Rule Change Proposal

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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