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Hrbek14 · 07-11-2008, 10:52 AM

Thanks for all of the help I've been given so far - I'm really enjoying the game!

I do have a new question about signing players to extensions. I'll use a player in my current league as an example. He's a young player but is already playing at an All-Star level. I want to keep him long term. Currently, he's on a normal, minimum wage major league contract. If I look at him in the salary report, it says (with the current year first):

$390k $390k $390k $5.6m(A) $5.6m(A) $5.6m(A)

I'm not sure if there are two or three arbitration years listed for him... it might only be two. Anyway, my question is about when I should offer him an extension. I know I can keep him for this and the next two years very cheaply at the minimum salary, right? Assuming he has good health and keeps playing well, the negative side to that is that he may be much more expensive to sign then vs. what it would take now. I went into the "offer extension" screen with him to see what he'd ask for and he wanted something in the range of $8 million a year.

So beyond those ups and downs, are there other factors to think about? Will his morale be affected if I don't extend him since he'll be working for so little money?

07-11-2008, 10:52 AM	#1
Hrbek14 Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 54	Extensions Thanks for all of the help I've been given so far - I'm really enjoying the game! I do have a new question about signing players to extensions. I'll use a player in my current league as an example. He's a young player but is already playing at an All-Star level. I want to keep him long term. Currently, he's on a normal, minimum wage major league contract. If I look at him in the salary report, it says (with the current year first): $390k $390k $390k $5.6m(A) $5.6m(A) $5.6m(A) I'm not sure if there are two or three arbitration years listed for him... it might only be two. Anyway, my question is about when I should offer him an extension. I know I can keep him for this and the next two years very cheaply at the minimum salary, right? Assuming he has good health and keeps playing well, the negative side to that is that he may be much more expensive to sign then vs. what it would take now. I went into the "offer extension" screen with him to see what he'd ask for and he wanted something in the range of $8 million a year. So beyond those ups and downs, are there other factors to think about? Will his morale be affected if I don't extend him since he'll be working for so little money?