Rookie FA FAQ (371 views)

[Logan]

When does Rookie FA begin?

The 2047 offseason.


What is the max contract I can offer rookies?

$8.9m, 4 years, 10%


Do one year rookie contracts max at $7m?

Yes, no players under 29 can be offered a 1 year deal valued at more than $7m unless you have birds.


Will there be rookie only FA sims?

No, rookies will be in the normal FA pool.


Which rookies contracts can be demoted?

Any rookie contract valued at $5m or less can be demoted. If a contract scales above $5m while the player is in the minors they can remain in the minors but if they are promoted they can't be sent back down.


Will rookies offers be exempt from soft cap restrictions?

No.


Can teams over the soft cap make min/LLE/MLE offers to rookies? Can they be extended?

Yes and yes, all one year deals $5m and under can be extended.


Are we still limited to 15 bids per FA sim?

Yes.


Can we extend 2 year rookie contracts?

No.


Can we decline the 3rd/4th years of a rookie contract?

No.


Can players on rookie contracts still be mentored?

Rookie contracts will be divided into two tiers. Tier 1 rookies can't be demoted. Tier 2 rookies can be demoted. Tier 2 rookies are the only ones eligible to be mentored. Mentors and mentees still must be on the same team.


Will there be a new asset to replace draft picks?

No.

[TimPig]

Will mentoring still be a thing without clearly defined second rounders?

[Logan]

Sept 4, 2020 18:30:35 GMT TimPig said:

Will mentoring still be a thing without clearly defined second rounders?

eric

my official ideas are:

1. mentor everyone
2. no
3. divide rookie contracts into two tiers: tier 1) rookies that cant be demoted, tier 2) rookies that can be demoted. tier 2 rookies can be mentored.

if idea 1 or 3, will we have 4 years of mentoring eligible players if they are signed to 4 year deals?

if idea 3 we would have to allow minor league players to be mentored. if we go with this, the mentor could be required to sit out the preseason possibly

[eric]

Sept 4, 2020 18:39:51 GMT Logan said:

Sept 4, 2020 18:30:35 GMT TimPig said:

Will mentoring still be a thing without clearly defined second rounders?

eric

my official ideas are:

1. mentor everyone
2. no
3. divide rookie contracts into two tiers: tier 1) rookies that cant be demoted, tier 2) rookies that can be demoted. tier 2 rookies can be mentored.

if idea 1 or 3, will we have 4 years of mentoring eligible players if they are signed to 4 year deals?

if idea 3 we would have to allow minor league players to be mentored. if we go with this, the mentee could be required to sit out the preseason possibly

3

yes

still no minor mentoring. it's a free +5 four times, people can promote for it

[Logan]

Sept 4, 2020 18:43:46 GMT eric said:

Sept 4, 2020 18:39:51 GMT Logan said:

eric

my official ideas are:

1. mentor everyone
2. no
3. divide rookie contracts into two tiers: tier 1) rookies that cant be demoted, tier 2) rookies that can be demoted. tier 2 rookies can be mentored.

if idea 1 or 3, will we have 4 years of mentoring eligible players if they are signed to 4 year deals?

if idea 3 we would have to allow minor league players to be mentored. if we go with this, the mentee could be required to sit out the preseason possibly

3

yes

still no minor mentoring. it's a free +5 four times, people can promote for it

added to the op

[jhb]

So rookies can be mentored up until year 4 now if still on their rookie contract and eligible for mentoring as a tier 2 player?

[skrouse]

Thanks for this Logan

[killybing]

What's the tier cutoff

What's up with not allowing players under 29 to get 1 year deals over 7m? Why isn't it just a players first contract cant be a 1 year deal over 7m?

[Logan]

Oct 10, 2020 14:19:26 GMT killybing said:

What's the tier cutoff

that is answered in the op.

[killybing]

Oct 10, 2020 14:31:58 GMT Logan said:

Oct 10, 2020 14:19:26 GMT killybing said:

What's the tier cutoff

that is answered in the op.

No it isn't. The OP says which contracts can be demoted and which cant. And then like 9 questions later the word tier 1 and tier 2 appear for the first time. Are these related?

[Logan]

Oct 10, 2020 14:33:30 GMT killybing said:

Oct 10, 2020 14:31:58 GMT Logan said:

that is answered in the op.

No it isn't. The OP says which contracts can be demoted and which cant. And then like 9 questions later the word tier 1 and tier 2 appear for the first time. Are these related?

yes, it clearly says tier 1 are those who cant be demoted and tier 2 are those who can be demoted

[eric]

Oct 10, 2020 14:19:26 GMT killybing said:

What's the tier cutoff

What's up with not allowing players under 29 to get 1 year deals over 7m? Why isn't it just a players first contract cant be a 1 year deal over 7m?

this is an already existing rule that we use to keep mid tier players from signing 1 year $12.5m deals instead of 3 year $5m deals, because they would if we let them

as such, it being their first or second or nth contract is not relevant