Post by Admin on Jun 25, 2015 19:23:24 GMT -5
Since this league is still in its infancy, this might be a good time to correct a problem that is occurring in the league from which it is copied.
The arbitration scale listed in the rules for determining the non-guaranteed salaries of 4th - 6th year players was copied almost directly from "Rotobaseballl League". They have used this scale for over a decade without much alteration. Some of the issues that have been encountered are:
1. It's complicated.
2. The ratio bands can catch players who contributed very little to a team's success, thus over-inflating the salaries of many lightly used middle relievers and utility players.
3. In the decade since this scale was designed the game has changed greatly. Pitching is generally more dominant now than it was in 2005. Even though our category set is still split 50/50, the Arb scale weighs heavier on pitchers in 2015.
Having had some time now to look at this, the rule change I'm proposing is to link the arbitration salaries directly to ESPN's player rater. Since the player rater assigns a numerical value to each player that bears some resemblance to our salary structure, the rule could be revised as follows:
Non-guaranteed salaries for 4th - 6th year players are to use the following scale, with a minimum value of $1.0:
4th year salary = 40% of ESPN player rater value
5th year salary = 60% of ESPN player rater value
6th year salary = 80% of ESPN player rater value
Examples:
Michael Brantley's 2015 salary would be $10.1 6th (12.66 x 0.8)
Matt Carpenter $1.9 4th (4.65 x 0.4)
Madison Bumgarner $6.8 6th (8.48 x 0.8)
Cory Kluber $4.2 4th (10.45 x 0.4)
Jose Quintana $1.5 4th (3.79 x 0.4)
Adopting this hopefully would:
1. Simplify the salary calculation
2. Avoid overpaying small sample contributors
3. Balance the pitching/hitting salaries.
With only 6 applications so far, it will be interesting to see what responses we get. It's probably simpler to explain the need for this change before having a full league. Any questions or comments are welcome below. Voting is open until July 1st.
The arbitration scale listed in the rules for determining the non-guaranteed salaries of 4th - 6th year players was copied almost directly from "Rotobaseballl League". They have used this scale for over a decade without much alteration. Some of the issues that have been encountered are:
1. It's complicated.
2. The ratio bands can catch players who contributed very little to a team's success, thus over-inflating the salaries of many lightly used middle relievers and utility players.
3. In the decade since this scale was designed the game has changed greatly. Pitching is generally more dominant now than it was in 2005. Even though our category set is still split 50/50, the Arb scale weighs heavier on pitchers in 2015.
Having had some time now to look at this, the rule change I'm proposing is to link the arbitration salaries directly to ESPN's player rater. Since the player rater assigns a numerical value to each player that bears some resemblance to our salary structure, the rule could be revised as follows:
Non-guaranteed salaries for 4th - 6th year players are to use the following scale, with a minimum value of $1.0:
4th year salary = 40% of ESPN player rater value
5th year salary = 60% of ESPN player rater value
6th year salary = 80% of ESPN player rater value
Examples:
Michael Brantley's 2015 salary would be $10.1 6th (12.66 x 0.8)
Matt Carpenter $1.9 4th (4.65 x 0.4)
Madison Bumgarner $6.8 6th (8.48 x 0.8)
Cory Kluber $4.2 4th (10.45 x 0.4)
Jose Quintana $1.5 4th (3.79 x 0.4)
Adopting this hopefully would:
1. Simplify the salary calculation
2. Avoid overpaying small sample contributors
3. Balance the pitching/hitting salaries.
With only 6 applications so far, it will be interesting to see what responses we get. It's probably simpler to explain the need for this change before having a full league. Any questions or comments are welcome below. Voting is open until July 1st.
