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Madmatt · 11-07-2011, 09:51 PM

Is money the only factor in signing a free agent?

Asking because I am a bit confused. I talked about some issues I have noticed with arbitration in a different thread, but I also noticed some strange things happening in free agency.

First I have noticed players taking an ai discount. For instance in the most recent game I was playing I had two free agents I wanted to sign. Before hitting free agency they asked for 8 million and 12 million respectively. I offered them a couple of different offers for less then that, 7million, and 10.5.... They rejected... In free agency I offered the same deals, which they rejected. I offered a little more, rejected again. They ended up signing with a different team, for 6.1 million and 10.3 million.

So what would cause them to choose less pay with another club?

11-07-2011, 09:51 PM	#1
Madmatt Bat Boy Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 10	Free agent weirdness Is money the only factor in signing a free agent? Asking because I am a bit confused. I talked about some issues I have noticed with arbitration in a different thread, but I also noticed some strange things happening in free agency. First I have noticed players taking an ai discount. For instance in the most recent game I was playing I had two free agents I wanted to sign. Before hitting free agency they asked for 8 million and 12 million respectively. I offered them a couple of different offers for less then that, 7million, and 10.5.... They rejected... In free agency I offered the same deals, which they rejected. I offered a little more, rejected again. They ended up signing with a different team, for 6.1 million and 10.3 million. So what would cause them to choose less pay with another club?