Under the current format:
- I need an extra $1.3 million in my prospect budget, so I have to transfer from my player payroll.
- HBD rules require that I transfer $4 million, forfeiting $2 million, with the other $2 mil going to prospects.
So now, in addition to forfeiting $2 mil into the wind, I have an extra $700,000 in prospect budget that I don't really need. The $700,000 amount is also too small to transfer back to player budget if I need a little room to accommodate a trade. Sure, I can sign a mediocre IFA with the extra money, but I don't really need one, and anyone I sign for that amount will be of little benefit to my franchise outside of minor league service.
What would be the harm in allowing this:
- I need an extra $1.3 million in my prospect budget, so I have to transfer from my player payroll.
- HBD now lets me transfer just $3 million, so I only need to forfeit $1.5 million, with the other $1.5 mil going to prospects.
Now I get to keep an extra $1 million in my player payroll, just in case I need a midseason replacement FA due to an injury, or if I need a little budget room for a trade. And my prospect budget now has a much smaller amount left over, so there will be less money going to waste.
The rule itself won't change, you'll still need to forfeit 50% of whatever is transferred. I have no problem with that. It just never made sense to me why HBD has a problem with decimal points.