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andyhdz · 03-29-2017, 05:46 PM

You are trying to offer a contract soon after the arbitration is done so I'm not sure if that's throwing off the logic. Does the original arbitration deal get replaced if you sign a player right after?

What I've seen most people do is try and offer a contract right before the arbitration hearing is held. Let's say the offer is $2.5 in arb and he is in his final year before he becomes a free agent. People will offer more for that 1st year (let's say $3.3) and then hope to squeeze another year or two in the contract essentially buying out his final year and getting a 2 or 3 year contract out of it. Some players will go for that some won't. Some owners will try that with 2 years left in arbitration not just 1. By doing that you save money since you are getting him still cheaper than he would with a normal contract extension right before he becomes a free agent or during free agency.

03-29-2017, 05:46 PM	#14
andyhdz All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fresno, CA by way of Texas Posts: 1,754	You are trying to offer a contract soon after the arbitration is done so I'm not sure if that's throwing off the logic. Does the original arbitration deal get replaced if you sign a player right after? What I've seen most people do is try and offer a contract right before the arbitration hearing is held. Let's say the offer is $2.5 in arb and he is in his final year before he becomes a free agent. People will offer more for that 1st year (let's say $3.3) and then hope to squeeze another year or two in the contract essentially buying out his final year and getting a 2 or 3 year contract out of it. Some players will go for that some won't. Some owners will try that with 2 years left in arbitration not just 1. By doing that you save money since you are getting him still cheaper than he would with a normal contract extension right before he becomes a free agent or during free agency. Last edited by andyhdz; 03-29-2017 at 05:47 PM.