Post by Leominster Yankees on Dec 24, 2015 9:20:59 GMT -5
Offseason Drops
Offseason drops will have tiered penalties. Salaries from the previous season will be considered when calculating Cap Hit Penalties. In other words, for the current offseason, the 2016 salary is where the cap hit will be taken from, not the 2017 salary but it will count towards your 2016 salary cap. Here's an example in case I just confused the heck out of you...
Example:
Drop Ryan Howard 2015 Salary = $20 million, Cap Hit $10 million for 2016 season.
The reason we are taking the previous year's salary is because of arbitration eligible players. We wouldn't know the cap hit until February or later which would be a pain.
Here's the scale for drops:
$0 - $3 million = FREE
$3.01 - $7 million = .125 X Salary (1/8th of salary)
$7.01 - $12 million = .25 X Salary (2/8th of salary)
$12.01 - $18 million = .375 X Salary (3/8th of salary)
$18.01+ = .5 X Salary (4/8th of Salary)
The Drop Period Ends the day before March 1st which is the beginning of the Free Agent Draft. This is so everyone will have full knowledge of the available talent pool before the FA Draft begins. Drops will again be allowed after the Free Agent draft, at which time they will be considered "in-season" drops and will be subject to the prescribed in-season drop rules.
Offseason drops will have tiered penalties. Salaries from the previous season will be considered when calculating Cap Hit Penalties. In other words, for the current offseason, the 2016 salary is where the cap hit will be taken from, not the 2017 salary but it will count towards your 2016 salary cap. Here's an example in case I just confused the heck out of you...
Example:
Drop Ryan Howard 2015 Salary = $20 million, Cap Hit $10 million for 2016 season.
The reason we are taking the previous year's salary is because of arbitration eligible players. We wouldn't know the cap hit until February or later which would be a pain.
Here's the scale for drops:
$0 - $3 million = FREE
$3.01 - $7 million = .125 X Salary (1/8th of salary)
$7.01 - $12 million = .25 X Salary (2/8th of salary)
$12.01 - $18 million = .375 X Salary (3/8th of salary)
$18.01+ = .5 X Salary (4/8th of Salary)
The Drop Period Ends the day before March 1st which is the beginning of the Free Agent Draft. This is so everyone will have full knowledge of the available talent pool before the FA Draft begins. Drops will again be allowed after the Free Agent draft, at which time they will be considered "in-season" drops and will be subject to the prescribed in-season drop rules.
