Franchise tags (something like the NFL)

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Mar 9, 2017 6:11:47 GMT -5 Minnesota Twins said:

You talking bout these ideas?

How about your are not allowed to pay traded salary? Or if you can the team trading eats a future penalty, next year or multi years
Teams must stay under the salary cup all years? (Toronto's idea I like it)
More severe penalty releasing players (50-75% in future years)

I believe these are it. I thought I had another idea as well but guess not.

[torontobluejays]

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Felix Hernandez----NEW YORK(11.0/1)
Alex Colome--------MILWAUKEE(12.0/1)
Nelson Cruz--------LOS ANGELES(12.1/1)
Cole Hamels--------PITTSBURGH(14.0/1)
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Jonathon Lucroy----LOS ANGELES(15.0/1)
Dan Murphy---------MINNESOTA(15.3/1)
Dee Gordon---------DETROIY(15.75/1)
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Arodis Chapman-----SAN DIEGO(17.2/1)
Corey Kluber-------PITTSBURGH(19.6/1)
Clayton Kershaw----KANSAS CITY(29.9/1)
Mike Trout---------PHILADELPHIA(37.5/1)[/quote]

This list shows that there is no problem. There are ONLY 11 one year contracts over $11m and only 2 are over $20m (Kluber was a close 3rd). Why are we wasting the time to prevent one or two teams from spending extremely large on a one year contract. Most of us could have bid higher on at least 7 of these players. If you chose not to, that is your fault. If you did not have enough money, manage your cap space better. Don't complain because someone has more money than you and can outspend you.

Last season, I went 5 years on Sale. He was the guy I wanted and took the chance. By going 5 years, he was much cheaper the first 2 years of the deal and I was able to stay under the cap. I think most in the league are afraid to take the chance on such a deal because of the fear of injury or a down season. It is a risk that I took and it did not burn me. If it would have, I would have figured out a way to work around it. Injuries are an issue we all must deal with. If the risk is too much, then you are stuck with one year contracts.

[New York Yankees]

U can ALWAYS please SOME of the people sometimes, but u can NEVER please ALL the people EVERY time!

What I'm saying is figure something out that IMPROVES the league a little without PISSING OFF anyone; if u can NOT do that, then do nothing!


PS. Not shouting, just using Caps to get attention...lol

[Minnesota Twins]

Yeah I vote no on the 1 yr then multi yr then 1 yr eligible again thing.

[Detroit]

As a league we continue to argue / go back and forth with this idea. I really think someone needs to write up a full proposal and post it, then get feedback or take it to a vote. It seems like several people are against this, or maybe it's just certain aspects of it...

Let's not beat a dead horse. Get a proposal in order and put it on the table.