(Final Free Agency Round: Now to FRI at 12:00 pm est).. rules inside for FA

[nick]

Free agent period will go like this:

5-5-5-5-10

Five rounds, final round will be 10 days and then depending on what's left first come first serve likely, unless there's still a big name FA or something.

The first two rounds are free agent compensation rounds. If a free agent who is compensation elligible according to our free agency compensation rankings, is signed during those first to rounds the following will happen...

From the FAQ:

2. Class A free agents will net compensation in the form of a pick from #16 overall to #45 overall, depending on the signing team.

3. Class B free agents will net compensation in the form of a pick from #46 overall to #75 overall, depending on the signing team.

Here is this year's free agency compensation list:

http://www.strike3forums.com/forums/...ts-2011-a.html

The class is really big this year, plus the Yu thing, so I'm going to put a 55 million free agency limit. No spending more than 55 million in free agency period, with a 45 million per round limit**. And then if you win the Yu thing, obviously...

**This means you can only have 45 million on the table at a time. If say you offer one player 5 million out of your 45mil and he doesn't listen to your offer or signs with another team, that money is off the table and you now have 45 mil to spend again. However, if he signs with you, you have only 40 million left. Common sense, and it's the same rule mission and providence have used, but I'm just reitterating it in different words probably. Please try to keep track of how much money you are spending (I can always check I think, but it's easier if everyone else tries to remember).

[Slyder]

Anyone have a "draft order" so we know what picks would be involved if we sign the compensatable FAs?

[DiamondDave]

PM sent

[Kingdom]

The draft order would be something like:

1. Cubbies
2. Braves
3. Angels
4. Padres
5. Twins
6. Blue Jays
7. Pirates or Phillies or Rangers
8. Phillies or Rangers or Pirates
9. Rangers or Pirates or Phillies
10. Mariners or Orioles
11. Orioles or Mariners
12. Indians
13. Giants
14. Reds or Rays
15. Rays or Reds
16. Nationals
17. Royals
18. White Sox
19. Astros
20. Cardinals
21. Rockies
22. Dbacks or Brewers
23. Brewers or Dbacks
24. Marlins or Tigers
25. Tigers or Marlins
26. Dodgers or Mets
27. Mets or Dodgers
28. Yankees
29. Red Sox
30. Athletics

[Doppelgänger]

PM sent

[HollywoodLeo]

I'm going to send a PM tonight

[Providence A's]

I can't believe I had the best record with the pitching performance...I guess I can pretty much expect one decent pick out of the whole thing depending on how deep/thin the draft is. oh well...my team is very young and under control at least.

[Saber]

I can't believe I had the best record with the pitching performance...I guess I can pretty much expect one decent pick out of the whole thing depending on how deep/thin the draft is. oh well...my team is very young and under control at least.

And to be humble about it all, too, must be a *****.

[Providence A's]

my point was it's a good thing my team is young and under control because I'm not going to get much help from the draft...I'm not being conceited about it. My team hasn't won anything in tpsl 2.0 except division titles, which doesn't mean much. it's just disappointing to have a better record than I probably should have had.

[Providence A's]

signings? hello? where are you?

[Kingdom]

what signings? what are you talking about?