[USML Announce] You Asked For It

[JHWinick at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/29/2007 1:47:50 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
RERobbins at iTinker.net writes:

OK -- now that we have six people who oppose Andy's  proposal and a general 
consensus that we should adopt Jim's proposal we need  to figure out exactly 
how to implement what Jim wants. 
Jim was clear that he doesn't want the rule to  require someone to activate a 
player in order to trade him, only that the  player be on a major league 
roster with the understanding that the acquiring  owner activate him. 
Our rules don't require that a player be on a major  league roster in order 
for his USML owner to activate him.  Of course, if  you do so, the player's 
contract starts running. 
There are a number of ways we might approach  this.  
I suspect that what Jim had in mind was something  like 1 or 2 below.  The 
last two alternatives may be more permissive than  what Jim intended since 
either of those would permit the trade of a prospect,  albeit at the price of a 
running contract. 
1.  Before June 1, you can't trade a player  whose USML contract is not 
running unless that player is, at the effective  time of the trade, on a major 
league roster.  If a player on a major  league roster but without a running 
contract is traded before June 1, the  acquiring team must roster that player on his 
active roster. 
2.  Before June 1, you can't trade a player  whose USML contract is not 
running unless that player is, at the effective  time of the trade on a major 
league roster.  If a player on a major  league roster but without a running 
contract is traded before June 1, that  player will be deemed to be in the first year 
of his contract without regard  to where the acquiring owner roster's the 
player. 
3.  Before June 1, you can't trade a player  whose USML contract is not 
running.  If a player without a running  contract is traded before June 1, the 
acquiring team must roster that player  on his active roster. 
4.  Before June 1, you can't trade a player  whose USML contract is not 
running.  If a player on a major league roster  but without a running contract is 
traded, that player will be deemed to be in  the first year of his contract 
without regard to where the acquiring owner  roster's the player. 
I'm sorry to drag the league through this but I see  no way out.  These are 
the kinds of questions that we must address when  revising our rules.  Once we 
understand which of the four variations we  intend, we can turn to language 
that will actually work.  This is why I  oppose making last minute rule changes. 
-- Rich 


If we're going to incorporate the Barrett exception, I would propose that  it 
be as follows:
 
Before June 1, if you trade a player whose USML contract is not  running, the 
player will be deemed to be in the first year of his contract  without regard 
to whether the acquiring owner rosters the player.
 
However, I would also like the league to vote on a blanket prohibition that  
would read:
 
Before June 1, a team can't trade a player whose USML contract is not  
running.
 
 



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