Looking in the current Rules Book, one scenario is not identified and it would be good to add some clarification. With the current Rookie Rule, if a team has a rookie and keeps it on their roster all season and then declares to keep it in a certain round, that now-sophomore player is protected in the 23 previous picks. Any team can come in and snipe that player if they do it 2+ rounds earlier.
There is nothing in the rules that prohibits the owning team from also overpaying and sniping themselves. Nor should there be. A team with the rookie declaration should not lose either its earned privilege nor its basic human team right of being able to draft an eligible player in an eligible location. In my opinion, there really isn't any justification for making this illegal except greedy sour grapes.
If someone declares that they are keeping a rookie in Round 7 and anyone in the league is legally allowed to draft that player in Round 5 or earlier, so should the declaring team have that same right.
I'd like to simply codify this and add this clarification in the Rules Book in order to prevent any future controversies. If someone has a strong objection to this and can justify taking away that team's right to draft that player earlier than their declaration, now would be the time to present your case.
Roving Gambler
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Posted - 8/12/2023 10:22:18 AM
Rule 26.4 clarification seems right to me
Good catch
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