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daryllh · 06-25-2009, 01:39 PM

First real stab at getting into OOTP
Historical league starting in 1977. I'm in year 3
Milwaukee Brewers
League set up with rules suggested in a thread on this forum

I tried to search for an answer but either it's an obscure question or it's such a simple answer that nobody thought of posting it here. lol. My apologies for taking up the bandwidth.

In FA, I keep getting a message from my 'owner'. I have 9,000,000 avail for signings? The owner says they won't allow this because the projected payroll in a future season is higher than the current budget.

I look at the finances section where it shows the payroll for this year and the next 4 or 5 years. From what I see, the comment doesn't make sense. My payroll is 2 million less next year and keeps going down years after that.

I'm the 19th highest payroll. I increased my attendance by 600,000 from last year. None of my players make over 1 million (1980). I have 5 players around the 500,00-800,000 range.

What sucks is that Robin Yount is probably gonna leave because I'm not allowed to sign him to a 4 year deal. Granted he's asking for a lot but the money available to me (9,000,000) makes me think I can afford him.

I understand I'm in a small market and my owner is basing decisions on that?

So, what am I not understanding? I'm pretty sure my league is set up correctly.

Also, for renegotiating...my owner only allows about $500,000 for those contracts. I sign 2-3 players during the season and it won't allow me to re-up contracts because I don't have any money left over. Why is this amount less than the total amount I have avail?

It's indeed a challenge. I can only sign players for a year. Guys like Yount don't want that. I'm afraid I'll be losing many of the guys I have because of this issue in the next 3 years.

Any help would be appreciated. If it's just part of the game, so be it. I'll honor the challenge. However, if I screwed something up with the league setup, I want to be able to change it and start over before i get too far into my career.

Thanks a bunch.

06-25-2009, 01:39 PM	#1
daryllh Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11	Owners won't let me sign players longer than a year? First real stab at getting into OOTP Historical league starting in 1977. I'm in year 3 Milwaukee Brewers League set up with rules suggested in a thread on this forum I tried to search for an answer but either it's an obscure question or it's such a simple answer that nobody thought of posting it here. lol. My apologies for taking up the bandwidth. In FA, I keep getting a message from my 'owner'. I have 9,000,000 avail for signings? The owner says they won't allow this because the projected payroll in a future season is higher than the current budget. I look at the finances section where it shows the payroll for this year and the next 4 or 5 years. From what I see, the comment doesn't make sense. My payroll is 2 million less next year and keeps going down years after that. I'm the 19th highest payroll. I increased my attendance by 600,000 from last year. None of my players make over 1 million (1980). I have 5 players around the 500,00-800,000 range. What sucks is that Robin Yount is probably gonna leave because I'm not allowed to sign him to a 4 year deal. Granted he's asking for a lot but the money available to me (9,000,000) makes me think I can afford him. I understand I'm in a small market and my owner is basing decisions on that? So, what am I not understanding? I'm pretty sure my league is set up correctly. Also, for renegotiating...my owner only allows about $500,000 for those contracts. I sign 2-3 players during the season and it won't allow me to re-up contracts because I don't have any money left over. Why is this amount less than the total amount I have avail? It's indeed a challenge. I can only sign players for a year. Guys like Yount don't want that. I'm afraid I'll be losing many of the guys I have because of this issue in the next 3 years. Any help would be appreciated. If it's just part of the game, so be it. I'll honor the challenge. However, if I screwed something up with the league setup, I want to be able to change it and start over before i get too far into my career. Thanks a bunch.