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Subject: Free Agency Question Posted by: Jay-P - [52651716] Mon, Aug 28, 17:56 I am going to submit a bid for a player, who's been a pro for 6 years, and has only 1 year of MLB service. If I sign him to a 1 year deal, can I send him down to Triple A, bring him back up and pay him a much cheaper salary. I did this for another player during the season last time, and was wondering if I could do the same thing here, again. | ||||||
| 1 | Timing ID: 67132818 Mon, Aug 28, 18:13 | Sure thing. I've done it a few times when a great prospect was brought up and not protected. | |||||
| 2 | Jay-P ID: 52651716 Wed, Aug 30, 20:33 | I sure hope your right. At 1 year for 30 million, I hope this gamble doesn't blow up in my face. | |||||
| 3 | J ID: 32459220 Wed, Aug 30, 20:56 |
let us know!!!! (but dont let all of us know, if you know what I mean!!!! ;) | |||||
| 4 | Timing ID: 67132818 Wed, Aug 30, 21:13 | Ugh. Thirty million for a prospect? Whew. The highest I've paid was 1 year 5 million. Hope it works out for you. | |||||
| 5 | Jay-P ID: 52651716 Wed, Aug 30, 22:54 |
Apparently, they've changed that rule. You can't do that anymore, Timing. This goes for everyone: Don't pull the same stunt as I did. 1 year 30 million. On the bright side, I'd rather pay him 30 million for one year, and let him test the free agent waters, as opposed to 5 years, 45 million, as I did last season in the same situation. I would have had to dish 5 years, 120 million to get him for 5 years. ARGH!!!! | |||||
| 6 | Timing ID: 67132818 Wed, Aug 30, 23:24 | You can do it Jay-P, what you have to do though is wait for his 1 year $30mil to expire. The next season would be his 3rd mlb and he'd be slotted at $450k or whatever. After that THEN you can sign him to a new contract at a good rate. | |||||
| 7 | Jay-P ID: 52651716 Wed, Aug 30, 23:38 |
I never thought of doing that! That's impressive, good thing, I never gave in to the other managers in my league, who said you "can't do that anymore!" Looks like if I can survive this 1 year w/o going bankrupt, it will all work out. Thanks for everything, timing. | |||||
| 8 | J ID: 32459220 Wed, Aug 30, 23:42 |
If its true that it works like that I'm glad. Its better to work this way, then being able to demote, then promote again real quick. This way it just makes people who dont use their 40 man roster the morons. Or "dumbass" as we like to say round here these days! | |||||
| 9 | Jay-P ID: 52651716 Wed, Oct 11, 09:34 | With the new sim and everything, I realized the sign and demote and promote thing doesn't work (again)so I'm coping with a 1 year, 50 million dollar player. Will his salary automatically be 450 K next season or will it be something like 25 million? Also, is there a specific part in the off-season where you can release players and be off the hook for their salary? I remember I got $0 deducted from my balance once. | |||||
| 10 | Josie ID: 4441223 Wed, Oct 11, 16:22 | If you release a major league player during the offseason you will get 0 deducted from your balance when he clears. | |||||
| 11 | Timing ID: 68132910 Thu, Oct 12, 08:14 |
Jay-P- His salary next season will depend on how many years MLB he has next season. I think this is how the salary range goes. 0 MLB- $200k 1 MLB- $300k 2 MLB- $450k 3 MLB- arbitration 4 MLB- arbitration The highest arbitration salary I've ever seen was like 2/3 million for great players. Usually it's somewhere between 1.5mil-600k. As for releasing players, actually if you release a player who is in the last year of his contract during week 13 I think his last week on the waiver wire would be week 16. So the season would be over when he clears waivers and $0 would be deducted from your team because players aren't paid in the postseason. If the player has more than 1 year remaining on his contract and he clears waivers without being claimed by another team then you'll have every additional year of his contract deducted from your team no matter what week you release him. I hope I wrote that clearly enough, this stuff can get confusing at times. lol Later. | |||||
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