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Trav876 · 05-20-2020, 04:05 PM

I'm 5 years into a sim and have a salary cap set to try to even the playing field. I set the contract demands (superstar, star, average, etc.) at what I thought would be a reasonable amount.

2.2M for superstars
1.5M for stars
400K for average
Etc.

But I've noticed during free agency, the best players are asking for WAAAAY more than the "superstar" estimate. For example, A-Rod after having a good year (didn't even win MVP though) was asking for over 7M per year.

With the salary cap, it's killing whichever AI team ends up taking those guys on. Some also don't get signed at all because teams can't afford it, so they sit out a year or more, even though they're high star/talent. All interesting stuff, however is there any way around this to make it more realistic? Do the initial settings for contract demands (2.2M for Superstar, 1.5M for star, etc.) even matter as an estimate? It doesn't seem like it.

Additionally, is it common to have a super influx of relief pitchers? Every draft, and every free agent pool, has tons of really good RP.

05-20-2020, 04:05 PM	#1
Trav876 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 293	Relief Pitcher Talent & High Free Agent Demands I'm 5 years into a sim and have a salary cap set to try to even the playing field. I set the contract demands (superstar, star, average, etc.) at what I thought would be a reasonable amount. 2.2M for superstars 1.5M for stars 400K for average Etc. But I've noticed during free agency, the best players are asking for WAAAAY more than the "superstar" estimate. For example, A-Rod after having a good year (didn't even win MVP though) was asking for over 7M per year. With the salary cap, it's killing whichever AI team ends up taking those guys on. Some also don't get signed at all because teams can't afford it, so they sit out a year or more, even though they're high star/talent. All interesting stuff, however is there any way around this to make it more realistic? Do the initial settings for contract demands (2.2M for Superstar, 1.5M for star, etc.) even matter as an estimate? It doesn't seem like it. Additionally, is it common to have a super influx of relief pitchers? Every draft, and every free agent pool, has tons of really good RP.