Happy Draft day folks. I expect we will have a lot of discussion over the next couple days about the picks this team and others make. i am just taking the time to remind you that this year the treads will be actively moderated and all CS apply to every post. last year the warning meant that i didn't have to suspend anyone for the draft and i would like that run to continue
trashing players, FO members, and excess negativity will earn you a suspension through the end of the draft. not agreeing with a pick or player does not constitute any of these, so long as the reason is properly explained. with many people coming here for information on the Yankees draftees and many knowledgeable posters, we should be a source for good information and not a squabbling band of posters.
this is the first year under the new draft rules so it should be interesting to see how it all plays out.
enjoy the draft
all the new rules:
trashing players, FO members, and excess negativity will earn you a suspension through the end of the draft. not agreeing with a pick or player does not constitute any of these, so long as the reason is properly explained. with many people coming here for information on the Yankees draftees and many knowledgeable posters, we should be a source for good information and not a squabbling band of posters.
this is the first year under the new draft rules so it should be interesting to see how it all plays out.
enjoy the draft
all the new rules:
Rule 4 Draft
1. The draft is still held in June, but the signing deadline has been moved to between July 12 and July 18th, depending on All-Star Game date.
2. Only Minor League contract are allowed to be signed.
3. Signing bonus pools
a. “Each Club will be assigned an aggregate Signing Bonus Pool prior to each draft. For the purpose of calculating the Signing Bonus Pools, each pick in the first 10 rounds of the draft has been assigned a value. (These values will grow each year with the rate of growth of industry revenue.) A Club’s Signing Bonus Pool equals the sum of the values of that Club’s selections in the first 10 rounds of the draft. Players selected after the 10th round do not count against a Club’s Signing Bonus Pool if they receive bonuses up to $100,000. Any amounts paid in excess of $100,000 will count against the Pool.”
b. Penalties for exceeding the Signing Bonus Pool are:
Excess of Pool Penalty - (Tax on Overage/Draft Picks)
* 0-5% - 75% tax on overage
* 5-10% - 75% tax on overage and loss of 1st round pick
* 10-15% - 100% tax on overage and loss of 1st and 2nd round picks
* 15%+ - 100% tax on overage and loss of 1st round picks in next two drafts
4. Draft picks that are forfeited will be given to other teams through a lottery. Odds are based on prior season’s winning percentage and prior season’s revenue. Only teams that don’t exceed the Signing Bonus Pools are eligible for the lottery.
5. Competitive Balance Lottery
a. For the first time, Clubs with the lowest revenues and in the smallest markets will have an opportunity to obtain additional draft picks through a lottery.
b. The ten Clubs with the lowest revenues, and the ten Clubs in the smallest markets, will be entered into a lottery for the six draft selections immediately following the completion of the first round of the draft. A Club’s odds of winning the lottery will be based on its prior season’s winning percentage.
c. The eligible Clubs that did not receive one of the six selections after the first round, and all other payee Clubs under the Revenue Sharing Plan, will be entered into a second lottery for the six picks immediately following the completion of the second round of the draft. A Club’s odds of winning the lottery will be based on its prior season’s winning percentage.
d. Picks awarded in the Competitive Balance Lottery may be assigned by a Club, subject to certain restrictions.
e. Top 200 prospects will be subject to a pre-draft drug test and will participate in a pre-draft medical program.
1. The draft is still held in June, but the signing deadline has been moved to between July 12 and July 18th, depending on All-Star Game date.
2. Only Minor League contract are allowed to be signed.
3. Signing bonus pools
a. “Each Club will be assigned an aggregate Signing Bonus Pool prior to each draft. For the purpose of calculating the Signing Bonus Pools, each pick in the first 10 rounds of the draft has been assigned a value. (These values will grow each year with the rate of growth of industry revenue.) A Club’s Signing Bonus Pool equals the sum of the values of that Club’s selections in the first 10 rounds of the draft. Players selected after the 10th round do not count against a Club’s Signing Bonus Pool if they receive bonuses up to $100,000. Any amounts paid in excess of $100,000 will count against the Pool.”
b. Penalties for exceeding the Signing Bonus Pool are:
Excess of Pool Penalty - (Tax on Overage/Draft Picks)
* 0-5% - 75% tax on overage
* 5-10% - 75% tax on overage and loss of 1st round pick
* 10-15% - 100% tax on overage and loss of 1st and 2nd round picks
* 15%+ - 100% tax on overage and loss of 1st round picks in next two drafts
4. Draft picks that are forfeited will be given to other teams through a lottery. Odds are based on prior season’s winning percentage and prior season’s revenue. Only teams that don’t exceed the Signing Bonus Pools are eligible for the lottery.
5. Competitive Balance Lottery
a. For the first time, Clubs with the lowest revenues and in the smallest markets will have an opportunity to obtain additional draft picks through a lottery.
b. The ten Clubs with the lowest revenues, and the ten Clubs in the smallest markets, will be entered into a lottery for the six draft selections immediately following the completion of the first round of the draft. A Club’s odds of winning the lottery will be based on its prior season’s winning percentage.
c. The eligible Clubs that did not receive one of the six selections after the first round, and all other payee Clubs under the Revenue Sharing Plan, will be entered into a second lottery for the six picks immediately following the completion of the second round of the draft. A Club’s odds of winning the lottery will be based on its prior season’s winning percentage.
d. Picks awarded in the Competitive Balance Lottery may be assigned by a Club, subject to certain restrictions.
e. Top 200 prospects will be subject to a pre-draft drug test and will participate in a pre-draft medical program.
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