RFA Hitters - Winning Bids - 2/13/16

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OF Denard Span -- (Rainers) <<match>>
- Cyclones bid 4 years, AAS $9.0M
- Blaze bid 2 years, AAS $4.9M
- Braves bid 1 year, AAS $2.5M
- Red Barons bid 2 years, AAS $2.41M
- Spirits bid 2 years, AAS $2.0M

OF Jayson Werth -- (Rattlers) <<match>>
- Blue Sox bid 2 years, AAS $5.0M
- Blaze bid 2 years, AAS $4.9M
- Braves bid 1 year, AAS $1.5M
- Spirits bid 2 years, AAS 1.0M

OF Andre Ethier -- (Hawks) <<match>>
- Blue Sox bid 2 years, AAS $5.0M
- Red Barons bid 2 years, AAS $2.41M
- Spirits bid 2 years, AAS 1.0M

MI Brandon Crawford -- (Keys) <<match>>
- Spirits bid 3 years, AAS $9.0M
- Braves bid 2 years, AAS $6.0M
- Blaze bid 2 years, AAS $4.9M

OF Chris Coghlan -- (Keys) <<decline to match >>
- Blaze bid 2 years, AAS $4.9M
- Spirits bid 2 years, AAS 1.0M

DH Kendry Morales -- (Keys) <<match>>
- Blaze bid 2 years, AAS $4.9M

MI Neil Walker -- (Javelinas) <<match>>
- Braves bid 2 years, AAS $6.0M
- Riverbandits bid 3 years, AAS $5.0M
- Blaze bid 2 years, AAS $4.9M
- Orioles bid 3 years, AAS $4.8M

CI Yunel Escobar -- (Orioles) <<match>>
- Blaze bid 2 years, AAS $4.9M
- Red Barons bid 2 years, AAS $4.41M

CI Freddie Freeman -- (Drive) <<match>>
- Braves bid 4 years, AAS $12.0M
- Red Barons bid 4 years, AAS $10.41M

CI Chris Davis -- (Gnats) <<match>>
- Javelinas bid 5 years, AAS $14.4M
- Orioles bid 4 years, AAS $11.0M
- Red Barons bid 4 years, AAS $10.41M
- Braves bid 3 years, AAS $9.0M

CI Miguel Cabrera -- (Gnats) <<decline to match>>
- Timber Rattlers bid 6 years, AAS $22.0M
- Spirits bid 5 years, AAS $15.0M
- Braves bid 5 years, AAS $15.0M
- Red Barons bid 4 years, AAS $10.41M

CI Eric Hosmer -- (Blue Claws) <<match>>
- Braves bid 4 years, AAS $12.0M
- Sand Gnats Bid 4 years, AAS: $10.99M
- Red Barons bid 4 years, AAS $10.41M

OF Justin Upton -- (PawSox) <<match>>
- Braves bid 5 years, AAS $15.0M
- Red Barons bid 4 years, AAS $10.41M

MI Alexia Amarista -- (Blaze) <<match>>
- Orioles bid 3 years, AAS $2.1M

CI Kyle Seager -- (66ers) <<declined to match>>
- PawSox bid 6 years, AAS $15.0M
- Javelinas bid 4 years, AAS $11.3M
- Red Barons bid 4 years, AAS $10.41M
- Blaze bid 2 years, AAS $4.9M

CI Mark Trumbo -- (66ers) <<match>>
- Red Barons bid 3 years, AAS $7.41M
- Braves bid 2 years, AAS $6.0M
- Blaze bid 2 years, AAS $4.9M
- Orioles bid 3 years, AAS $4.8M

OF J.D. Martinez -- (PawSox) <<decline to match>>
- Timber Rattlers bid 6 years, AAS $18.0M
- Braves bid 5 years, AAS $15.0M
- Spirits bid 4 years, AAS $12.0M
- Red Barons bid 4 years, AAS $11.91M
- Blaze bid 2 years, AAS $4.9M




Compensation:
Gnats receive Rattlers 1st + 2 1st supps (Cabrera)
PawSox receive 3 1st round supps (Martinez)
66ers receive PawSox 1st + 2 1st supps (Seager)
Keys receive Blaze 3rd + 3rd supp (Cohglan)

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FOR ALL TAG HOLDERS - you have til midnight Monday night to accept bid or accept compensation. Please state your declaration, and please post contract for player if you are keeping them.

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Now the holder of the tag only has to match the AAS, they do not have to match the years and can rearrange the salaries as they see fit for their team, as long as they are following the rules for salary spread.

Here are the guidelines for the tag holder on deciding the years of the contract.

If AAS <= $3M, 1 - 6 years.
If the offer is 400k - 749k you can only keep them for a maximum of 3 years at this salary, but you have the option to raise it to 750k and keep them 4-6 years
If AAS > $3M, 2 - 6 years
If AAS > $6M, 2 - 6 years
If AAS > $9M, 3 - 6 years
If AAS > $12M, 3 - 6 years
If AAS > $15M, 4 - 6 years

Now if no one offers a bid on an RFA, the tag holder can choose either to keep them 1-3 years on a 500k salary, or 4-6 years on a 800k salary.

The bidder can always make a contract term LONGER than the minimum number of years since the AAS only determines the MINIMUM term.

As in all FA bidding, the bidder must clearly state the 1.) contract term (number of years), 2.) total contract amount, 3.) AAS, and 4.) breakdown of the salary offer for each year of term of the contract OR clearly state it is equally allocated to each year. If the offer is not specific and include the above criteria, then it will be deemed an invalid bid.

Since the bidding is for a RFA, then pursuant to Rule 12, the GM who held the restricted player has 48 hours to match the winning bid, and may restructure that bid for a total contract amount no less and a term no longer than that of the "winning" bid. If the restricting GM chooses not to match the offer, then the winning bidder is obligated to sign the player to the exact terms of the winning bid - there is NO option to remove or reneg on any bid placed.

The 48 hour acceptance "clock" will commence with the winning bid being posted of the last player of the RFA batch by the League Office.

The discussion above applies ONLY TO RESTRICTED free agent bidding. Normal, or Unrestricted, free agent bidding is covered under general FA bidding rulings.

RFA Compensation
If a GM loses a player in the RFA process he is entitled compensation as follows
RFA signs with new team for AAS of:
If AAS is $5,000,000 or less
(Franchise losing player receives nothing)
If AAS between $5,000,001 - $8,000,000
(Franchise losing player receives Winning Team's 3rd rnd pick in the FYPD + 3rd rnd Supplemental pick)
If AAS between $8,000,001 - 11,000,000
(Franchise losing player receives Winning Team's 2nd rnd pick in the FYPD + 2nd rnd Supplemental pick)
If AAS is 11,000,001 -14,000,000
(Franchise losing player receives Winning Team's 1st rnd pick in the FYPD + 1st rnd Supplemental pick)
If AAS is 14,000,001 or greater
(Franchise losing player receives Winning Team's 1st rnd pick in the FYPD + 2 1st rnd Supplemental picks)


All picks will be determined by the order of the standings for the following seasons, including supplemental picks (by order of the team losing the player)

[Empire 66ers GM (Hani)]

Decline Seager and I'll take the picks instead

Match Trumbo AAS 7.41M

2016 : 5.9M
2017 : 7.41M
2018 : 8.9M

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Match Escobar - 2 Year AAS $4.9M divided evenly

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Hawks match Andre Ethier 2 years $10M
AAS: $5M
2016: $5M
2017: $5M

[Greenville Drive GM (Matt)]

Drive match Freeman.

4 years for 48M
16=14M 17=14M 18=10M 19=10M

[Javelinas GM (Scott)]

Javelinas will match Neil Walker, contract Structure: 16: 8.4, 17: 3.6

[Sand Gnats (Matthew)]

The Salem Sand Gnats will match on Chris Davis and structure his contract as follows

CI- Chris Davis 2016: $17.2M 2017: $14M 2018: $12M

Miguel Cabrera decision still to come.

[PawSox (GazW)]

Decline JD Martinez, I'll take the three picks.

[Sand Gnats (Matthew)]

I will regretfully decline on Miguel Cabrera and take the 3 picks as well.

[PawSox (GazW)]

Match Justin Upton AAS $15m and structure as;
16:$12m, 17:$18m, 18:$16m, 19:$14m

[Tigers (prev. Redbirds Amy)]

Match on Morales, 4.9 evenly for 3 years
Match on Crawford, 9mil for 3 years evenly

Decline on Coghlan, just don't feel like paying him almost 5 mil to sit on my bench

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Match Span, restructure as

16:$10.5m 17:$8.25m 18:$8.25m

[Blaze GM ( Bob)]

Match MI Alexia Amarista restructure to 1 year worth 2.1M

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Rattlers match Jayson Werth. 16: $6.0M 17: $4.0M

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Match on Hosmer

CI- Eric Hosmer 2016: $14.4M 2017: $14.4M 2018: $9.6M 2019: $9.6M