It has come to my attention that numerous prospects are planning on holding out if a team they don't like drafts them. In the current system, this is fine because they would leave their team after a short period anyway.
I propose having a minimum rookie contract (2-3 years probably would be best) so that prospects can't just up and leave a team just because they want to play somewhere else. Without minimum contracts, bad teams will just keep getting worse, because they can't build through the draft, and they generally aren't desirable enough to sway impact free agents. I'm not saying it needs to be like the MLB where you're a restricted free agent for 6 years, but I do think having at least a 2 (maybe even 3) year default rookie contract would help make building through the draft a viable option.
Another possibility would be to add in some sort of draft pick or cap compensation for a team that loses a rookie who holds out or leaves after only one year, so that they aren't just left in the dust. I think that the minimum contract would be preferable to this.
I propose having a minimum rookie contract (2-3 years probably would be best) so that prospects can't just up and leave a team just because they want to play somewhere else. Without minimum contracts, bad teams will just keep getting worse, because they can't build through the draft, and they generally aren't desirable enough to sway impact free agents. I'm not saying it needs to be like the MLB where you're a restricted free agent for 6 years, but I do think having at least a 2 (maybe even 3) year default rookie contract would help make building through the draft a viable option.
Another possibility would be to add in some sort of draft pick or cap compensation for a team that loses a rookie who holds out or leaves after only one year, so that they aren't just left in the dust. I think that the minimum contract would be preferable to this.
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