Re: New Rule Proposal DISCUSSION: Mid-Season FA auction
Reply #3 –
I do understand the idea behind this, but personally think that instead of having an auction, teams can just take players from this free agency pool anytime they have another player run out of playing time. There is always this pool of fungible talent available at the end of the off-season free agency, just like the pool of triple A talent available to all teams in major league baseball. Maybe make the signing cost minimal ($250K), but if a team has a player run out of playing time, they can pick up one of these players when they need them. The 40 man roster limit still applies. For me, an auction in the middle of the season seems a bit much. I might not need those players then (might run out sooner, or near the end of the season more likely), so I don't like that part of the timing. Just my two cents.