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byzeil · 07-13-2013, 11:33 AM

OOTP calculates $$ available for extensions by looking at a team's contract obligations for future years and any current debt. Contract options years are all treated as exercised for the calculation of contract obligations. Basically until they are formally resolved the calculations count all potential $$ as spent.

If you release a player with a Team Option year it treats it as though the Team Option was declined and any buyout amount will be charged. If the player has a player option it treats it as if the option was exercised.

When you release a player the team is immediately charged with the full amount left on the contract so it affects the current year's budget. So if next year is a player option year then that year plus the remaining amount from this year is charged this year.

Since your extension $$ is based on the future contract years releasing a player this year will free up 'extension money' though if releasing him drives your team deep enough into dept it could still affect extension money based on debt you may carry over into future years.

I could be off on some of this but this is how I believe it works, I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

So to answer your questions:

1) Yes because it removes the contract obligations for future years. This is the 'cleanest' way to clear up your budget.
2a) Yes minus the buyout amount if any
2b) You won't be asked to exercise an option until after the season of the year before the option BUT, as I said above, if you release a player it automatically handles the options right then (Team Option declined and Player Option accepted)
3) Not sure who the 'potential pitcher' is but releasing a player may help with extension money depending on his contract as described above.
4) As I said above ALL options are treated as accepted by the calculations until they are actually declined. So that player option is already calculated into your extension $$.
5) Yes you can, how depends on the contracts. In future years I'd suggest not acquiring expensive backups

Hope this helps.

07-13-2013, 11:33 AM	#2
byzeil Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NJ, US Posts: 2,007	OOTP calculates $$ available for extensions by looking at a team's contract obligations for future years and any current debt. Contract options years are all treated as exercised for the calculation of contract obligations. Basically until they are formally resolved the calculations count all potential $$ as spent. If you release a player with a Team Option year it treats it as though the Team Option was declined and any buyout amount will be charged. If the player has a player option it treats it as if the option was exercised. When you release a player the team is immediately charged with the full amount left on the contract so it affects the current year's budget. So if next year is a player option year then that year plus the remaining amount from this year is charged this year. Since your extension $$ is based on the future contract years releasing a player this year will free up 'extension money' though if releasing him drives your team deep enough into dept it could still affect extension money based on debt you may carry over into future years. I could be off on some of this but this is how I believe it works, I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. So to answer your questions: 1) Yes because it removes the contract obligations for future years. This is the 'cleanest' way to clear up your budget. 2a) Yes minus the buyout amount if any 2b) You won't be asked to exercise an option until after the season of the year before the option BUT, as I said above, if you release a player it automatically handles the options right then (Team Option declined and Player Option accepted) 3) Not sure who the 'potential pitcher' is but releasing a player may help with extension money depending on his contract as described above. 4) As I said above ALL options are treated as accepted by the calculations until they are actually declined. So that player option is already calculated into your extension $$. 5) Yes you can, how depends on the contracts. In future years I'd suggest not acquiring expensive backups Hope this helps. Last edited by byzeil; 07-13-2013 at 11:35 AM.