Ruling on Stassi, De Leon and Lewis
Apr 7, 2018 13:28:57 GMT -8
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Post by Pirates GM (Hollar) on Apr 7, 2018 13:28:57 GMT -8
After discussion, the League Office has come to a conclusion regarding the free agency eligibility of Max Stassi, Jose De Leon and Royce Lewis. All players have been ruled ineligible for free agency, and remain the property of their original controlling teams (Jays, Rockies and Red Sox, respectively). Any moves made by teams as a result of placing a bid on one of these players are eligible to be walked back. Please PM me if you have a move you wish to undo. The rationale for the ruling on each player is as follows:
Stassi - This was a result of poor DFA management by the prior GM. As the team is under new management, it was decided not to penalize a new owner for a past owner's mistake.
Lewis - Again, this team is under new ownership. They failed to pick up their draft pick until he was posted. He is now owned on Fantrax. As has been general league precedent, the new owner is being cut a bit of slack.
De Leon - The player was left on DFA longer than allowed. This DFA occurred before the new DFA rule was posted, however, back in the days when DFA was friendly and exploited. It was decided to follow the spirit of the law in place at the time of posting in this regard, and allow the Rockies to retain De Leon. Any players DFAd after the posting of the new DFA rule will not be given any leeway in this regard.
If you have any questions or comments regarding any of this, please message me here or on Slack.
Stassi - This was a result of poor DFA management by the prior GM. As the team is under new management, it was decided not to penalize a new owner for a past owner's mistake.
Lewis - Again, this team is under new ownership. They failed to pick up their draft pick until he was posted. He is now owned on Fantrax. As has been general league precedent, the new owner is being cut a bit of slack.
De Leon - The player was left on DFA longer than allowed. This DFA occurred before the new DFA rule was posted, however, back in the days when DFA was friendly and exploited. It was decided to follow the spirit of the law in place at the time of posting in this regard, and allow the Rockies to retain De Leon. Any players DFAd after the posting of the new DFA rule will not be given any leeway in this regard.
If you have any questions or comments regarding any of this, please message me here or on Slack.
