Post by Rangers GM (Stephen) on Nov 17, 2015 7:09:54 GMT -5
3.1 Salary cap
3.2 Calculating the arbitration year for a player
3.3 Arbitration clock
3.4 Salaries for 1st - 3rd year players
3.5.1 Salaries for 4th - 6th year players
3.5.2 Two-way players
3.6 ESPN Player Rater
3.7 Clarifications
3.1 Salary cap
The salary cap is set at $100M for every team.
3.2 Calculating the arbitration year for a player
Any player who has accumulated less than 150 total MLB at bats or 50 total MLB innings pitched in their career by the opening day of the current season is classed as a first year player.
Upon completion of their 150th total MLB at bat or 50th total MLB inning pitched then a player is in their final year of 1st year eligibility, and the next season they will be classed as a 2nd year player. The subsequent year they will be classed as a 3rd year player, and so on until the end of their 6th year when they will become a free agent.
3.3 Arbitration clock
Once the 150AB/50IP limit has been reached, the player will advance a further year into the arbitration process every season, even if they log no at bats or innings pitched in subsequent seasons.
3.4 Salaries for 1st - 3rd year players
Salaries for 1st – 3rd year players, regardless of previous statistics are as follows:
First year (1st) = $0.3 million
Second year (2nd) = $0.5 million
Third year (3rd) = $1.0 million
3.5.1 Salaries for 4th - 6th year players
Salaries for 4th-6th year players are calculated using a percentage of that player's value from the previous season, as determined by our customised ESPN Player Rater scoring (see rule 3.6).
Fourth year (4th) = 50% of ESPN's overall player rater value
Fifth year (5th) = 75% of ESPN's overall player rater value
Sixth year (6th) = 100% of ESPN's overall player rater value
Any 4th-6th year salaries calculated to return a salary including two or more decimal places will be rounded to the nearest $0.1.
The minimum salary for 4th-6th year players is $1.0.
The maximum salary for 4th year players is $5.0.
The maximum salary for 5th year players is $7.5.
The maximum salary for 6th year players is $10.0.
3.5.2 Two-way players
At the point of calculating arb salaries, any player identified by the scoring website as both a pitcher (SP or RP) and a hitter (UT or any other position) will be a 'two-way' player for the purposes of calculating arbitration salaries. Player rater category scores (and therefore their overall player rater scores) for two-way players will be estimated by the commissioner if they are not explicitly shown on the ESPN player rater itself.
Where a two-way player simultaneously achieves positive (0.01 or higher) player rater scores when summing the 5 hitting categories and when summing the 5 pitching categories, their overall player rater score will be calculated to be 100% of the higher value plus 75% of the lower value - regardless of which value relates to hitting performance and which to pitching performance.
Where a two-way player fails to achieve a positive player rater score in either the hitting or the pitching sums (or both), that aspect of their player rater contribution as a two-way player will simply count as a zero when calculating their total player rater score.
3.6 ESPN Player Rater
Due to our scoring categories the Player Rater values we use are not from ESPN's default scale. Only links from our Proboards page should be used. The current link is:
(ESPN Player Rater Link)
If for any reason the ESPN Player Rater is unavailable and an unknown player salary needs to be calculated, the Commissioner should be asked for (and will provide at his discretion) an estimated salary for a 4th-6th player whose salary is not known. This salary will be used temporarily until the Player Rater is available again.
3.7 Clarifications
Please direct any arbitration scale questions or requests for assistance to the Commissioner or members of the TC.
3.2 Calculating the arbitration year for a player
3.3 Arbitration clock
3.4 Salaries for 1st - 3rd year players
3.5.1 Salaries for 4th - 6th year players
3.5.2 Two-way players
3.6 ESPN Player Rater
3.7 Clarifications
3.1 Salary cap
The salary cap is set at $100M for every team.
3.2 Calculating the arbitration year for a player
Any player who has accumulated less than 150 total MLB at bats or 50 total MLB innings pitched in their career by the opening day of the current season is classed as a first year player.
Upon completion of their 150th total MLB at bat or 50th total MLB inning pitched then a player is in their final year of 1st year eligibility, and the next season they will be classed as a 2nd year player. The subsequent year they will be classed as a 3rd year player, and so on until the end of their 6th year when they will become a free agent.
3.3 Arbitration clock
Once the 150AB/50IP limit has been reached, the player will advance a further year into the arbitration process every season, even if they log no at bats or innings pitched in subsequent seasons.
3.4 Salaries for 1st - 3rd year players
Salaries for 1st – 3rd year players, regardless of previous statistics are as follows:
First year (1st) = $0.3 million
Second year (2nd) = $0.5 million
Third year (3rd) = $1.0 million
3.5.1 Salaries for 4th - 6th year players
Salaries for 4th-6th year players are calculated using a percentage of that player's value from the previous season, as determined by our customised ESPN Player Rater scoring (see rule 3.6).
Fourth year (4th) = 50% of ESPN's overall player rater value
Fifth year (5th) = 75% of ESPN's overall player rater value
Sixth year (6th) = 100% of ESPN's overall player rater value
Any 4th-6th year salaries calculated to return a salary including two or more decimal places will be rounded to the nearest $0.1.
The minimum salary for 4th-6th year players is $1.0.
The maximum salary for 4th year players is $5.0.
The maximum salary for 5th year players is $7.5.
The maximum salary for 6th year players is $10.0.
3.5.2 Two-way players
At the point of calculating arb salaries, any player identified by the scoring website as both a pitcher (SP or RP) and a hitter (UT or any other position) will be a 'two-way' player for the purposes of calculating arbitration salaries. Player rater category scores (and therefore their overall player rater scores) for two-way players will be estimated by the commissioner if they are not explicitly shown on the ESPN player rater itself.
Where a two-way player simultaneously achieves positive (0.01 or higher) player rater scores when summing the 5 hitting categories and when summing the 5 pitching categories, their overall player rater score will be calculated to be 100% of the higher value plus 75% of the lower value - regardless of which value relates to hitting performance and which to pitching performance.
Where a two-way player fails to achieve a positive player rater score in either the hitting or the pitching sums (or both), that aspect of their player rater contribution as a two-way player will simply count as a zero when calculating their total player rater score.
3.6 ESPN Player Rater
Due to our scoring categories the Player Rater values we use are not from ESPN's default scale. Only links from our Proboards page should be used. The current link is:
(ESPN Player Rater Link)
If for any reason the ESPN Player Rater is unavailable and an unknown player salary needs to be calculated, the Commissioner should be asked for (and will provide at his discretion) an estimated salary for a 4th-6th player whose salary is not known. This salary will be used temporarily until the Player Rater is available again.
3.7 Clarifications
Please direct any arbitration scale questions or requests for assistance to the Commissioner or members of the TC.