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Originally Posted by UWHabs
I mean, even to the point where if I'm deep in the red, I can sign a free agent to a minor league contract, and then call them up immediately, but I cannot sign them to a major league minimum contract directly. If I'm that much in the red, my owner should probably not even let me call up a player.
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Yes, you should always be allowed to sign a free agent for the minimum, even when over budget. It is no different than bringing up a minor leaguer.
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Similarly, I don't like how arbitration estimates are "locked in" to future budgets. I occasionally have an arbitration eligible player that I know I'm going to cut, but his few million dollars sometimes prevents me from dealing for a new player in-season, or re-signing the players I really want to keep.
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I'm guessing this is probably for the protection of the AI. Partly to keep them from blowing up their future budget, and partly to help keep them on even footing with the player. It would be nice to be able to flag a player as a "non-tender candidate," freeing up that budget space if it's needed.
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Last point that gets me annoyed is with that last one, if a player has an arb estimate of 5M, even if I'm in the red, I should be able to offer him a new contract for less than 5M without problems. If the 5M is already "locked in" according to the game, you would think anytime I resign someone for less than that my owner should be happy.
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It doesn't already work that way? Or is it only during the time between the start of the offseason and the arb day where it works?