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Originally Posted by TribeFanInNC
You can offer arbitration after 6 years as well, but since they are eligible for free agency it almost never happens. A player is generally better off as a free agent. You have to offer arbitration and have the player decline it to be eligible to receive compensation picks. It works this way in real life too.
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Is this called restricted free agency, or am I thinking of football? Is there a time period that you can do this for? For example, if I happen to offer arbitration at year 7 and they accept, can I do the same thing after year 8, and so on? Or does this end at year 9 for example?
Another related question, compensation only happens when you controlled a player during his first 6 years, right? I wouldn't get compensated if I sign a free agent to a 3 year contract and then let him go after that contract is up(I wouldn't even have the chance to offer arbitration, correct)?