Agreed. But at least if we could reduce the number of service years required before FA (from 6 to 4, maybe), it'd still be a significant help. Teams would still try to manipulate of course, but you'd see more guys hitting FA at ages 24-28 instead of 28-32. - ThreadSky

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jmesnottweets.bsky.social • 99 days ago

Agreed. But at least if we could reduce the number of service years required before FA (from 6 to 4, maybe), it'd still be a significant help. Teams would still try to manipulate of course, but you'd see more guys hitting FA at ages 24-28 instead of 28-32.

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jmesnottweets.bsky.social•99 days ago

I'd be much more willing to go 10-12 yrs on a contract for a superstar when that contract ends at age 34-36 instead of age 40+.

worstfanspod.bsky.social•99 days ago

Yes, that would be more ideal. Baseball’s arbitration process would, in my mind, benefit more by getting rid of the winner-take-all ruling. It’s there to encourage compromise, but I think it serves ownership moreso than the player. The NHL’s arbitration ruling is something that could be copied.

jmesnottweets.bsky.social•99 days ago

I'm not super familiar with the NHL's rules surrounding this, but I agree on that first part. It'd be nice if arbiters could come back with a ruling of, essentially, "let's meet in the middle"

worstfanspod.bsky.social•99 days ago

Current MLB arb is that both sides submit a proposal and a panel rules which side wins. NHL arb allows an arbiter to reward a figure in the middle, or higher in some cases.

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