[Acuna Matata]

Ive been mulling over the best time to try and sign my better players to long term deals and i finally think ive found the right recipe that works for me.
After getting my head around the three years pre arbitration followed by three more until free agency i’ve now started to sign players midway into their second year of major league service rather than waiting for their team control timer to tick down any further.
I feel this allows me to see how they fare in the big leagues stats wise and how this affects their ratings before i take the plunge.
To this point i feel its allowed me to make massive savings compared to if id let them reach the arbitration stage as they would then be likely demanding 15-20m per year compared to the sub 10m (and even sub 5m) per year for all star level players.
This has helped me create the kind of conveyor belt of talent that No One has mentioned in reply to me before, and so far so good as ive had to create a seperate AAA affiliate to house my prospects while they’re waiting in the wings to get their chance in the majors.
I must say its truly amazng to me how much this game is capable of affecting my mood as i guess it must be the fact that when things go well it is a pure reflection of your own decision making ability, while unfortunately the opposite is also true.