MLS CBA 2020

Says nothing about acquisition costs with DPs explicitly?
 
YearSalary
Budget
General
Allocation Money
Discr.
TAM
Avail. Spend
on Roster*
2020$4,900,000$1,525,000$2,800,000$9,225,000
2021$5,210,000$1,900,000$2,720,000$9,830,000
2022$5,470,000$2,585,000$2,400,000$10,455,000
2023$5,950,000$2,830,000$2,225,000$11,005,000
2024$6,425,000$3,093,000$2,125,000$11,643,000

The above is from the MLS website and shows how the various compensation buckets will change over time.

I will be honest - I don't really get why there is a distinction between the salary budget and the additional GAM. Perhaps it has to do with the maximum salary being calculated off of the salary budget.

One interesting thing here is how Discretionary TAM changes. That's a big way for higher spending teams to differentiate themselves, but the degree of potential differentiation will decreases over the length of the contract. In 2020, Discretionary TAM will be 30.4% of the total available roster spending. By 2024, it will be only 18.3%.
 
Tentative agreement reached! Looks like we will have a season!

Some keys:
-Salary increases
-Charter flights will start at Minimum 8 legs per season PLUS all playoff and international CCL.
-Free agency loosened.
-TAM tweaked to benefit existing players.
-Players will get a small piece of next TV contract.
 
I'm excited to see if the excuse that the team was waiting for the agreement proves to be true and we get a few quick signings now to round out the roster before camp is over.
 
I'm excited to see if the excuse that the team was waiting for the agreement proves to be true and we get a few quick signings now to round out the roster before camp is over.

let's hope so! i'd love a proven left back. not too confident about our icelandic pop star signing. i'd also love to see a solid backup for maxi. i don't feel like zelalem can be that guy. i see him more as a backup for parks.
 
let's hope so! i'd love a proven left back. not too confident about our icelandic pop star signing. i'd also love to see a solid backup for maxi. i don't feel like zelalem can be that guy. i see him more as a backup for parks.
I’m a big believer we need a STRONG backup for Maxi. Whether he is injured or needs a break NYCFC needs someone who can direct, create and finish.
 
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I’m a big believer we need a STRONG backup for Maxi. Whether he is injured or needs a break NYCFC needs someone who can direct, create and finish.

The question is who? doesn't seem like we can get any proven popular players and many of the ones we know of are just as old as maxi. I can't think of anyone off the top of my head. we'd probably have to rely on CFG scouting to find someone still in his prime.
 
Thinking now about the charter flights. We get 8 legs in the regular season - the equivalent of 4 round trips. The CCL games and playoffs are covered separately.

Here are some options for using the charters.
- at LAFC (May 24): this seems obvious, plus we have the Red Bulls at home the following weekend
- at Seattle (June 27): this seems equally obvious, plus this is the first leg in a triple game week
- at San Jose (July 11): also a west coast trip that starts a triple game week
- at Houston (Aug 15): long trip that ends a triple game week
- at Miami (July 18): long trip that ends a triple game week
- at Atlanta (Aug 1): moderate trip against a tough opponent

Interestingly, we don't have 2 away games in a row that are close together - all our consecutive away games are separated by at least 6 days. So, there won't be a chance to use one of the charter legs to travel from one road game to another.
 
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Thinking now about the charter flights. We get 8 legs in the regular season - the equivalent of 4 round trips. The CCL games and playoffs are covered separately.

Here are some options for using the charters.
- at LAFC (May 24): this seems obvious, plus we have the Red Bulls at home the following weekend
- at Seattle (June 27): this seems equally obvious, plus this is the first leg in a triple game week
- at San Jose (July 11): also a west coast trip that starts a triple game week
- at Houston (Aug 15): long trip that ends a triple game week
- at Miami (July 18): long trip that ends a triple game week
- at Atlanta (Aug 1): moderate trip against a tough opponent

Interestingly, we don't have 2 away games in a row that are close together - all our consecutive away games are separated by at least 6 days. So, there won't be a chance to use one of the charter legs to travel from one road game to another.

Maybe reserve some for league games before/after midweek CCL and USOC matches.
 
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Thinking now about the charter flights. We get 8 legs in the regular season - the equivalent of 4 round trips. The CCL games and playoffs are covered separately.

Here are some options for using the charters.
- at LAFC (May 24): this seems obvious, plus we have the Red Bulls at home the following weekend
- at Seattle (June 27): this seems equally obvious, plus this is the first leg in a triple game week
- at San Jose (July 11): also a west coast trip that starts a triple game week
- at Houston (Aug 15): long trip that ends a triple game week
- at Miami (July 18): long trip that ends a triple game week
- at Atlanta (Aug 1): moderate trip against a tough opponent

Interestingly, we don't have 2 away games in a row that are close together - all our consecutive away games are separated by at least 6 days. So, there won't be a chance to use one of the charter legs to travel from one road game to another.
ugh, I didn't even realize that "legs" meant one-way - that's crap
 
Thinking now about the charter flights. We get 8 legs in the regular season - the equivalent of 4 round trips. The CCL games and playoffs are covered separately.

Here are some options for using the charters.
- at LAFC (May 24): this seems obvious, plus we have the Red Bulls at home the following weekend
- at Seattle (June 27): this seems equally obvious, plus this is the first leg in a triple game week
- at San Jose (July 11): also a west coast trip that starts a triple game week
- at Houston (Aug 15): long trip that ends a triple game week
- at Miami (July 18): long trip that ends a triple game week
- at Atlanta (Aug 1): moderate trip against a tough opponent

Interestingly, we don't have 2 away games in a row that are close together - all our consecutive away games are separated by at least 6 days. So, there won't be a chance to use one of the charter legs to travel from one road game to another.
If I'm not mistaken, the new rule IS A MINIMUM, not maximum number of legs!

Edit: It doesn't say a maximum and also does not directly imply that more than 8 will be allowed so I dunno.
 
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YearSalary
Budget
General
Allocation Money
Discr.
TAM
Avail. Spend
on Roster*
2020$4,900,000$1,525,000$2,800,000$9,225,000
2021$5,210,000$1,900,000$2,720,000$9,830,000
2022$5,470,000$2,585,000$2,400,000$10,455,000
2023$5,950,000$2,830,000$2,225,000$11,005,000
2024$6,425,000$3,093,000$2,125,000$11,643,000

The above is from the MLS website and shows how the various compensation buckets will change over time.

I will be honest - I don't really get why there is a distinction between the salary budget and the additional GAM. Perhaps it has to do with the maximum salary being calculated off of the salary budget.

One interesting thing here is how Discretionary TAM changes. That's a big way for higher spending teams to differentiate themselves, but the degree of potential differentiation will decreases over the length of the contract. In 2020, Discretionary TAM will be 30.4% of the total available roster spending. By 2024, it will be only 18.3%.
GAM is tradable and Salary Budget is not.

If TAM rules remain the same, I think that's a solid no. Will have to crunch the numbers again.
 
Maybe reserve some for league games before/after midweek CCL and USOC matches.
This is a good point. I checked a bit further.

CCL

Quarterfinals: Our two CCL matches would be surrounded by a road game at Toronto and two home games. Perhaps not necessary to burn flights for a trip to Toronto.

Semifinals: Our CCL matches would be surrounded by a road game at DC, a home game vs. Chicago and a road game at Philly. Again, probably not worth burning a charter - although it is worth noting that our semifinal match would probably be against either Seattle or Montreal, so we would not get a free charter for the away leg of that match.

Finals: Our CCL matches would be preceded by a home game against Nashville and a road game at New England; we don't play the following weekend.

US Open Cup
This gets a little complicated since five dates are reserved for the four rounds between the octofinals and finals, so one of them will not be used.

- May 19 - preceded by home game; succeeded by trip to LAFC
- June 10 - preceded by nothing; succeeded by home game
- June 23 - preceded by trip to Cincy; succeeded by trip to Seattle
- July 14 - preceded by tip to San Jose; succeeded by trip to Miami; also conflicts with a midweek game at home against Cincy
- August 11 - preceded by home game; succeeded by trip to Houston; also conflicts with a midweek game at home against Columbus
- September 23 - preceded by road game at Orlando; succeeded by home game
 
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Thinking now about the charter flights. We get 8 legs in the regular season - the equivalent of 4 round trips. The CCL games and playoffs are covered separately.

Here are some options for using the charters.
- at LAFC (May 24): this seems obvious, plus we have the Red Bulls at home the following weekend
- at Seattle (June 27): this seems equally obvious, plus this is the first leg in a triple game week
- at San Jose (July 11): also a west coast trip that starts a triple game week
- at Houston (Aug 15): long trip that ends a triple game week
- at Miami (July 18): long trip that ends a triple game week
- at Atlanta (Aug 1): moderate trip against a tough opponent

Interestingly, we don't have 2 away games in a row that are close together - all our consecutive away games are separated by at least 6 days. So, there won't be a chance to use one of the charter legs to travel from one road game to another.
We’re gonna charter flights from LGA to Newark when we play RB.
 
extra time radio confirmed MINIMUM of 8 charter flights. Plus you HAVE to use charter for CCL and playoffs. If this team gave a damn they could charter every match. But a team plane. Does our ownership have any experience in that area?
 
extra time radio confirmed MINIMUM of 8 charter flights. Plus you HAVE to use charter for CCL and playoffs. If this team gave a damn they could charter every match. But a team plane. Does our ownership have any experience in that area?

That's wrong. Stejkal and Tenorio say it's a mandated 8 charter legs. No more, no less. Goes up by two legs each year.
 
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