rf, lf, & cf

[Minnesota Twins]

What if we change outfield to 3 specific positions left, center, and right field?

More realistic way to get def involved a little or too complicated?

[ex-Pittsburgh Pirates]

really hard to change midstream. i play in leagues like that. im not against it if we had done it from the beginning.

[Deleted]

Not really that complicated, but too late in the process to be implemented this year as most rosters are pretty much set. I would be in favor of making this change at the end of the 2015 season.

[Admin]

i wouldnt be opposed to it but after a real quick look at some teams, balt and boston,
boston
OF:A.Jackson cf
OF:D.Jennings cf
OF:B.Hamilton cf
UT:Wil Myers rf
bost would be FORCED to make a trade, probably unfavorable(if trade with pitts) to be compliant.
maybe make this league change in 2 years so everyone has enough time to not get screwed in a trade

remember we slowly amped up the tot inn pitched to 1400 over 2-3 seasons

[Minnesota Twins]

Defintely not feasible immediately for 2015. I was thinkong about 2016 or 2017

[Deleted]

I am ok with the change. 16 or 17 doesn't matter what year we change to me. I will figure something out either way.

[torontobluejays]

If we did it, I would prefer to start in 2017. However, I do not want to start using defensive stats in any way.

[ex-Pittsburgh Pirates]

I propose we enact this retroactively for 2014. I will now go back and re-score the season.

Semi-seriously now....if everyone wants to do it, we'd have to:
-schedule the change for at least 2 seasons into the future (so, 2017 if we decide right now).
-have some kind of phase in. maybe the first year only have CF/Corner OF. Then the 2nd year go full bore cf/lf/rf.
-provide some kind of cap relief if you have to cut an outfielder (would be really unfair if someone had spent tons of money on say, 3 CF or 3 LF and they were forced to dump a guy to balance their outfield)

[Deleted]

Some people have players signed through the 2019 season. That will impact their teams. If it is to be done, I think for 2020.

I really do not see any issues with how things are right now, if it isn't broken, why fix it.

[Minnesota Twins]

so we could say 2015 and 2016 are same, 2017 we could have cf/corner of, and 2018 rf,lf,cf?

It shouldn't be that difficult to modify a roster in two years, so I don't think we need any cap relief rule.

--I also was just curious what people thought and wont cry if we keep things the way they are.

[ex-Pittsburgh Pirates]

Then tell us what we can do to make you cry.

[Minnesota Twins]

having an expansion draft where we couldn't protect any players would make me cry, I'd miss Michael Brantley...

[Admin]

it would affect boston and toronto...right now. minn, kc, la, and phil have an abundance of of's and 'could' demand an unreasonable trade for one of them.
not sure i'm on board with this

2015 2016
Bal----$15,175,900 $40,892,500
Bos----$ 8,712,500 $58,698,750
Chi----$ 8,164,400 $24,329,750
Det----$ 5,661,363 $31,563,938
KC-----$11,778,339 $33,525,850
LA-----$ 6,981,075 $48,019,675
Mil----$ 6,998,588 $45,436,763
Min----$ 1,624,000 $67,406,500
NY-----$39,798,250 $60,897,450
Phi----$ 4,650,813 $27,641,388
Pit----$ 416,099 $51,287,900
SD-----$29,379,725 $51,676,500
Tex----$19,945,212 $20,984,362
Tor----$ 9,316,650 $42,090,100
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Baltimore Orioles
OF:G.Springer .600 - 5 rf/cf
OF:J.Ellsbury 13.0 - 1 cf
OF:A.Eaton .600 - 4 cf
UT:C.Gonzalez 16.050 - 2 lf
Bench:Melky.Cabrera 2.6 - 2 lf
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Boston Red Sox
OF:A.Jackson .600 - 1 cf
OF:D.Jennings .600 - 2 cf
OF:B.Hamilton .600 - 4 cf
UT:Wil Myers .600 - 4 rf
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Chicago Sox
OF:C.Dickerson .350 - 2 rf/cf
OF:J.Hamilton 4.8 - 1 lf,rf
OF:J.Bautista 13.5 - 3 rf
UT:K.Calhoun .633 - 3 rf/lf

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Detroit Tigers
OF:S.Marte .600 - 3 lf
OF:S.Victorino 2.8 - 1 rf,cf
OF:Y.Puig .600 - 4 rf,cf
Bench:A.Rios .325 - 1 rf,cf
Bench:Raj.Davis .325 - 1 lf,cf

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Kansas City Royals
1B:A.Craig .450 - 2 rf
SS:Dan.Santana 325 - 1 cf
OF:M.Stanton .600 - 1 rf
OF:M.Holliday 10.0 - 1 lf
OF:J.Bruce 10.5 - 3 rf
UT:M.Trumbo .600 - 1 lf
Bench:SS.Choo 2.0 - 1 lf,cf

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Los Angeles Dodgers
1B:M.Cuddyer 1.2 - 2 rf
2B:B.Zobrist 5.1 - 2 lf
OF:B.Gardner .750 - 2 lf,cf
OF:C.Blackmon .675 - 1 rf/cf
OF:A.Garcia .600 - 4 rf
UT:N.Castellanos .600 - 4 lf

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Milwaukee Brewers
OF:A.Jones 15.0 - 2 cf
OF:Khris Davis .600 - 4 lf
OF:J.Upton 13.5 - 1 lf,rf
Bench:AJ.Pollack .341 - 2 cf
Bench:M.Betts .600 - 5 cf,rf

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Minnesota Twins
1B:S.Pearce .325 - 2 lf
OF:M.Brantley 1.05 - 2 lf,cf
OF:L.Martin .600 - 3 cf
OF:B.Revere .600 - 2 cf,rf
DH:J.Reddick 1.5 - 3 rf
Bench:N.Aoki .325 - 1 rf,cf
Bench:O.Arcia .600 - 4 lf,rf

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New York Yankees
OF:D.Viciedo .327 - 1 lf,rf
OF:A.Gordon 4.7 - 3 lf
OF:M.Ozuna .600 - 4 cf
UT:R.Zimmerman 5.5 - 2 lf

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Philadelphia Phillies
SS:H.Ramirez 10.1 - 2 not yet
OF:JD.Martinez .855 - 4 lf,rf
OF:C.Gomez .325 - 3 cf
OF:Br.Harper .600 - 3 lf,cf
Bench:H.Pence 7.6 - 1 rf
Bench:G.Polanco .600 - 5 rf
Bench:J.Heyward 8.0 - 5 rf

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Pittsburgh Pirates
3B:J.Harrison .401 - 2 rf
OF:D.Span .325 - 1 cf
OF:R.Braun 11.2 - 2 lf,rf
OF:M.Trout .600 - 2 cf,lf
Bench:C.Carter .325 - 2 lf

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San Diego Padres
SS:A.Alcantara .600 - 5 cf
OF:C.Yelich .600 - 4 lf
OF:J.Werth 1.0 - 2 rf
OF:M.Kemp 21.0 - 3 cf,rf
Bench:J.Marisnick .600 - 5 cf,rf

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Texas Rangers
OF:Y.Cespedes 7.7 - 2 lf
OF:E.Gattis .600 - 4 lf
OF:A.McCutchen 19.5 - 4 cf
UT:N.Cruz 11.5 - 2 lf,rf
Bench:C.Maybin .325 - 2 cf

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Toronto Blue Jays
OF:L.Cain .326 - 1 cf,rf
OF:A.De Aza .400 - 2 lf,cf

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[Detroit]

With 14 teams in the league, some of these positions will thin out and you will loose some of the competitiveness of the league.

It's hard to get a elite Left Fielder....

I say, keep it how it is.

[Minnesota Twins]

I dont think you lose competitiveness. You make it a little more difficult to build all star teams that keep people from going for it like last year. I think by the all star break people werent willing to sacrifice this yr to go for it last yr.