Post by New York Yankees GM (LM) on Sept 21, 2016 12:44:40 GMT -4
Free agent contract length
Minimum - 1 year
Max - 6 years
League Max Contracts
2017 Max Free Agent Contract will be 35M per year for all players. However extended players or current contracts may exceed 35M.
Bids must start at a minimum of 300K, eg league minimum wage.
Bidding Process
-To sign a free agent, first post the players name, position, and current team in the designated section along with your bid. This player will now be open to bidding from any owner. Bids are flat annual salary figures, therefore you cannot backload or frontload a salary.
There will not be a limit in free agency on how many times a team can place a bid, however, a bid cannot be rescinded. A bid must stand without being challenged for 24 hours before a free agent is won. Bids must up the previous bid by at least $100,000. Invalid bids will be deleted and will not count against the clock.
The determining factor for who wins a bidding war in free agency will be determined by the largest highest annual salary. In case of a highest annual salary tie, the longer term contract then would be the winning bid.
If multiple teams offer max contract, then waiver wire priority will determine the winner of the bidding war for that given player.
You can place as many bids around as you would like, however be warned, once a valid bid is placed it cannot be withdrawn, you are responsible for that bid. If you wind up getting more players in free agency than your allotted roster space or your salary cap space will allow, you will have to make appropriate roster cuts along with appropriate cap penalties in order to get down to league rule mandates.
The winning bid has to stand unchallenged for 24 hours in-season, or 72 hours in offseason.
Minimum - 1 year
Max - 6 years
League Max Contracts
2017 Max Free Agent Contract will be 35M per year for all players. However extended players or current contracts may exceed 35M.
Bids must start at a minimum of 300K, eg league minimum wage.
Bidding Process
-To sign a free agent, first post the players name, position, and current team in the designated section along with your bid. This player will now be open to bidding from any owner. Bids are flat annual salary figures, therefore you cannot backload or frontload a salary.
There will not be a limit in free agency on how many times a team can place a bid, however, a bid cannot be rescinded. A bid must stand without being challenged for 24 hours before a free agent is won. Bids must up the previous bid by at least $100,000. Invalid bids will be deleted and will not count against the clock.
The determining factor for who wins a bidding war in free agency will be determined by the largest highest annual salary. In case of a highest annual salary tie, the longer term contract then would be the winning bid.
If multiple teams offer max contract, then waiver wire priority will determine the winner of the bidding war for that given player.
You can place as many bids around as you would like, however be warned, once a valid bid is placed it cannot be withdrawn, you are responsible for that bid. If you wind up getting more players in free agency than your allotted roster space or your salary cap space will allow, you will have to make appropriate roster cuts along with appropriate cap penalties in order to get down to league rule mandates.
The winning bid has to stand unchallenged for 24 hours in-season, or 72 hours in offseason.