[USML Announce] Serious Rule Change Proposal

[JHWinick at aol.com]

A couple of motions:
 
1.  I move to table Andy's motion.  This particular proposal has  the 
potential to degenerate into a very contentious matter very quickly,  especially when 
examples like the trade of an unnamed $40 player  (say.....Alex Rodriguez) 
for an unnamed 19-year old minor leaguer  (say....Brandon Wood) is used as 
justification.  If we're going to consider  what I believe to be an ill-advised 
proposal like this, I would much rather do  it in the off-season, rather than run 
the risk of diminishing the fun associated  with the immediately upcoming 
season.
 
2.  I move to adopt, effective immediately, a rule that disallows dump  
trades involving minor leaguers (roughly defined as players who have yet to lose  
their ROY eligibility and have not yet been activated by their USML club) prior 
 to June 1st (let's call this the Jim Barrett rule).  I have seen this rule  
work effectively in a number of my other leagues and I don't believe it can 
have  had any detrimental impact on any team's prior strategic decisions.
 
Jeff Winick



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