Originally Posted by braunfullyaccused
I don't disagree. However, I've constantly seen players get about 65-75% of what they 'ask' for (based on organization). Mind you I am using the MLB All-In One package, and at default I haven't seen a single contract issued for over $20,000,000/yr. (I played 2.5 years before restarting post new patch). When Granderson is being signed for under $10,000,000/yr. for 3 years and Cueto is getting a 5 year $72,000,000 something is broke. I mean heck, look at that Pence contract from a few days ago... This will certainly mean a guy like Choo will make between $15-$20 mil a year. That would NEVER happen at default settings.
From what I've seen, the top tier FA pitchers pretty much ALWAYS can be had for 5 years and between 70-80 million. Sure enough, I just looked at Garza's contract and it was a 5 year $73,000,000. He's projected to fall in between 16 and 20 million over about 6 years – or about exactly what my bump would accomplish.
When you start w/ this file, there are 25 contracts of more the $20,000,000. By the end of year 3 there are under 20.
In fact, the 7 yr. Cano contract (before I implemented these settings for resart) had an average salary of just over $15,000,000/yr (graduated to $20,000,000 in year 7). That's HALF of what he's asking for IRL. We're talking about the top 5% asking for that money. The top tier players need to break the $20,000,000.
That said, I don't think I've ever seen a 5 star player in the FA pool after one month of the regular season. I have noticed that the longer a player sits in FA during the off-season, the less they want.
Also remember that the player salaries are not proportionate to team budgets, i.e., signing a superstar causes the team to spend less money elsewhere, it doesn't increase the team's overall budget. This is why I modified the lower tier contracts to realistic levels as well. One thing I haven't seen in any OOTP version was team payrolls fall under $40,000,000. By lowering the bottom tier salaries, my hope is that rebuilding teams will NOT overpay for a star (as I've seen happen with the mid-tier contracts of say 6-10 million) and instead fill out a roster with a mix of low cost veterans and young prospects.
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