Re: Questions at other leagues contract rules

"Mark Tuttle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> We may be implementing contracts in our leagues and I was wanting to find
> out other leagues handle certain situations
>
> 1) What is your leagues penalty for releasing a player under contract?
>
> 2) How do you calculate the salary of a longterm cotract (ie current
salary
> + ( 5 * length of contract in years))
>
> Thanks
>
 >
One of the leagues I am in uses the Topper method. The basic contract is 2
years. After the 2nd year the owner then has topper rights. This means that
the player is available for auction. All owners bid on them except the
topper owner. When bidding is over the topper owner has the option to beat
the high bid by $1. This allows an owner to keep the player if he wants, but
also forces him to pay a premium. Player turnover is greatly increased and
you don't have to worry about long term contracts and penalties for
releasing players. Personally, I think it is the best method, although I
could see where some people might like a 3 year base contract, so that they
are rewarded a little more for successful bargain hunting.