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Posted by tecwrg on 3/6/2011 10:51:00 PM (view original):
If the compensation system was fixed to work as it does in real life, e.g. a team has to first offer arbitration to the departing player, this would be less of an issue.

Most of the departing Type A/B players are departing because the previous teams are deciding to let them go in order to get the picks, not necessarily because they can't afford them or are being outbid.  We, has a whole, tend to value the promise of potential draft compensation more than the value of the players we are letting walk.
I would be happy with this fix also.  When the Re-sign FA period starts, in addition to giving teams the ability to make a long-term deal, there should be an offer arbitration choice.  If the player declines, you can be compensated.  If they accept, they move to the arbitration list and are treated as your year 4/5/6 guys.   Release them if you want, and you get no compensation.
3/6/2011 11:08 PM
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Posted by jonas1102 on 3/6/2011 9:57:00 PM (view original):
The teams losing players could both be bad teams. One tanked at the end to get the better draft pick and the other played until the end because they didn't want to give an unfair advantage to the teams trying to make the playoffs.

Or they could be the two World Series teams.  One had their division wrapped up with 20 games to go, so they pulled off the throttle, and the other had to fight their way in because their division was tough.

Either of those situations could result in 5 win swings.  Should the teams who phoned in the last part of the season be rewarded three times (better draft pick, better supplemental round pick, and better compensation pick)?  Should they be rewarded when the player they are losing is a worse player?  Should they be rewarded because they don't want their player anymore?
You can't account for everything.   But giving the lesser team the higher pick is the right thing to do.   Again, bad teams need hope or they'll just go play in another world. 
3/7/2011 8:04 AM
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i really like the idea of offering arbitration. it the owner really wants to resign the player, that provides a viable option.  Why not set a max number of FAs a team can sign like they do in MLB.  this way a team with pick #16 can't go nuts and sign 3 or 4 type A FAs.
3/10/2011 6:08 PM
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Stopping teams from making themselves better doesn't seem like a good idea.
3/11/2011 12:45 PM
tecwrg
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MLB has a max number of FA's a team can sign?
3/11/2011 1:06 PM
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If there are 14 or fewer Type A or Type B free agents available, no team can sign more than one type A or B player. If there are between 15-38, no team can sign more than two. If there are between 39 and 62, there's a limit of three. However, teams can sign as many Type A or B free agents as they've lost, regardless of the limits above.

3/11/2011 1:09 PM
tecwrg
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Sounds very Socialist.  I blame Barack Whathisname.
3/11/2011 1:20 PM
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