Post by ex-Pittsburgh Pirates on Sept 4, 2012 9:26:31 GMT -5
Chicago is burned out. I'm not burned out, but I don't want anything to do with Yahoo roster changes anymore. I'd like to propose some changes to give owners increased control over making their own roster changes.
One of the problems in the past, with respect to allowing owner control over the rosters, was the frequent turnover in this league. We can all agree that this is a complicated league with a pretty big learning curve. It's not always clear when you have a right to make a roster move. It was safer to just put it into the hands of the commissioner. However, I think we have a handle on turnover now. We have a great group of owners, and I anticipate no replacements for next year. Seems like now would be a good time to increase autonomy.
Therefore, I'd like to propose that team control in Yahoo be turned over to the team owner. The way I'd like to see this work is as follows....if you want to make a move, you still must post it on the appropriate Cashman board. The commish or co-commish (I would be willing to stand as co-commish if Chicago wants me to) would then 'approve' the move with a post in the thread. Once the move is approved, the owner can make the change in Yahoo. This accomplishes a couple of things. It lessens the load on the commissioner while at the same time, providing for a level of approval in case you make a mistake and attempt a move that you shouldn't.
For example, let's say I want to cut Player X and call up Player Y from the minors. I'd make a post in the 'CUT' forum announcing the Player X move. Then I make a post in the 'PROMOTE' forum to announce the Player Y move. The commish logs in, notices the new posts, and replies to both with an approval. As soon as the approval is posted, you can go into Yahoo and adjust your roster accordingly. This is similar to real MLB teams who call or fax in their roster moves, receive approval from the office of the commish, and then execute the move. The commissioner would still be responsible for making adjustments to the spreadsheet.
Keep in mind, I am not proposing any changes to the league rules here. Blind bidding, waivers, minor league players, etc are all still under the same rules.
Curious as to what others think.
One of the problems in the past, with respect to allowing owner control over the rosters, was the frequent turnover in this league. We can all agree that this is a complicated league with a pretty big learning curve. It's not always clear when you have a right to make a roster move. It was safer to just put it into the hands of the commissioner. However, I think we have a handle on turnover now. We have a great group of owners, and I anticipate no replacements for next year. Seems like now would be a good time to increase autonomy.
Therefore, I'd like to propose that team control in Yahoo be turned over to the team owner. The way I'd like to see this work is as follows....if you want to make a move, you still must post it on the appropriate Cashman board. The commish or co-commish (I would be willing to stand as co-commish if Chicago wants me to) would then 'approve' the move with a post in the thread. Once the move is approved, the owner can make the change in Yahoo. This accomplishes a couple of things. It lessens the load on the commissioner while at the same time, providing for a level of approval in case you make a mistake and attempt a move that you shouldn't.
For example, let's say I want to cut Player X and call up Player Y from the minors. I'd make a post in the 'CUT' forum announcing the Player X move. Then I make a post in the 'PROMOTE' forum to announce the Player Y move. The commish logs in, notices the new posts, and replies to both with an approval. As soon as the approval is posted, you can go into Yahoo and adjust your roster accordingly. This is similar to real MLB teams who call or fax in their roster moves, receive approval from the office of the commish, and then execute the move. The commissioner would still be responsible for making adjustments to the spreadsheet.
Keep in mind, I am not proposing any changes to the league rules here. Blind bidding, waivers, minor league players, etc are all still under the same rules.
Curious as to what others think.
