Post by Rays GM (Dennis) on Feb 29, 2012 0:56:37 GMT -4
For 2013
Contract Regulations:
*See bottom of post for example roster*
1. Each franchise has a league-set salary cap of $120M for the 2012 season.
2. Each franchise will be able to compete for league available performance incentives to be put along with the league-set salary cup on the following season.
Incentives
Team:
Make the Playoffs - $5M
Win the World Series - $10M
**NOTE, ALL SALARY CAP LIMITS WILL MAX OUT AT 130M**
3. Any player who has not yet reached 200 AB or 100 IP in their Major's League career is still considered a prospect as mentioned in the league constitution.
4. Minor league prospects will have a set contract at $0.2M. Once a prospect hits the 200/100 limit, the prospect's contract will switch over to their allotted 1-5 year based contracts THE FOLLOWING SEASON. Any prospect under the 200/100 limit will account for $0.2M.
5. The season after a player reaches 200 major at bats or 100 innings pitched in their Major's League career, Prospect Protection kicks into place. Players are eligible for Prospect Protection for 5 years. (Note: Prospect protection only works on players currently on teams under the eligibility rules and minor league prospects brought up to the majors. These rules still apply to these players when traded. They do not apply when the player is dropped or released. Instead the winning free agency contract is used.)
To figure out when a player qualifies for Prospect Protection (PP) do the following:
-look up the MAJORS league career stats on either ESPN or MLB.com
-start with their first Majors IP or AB and add up the totals for each year until you either reach or go over 100 IP or 200 AB's. Once you do, the following season for that player counts as year one of PP, the next as year two, and so on. If a player hasn't reached either limit, then they still receive a minor contract, and PP will kick in for them the year after that player reaches the limit.
EX: CJ Wilson Innings Pitched
2005: 48 Innings
2006: 44.1 Innings
2007: 68.1 Innings
48+44.1+68.1= 160.3 Innings
This means 2008 would be the year that prospect protection begins for Wilson.
Prospect Protection contract guidelines are as follows:
First Year (1ST) = $0.25M (can release without penalty - must list in Released PP1 Board)
Second Year (2ND) = $0.5M
Third Year (3RD) = $0.75M
Fourth Year (4th) = $2.5M (team opt out option)
Fifth Year (5th)= $5M (team opt out option)
6. Years four and five will have a team opt out option. This means that if an owner decides he does not want to keep the player or that player's contract is too high, then the player can be released without penalty to the owner. The opt out option will be done at the same time as the franchise and restricted tags (January- exact date to be determined).
Owners will post the players name in the Free Agency Thread. If the option is not exercised, the owner is agreeing to pay the players contract for the following year.
7. Once a player reaches his 5th year of experience, his contract is "locked." After the 5th season, the player will become a free agent available to all franchise's to sign. The player's new contract will result from the free agency bid. The player will ignore any current contract he may hold once the end of the 5th year hits; thus, allowing for a new contract through free agency. This means that on that "lock date", we lock his current contract and ignore any new contract he signs after that date.
8. For the salary calculation of all players in their sixth + year of experience, we will use the current MLB contracts until they terminate. For each year, these players will be owed a salary of the of their original contract. For example, (Derek Jeter has more than 6 years of experience) Jeter's contract would reflect his real major league contract.
After Jeter's contract expires, he will then become a free agent regardless of any new contract he signs with any team. At that point, he will enter the Free Agency process in the offseason after his contract expires.
Salary information for any player is on this website: mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/
9. International Free Agents- International FA's that are sent directly to the majors will immediately start the prospect protection process at year 1. They will be available in the UFA draft. If they sign after the UFA draft then they can be bid on in free agency.
Any placed in the minor leagues will be reserved for the June Amateur Draft. If the IFA's signed prior to the June draft and are listed as an IFA they will be eligible in that draft. If they sign after the draft then they will not be available until the following season's Amateur Draft.
10.Franchise/Restricted Tags- Each team will be awarded one franchise tag and three restricted tags each off-season. These tags may be applied to any player with a expired contracts. If franchised Owners agree to accept the new MLB contract. If it is a PP5 player who is franchised then the owner accepts the players current MLB contract.
Applying a restricted tags means that any team can submit an offer for the player, and the team that placed the tag will have the option to match the highest contract offer. (ALL CONTRACTS OFFERS ARE BINDING). Restricted tags and franchise tags can be placed in January or early February depending on the starts up time frame for that year.
RFA players that are not bid on:
Owners will have the option to accept their real life contract or allow them become unrestricted free agents. If you accept the players real life contract you accept the whole contract. A tag holder is not allowed to bid on their own player.
Contract Construction: To keep teams from front-loading or back-loading contracts, in any contract submitted, the highest salary year can only be 20% more than the contracts yearly average, and the minimum salary can only be 20% less than the contracts yearly average. If a contract does not meet these guidelines, the bid will not count. Teams may place a club option on the end of any contract, but will not be counted toward avg. yearly salary, must be 20% higher than highest yearly salary in contract.
*Boston Red Sox Example Roster*
C Jarrod Saltlamachia 11:2.5M 12:5M CO
CI Adrian Gonzalez 11:5M
CI Kevin Youkilis 11:12M 12:12M 13:13MCO
MI Dustin Pedroia 11:2.5M 12:5MCO
MI Jed Lowrie 11:.75 12:2.5MCO 13:5MCO
OF Jacoby Ellsbury 11:.75 12:2.5MCO 13:5MCO
OF Carl Crawford 11:14M 12:19.5M 13:20M 14:20.25M 15:20.5M 16:20.75M 17:21M
OF
DH David "BIG PAPI" Ortiz 11:12.5M
starters salary 50M
SP John Lester 11:2.5m 12:5MCO
SP Clay Bucholz 11:.5 12:.75 13:2.5CO 14:5MCO
SP Josh Beckett 11-14 15.75M
SP Tim Wakefeild 11:1.5M
SP DiceK Matsuzaka 5M
RP Jonathan Pappelbon 11:5M
RP Daniel Bard 11:.25 12:.5 13:.75 14:2.5MCO 15:5MCO
RP
RP
Pitchers salary 30.5M
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Minors
1 Ryan kalish .2
2 jose Iglesias .2
3 Anthony Raunaudo
4 oscar teiada .2
5 Xander Bogarts .2
6 Will Middlebrooks .2
7 Drake Britton .2
8 Stolmy Pimentel .2
9 Josh Reddick .2
10 Kolbrin Vitek .2
11 Lars Anderson .2
12 Ryan Lavrnway .2
13 Sean Coyle .2
14 Brandon Workman .2
15 Chris Balcom Miller .2
Minors Salary 3M
Cap Space 120m
Cap Used 83.5M
Cap Available 36.5M
Contract Regulations:
*See bottom of post for example roster*
1. Each franchise has a league-set salary cap of $120M for the 2012 season.
2. Each franchise will be able to compete for league available performance incentives to be put along with the league-set salary cup on the following season.
Incentives
Team:
Make the Playoffs - $5M
Win the World Series - $10M
**NOTE, ALL SALARY CAP LIMITS WILL MAX OUT AT 130M**
3. Any player who has not yet reached 200 AB or 100 IP in their Major's League career is still considered a prospect as mentioned in the league constitution.
4. Minor league prospects will have a set contract at $0.2M. Once a prospect hits the 200/100 limit, the prospect's contract will switch over to their allotted 1-5 year based contracts THE FOLLOWING SEASON. Any prospect under the 200/100 limit will account for $0.2M.
5. The season after a player reaches 200 major at bats or 100 innings pitched in their Major's League career, Prospect Protection kicks into place. Players are eligible for Prospect Protection for 5 years. (Note: Prospect protection only works on players currently on teams under the eligibility rules and minor league prospects brought up to the majors. These rules still apply to these players when traded. They do not apply when the player is dropped or released. Instead the winning free agency contract is used.)
To figure out when a player qualifies for Prospect Protection (PP) do the following:
-look up the MAJORS league career stats on either ESPN or MLB.com
-start with their first Majors IP or AB and add up the totals for each year until you either reach or go over 100 IP or 200 AB's. Once you do, the following season for that player counts as year one of PP, the next as year two, and so on. If a player hasn't reached either limit, then they still receive a minor contract, and PP will kick in for them the year after that player reaches the limit.
EX: CJ Wilson Innings Pitched
2005: 48 Innings
2006: 44.1 Innings
2007: 68.1 Innings
48+44.1+68.1= 160.3 Innings
This means 2008 would be the year that prospect protection begins for Wilson.
Prospect Protection contract guidelines are as follows:
First Year (1ST) = $0.25M (can release without penalty - must list in Released PP1 Board)
Second Year (2ND) = $0.5M
Third Year (3RD) = $0.75M
Fourth Year (4th) = $2.5M (team opt out option)
Fifth Year (5th)= $5M (team opt out option)
6. Years four and five will have a team opt out option. This means that if an owner decides he does not want to keep the player or that player's contract is too high, then the player can be released without penalty to the owner. The opt out option will be done at the same time as the franchise and restricted tags (January- exact date to be determined).
Owners will post the players name in the Free Agency Thread. If the option is not exercised, the owner is agreeing to pay the players contract for the following year.
7. Once a player reaches his 5th year of experience, his contract is "locked." After the 5th season, the player will become a free agent available to all franchise's to sign. The player's new contract will result from the free agency bid. The player will ignore any current contract he may hold once the end of the 5th year hits; thus, allowing for a new contract through free agency. This means that on that "lock date", we lock his current contract and ignore any new contract he signs after that date.
8. For the salary calculation of all players in their sixth + year of experience, we will use the current MLB contracts until they terminate. For each year, these players will be owed a salary of the of their original contract. For example, (Derek Jeter has more than 6 years of experience) Jeter's contract would reflect his real major league contract.
After Jeter's contract expires, he will then become a free agent regardless of any new contract he signs with any team. At that point, he will enter the Free Agency process in the offseason after his contract expires.
Salary information for any player is on this website: mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/
9. International Free Agents- International FA's that are sent directly to the majors will immediately start the prospect protection process at year 1. They will be available in the UFA draft. If they sign after the UFA draft then they can be bid on in free agency.
Any placed in the minor leagues will be reserved for the June Amateur Draft. If the IFA's signed prior to the June draft and are listed as an IFA they will be eligible in that draft. If they sign after the draft then they will not be available until the following season's Amateur Draft.
10.Franchise/Restricted Tags- Each team will be awarded one franchise tag and three restricted tags each off-season. These tags may be applied to any player with a expired contracts. If franchised Owners agree to accept the new MLB contract. If it is a PP5 player who is franchised then the owner accepts the players current MLB contract.
Applying a restricted tags means that any team can submit an offer for the player, and the team that placed the tag will have the option to match the highest contract offer. (ALL CONTRACTS OFFERS ARE BINDING). Restricted tags and franchise tags can be placed in January or early February depending on the starts up time frame for that year.
RFA players that are not bid on:
Owners will have the option to accept their real life contract or allow them become unrestricted free agents. If you accept the players real life contract you accept the whole contract. A tag holder is not allowed to bid on their own player.
Contract Construction: To keep teams from front-loading or back-loading contracts, in any contract submitted, the highest salary year can only be 20% more than the contracts yearly average, and the minimum salary can only be 20% less than the contracts yearly average. If a contract does not meet these guidelines, the bid will not count. Teams may place a club option on the end of any contract, but will not be counted toward avg. yearly salary, must be 20% higher than highest yearly salary in contract.
*Boston Red Sox Example Roster*
C Jarrod Saltlamachia 11:2.5M 12:5M CO
CI Adrian Gonzalez 11:5M
CI Kevin Youkilis 11:12M 12:12M 13:13MCO
MI Dustin Pedroia 11:2.5M 12:5MCO
MI Jed Lowrie 11:.75 12:2.5MCO 13:5MCO
OF Jacoby Ellsbury 11:.75 12:2.5MCO 13:5MCO
OF Carl Crawford 11:14M 12:19.5M 13:20M 14:20.25M 15:20.5M 16:20.75M 17:21M
OF
DH David "BIG PAPI" Ortiz 11:12.5M
starters salary 50M
SP John Lester 11:2.5m 12:5MCO
SP Clay Bucholz 11:.5 12:.75 13:2.5CO 14:5MCO
SP Josh Beckett 11-14 15.75M
SP Tim Wakefeild 11:1.5M
SP DiceK Matsuzaka 5M
RP Jonathan Pappelbon 11:5M
RP Daniel Bard 11:.25 12:.5 13:.75 14:2.5MCO 15:5MCO
RP
RP
Pitchers salary 30.5M
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Minors
1 Ryan kalish .2
2 jose Iglesias .2
3 Anthony Raunaudo
4 oscar teiada .2
5 Xander Bogarts .2
6 Will Middlebrooks .2
7 Drake Britton .2
8 Stolmy Pimentel .2
9 Josh Reddick .2
10 Kolbrin Vitek .2
11 Lars Anderson .2
12 Ryan Lavrnway .2
13 Sean Coyle .2
14 Brandon Workman .2
15 Chris Balcom Miller .2
Minors Salary 3M
Cap Space 120m
Cap Used 83.5M
Cap Available 36.5M