Free Agents and Waivers

aewin · 01-22-2006, 05:59 PM

Free Agent Compensation and Supplemental Picks

The non-inclusion of free-agent compensation and supplemental picks seems to be a major variance between OOTP and MLB. As I understand MLB, it works as set out below.

Teams receive compensation in the form of draft picks based on the type of free agent they lose, according to the free-agent rating system established by Elias Sports Bureau. The three types of free agents: a Type A free agent ranked among the top 30 percent of major leaguers at his position, a Type B free agent ranked among the top half (but not the top 30 percent) of major leaguers at his position, and a Type C free agent ranked among the next 10 percent of major leaguers at his position.

A team that loses a Type A free agent gets the first-round pick of the team that signs the free agent and a supplemental pick after the first round. A team that loses a Type B free agent receives only the signing team's top pick. In both cases, a team selecting in the first half of the draft rotation cannot lose its first-round pick. Such a team would instead lose its second-round pick.

Teams that sign multiple Type A or B free agents continue to lose picks based on the number of players they sign. The pecking order for compensation is based on where the free agents ranked in the Elias ratings.

An example of the 2005 draft can be found at:

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/2005draft/2005draftorder.html

Waiver Priority

The non-inclusion of AL/NL priority for waiver claims seems to be a minor variance between OOTP and MLB.

RonCo · 01-22-2006, 08:33 PM

From a Markus blog ...

" OOTP BM 2006 ... adds draft pick compensation for lost free agents. Depending on the quality of the player you lost via free-agency, you get a compensation draft pick from the team who signs the player."

aewin · 01-24-2006, 09:01 AM

Excellent. We just need him to put in supplemental picks now.

01-22-2006, 05:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
aewin Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 239	Free Agents and Waivers Free Agent Compensation and Supplemental Picks The non-inclusion of free-agent compensation and supplemental picks seems to be a major variance between OOTP and MLB. As I understand MLB, it works as set out below. Teams receive compensation in the form of draft picks based on the type of free agent they lose, according to the free-agent rating system established by Elias Sports Bureau. The three types of free agents: a Type A free agent ranked among the top 30 percent of major leaguers at his position, a Type B free agent ranked among the top half (but not the top 30 percent) of major leaguers at his position, and a Type C free agent ranked among the next 10 percent of major leaguers at his position. A team that loses a Type A free agent gets the first-round pick of the team that signs the free agent and a supplemental pick after the first round. A team that loses a Type B free agent receives only the signing team's top pick. In both cases, a team selecting in the first half of the draft rotation cannot lose its first-round pick. Such a team would instead lose its second-round pick. Teams that sign multiple Type A or B free agents continue to lose picks based on the number of players they sign. The pecking order for compensation is based on where the free agents ranked in the Elias ratings. An example of the 2005 draft can be found at: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/2005draft/2005draftorder.html Waiver Priority The non-inclusion of AL/NL priority for waiver claims seems to be a minor variance between OOTP and MLB.

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01-22-2006, 08:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
RonCo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,470	From a Markus blog ... " OOTP BM 2006 ... adds draft pick compensation for lost free agents. Depending on the quality of the player you lost via free-agency, you get a compensation draft pick from the team who signs the player."

01-24-2006, 09:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
aewin Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 239	Excellent. We just need him to put in supplemental picks now.