Comments on: Foody Signs (For Real This Time)

By: Norton

Norton — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 23:16:33 +0000

This isn’t true. You don’t need to make any type of qualifying offer to get a compensation pick next year.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:51:28 +0000

I posted some of the answer to this on the daily farm report from today (read there for more about how much is left to spend on Williams without losing picks). We would have to exceed the allotment by more than 5% to lose any picks. Above 5 and up to 10%, you lose next years 1st round pick. Above 10 and up to 15% you lose next year’s 1st and 2nd round picks. Above that you lose those picks for the next two years. The luxury tax is 75% on any overage up to 10% above slot. It increases to 100% on the overage if a team exceeds their slot total by more than 10%.

By: bustacard

bustacard — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:38:03 +0000

Sorry if I’ve missed it somewhere. I was wondering if anyone could field a few draft related questions.

Where do we stand in regards to our pool allotment assuming we sign Heyer and Mejia at or below slot? Are we already in the luxury tax bracket? How close are we to topping out of the tax bracket and losing a pick next year? And which pick would we lose next year if we busted the allotment to sign Trey Williams? First round?

Thanks ahead of time.

By: Will

Will — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:10:09 +0000

It was factored in to the math.

I have updated the numbers based on the confirmed $385K bonus, and the most they can now spend $199K (without sacrificing a pick, but still paying 75% tax on the overage).

See the following spreadsheet for more detail:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnSoJoN7sYAOdHNZbUpmdUlFMGl6S2l6bHlUdHpqeWc#gid=0

By: paperlions

paperlions — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:56:36 +0000

The Cardinals wouldn’t have received compensation for not signing Ramsey unless they offered Ramsey at least slot money and he turned it down….so….no, not signing him to get a comp pick was not an option.

By: Felonius_Monk

Felonius_Monk — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:30:38 +0000

We won’t have more than about 300-400k at the most to offer Williams. If he was going to sign for that, I struggle to see why a top-100 talent fell to the 11th round.

By: VolsnCards5

VolsnCards5 — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:06:02 +0000

And let me be clear…I love boog. I think the trade was silly. And I would not mind having him on my team as my starting SS. I just happen to think Furc is a better baseball player

By: VolsnCards5

VolsnCards5 — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:03:58 +0000

bWAR overvalues defense, IMO

By: nmstar

nmstar — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 04:30:58 +0000

Neither did Steven Strasburg coming out of high school. I’m not comparing the the two mind you–just saying he is young and has promise.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 03:38:51 +0000

Not according to baseball-reference (they have Boog at 2.5 WAR so far this year).