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NoOne · 02-11-2018, 04:26 PM

yeah, way too old and not good enough in ootp to warrant that contract.

no problem... keep for 1-2-3 years or so and trade as soon as you find a willing partner and worthwhile trade. day 1 of FA tends to give most budget space and most possible partners to choose from.

as long as you don't keep him until he starts to dip in ratings, you shouldn't be hurt by the contract. watching him have 2-3 good years elsewhere is bettern than 1-2 bad years with oyu @ 20+M/year.

in general, about 10% of my total payroll is the max i'll spend on 1 player -- assumes near default financial settings for quality of player / baseline salary settings.

lately i use a 250M hard cap, so i won't sign someone for more than 25-30M a year... an extreme situation might cause for an exemption from that rule.... it's not meant to be yes/no... more of a large maybe area depending on context.

but, a ~25-30M/yr player on my team better be a first ballot HoF type quality player for me to spend that much on 1 player. durability is a huge part too. heck, even a 20-25M/yr player better be a no doubter too.

02-11-2018, 04:26 PM	#2
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	yeah, way too old and not good enough in ootp to warrant that contract. no problem... keep for 1-2-3 years or so and trade as soon as you find a willing partner and worthwhile trade. day 1 of FA tends to give most budget space and most possible partners to choose from. as long as you don't keep him until he starts to dip in ratings, you shouldn't be hurt by the contract. watching him have 2-3 good years elsewhere is bettern than 1-2 bad years with oyu @ 20+M/year. in general, about 10% of my total payroll is the max i'll spend on 1 player -- assumes near default financial settings for quality of player / baseline salary settings. lately i use a 250M hard cap, so i won't sign someone for more than 25-30M a year... an extreme situation might cause for an exemption from that rule.... it's not meant to be yes/no... more of a large maybe area depending on context. but, a ~25-30M/yr player on my team better be a first ballot HoF type quality player for me to spend that much on 1 player. durability is a huge part too. heck, even a 20-25M/yr player better be a no doubter too. Last edited by NoOne; 02-11-2018 at 04:32 PM.