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Originally Posted by KBLover
I've had this problem with expectations ever since they were introduced to the game.
All the scenarios you mention as well.
It's even worse when the player signs with you knowing you have the stud...like...you KNEW I had the stud 4-hole hitter or ace closer or starter...if you want that role for yourself, maybe you should have looked at another club.
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Yeah... at the very least I'd love it if it were set up like FM, where you can assign/promise a role during contract negotiation and that's in large part what gets implemented for the player (though perhaps if a guy gets better / worse over time they'll adjust those expectations - even at that, I'd want more "upping if he gets better" than "tempering if he gets worse", as it's really common to have to trade / release someone you'd otherwise have to reduce a role for because athletes tend to refuse to believe that they've taken a step back until they're out of the game, and even then many think they could still play several years out). Then if you promise a guy he's a cleanup hitter and you hit him 8th every day, he gets mad... and the rest of the team gets mad, too, because you're breaking promises. And of course in turn a guy turning down a larger contract in order to play for someone who will give them a larger role on the team can/should be a thing you have to consider.