What Should our FAAB budget be?
Posted: March 16th, 2012, 11:41 am
Our typically 10 team AL (standard roster and auction budget) and NL (25 man roster; $280 auction budget) keeper leagues at Mocksports.com (there are no mixed leagues) are thinking of shifting to a limited FAAB process. Immediately after the auction, owners can pick up players while reserving injured players or minor leaguers on a first come served basis for $6 which will not be counted against the FAAB budget. All undrafted players on the relevant MLB rosters can be picked up for a $1 if a thereafter on a first come first served basis if a player is waived or can be reserved because of a d.l. stint or they have been sent down or if a player is waived. These transactions will not be counted against the FAAB budget.
The leagues are considering using FAAB for players who are called up to the majors or who are traded for one league to another or who are waived by a league owner. Their salary would be the FAAB price in the case of callups or trades into the new leagues and the higher of their original salary the winning FAAB price in the case of waived players. If players are not bid upon in the 48 hour FAAB period, they will become eligible to be claimed for a $1 and the claim will not be counted against the FAAB budget.
The current proposal for a FAAB budget is $100. Some have argued against the size of the budget on the ground that it will lead to fewer keepers and create longer auctions. Under our current system (too complicated to explain), most prospects called up are claimed for a $1 and star players traded from the other league go for $15; others go for $1. Although $100 is used in most leagues, the argument goes, in those leagues are using FAAB for all transactions. In addition, our leagues increase salaries by $4 every year (already limiting keepers) as opposed to the contract system used in most leagues.
I doubt that changing any part of the proposed FAAB structure other than the budget is an option. So what do you think we should do if you don't fight the hypo. What should our FAAB budget be?
Thanks
The leagues are considering using FAAB for players who are called up to the majors or who are traded for one league to another or who are waived by a league owner. Their salary would be the FAAB price in the case of callups or trades into the new leagues and the higher of their original salary the winning FAAB price in the case of waived players. If players are not bid upon in the 48 hour FAAB period, they will become eligible to be claimed for a $1 and the claim will not be counted against the FAAB budget.
The current proposal for a FAAB budget is $100. Some have argued against the size of the budget on the ground that it will lead to fewer keepers and create longer auctions. Under our current system (too complicated to explain), most prospects called up are claimed for a $1 and star players traded from the other league go for $15; others go for $1. Although $100 is used in most leagues, the argument goes, in those leagues are using FAAB for all transactions. In addition, our leagues increase salaries by $4 every year (already limiting keepers) as opposed to the contract system used in most leagues.
I doubt that changing any part of the proposed FAAB structure other than the budget is an option. So what do you think we should do if you don't fight the hypo. What should our FAAB budget be?
Thanks