She's a Keeper!!
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| What you get when you type "keeper" into Google Images. |
Alright folks, so we've got affirmative responses on the two questions I posted so let's get to the rolling on the specifics. I've done quite a bit of work to concoct a system that I think most of us will like quite a bit. For anyone who doesn't want to read the specifics just play with the calculator in the link below and that should pretty clearly indicate how it works. Then when you're ready to respond, please answer the two questions at the bottom of the post again. Once more, I grant you two weeks or until we get enough votes.
Basically, my system uses an either/or clause and two equations to determine how much a player's price will go up each year. One is simply a flat percentage of what an owner paid in the prior year. The second, takes in to account the difference in value between the current year and what you paid before designating a contract. Using this two-equation system it does less to strongly favor one end of the price spectrum. For bad/unproven players you pay less, for good/proven players you pay more.
Additionally a contract system has been worked in. An owner can decide whether to do a 1 through 5 year contract. As the contract length increases, the price of keeping the player decreases, but the penalty for breaking the contract increases. Furthermore with a longer contract, obviously there is greater risk of the player not living up to the increasing price.
I believe that this will allow owners in our league much more strategic room. If you want to risk a big penalty to lock in a low rate for that value stud, go for a 5-year contract. If you want to minimize risk, go with a 1-year. You can also lock in a speculative play at a low rate. You may end up throwing draft money down a pit, but you could hit big once in a blue moon. Of course you always have the option do split it right down the middle too.
The calculator in the link (below) explains the system pretty well, so go ahead and check it out, play with some numbers and see how it feels. Let me know if you have any questions, constructive thoughts, concerns, etc.
Anyone who has an alternate idea, feel free to put it forth!
But please either have it proposed or ask for more time within two weeks.
2 Questions:
Are you in favor of enacting the Richter Scale for determining keeper costs?
If we do adopt the system, for players currently in the 2nd year of their 3-year contract, do we:
a). Convert said contracts into contracts using the new system.
(calculate for a three-year contract, but only use first two numbers)
b). Void all current contracts
c). Other.
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