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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">It appears to me that the clarifying language was <u>not</u> incorporated. Once again, I suggest we conform that constitution to the practice.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Here is the conforming language (see red font and compare to <span style="letter-spacing: -0.32px;">Article VIII, Section 5):</span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.32px;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><blockquote style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.32px; border: none; outline: none !important;"><div class="ydpe0472492yiv1165308826ydp50da31f0yahoo-style-wrap" style="outline: none !important; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div style="outline: none !important;"><div style="outline: none !important;"><div class="ydpe0472492yiv1165308826ydp50da31f0yiv3318499796ydp91f1b6dfyahoo-style-wrap" style="outline: none !important;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></span><div style="margin-bottom: 5pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">The salary of a free agent is his acquisition price. Except as set forth in the next sentence, the contract status of a free agent acquired on or before the last weekly transaction deadline before September 1 is that of a first-year player. The contract status of a free agent who, during the course of the season, was in the final year of his contract, is that of a player in the final year of his contract. <span style="outline: none !important; background: yellow;">The contract status of a free agent</span></span><span style="outline: none !important; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: red; background: yellow;"> or a player that has been waived and has not passed through waivers, when </span><span style="outline: none !important; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; background: yellow;">acquired after the last weekly transaction deadline before September 1</span><span style="outline: none !important; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: red; background: yellow;">,</span><span style="outline: none !important; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; background: yellow;"> is that of a player in the final year of his contract.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; outline: none !important;"><span style="outline: none !important; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; background: yellow;"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div>The point of the addition is that a player does not become a "free agent" until that player has passed through waivers without being claimed. So, without that language, any free agent who is claimed off waivers would retain his existing contract status, contrary to league practice.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Mark K</div><div><br></div>
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On Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 05:28:07 PM CDT, springkerb@aol.com <springkerb@aol.com> wrote:
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<div dir="ltr">I proposed language to conform the constitution to the practice. Not sure if it was incorporated or not. I/we will need to check.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Mark</div><div><br clear="none"></div>
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On Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 05:07:53 PM CDT, Frank Luby <frank@presenttensellc.com> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpd8f769cayiv4871124858ydp2afcb561yiv6950892532"><div>Thanks, Mark K.<div><br clear="none"></div><div>To address the other question that comes up almost every year: what about *waiver* acquisitions in September? The section Mark cited specifically mentions free agents, which would imply that waiver-wire acquisitions would keep their contract status if acquired in September and be eligible for retention in 2025. But if I recall, precedence has overruled that before and considered them free agents.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>What’s the thinking this year?</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>- Frank<br clear="none" id="ydpd8f769cayiv4871124858ydp2afcb561yiv6950892532lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br clear="none"><blockquote type="cite"><div id="ydpd8f769cayiv4871124858ydp2afcb561yiv6950892532yqt95453" class="ydpd8f769cayiv4871124858ydp2afcb561yiv6950892532yqt1764069273"><div>On Aug 31, 2024, at 5:04 PM, springkerb--- via Announce <announce@usml.net> wrote:</div><br clear="none" class="ydpd8f769cayiv4871124858ydp2afcb561yiv6950892532Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div><div style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" class="ydpd8f769cayiv4871124858ydp2afcb561yiv6950892532ydp45c27068yahoo-style-wrap"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">See my other email. I think Section XIV(3) effectively answers this question.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Mark K</div><div><br clear="none"></div>
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On Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 04:46:45 PM CDT, Mark Blocker <blockermark@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpd8f769cayiv4871124858ydp2afcb561yiv6950892532ydpe348feb4yiv9877996116"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydpd8f769cayiv4871124858ydp2afcb561yiv6950892532ydpe348feb4yiv9877996116gmail_default">Good question. I defer to the will of the league. The rule says "the contract status of a free agent acquired on or before the last weekly transaction deadline before September 1 is that of a first-year player." I view tonight (August 31) as the "transaction deadline" for FAAB purposes, so acquired players should be Y1. Others should feel free to comment.</div><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydpd8f769cayiv4871124858ydp2afcb561yiv6950892532ydpe348feb4yiv9877996116gmail_default"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydpd8f769cayiv4871124858ydp2afcb561yiv6950892532ydpe348feb4yiv9877996116gmail_default">Mark B.</div><div style="font-size:large;" class="ydpd8f769cayiv4871124858ydp2afcb561yiv6950892532ydpe348feb4yiv9877996116gmail_default"><br clear="none"></div></div></div><br clear="none"><div id="ydpd8f769cayiv4871124858ydp2afcb561yiv6950892532ydpe348feb4yiv9877996116yqt98287" class="ydpd8f769cayiv4871124858ydp2afcb561yiv6950892532ydpe348feb4yiv9877996116yqt9651944392"><div class="ydpd8f769cayiv4871124858ydp2afcb561yiv6950892532ydpe348feb4yiv9877996116gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="ydpd8f769cayiv4871124858ydp2afcb561yiv6950892532ydpe348feb4yiv9877996116gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 4:05 PM Bill Strotman via Announce <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:announce@usml.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">announce@usml.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class="ydpd8f769cayiv4871124858ydp2afcb561yiv6950892532ydpe348feb4yiv9877996116gmail_quote">Players bought with FAAB funds tomorrow are they Y1. Or FA. <br clear="none">
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