Josh Fleming TB

[SDP - Jere]

$0.50 x 2 years - Cutting Rafael Montero

I know Fleming is on TOR roster but he is at 67 IP and is no longer eligible for the Minor League roster where is is sitting. If this is an illegal move let me know but as i understand the rules this is an acceptable move. From what I see he surpassed the IP limit on May 1st.

[Toronto Blue Jays]

If poaching like this is going to be a thing, I think you should need to have to email the gm first and give gm 48 hours to make move..with as much as going on right now I don't think that would be unreasonable that a gm would not be keeping tabs perfectly on inning / at bats for all prospects.

[SDP - Jere]

May 17, 2021 11:18:55 GMT -5 Toronto Blue Jays said:

If poaching like this is going to be a thing, I think you should need to have to email the gm first and give gm 48 hours to make move..with as much as going on right now I don't think that would be unreasonable that a gm would not be keeping tabs perfectly on inning / at bats for all prospects.

If moving to this is it my responsibility to message you about it before I place a bid? At what point is it that no longer required? 100 IP above the threshold? I am not saying I disagree with this but just asking general questions? I don't get alerts when I get messages for some reason in this league. If you message me and I don't see it over a weekend when does the 48 hours start?

There are a lot of questions that come up if you start saying it is someone else's responsibility to give you a heads up on your team. I definitely don't think it is the Commish's responsibility to inform you, they have enough on their hands.

But again these are just my opinions and don't really matter. I don't think it would be an awful idea to and an AB/IP column to the spreadsheet but just have it that the Commish updates it at the end of the year, everything else is up to you.

[Toronto Blue Jays]

Part of the issue here is that they can't be moved up until they go past 50 IP. So while I remember before they hit 50 I cant really do anything about it until after it's too late. Unless I keep close tabs on everyone these things will slip through the cracks.
In another well developed league I am in, the gm can put in a poach bid on a player, email the gm of the poach bid. If the gm doesn't promote the player in 48 hours then the player goes to the gm of the poach bid.
For the leagues I run if a player goes past limits I just email the gm that the player needs to be promoted.
I dont know about you but I'm still dealing with all the shitstorm this pandemic has to offer so this isn't really the sort of thing I was hoping to have to concern myself with today.

[Cincinnati Reds]

May 17, 2021 11:45:11 GMT -5 Toronto Blue Jays said:

Part of the issue here is that they can't be moved up until they go past 50 IP. So while I remember before they hit 50 I cant really do anything about it until after it's too late. Unless I keep close tabs on everyone these things will slip through the cracks.
In another well developed league I am in, the gm can put in a poach bid on a player, email the gm of the poach bid. If the gm doesn't promote the player in 48 hours then the player goes to the gm of the poach bid.
For the leagues I run if a player goes past limits I just email the gm that the player needs to be promoted.
I dont know about you but I'm still dealing with all the shitstorm this pandemic has to offer so this isn't really the sort of thing I was hoping to have to concern myself with today.

I agree that this a rule I think needs to be amended. Maybe a longer period before players can be poached, or a notification email (like Toronto suggested), or a period of innings or AB's where a player can be in the minors OR upper minors. I have quite a few guys in my minors who are approaching the limits and it is a big chore to keep up with.

[SDP - Jere]

I emailed the commish I’d like his opinion before saying I actually won this auction.

I agree with Cincy there should be a little bit of an overlap on the minors. I had this same issue last year and it was very frustrating.

[Oakland Athletics]

According to our rule, San Diego did nothing wrong and will win Fleming.

I generally try to send an email to teams when I notice a player is close to the limits. I think a lot of you can attest to that, but keeping up with every player for 20 teams is nearly impossible.

We actually voted on this several years ago and the proposal didn’t pass.
This is certainly something I don’t mind revisiting.

This was the proposal:

Proposal:

Prospects that exceed minor league eligibility can stay on the roster they reside on for the remainder of the season, If they are promoted while over the limits they will no longer be allowed to go back down to the Upper Minors or MilB roster.

[SDP - Jere]

My suggestion for the rule change would be the following. There is no minimum to the upper minors. Or a minimum of 1 AB or IP.

This would allow managers to move up prospects when they get close without having to wait till the game they play in when they pass the MiLB maximum.

[San Francisco Giants]

I dont think the upper minors mins need to be that low, but some overlap between the two would likely be helpful for those transitions.

Something like mins of 35 IPs, 100 ABs and 25 GP would allow owners to transition minors into upper minors ahead of them actually tripping the limit.

I'd attest to A's being helpful on occasion, sending reminders if I had players in these circumstances that were vulnerable from getting poached.

[Oakland Athletics]

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