Minor Squad Announcement

[The Mule]

In Season 4 we will introduce the Minor Squad to increase the number of activities for new players.

The Minor Squad

Each team may maintain a Minor Squad consisting of 8 players. They play both in the major leagues and in the minor leagues and earn performance points in both. These players do not need to be compensated by the team, but players earning the league minimum contract of $500,000 in the current year are also eligible. Additionally, a player's overall rating must be less than 50 to be a member of the Minor Squad.

Each Minor Squad player must be listed on the major team depth chart in a primary backup position ( QB2, HB2, FB2, TE2, WR3-5, LOLB2, MLB2, ROLB2, CB3-5, FS2, SS2 ) and they must be marked with an asterisk (*). Minor Squad players cannot be starters in the majors.

A team may promote a Minor Squad player by signing them to a contract above the league minimum for the current year. At that point they may assume a starting position, but they will no longer play in the minor leagues.

Similarly, a team may sign a player off of another team's Minor Squad if that player has no contract or if the player's contract is for the league minimum salary in every year. However, all such interest, offers, and negotiations must take place in public on the Minor Squad board. The contract offered by the outside team must exceed the league minimum salary in every year. The original team has a right to make a counter-offer, in which league minimum salaries are allowed. The final decision to sign a contract or remain on the Minor Squad is left to the player. If the player accepts the outside contract, he is promoted and will no longer play in the minors. Additionally, the outside team must compensate the team losing a player in the amount of $500,000.

Minor Squad signings must abide by the Free Agent signing deadline.

Minor Squad players may participate in the major league training camp. However, the existing veteran training camp rule still applies (every player gets a 5 day training camp at the beginning of their career, and 1 day training camps thereafter.)

[Silver Fox]

That's a great idea. Will make it more interesting for new players who won't have to necessarily wait a full season before becoming involved with the league proper. I like the ability to match offers that the original team has.

[Co-Director of Fun]

How can you get a minor squad player? Only through draft? And can we bring up our minor league player to the majors after week 6?

[The Mule]

You can assign a drafted player to your Minor Squad, or you can ask a free agent to join your Minor Squad.

I don't understand your question about week 6. Minor Squad players play in both the majors and the minors.

[Co-Director of Fun]

But can you like sign them to a Major contract after week 6, because there's that F/A Signing Deadline and well yeah

[captobvious]

Do GMs put minor leaguers through big-league training camp?

[The Mule]

diop said:

But can you like sign them to a Major contract after week 6, because there's that F/A Signing Deadline and well yeah

Good point. No you cannot. Signings from the Minor Squad must abide by the same deadline.

[The Mule]

captobvious said:

Do GMs put minor leaguers through big-league training camp?

Another good point. Yes, as long as they are on the Minor Squad in time, they can go through the big-league training camp. The existing veteran training camp rule still applies though (every player gets a 5 day training camp at the beginning of their career, and 1 day training camps thereafter.)

[The Mule]

I've tweaked the Minor Squad rules after some discussions with capt.

Players making the league minimum will now be eligible for the Minor Squad.

A team that loses a player to a Minor Squad signing must be compensated $500,000 by the signing team. I've also clarified the contract rules for such a signing.

Please mark Minor Squad players with an asterisk (*) on your depth charts.

[mond34]

i came up with this idea after season 2 and you guys rejected this...haha i think this is pretty funny

[captobvious]

I'd still like to see WR3 and CB3 eligible. You've already got MLB2 in there, and if you play a 3-4, the MLB2 sees a whole lot more time on the field than WR3 and CB3.

[The Mule]

mond34 said:

i came up with this idea after season 2 and you guys rejected this...haha i think this is pretty funny

Link? I don't recall you suggesting this.

[The Mule]

Changed to WR3 and CB3 for eligible depth chart positions.

[Co-Director of Fun]

He mentioned teams having their own minor league team (I think)

[VC17]

Cool Idea, so do every team get an equal amount of players for their team or do others get more than the rest?

[Co-Director of Fun]

Would a team get like 100K for winning the minor squad playoffs for all the player?

[The Mule]

xman16 said:

Cool Idea, so do every team get an equal amount of players for their team or do others get more than the rest?

Every team gets 8 spots. If we start to run out of spots in the minors, we'll have to either expand the number of minor league teams or have the major teams take turns placing their players.

[The Mule]

diop said:

Would a team get like 100K for winning the minor squad playoffs for all the player?

No, there aren't any minors playoffs and the team compositions may change throughout the season.

[stlouisxrams]

isnt MLB2 a starting position if a team plays 3-4.

[captobvious]

Not exactly. You don't stay in the 3-4 base on every down.