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Originally Posted by torpidbeaver
Thanks, I had no idea that the owners increase their budgets based on performance, maybe because I've never finished a season.
So Morse is looking for a huge payday as well, even though he's a sub-replacement level player so far and a big minus on defense. I can't get much for him in a trade, but I don't want to let him just walk at the end of the year.
Does player performance have much of an effect on salary expectations? Like, if Morse were having as great a year as Morales is, would he want even more ridiculous sums of money right now? I'm sort of dumbfounded that we're so far apart on contract expectations right now. I mean, ****, he's listed as having "Low" greed. Am I just way out of touch with what a player like Morse is or should be worth?
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Yeah, Morse did for me too. I asked this is a previous thread myself, and got the response that he's seeing his value to your organization based on team and/or league finances, and assuming he should be paid a ton of dough. It may also be due to his scarcity at his position, but I'm not sure on that.
Player performance can affect negotiations, but in your case, he's asking way too much and if you let him walk, he'll sign with someone else for a lot less that he's asking you to pay. Try this: Wait until the last 1-2 weeks of the season and see what happens. Just remember to keep checking in before players file for free agency.
In my Mariner's career, I let Morse walk, extended Morales, and eventually extended Smoak. I'm in my 2017 season now, and both Morales and Smoak have been worth keeping. I actually traded back FOR Morse once again in the 2014 season since his team wanted to dump his contract and he played for a while until I traded him away again. Kinda fun, actually.
But again, since Yamauchi is old and lenient, he'll give you more money to work with, as long as your club turns a profit and you meet his season expectation. I have done both for all 4+ years I've been the GM in Seattle, and my operating budget has risen every year. Oh, and it helps when you win back-to-back World Series.