1947 Rule proposal No. 7: SINGLE A LIMIT (Effective 1948)

[churchfoys]

SINGLE A LIMIT

1. Only 20 Single A players may be chosen in a Free Agent Draft.

COMMENTARY:
First, why 20? Here are the Single A totals in the previous three 10-round drafts: 17, 10, 16. The last 15-round draft (1943), 29.

Second, how will this help the BVL?

In theory, this will help clubs
(a) that finish poorly by placing a limit on talent -- there'll be some to choose from,
(b) there's no B
(c) that don't closely follow the minors, thus evening the competitive unfairness.

Overall, this tackles -- head on -- a few issues mentioned here at the same time offering clubs flexibility in drafting their team, i.e., there are no set minimums.

[greys]

Feels overly complicated. I'd rather each team be limited in the number of players on their Single-A roster. All that's going to happen is that everyone takes their Single-A players early on and fill out their roster at the end of the draft.

[churchfoys]

What I like about putting a limit on drafting Single A players, is that, yes, some teams will draft them sooner. That will leave teams to choose players that will help them now. I think that's something to like.

I don't understand what's complicated: a hard cap on Single A players, per draft. Maybe I didn't write it clearly enough?