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KGH
07-17-2015, 08:11 AM
Here: http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/content/roster-rules-and-regulations

The following are some of the key points of the agreement, which will run through the 2019 season:


FREE AGENCY: For the first time in MLS history, out-of-contract players and players whose options are declined can choose where to play within MLS. Players who are 28 years old with at least eight years of MLS service and are below the max salary will be able to freely choose their team within the following salary limits:

Players earning less than $100,000 can negotiate a raise of up to 25 percent
Players earning between $100,000 and $200,000 can negotiate a raise of up to 20 percent; and
Players earning $200,000 and above can negotiate a raise of up to 15 percent.
The above percentage increases may be raised for players who significantly outperform their contracts.


RE-ENTRY DRAFT: The Re-Entry Draft will continue in effect for those players who: (i) are 23 years old with at least three years of MLS service and whose options have been declined; and (ii) are at least 25 years old with at least four years of MLS service and who have played out their contracts, but have not received a bona fide offer from their existing team.
SALARY BUDGET: The salary budget will increase from $3.1 million per club in 2014 to $3.49 million in 2015 (12.5 percent) and will increase by roughly 5 percent per year thereafter, as follows: 2016 – $3.66 million; 2017 – $3.845 million; 2018 – $4.035 million; 2019 – $4.24 million. In addition, new allocation money, including the Targeted Allocation Money (http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2015/07/08/mls-announces-additional-investment-club-rosters-introduction-targeted-alloc) announced by the league last week, will be issued each year of the agreement to each MLS team in the following amounts: 2015: $250,000; 2016: $250,000; 2017: $300,000; 2018: $300,000; 2019: $350,000. As a result, the average salary of senior roster players who are not Designated Players will increase by roughly $60,000 over the course of the agreement, and should be approaching $200,000 by 2019.
SENIOR MINIMUM SALARY: The minimum salary for senior roster players will increase from $48,500 in 2014 to $60,000 in 2015, $62,500 in 2016, $65,000 in 2017, $67,500 in 2018 and $70,250 in 2019.
RESERVE MINIMUM SALARY: The minimum salary for additional players beyond the first 24 roster slots per club will increase from $36,500 in 2014 to the following: 2015 – $50,000; 2016 – $51,500; 2017 – $53,000; 2018 – $54,500; 2019 – $56,250. In addition, such players, who must be 24 years old or younger, will receive an additional bonus of $500 for each MLS game in which they appear, and another $750 for each MLS game that they start.

KGH
07-17-2015, 08:14 AM
Interesting. It looks like they're being a bit more transparent with allocation $.

Allocation Money

Allocation Money is money that is available to a club in addition to its salary budget. Each MLS club receives an annual allotment of Allocation Money. In 2015, that allotment is $150,000 per club.

A club will also receive Allocation Money in the following cases:

(1) Failure to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs.
(2) The transfer of a club’s player to another club outside of MLS.
(3) Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League.

The League will also provide all clubs that don’t have a third Designated Player an equal amount of Allocation Money from the funds collected by the League for the purchase of the third Designated Player spots (as described further below). In any year that the League adds an expansion club or clubs, (i) all clubs will receive an equal amount of Allocation Money and (ii) any club that loses a player in the expansion draft will receive additional Allocation Money. New expansion clubs receive a separate amount of Allocation Money for their inaugural season.

Allocation Money can be traded by clubs. Allocation Money can be used to “buy-down” a player’s salary budget charge as part of managing a team’s roster, including buying a salary budget charge below the League maximum of $436,250. For example, a team may “buy down” a player earning $450,000 to a budget charge of $250,000 by using $200,000 of Allocation Money.

Initial B
07-17-2015, 09:44 AM
Not impressed with the salary cap increase. Hopefully the new franchise in play by 2019 will finally have a majority to overrule the MLS 1.0 skinflints.

Oldtimer
07-17-2015, 09:49 AM
Interesting. It looks like they're being a bit more transparent with allocation $.

Allocation Money

Allocation Money is money that is available to a club in addition to its salary budget. Each MLS club receives an annual allotment of Allocation Money. In 2015, that allotment is $150,000 per club.

A club will also receive Allocation Money in the following cases:

(1) Failure to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs.
(2) The transfer of a club’s player to another club outside of MLS.
(3) Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League.

The League will also provide all clubs that don’t have a third Designated Player an equal amount of Allocation Money from the funds collected by the League for the purchase of the third Designated Player spots (as described further below). In any year that the League adds an expansion club or clubs, (i) all clubs will receive an equal amount of Allocation Money and (ii) any club that loses a player in the expansion draft will receive additional Allocation Money. New expansion clubs receive a separate amount of Allocation Money for their inaugural season.

Allocation Money can be traded by clubs. Allocation Money can be used to “buy-down” a player’s salary budget charge as part of managing a team’s roster, including buying a salary budget charge below the League maximum of $436,250. For example, a team may “buy down” a player earning $450,000 to a budget charge of $250,000 by using $200,000 of Allocation Money.

Yes. It looks like the option of the competition committee giving out Garber bucks for any reason "they deem fit" is no longer there.