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LCS213 · 07-09-2011, 12:48 AM

My 61 season old league (which started in OOTP2) is in its first offseason in OOTP12, and I'm worried that something is off on the financials that will screw up my league.

It's setup with a salary cap of $75 million, and the salary settings are as follows:
Superstar typical salary: 9.5m
Star: 8m
Good: 6m
Above Avg: 4m
Avg: 2.75m
Below Avg: 1.31m
Fair: 670k
Poor: 400k

However, the contracts that are being demanded from some Above Avg-Good Free Agents are so out of whack it's not funny. For example, a 33 year old LF who batted .296 with 15 HR's and 64 Rbi's is asking for a 6 year contract at 11m per season. A SP who was 6-7 with a 4.91 ERA is asking for a 5 year contract at 9m per. Other players signed for over 13m a season.

I thought by setting the "typical" salary it would set a soft ceiling as to what the free agents would want and the team would offer. If the players are seeking almost 50% of the top level typical salary was set, what should I do to prevent this from happening and causing chaos for those teams?

07-09-2011, 12:48 AM	#1
LCS213 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 170	What am I doing wrong with financials?? My 61 season old league (which started in OOTP2) is in its first offseason in OOTP12, and I'm worried that something is off on the financials that will screw up my league. It's setup with a salary cap of $75 million, and the salary settings are as follows: Superstar typical salary: 9.5m Star: 8m Good: 6m Above Avg: 4m Avg: 2.75m Below Avg: 1.31m Fair: 670k Poor: 400k However, the contracts that are being demanded from some Above Avg-Good Free Agents are so out of whack it's not funny. For example, a 33 year old LF who batted .296 with 15 HR's and 64 Rbi's is asking for a 6 year contract at 11m per season. A SP who was 6-7 with a 4.91 ERA is asking for a 5 year contract at 9m per. Other players signed for over 13m a season. I thought by setting the "typical" salary it would set a soft ceiling as to what the free agents would want and the team would offer. If the players are seeking almost 50% of the top level typical salary was set, what should I do to prevent this from happening and causing chaos for those teams?