Post by Commissioner (Athletics GM) on Mar 22, 2013 15:22:02 GMT -5
In light of the fact that we have had a number of owners which have changed after the minor league draft was completed, I am authorizing the following actions and procedures in the interest of fairness to these new owners:
1. Teams where the new ownership was not able to make their own selections in the most recent minor league draft will be given the option to swap out no more than two (2) of the minor league draft selections that were made by the previous owner of the team.
2. This precedent was given to Toronto following the initial minor league draft for a similar reason. While it is clearly stated in the related thread that the precedent there would be a one-time item as the league had not started play, I feel that with this many teams affected by this (25% of the league), it is a fair action to be offered to teams while still balancing fairness to the teams which were here for the minor league draft. Since they are still drafting after everyone else for this, I do not feel it to be a significant enough of an advantage as to border on unfair to the existing owners who were able to draft their own players.
3. This affects the following teams:
Fake Teams (5 of 5 selections made by previous owner)
Anaheim Angels (4 of 5 selections made by previous owner)
Chicago Cubs (5 of 5 selections made by previous owner)
Atlanta Braves (4 of 5 selections made by previous owner)
4. These four teams may choose to switch out up to two of the minor league selections that were made for them by the previous owner from the draft recently completed only. As a result, the following players are eligible to be swapped out by their owners as a part of this:
Fake Teams: Carlos Correa, Trevor Story, Corey Seager, Rio Ruiz, Cody Asche
Anaheim Angels: Addison Russell, Kyle Gibson, Marcus Stroman, Jose Berrios
Chicago Cubs: Jorge Soler, Jesse Biddle, Domingo Santana, Jorge Alfaro, Joc Pederson
Atlanta Braves: Kyle Zimmer, Chris Stratton, Deven Marrero, Sean Gilmartin
5. Any player dropped will not be eligible to be drafted by another team as a part of this "swap draft", as all teams would have had the opportunity to draft those players had they not been taken in the first place. For example, if Fake Teams were to swap out Cody Asche, he would not be eligible to be taken by any of the other three teams in this draft.
6. As a result, the order of picks to be made is as follows:
Anaheim Angels' 5th round pick (still not taken from draft originally)
Swap Round #1 (if team desires to do so)
1. Fake Teams
2. Atlanta Braves
3. Chicago Cubs
4. Anaheim Angels
Swap Round #2 (if team desires to do so)
1. Fake Teams
2. Atlanta Braves
3. Chicago Cubs
4. Anaheim Angels
Understand that each of these four teams is not required to partake of this, but this is an opportunity being afforded to them as a result of taking over their teams well after the minor league draft was completed. Each of these teams will still be eligible for the compensatory picks associated with taking over a new team as proscribed under our constitution, but this will be determined based on the 2013 season results, and given (if applicable), as a part of the minor league draft next offseason.
I will be sending this to each of you in an email later as well, and would like this to commence as soon as possible, with the same 24 hour clock as the minor league draft.
In addition, I will be looking to codify this into our constitution, so that we have a specific guideline for having to replace owners this close to the start of the season in the future. While we have done an excellent job to this point of making sure that our constitution reflects our rules to the fullest, I also know that there will be times like this where a resolution may be needed that is not covered by the constitution, and I will continue to strive to act in the manner that is most fair to all parties involved.
If you have any questions or concerns about this, please feel free to either post them here, PM me, or email me directly. Thank you.
1. Teams where the new ownership was not able to make their own selections in the most recent minor league draft will be given the option to swap out no more than two (2) of the minor league draft selections that were made by the previous owner of the team.
2. This precedent was given to Toronto following the initial minor league draft for a similar reason. While it is clearly stated in the related thread that the precedent there would be a one-time item as the league had not started play, I feel that with this many teams affected by this (25% of the league), it is a fair action to be offered to teams while still balancing fairness to the teams which were here for the minor league draft. Since they are still drafting after everyone else for this, I do not feel it to be a significant enough of an advantage as to border on unfair to the existing owners who were able to draft their own players.
3. This affects the following teams:
Fake Teams (5 of 5 selections made by previous owner)
Anaheim Angels (4 of 5 selections made by previous owner)
Chicago Cubs (5 of 5 selections made by previous owner)
Atlanta Braves (4 of 5 selections made by previous owner)
4. These four teams may choose to switch out up to two of the minor league selections that were made for them by the previous owner from the draft recently completed only. As a result, the following players are eligible to be swapped out by their owners as a part of this:
Fake Teams: Carlos Correa, Trevor Story, Corey Seager, Rio Ruiz, Cody Asche
Anaheim Angels: Addison Russell, Kyle Gibson, Marcus Stroman, Jose Berrios
Chicago Cubs: Jorge Soler, Jesse Biddle, Domingo Santana, Jorge Alfaro, Joc Pederson
Atlanta Braves: Kyle Zimmer, Chris Stratton, Deven Marrero, Sean Gilmartin
5. Any player dropped will not be eligible to be drafted by another team as a part of this "swap draft", as all teams would have had the opportunity to draft those players had they not been taken in the first place. For example, if Fake Teams were to swap out Cody Asche, he would not be eligible to be taken by any of the other three teams in this draft.
6. As a result, the order of picks to be made is as follows:
Anaheim Angels' 5th round pick (still not taken from draft originally)
Swap Round #1 (if team desires to do so)
1. Fake Teams
2. Atlanta Braves
3. Chicago Cubs
4. Anaheim Angels
Swap Round #2 (if team desires to do so)
1. Fake Teams
2. Atlanta Braves
3. Chicago Cubs
4. Anaheim Angels
Understand that each of these four teams is not required to partake of this, but this is an opportunity being afforded to them as a result of taking over their teams well after the minor league draft was completed. Each of these teams will still be eligible for the compensatory picks associated with taking over a new team as proscribed under our constitution, but this will be determined based on the 2013 season results, and given (if applicable), as a part of the minor league draft next offseason.
I will be sending this to each of you in an email later as well, and would like this to commence as soon as possible, with the same 24 hour clock as the minor league draft.
In addition, I will be looking to codify this into our constitution, so that we have a specific guideline for having to replace owners this close to the start of the season in the future. While we have done an excellent job to this point of making sure that our constitution reflects our rules to the fullest, I also know that there will be times like this where a resolution may be needed that is not covered by the constitution, and I will continue to strive to act in the manner that is most fair to all parties involved.
If you have any questions or concerns about this, please feel free to either post them here, PM me, or email me directly. Thank you.