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ALB123 · 10-13-2020, 11:37 PM

Hey guys... I'm going to be encountering my very first Expansion Draft in OOTP. We just finished the 1992 season and that means Colorado and Miami are coming.

I am looking for advice on how you would protect your players in this situation when using the default Financials for the year. My initial thoughts are that I don't need to protect guys on my team like Barry Bonds who is making $4.2M per season with 6 years left on his contract. In fact, I'm currently thinking I probably don't need to protect anyone in my organization who's making over $1,000,000 per season. I'm assuming that the expansion teams could never afford to pay a player that type of money considering they need to build a complete 40-man roster.

Would you agree with that? Or am I wrong? Would you still protect the guys closer to slightly more than $1,000,000 per season? I think I have 10 players making $1,000,000/year or more and 5 of those players are making $1,500,000/year or more.

Also, OOTP defaulted to allowing me to protect 15 Players and anyone under 3 years of professional experience is automatically protected. No team is allowed to lose more than 3 players. Is that realistic for the 1993 Expansion Draft? Would you change anything?

Big thanks to all who offer advice...especially about my first questions.

10-13-2020, 11:37 PM	#1
ALB123 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 638	Expansion Draft: Advice on Protecting Players Hey guys... I'm going to be encountering my very first Expansion Draft in OOTP. We just finished the 1992 season and that means Colorado and Miami are coming. I am looking for advice on how you would protect your players in this situation when using the default Financials for the year. My initial thoughts are that I don't need to protect guys on my team like Barry Bonds who is making $4.2M per season with 6 years left on his contract. In fact, I'm currently thinking I probably don't need to protect anyone in my organization who's making over $1,000,000 per season. I'm assuming that the expansion teams could never afford to pay a player that type of money considering they need to build a complete 40-man roster. Would you agree with that? Or am I wrong? Would you still protect the guys closer to slightly more than $1,000,000 per season? I think I have 10 players making $1,000,000/year or more and 5 of those players are making $1,500,000/year or more. Also, OOTP defaulted to allowing me to protect 15 Players and anyone under 3 years of professional experience is automatically protected. No team is allowed to lose more than 3 players. Is that realistic for the 1993 Expansion Draft? Would you change anything? Big thanks to all who offer advice...especially about my first questions. __________________ "I'm on the side that's always lost against the side of Heaven. I'm on the side of snake-eyes tossed against the side of seven" - Leonard Cohen "The Captain" Last edited by ALB123; 10-13-2020 at 11:40 PM.