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Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:39 pm
unctarheel wrote:As we move to the end of the prospect draft we have two more orders of business:
1. Stadium Draft - if you're changing, please post here. Rules say you can change stadiums every two years. Honor system here, since I don't know who changed when.
2. Time to name your super duper "Franchise" Prospect. Please post here also.
Jerlins -
seanreflex -
Terry101 -
ghost of roger maris -
Palmtana - Leodalis De Vries; will change parks from Coors
madal -
UNC Tarheel - Brady House 3B WAS
willmurr24 -
rant -
Ninersphan - Keeping my park No Franchise prospect at this time.
DC Irish -
traderider - Robby Snelling
One last note: If you change your "Franchise" player, the player you previously had as a "franchise" player will be dropped if they were drafted prior to 2023. For example, for Robby Snelling to become Traderider's new "Franchise" tag, Braelyn Marquez will need to be dropped. He can't be promoted, because the roster is at 40. So, keep that in mind. Trade, I'm assuming you have no heartburn with dropping Marquez?
Palmtana, namine De Vries as your "franchise" now would create an issue with Riley Greene. You have no room to promote him. Unlike Marquez, Greene has value. You probably want to keep him as your franchise guy until next season. Once you promote Greene, you can opt to make De Vries your franchise prospect in 2025.
It's a little more complex than I realized. Sorry I hadn't thought this all the way through. I should have done this before we started the FA draft - but then we all wouldn't have been able to name a player from this prospect draft as a franchise tag.
It will also affect Volpe, Lawlar, Orelvis Martinez, Cristian Hernandez and Daniel Espino.
I have a suggestion. I will allow all managers to make a new franchise tag claim in 2025 PRIOR to the FA draft. Choosing to have no Franchise tag at that time will be allowed. For example, Palmtana could promote Greene and opt to have no franchise tag going into the Prospect Draft. If, during the prospect draft he drafts someone that he would rather make his franchise, he can name him as such upon completion of the prospect draft. .
My second suggestion would be to eliminate the franchise tag system altogether. And we would do it in a manner that, once you promote your player who is tagged now (Start of the 2024 seasons), you cannot name another. That way, it would just fade away as all 12 managers promote or drop the franchise player.
Either of these suggestions need to come from you the managers. It's your league, not mine. So give it some thought and if a motion moves you, we'll bring it to the floor. Otherwise, everyone can name a franchise tag this season, drop the current franchise if they were drafted prior to 2023, and move on.
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