04 April 2007
ROSTER MOVES
I know i'm new to this but some things i just don't understand. If i have a player under contract and am paying him, why can't i send him to the minors and retain my rights to him since i'm still obligated to pay him. Also, if i release him and another team picks him up at a new salary, why is his old team obligated to pay his full salary, why isn't the new teams salary deducted from his original salary. I know this may be a bookeeping problem but you have to carry his original salary after he is dropped whether he is picked up by a new team or not. Anyone else have any thoughts on this? bmulli- REDS
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1. The restriction on demoting players was put in place as a safeguard against hoarding players. I'd be open to reworking it, but think we should still have some sort of limit.
2. You're right, the salary deduction was essentially a bookkeeping decision--just too much info to track. Not a big deal in the future if we can figure out an easy way to do it.
Frank- why not have a 33 or 34 man protected roster(including minor leaguers) this year and increase it to 40 next year.
I agree with Bill. During the minor league draft I drafted mostly major league ready prospects. Now when I bring them up to the major league roster am I able to place guys from my major league roster in those minor league roster spots. I am getting mixed messages on whether this is allowed. If its not allowed, why was I forced to draft 25 players on draft day and waste salary cap room on players I knew were going to be released to fit my minor league players on the major league roster. Frank, can u clear this up for me. Thx, Eric
Finally, an easy one. Yes, that's the way you're supposed to do it. You can demote a player from your major league roster if you promote a minor leaguer to take his place. This rewards teams for drafting good, useful minor leaguers.
Frank, u and I finally agree on something. YEHAAAAAAAAAAAA
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