Contract Quirks?
In today's BPD summary there is this interesting comment:Quote:The bigger issue for the league is keeping all eight teams in the fold -- up until a few days ago another potential defector was talking...
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I think they knew this was coming and the stadium thing was a smokescreen because I know this has been mentioned a few times in other places.
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Quote: know this has been mentioned a few times in other places. Do you remember where? I didn't read this in any of the other press.
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Like superiorfan said "where?" This sounds like a "fight for free agents" if "most of the players" can "seek new homes." If so, it'll be much more serious than the ballparks since teams might lose...
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The NL screwups continue! First the Calgary expansion mess up. Then the NL loses 4 of its franchises due to continual bumbling and creates horrific travel schedules for its players. They pull a power...
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Actually Rebel, I believe it is probably for players from the AA teams. Having previously been employed in the decision making arm of an NL team, I know that the contracts of players are with the...
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This is all the players on the AA teams with northern league contracts. There will be a draft for these players . Where is it written all players are in the draft because of a problem in the 2005...
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Baseball is exempt from anti-trust. Don't see why the NoL could not impose a draft.
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From the Canaries website this afternoon: Canaries Re-Sign 1B / OF Abner Arroyo Sioux Falls, SD - The Sioux Falls Canaries are pleased to announce the re-signing of Abner Arroyo for the 2006 season....
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The language of the press release also provides some insight - why would Mike Busch be looking forward to a dispersal draft where he would lose players? However, it does raise some other questions -...
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From the AA website: October 18, 2005. St. Paul: signed C Jeremy Frost October 14, 2005. St. Paul: signed RHP Matt Hammons It looks like SP and SF are both in the process of signing their players.
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Did the Siouxs grant free agency to players? I didn't remember seeing that on the website. If not, would all of their players be available in this "dispersa draft"?
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I would imagine that players who are no longer under contract or those with contracts expiring at the end of the 2005 season could sign with anybody they wanted.
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A buddy of mine called me today about this .Apparently last year when the teams sent out contracts to the players there was a typo and a majority of the players in the NL are free agents effective...
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Quote:Those players with these contracts do not have to go in the dispersal draft and are free agents so they can play in the AA if they like or anywhere else.That would be something... NoL players...
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If there is a beneficiary in all this it would be other indy leagues (e.g. C-AL), who would be able to sign away these guys without having to pay compensation. Most of these guys are on short term...
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Quote:In fact, there could be more movement away from AAIPB teams because of the fact that the players signed Northern League contracts.Uhh... if their contracts had been valid they would still be NoL...
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With salary caps in place by both leagues, it seems unlikely that there will be a bidding war. This is not major league baseball where one name will draw in big crowds. I also suspect that most fans...
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I agree with the last 2 posts. In particular NLfan's: "dumped" being put in quotes. If we use the Saints as an example, any player who did not want to return would not have IAE and any player who the...
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