I'm in 2 leagues in addition to the Rising Star League where I see this kind of issue and the cash on hand is maxed out at 15 MM in the others. Also, cash on hand does not help you sign long-term deals when you cannot go over your budget. If I have an $80 MM budget for next season, I can use up to all of my cash on hand for that one season but I cannot sign any players that would push me over my $80 MM budget for the next year or the next.
That's why it would make sense to have some sort of logic in the game that allows GMs to set the market or at least cause a player to negotiate down to the level of contracts they're offered or to the level of contracts that players similar to them have in the league.
It makes sense to have a few superstars ask for top dollar contracts from the get-go. It doesn't make sense for a large portion of the players in free agency to ask for them.
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Originally Posted by OutS|der
On day 1 the player thinks he's the best ever and that teams will be lineing up for him, on day 90 he realizes he's an idiot and nobody wants him so he signs for what he can. Sometimes he'll realize by day 60 and sign for 10 million but some are stubborn. This happens, let him sit there
There should be sometimes a handfull of stubborn players who have to sit out the year because nobody wants them at what then think they are worth, so they sit and wait untill someone calls and sometimes they will now take less and sometimes not. That is realistic is it not?
Does there have to be a setting for everything?
Does everything need an on/off switch?
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It's reasonable for a veteran like Clemons or Bonds to sit out if they don't think they're getting a fair offer. It's not reasonable for a player with David DeJesus's talent to sit out a season because they don't get what they want.
Also, how often does this happen in real life? With maybe 1 or 2 players every couple of seasons? And it almost only happens with old veterans who have made plenty of money. It doesn't happen with players under 30 who still have plenty of seasons left in them.