[USML Announce] You Asked For It

[Richard E. Robbins]

I have no idea Brad.  Nobody has talked about when the prohibition should
take effect.
 
Since we probably don't want sneaky ass wipes making deals involving magic
beans during the rotation draft it should probably take effect from when
reserve rosters are established.
 
-- Rich

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From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf
Of Brad Jansen
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 2:43 PM
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And when does the prohibition take effect?  After  the  conclusion  of  the
rotation draft?   I apologize if it's already  in  the prior
email...starting to phase out on this...getting very sleepy...   


On 3/29/07, JHWinick at aol.com <JHWinick at aol.com> wrote: 



In a message dated 3/29/2007 1:47:50 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
RERobbins at iTinker.net writes:

OK -- now that we have six people who oppose Andy's proposal and a general
consensus that we should adopt Jim's proposal we need to figure out exactly
how to implement what Jim wants.

Jim was clear that he doesn't want the rule to require someone to activate a
player in order to trade him, only that the player be on a major league
roster with the understanding that the acquiring owner activate him.

Our rules don't require that a player be on a major league roster in order
for his USML owner to activate him.  Of course, if you do so, the player's
contract starts running.

There are a number of ways we might approach this. 

I suspect that what Jim had in mind was something like 1 or 2 below.  The
last two alternatives may be more permissive than what Jim intended since
either of those would permit the trade of a prospect, albeit at the price of
a running contract.

1.  Before June 1, you can't trade a player whose USML contract is not
running unless that player is, at the effective time of the trade, on a
major league roster.  If a player on a major league roster but without a
running contract is traded before June 1, the acquiring team must roster
that player on his active roster.

2.  Before June 1, you can't trade a player whose USML contract is not
running unless that player is, at the effective time of the trade on a major
league roster.  If a player on a major league roster but without a running
contract is traded before June 1, that player will be deemed to be in the
first year of his contract without regard to where the acquiring owner
roster's the player.

3.  Before June 1, you can't trade a player whose USML contract is not
running.  If a player without a running contract is traded before June 1,
the acquiring team must roster that player on his active roster.

4.  Before June 1, you can't trade a player whose USML contract is not
running.  If a player on a major league roster but without a running
contract is traded, that player will be deemed to be in the first year of
his contract without regard to where the acquiring owner roster's the
player.

I'm sorry to drag the league through this but I see no way out.  These are
the kinds of questions that we must address when revising our rules.  Once
we understand which of the four variations we intend, we can turn to
language that will actually work.  This is why I oppose making last minute
rule changes.

-- Rich 

If we're going to incorporate the Barrett exception, I would propose that it
be as follows:
 
Before June 1, if you trade a player whose USML contract is not running, the
player will be deemed to be in the first year of his contract without regard
to whether the acquiring owner rosters the player.
 
However, I would also like the league to vote on a blanket prohibition that
would read:
 
Before June 1, a team can't trade a player whose USML contract is not
running.
 
 




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