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Originally Posted by coljesep
Here is an example.
Now, I know what someone will say. The $ left if ext signed is in the negative and that is why it cannot go thru. (Revenue controls budget)
But that isn't correct.
Because the $ available is already assuming that this player is receiving an arb offer of 2.4m from the salaries page to account for the expenses that lead to that number.
So if I made an offer of 2.5, I'd agree that it should be stopped. But, financially it makes no sense - logically it doesn't either because this player will be allowed to go to arb and likely get more than his estimate from a hearing.
Further, If I change his arb offer to a $0, that $ available stays the same. It shouldn't. Not if its totaling a projected arb value against the $ avail.
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Until a developer chimes in I'd go back to the possibility that the owner doesn't approve offering this guy that amount of money in what it sees as an extension. In arbitration the team is free to offer him less and take their chances. Maybe he gets more, maybe he doesn't.
Now I don't think the Owner/AI is looking at both situations, at least my guess is it's not that sophisticated for this particular transaction. But I do wonder, is it possible the owner doesn't think the player is worth 2.4 mil. and kills the offer? IDK. I also don't know if an owner has ever withdrawn/ not allowed an arbitration offer? Too me, if he doesn't think he' worth the money he should be able to use the withdraw option and disallow us, as the GM, the ability to offer arbitration at all. But, like above, I don't think it's that sophisticated. Ie arbitration is it's own "mini game" for us, the user. Where extending, or trying to extend a contract, then involves the owner. This is all speculation, but would explain the owner denying one deal while allowing another.
I do think if one withdraws the offer (not just change it to $0) the money should become available. I assume if one just changes it to $0, one can still go back and enter an amount. Maybe the developer has locked those funds for the arb period to avoid conflicts of changing it to $0, using the money somewhere else, then coming back and trying to put an offer back in? IDK, just more speculation.
I do see what you are getting at, and don't really disagree. Just speculating on why it is happening. Is it a bug? Is it by design? IDK. Until the developers answer your post all we have is speculation.
I hope you get an answer soon.