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Viridel · 03-29-2017, 03:11 PM

I have a Reliever who was just awarded $1.5M in Arbitration. He's a guy I'd like to stick around, so I offer him an extension. He wants 2M for a year. Well, that's silly, I already have him for 1.5. I offer him a 6 year deal with a standard 250k escalator, starting at the 2M he wants (ending with a team option of 3.5M)... He tells me he doesn't want to lock up that long (fair enough - although it's not like Relievers aren't easily replaceable), but now his ONE year ask is 3.15M - remember, this is a guy I already have locked up for the year at 1.5.

Arbitration 2019 Salary 1.5M
Wants a 1-Year (2019) contract of 2M
Offer Extension of 2.0 (2019, replacing the arbitration amount), 2.25, 2.5, 2.75, 3.0, & 3.5 (2024, T.O.)
Declines, and now apparently thinks "well, they want me long term, so let's increase my 1-year ask to double what they are already paying me for the year"

Wait, what?

Contract extensions are just absurd. You have no idea what the player wants, or will accept... And if they disagree with your offer, they jack up their initial ask (for one year, while currently under contract) by 50%???

PS. According to his player sheet, he's Arbitration eligible again after this year, with an expectation of 1.7M - so even the information the game is giving me is contradictory.

03-29-2017, 03:11 PM	#1
Viridel Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 33	Contract Extensions make NO sense! I have a Reliever who was just awarded $1.5M in Arbitration. He's a guy I'd like to stick around, so I offer him an extension. He wants 2M for a year. Well, that's silly, I already have him for 1.5. I offer him a 6 year deal with a standard 250k escalator, starting at the 2M he wants (ending with a team option of 3.5M)... He tells me he doesn't want to lock up that long (fair enough - although it's not like Relievers aren't easily replaceable), but now his ONE year ask is 3.15M - remember, this is a guy I already have locked up for the year at 1.5. Arbitration 2019 Salary 1.5M Wants a 1-Year (2019) contract of 2M Offer Extension of 2.0 (2019, replacing the arbitration amount), 2.25, 2.5, 2.75, 3.0, & 3.5 (2024, T.O.) Declines, and now apparently thinks "well, they want me long term, so let's increase my 1-year ask to double what they are already paying me for the year" Wait, what? Contract extensions are just absurd. You have no idea what the player wants, or will accept... And if they disagree with your offer, they jack up their initial ask (for one year, while currently under contract) by 50%??? PS. According to his player sheet, he's Arbitration eligible again after this year, with an expectation of 1.7M - so even the information the game is giving me is contradictory. Last edited by Viridel; 03-29-2017 at 03:29 PM.