What if FA starts before a new CBA?

[burmafrd]

If the CBA is still up in the air, there might be very little activity- except by the teams that are so under the cap they do not have to worry. They could swoop in and score big without a whole lot of competition. That might torpedo our chances of getting any good FA's this year.

[BigDFan5]

we are one of the teams with alot of cap room

[vicjagger]

Gentlemen,


1) The CBA dictates that the last year be uncapped (2007), but also controls how fast contracts can escalate, via the 30 % rule. But this will not effect this year, 2006. FAs in '07 could score big, but I'm betting that a new CBA will be in effect by then.

2) I wouldn't agree that we are one of the teams w/ a lot of cap room, although it could improve, depending on who we cut before 3/3/06.

see here:

http://www.askthecommish.com/salarycap/numbers.asp

[Bob Sacamano]

If the CBA is still up in the air, there might be very little activity- except by the teams that are so under the cap they do not have to worry. They could swoop in and score big without a whole lot of competition. That might torpedo our chances of getting any good FA's this year.

there might be a lockout if no agreement can be reached...

there will be an agreement though, cuz both sides dont' want a lockout

[AdamJT13]

2) I wouldn't agree that we are one of the teams w/ a lot of cap room, although it could improve, depending on who we cut before 3/3/06.

see here:

http://www.askthecommish.com/salarycap/numbers.asp


That cap figure for us includes about $10 million in LTBE incentives that will disappear from our cap, plus another $1.79 million that will disappear when Dat Nguyen retires. That's about $12 million more in cap room without even cutting any dead weight (such as Jacob Rogers, Derek Pagel and Brett Visintainer, who have been on IR), without renegotiating any big contracts and without making any other cap moves (La'Roi Glover, Al Singleton, etc.).

[Bob Sacamano]

That cap figure for us includes about $10 million in LTBE incentives that will disappear from our cap, plus another $1.79 million that will disappear when Dat Nguyen retires. That's about $12 million more in cap room without even cutting any dead weight (such as Jacob Rogers, Derek Pagel and Brett Visintainer, who have been on IR), without renegotiating any big contracts and without making any other cap moves (La'Roi Glover, Al Singleton, etc.).

what are you trying to say? excuse my ignorance

[BigDFan5]

Gentlemen,


1) The CBA dictates that the last year be uncapped (2007), but also controls how fast contracts can escalate, via the 30 % rule. But this will not effect this year, 2006. FAs in '07 could score big, but I'm betting that a new CBA will be in effect by then.

2) I wouldn't agree that we are one of the teams w/ a lot of cap room, although it could improve, depending on who we cut before 3/3/06.

see here:

http://www.askthecommish.com/salarycap/numbers.asp



The numbers on there are wrong

[BigDFan5]

what are you trying to say? excuse my ignorance


What he is saying is that even though that link says we have 2 mill in cap room we actually have 14 million without making any moves.

That could increase with cuts such as 7 mill for Glover would bump us up to about 21 mill in cap room

[Bob Sacamano]

What he is saying is that even though that link says we have 2 mill in cap room we actually have 14 million without making any moves.

That could increase with cuts such as 7 mill for Glover would bump us up to about 21 mill in cap room

I asked ADAM!

hehe, thanks

[BigDFan5]

I asked ADAM!

hehe, thanks

But I answered!