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thefreaks · 06-11-2003, 12:30 AM

In one of my online leagues during the off season free agency period, I bid $1 million more on a pitcher than another team. Both myself and the other team made a contract offer of 4 years. The pitcher favored the other teams offer over mine, but didn't accept the deal right away. The pitcher then said to me "The other team has offered me a better contract! They offer more years", but the other team didn't offer more years. So, I raise my offer another $500,000 or so, keep it a 4-year deal and FTP it off. The pitcher still won't sign with me, but was kind enough to let me know via email again that the other team offered more years on the contract, but the other team did not offer more years.

Needless to say, the pitcher elected to sign with the other team for a 4-year contract that had a total value of about $2 million less than I offered.

So, is this a bug? Or is the pitcher maybe jacking me around, telling me that the other squad offered more years in an effort to get me to offer more years? Or, does the team just not like me as much for some reason and is lying about the reasons?

Thoughts?

06-11-2003, 12:30 AM	#1
thefreaks Minors (Single A) Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 73	Free Agency Bug? Or Real Cool AI? In one of my online leagues during the off season free agency period, I bid $1 million more on a pitcher than another team. Both myself and the other team made a contract offer of 4 years. The pitcher favored the other teams offer over mine, but didn't accept the deal right away. The pitcher then said to me "The other team has offered me a better contract! They offer more years", but the other team didn't offer more years. So, I raise my offer another $500,000 or so, keep it a 4-year deal and FTP it off. The pitcher still won't sign with me, but was kind enough to let me know via email again that the other team offered more years on the contract, but the other team did not offer more years. Needless to say, the pitcher elected to sign with the other team for a 4-year contract that had a total value of about $2 million less than I offered. So, is this a bug? Or is the pitcher maybe jacking me around, telling me that the other squad offered more years in an effort to get me to offer more years? Or, does the team just not like me as much for some reason and is lying about the reasons? Thoughts?