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Originally Posted by TribeFanInNC
I will play devil's advocate a little. The thing I don't like about converting during preseason is that the player ratings get what I call 'recalibrated' in the new version, i.e. they change some to fit changes in the coding and modelling.
If you change in the preseason:
a) you might have just locked someone up for 5 years that took like a 20% hit in ratings - basically you just wasted a bunch of money.
b) if guys already on your team change (either up or down), you really don't have much opportunity to retool your team starting in February.
But, I agree the arby point brought up by Alan is problematic. I think I agree with the manual in concept, but I'm not a commish.
Has anyone tried converting in those couple days between arbitration and the start of FA?
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I really wouldn't upgrade between arbitration and FA. If you are dead-set on upgrading prior to free agency, you should do it during the "Playoff" stage when the final game finishes, but before you sim ahead one day to the "Offseason" Stage. Doing it at that point does not give you much time to work through issues that your league may encounter, but it is safer than doing it between arbitration and FA stage.
The only other comment I'd have regarding your point A is that is a risk that everyone encounters any time any league upgrades anyways. There isn't really any more likelihood that a player you just signed to a contract will tank rating wise than say someone who was already on your team with a 5 year contract if that makes sense
