[USML Announce] Rule Question

Wed Aug 3 14:38:40 EDT 2011

I hadn't thougth about it that way.  I'm OK with either interpretation.  As noted, I'm always in favor of more flexibility, so I like the idea of permitting an acquired player to be immediately traded (not just at the deadline, but anytime).

Anybody want to go back to open trading all the way to the end?  That was fun!

Mark

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From: Blocker, Mark B. <mblocker at Sidley.com>
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Sent: Wed, Aug 3, 2011 1:28 pm
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Mark, your point is the reason why I said this could be revisited.  However, we had these rules before we had onroto, and it was only when we went to onroto that the FAAB auction was run automatically with results available on Sunday at 12:01.  In the pre-onroto days, I do not recall that an owner could submit a FAAB bid that said:  $50 on X, and if acquired, trade him to Team A.  We just compared bids, announced the winners, and then executed whatever contingency instructions were given. 

From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf Of springkerb at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 1:15 PM
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That's the way I would think it would work.  If you can activate him, why can't you also trade him?  Also, I always thought the whole point behind the timing of the trade deadline (first period after the MLB deadline) was to allow trading in the wake of the MLB activity).  If you can't trade someone you're purchased, that doesn't work very well.  But, as you all know, I always interpret the rules to allow more transactions rather than fewer.

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
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Sent: Wed, Aug 3, 2011 12:40 pm
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Rule Question

This has to involve Colby Rasmus, but nevertheless here's my take: the player acquired via faab becomes a team's property at 12:01 a.m. Sunday--so why can't he be traded in a deal that takes effect the following Sunday? I say this without having read the constitution, so if that states otherwise I abide its word.

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Richard Robbins <rerobbins at itinker.net> wrote:

Ok Brad, assume it is your team and my team and the player involved is one that you covet. 

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On Aug 3, 2011, at 10:21 AM, Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com> wrote:

Depends on (i) who the player is and (ii) what teams are tryng to do a deal.

Please provide the information and I will furnish a legal opinion.

Thank you.

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 12:16 PM, Richard Robbins <rerobbins at itinker.net> wrote:
Can a player acquired in FAAB bidding this weekend also be traded this reporting period?

Since this is the last trading period before the contiguous trading requirement kicks in I'd like to make sure we have a consistent understanding of this issue. I don't recall how we have addressed this one in the past.

Thanks,

-- Rich

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