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Originally Posted by PSUColonel
If it's a player I really like, and I think he's outperforming his arbitration estimate ( in the year before reaching arbitration) I will offer him a three year contract that's about a third higher in pay. My reasoning is fear that the arbitration estimate may go up significantly. DO others feel this is a good strategy?
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You can go to the salary obligation screen and see what his arbitration amount estimate is. I take this number, add a few hundred thousand on it and offer it as a 4 year contract extension. This covers his years of arbitration and first year of his FA period. Why offer more that that? I see so many players paying a guy 10-15M when the arbitration estimate is only 5-6M. Sign him for the arbitration estimate.