2018 FA Period 1: Saturday 8/9 8PM EDT - Monday 8/11 10AM EDT

[Providence A's]

The first period will begin tonight at 8PM EDT and end on Monday 8/11 at 10AM EDT. Offers sent before or after the deadline will be ignored.

There will be three 10-day periods for FA. I will PM you if player X won't listen to offers from you for whatever reason. Keep in mind that you cannot spend more money than what you have available for free agents on your financial report.

If I make any offers, I will PM them to Nick before the period opens.

Here are the FA rules:

Free Agency Rules

These rules are only in place to keep things moving and to avoid too many expensive contracts. We often complain about the real-life deals GMs make, so this shouldn't be a problem. Complaining will be ignored.

1. Each team can spend up to a max of 45 million dollars in one setting (You can never spend more than your available FA money). Pretty much, if you offer 45 million in contracts during the first round and either everyone rejects your deals, or you sign some and lose some, you may once again spend up to your limit in the following round. Length of contract does not matter.

Example:
Oakland offers 45 million to a group of players in round one.
20 of that remains on the table, Oakland can spend up to 25 million in round 2.

For example they offer:

Eric Chavez 9 million
Huston Street 9 million
Tim Wakefield 2 million
Todd Helton 25 million

Let's say Chavez, Street, and Wakefield like their offers and will consider them, but they don't sign right away. Helton flat out rejects Oakland. Oakland would be able to offer up to 25 million on other free agents in the next round. He will be able to offer more when the other three players either sign elsewhere or sign with Oakland.


2. Each team is limited to only one 14+ million dollar per year offer throughout the entire free agent period. If that player signs elsewhere, you may again offer a 14+ million deal. Length of contract does not matter.

Example:
Texas offers Roy Oswalt 15.9 million per. Oswalt signs. Texas may not offer 14+ million to another player.

3. Each team, per round, may offer only two MLC deals. This is one of SBSL's old rules.

4. There will be no rules regarding trading players you sign. The TC, however, will be watching such trades carefully.


It's simple math guys, I trust you will follow the rules or at least try to.
If you violate the rules, you will lose any player(s) that you ended up signing while breaking rules.

[Providence A's]

just a reminder, FA is now open so get your offers in early in case a player doesn't like your organization or whatever.