[joshuaaaaaa]

[quote]Originally posted by ScottVib:
<strong>My list as well.. only not necessarily as waivers... Since "veteran" players don't have to go through waivers... if you try to demote them, they can actually just refuse the assignment and become a free agent. The game needs to have some code that certain players (those with over 10 years experience etc.) will automatically refuse assignment to the minors, giving the owner the option to either keep the player on the major league roster (and eat the roster spot) or end up releasing the player and eating the salary as this is what would happen in real life. My idea was players with over 10 years experience would automatically refuse the assignment, meaning the CPU would then likely release the player, forcing the player to languish the rest of the season as a free agent before retiring. Players between 5-10 years would sometimes accept the assignment, depending on their ratings and if they think they could get a better contract as a free agent.

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Actually, I like that idea a lot. I think it would help in another area, and that's cash management. I've seen several people comment on the AI often having lots of cash and not spending it on free agents. If the AI had the option of releasing a player and eating the contract, it would use up some of this excess cash.

The flip side is this might be open to a lot of abuse by human players. Players could be acquired at below-market prices by offering longer term contracts, and then released with a year or two left in the contract. Sure, it would take cash, however the total cost of the contract would probably be similar to the team.

Now that I think about it, isn't that abuse currently available?

Edit: Fixed a formatting problem.

[ 04-06-2002: Message edited by: joshuaaaaaa ]</p>