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dakshdar wrote:** Wasted beat me to it, but further expounding on it**

How is this part of the option rules interpreted again?

- Max Dollars allowed on option years = No more than 25% of the average yearly salary of all guaranteed years

I always guessed it was meant to say that option years can't be more than 25% "greater" than the average yearly salary of all guaranteed years -- and that the "greater" part was left out (as it doesn't read like a complete thought/rule without it in my mind).

Does the rule also only apply to team options and not vesting or player options?

If it applies to all, a contract that is 5 - 10 - 12 (PO) - 12 (PO) would violate the rule as the average yearly salary guaranteed is 7.5 while the option year is 60% higher.

It is unclear if this part of the options rule was meant to combat this and if we're missing/not applying it correctly.

nick wrote:Player Contracts:
- Contracts are allowed to have 2 option years per contract
- Every option year(team/vesting) must include a buyout of at least 25% of that year's salary
- Max Dollars allowed on option years = No more than 25% of the average yearly salary of all guaranteed years

Cintron = 4 guaranteed yrs at 62.5 = 15.625/season. * 1.25 (25%) = 19.53.. 2 PO yrs = 22 mil - Illegal
Morales = 2 G yrs at 15 = 7.5/season * 1.25 = 9ish mil and ya his PO's are 12+ - illegal

if Player Option applies to option years then neither of these are legal.

Cnasty wrote:

nick wrote:Player Contracts:
- Contracts are allowed to have 2 option years per contract
- Every option year(team/vesting) must include a buyout of at least 25% of that year's salary
- Max Dollars allowed on option years = No more than 25% of the average yearly salary of all guaranteed years

Cintron = 4 guaranteed yrs at 62.5 = 15.625/season. * 1.25 (25%) = 19.53.. 2 PO yrs = 22 mil - Illegal
Morales = 2 G yrs at 15 = 7.5/season * 1.25 = 9ish mil and ya his PO's are 12+ - illegal

if Player Option applies to option years then neither of these are legal.

I dont agree with this. You are saying the option years should be less than the actual guaranteed contract years? That would make zero sense in my opinion to offer a guy less in a player option than what you are guaranteeing him. Going from 5 to 10 and then up to 12 doesn't seem unreasonable but as Rob said, I cant count.

Cnasty wrote:$7,500,000 x 25%= $1,875,000 + the last year of the guaranteed contract $10,000,00 would equal $11,875,000

I always interpreted that rule that you cant go more than 25% over the average of the guaranteed years so yea he is illegal but by 25,000 not a large amount and might have been bad math....like me.

Cnasty wrote:$7,500,000 x 25%= $1,875,000 + the last year of the guaranteed contract $10,000,00 would equal $11,875,000

I always interpreted that rule that you cant go more than 25% over the average of the guaranteed years so yea he is illegal but by 25,000 not a large amount and might have been bad math....like me.

Cnasty wrote:Probably me honestly as my weakest point of being the commish is math.

nick wrote:
ya but hes manipulating that rule by having it 5/10. Most ppl in this league give 2/3/4/5/6 type contracts

GeorgesGoons wrote:The off-season over yet?

Wasted Memory wrote: However, while not advocating for more rules or rule changes, etc, I do think this needs to be more clearly defined. It presents an unfair advantage when competing for FA's on the contract negotiations if people are interpreting the rule differently.

Cnasty wrote:

GeorgesGoons wrote:The off-season over yet?

For Omaha the offseason should be like playoff time with how they perform in the regular season.