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Originally posted by CDL Commish
Ok, if I'm not mistaken those players still signed for veteren minimums. Therefore they are certain to be making at least $800k for their one year deals. That's a large difference from a minor league $300k automatic contract. Also, for your list of 20 odd players I should be able to list out twice as many players who are way overpaid and are below average to average players. It works both ways and in the wash I think you have an average contract well higher than $300k.
But really this is all a moot point. The bigger issue here is that these players are accepting deals they would accept if they were in the free agency class. Therefore the game is confusing the preseason extension logic with the free agency logic. This will be further evidenced if upon proceeding to the regular season, these players are requesting different extensions. Definately an issue.
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Players accepting minor league contracts would sure get major league minimum money if they got promoted. If they didn't get a roster spot in the majors, they'll only have that minor league contract. Veteren minimum is not featured in OOTP, so OOTP would just give out $300,000 no matter what. It'd be nice if OOTP add this feature, and probably enough to solve your problems.
I don't see how overpaid average players would disprove the fact veterans accepting minor league contracts is wrong. A two star player is usually the 15th~23th best player on a 25 man roster, depending on how good the team is. And it is a fact players of that caliber are often easily replaceable and worth very little. In real life, teams would only use young players or cheap veterans for those roles. Don't tell me Phillies forecasted Bell to be their 18th best player when they gave him that contract.
And I am confused by this "preseason logic" and "free agency logic" thing. What do you mean by that? I think there should only be one logic for all contracts, because that's the way a good market should operate. Players must have some sense of free agency market to sign extensions. And it should not suprise anyone that the extension money is about the same as what one asked for in the free agency.