Posted by jkenned on 1/9/2015 10:08:00 AM (view original):
I am going to vote no with a caveat. I am in favor of the idea in general but there is a discussion on the world chat that should be addressed before we go any further. It has been suggested that the trim down to 20 on the 40 man roster must be done by the start of Free Agency and maintained through the Rule 5. Since Free Agents with standing offers from multiple teams will sign by the PM Cycle of the final day of free agency the only people that will not be assigned are those who signed in the PM2 cycles who were extended offers after the PM cycle that day. This should give everyone the ability to assign everyone and trim the rosters to be in compliance. It also allows the waiver process to play a role in the process by distributing talent on the waver wire during Free Agency which gives teams more options to plan in building rather than relying solely on the Rule 5 draft. Without a reasoned discussion of moving up the trim down date to the start of Free Agency my vote would be a no.
Actually, wcrebel suggested moving the deadline up to the beginning of FA and then allowing everyone to start adding players at that point.
ronazbill was on board with that idea.
Then you said they had a point.
BUT you said "rosters must be at 20 by the start of Free Agency and stay there through the rule 5" which is absolutely a different thing altogether.
wcrebel and ronazbill are saying as long as everyone is down to 20 by the start of FA, then it doesn't matter if you are over 20 at the R5 freeze, and you are saying 20 "must be maintained".