Post by NY Mets - Admin on Mar 22, 2023 1:43:20 GMT
IL expansion
As per an overwhelming league vote, we are raising the IL spots from 2 to 4. The argument has been made that if a team has enough cap to hold onto injured players they should not have a limit doing so. That has some validity. But since the rule was set at 2 I am only comfortable raising it to 4 for this year. If I implement a rules committee as I have talked about they can see what works throughout the season, if I do not then we will talk about it in the off-season.
Minor league details
As stated in another section we will not be able to add minor league players during the season. Only those prospects on rosters will be available through trades.
If a player that has a green M tag is on a MLB roster at any point he can be acquired via in season free agency. This however will not be a loophole to acquiring more minor league players. This was my number one concern in regard to FA and our farm systems. But one of the rules I implemented that is in the constitution that makes this moot is the FA 1 year deal rule. Every player signed via in season free agency is only on a one-year deal. Therefore, its of no benefit to try and win prospects for the long haul because you would have to use a tag to keep them. Also FA cost money, and who has extra cap to pay prospects. That I knew but I thought people would abuse the $1 system. For many of the more specific and minuet rules, tweaks may need to be made here and there. That is why I am setting up a rules committee to go over this type of stuff. In closing teams can add players via in season FA and send them up and down at their convenience.
Disregard everything below this, I just wanted to leave it up for a short time until the new procedure sinks in
Any in season FA that gets sent down by his real life club cannot be sent down by the FMD team. He must be either cut or if you think he will be called up again you have the right to keep him in a reserve spot. However, if you cut the player as soon as he is sent down you will not be charged the penalty for cutting a player. If you hold onto him though when you do eventually cut him (unless this goes through to the end of the season), you will be responsible for the penalty. *the amount of time the team has to cut the player is within the same scoring period in which he is sent down
example - if player A with a green tag is acquired via in season FA and is then sent down by his real life team on Thursday, the FMD GM has until that Sunday, so that same scoring period, to cut the player or they will have to pay the penalty. League admins will try to warn clubs on Sunday night if they have someone fitting this description, but it is the responsibility of the team to follow the news and to take appropriate steps.
*you also cannot trade an IN-FA if he gets sent back down. You cannot trade them within a certain period anyway as per the FA/trade rules. An owner cannot use a trade as a way to avoid cutting a player. If this happens and for some reason it is missed by league admins the move will be reversed as if it never happened once discovered.