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hefalumps · 08-24-2023, 12:29 PM

Hi everyone,

I'm still playing OOTP23 but imagine the logic applies for 24 as well...

I am at the end of July in my current season and just lost my starting 3B for the year.

There's a replacement free agent 3B I want to sign. He's willing to sign a minor league contract with a $20K signing bonus. But I'm planning on promoting him straight to the majors, so I was thinking I'd just offer him the major league minimum ($166K in my league). Why waste the $20K signing bonus if I'm promoting him anyway?

But I was trying to figure out - if I offer him a 1-year, $166K contract, do I end up paying only the pro-rated part of that $166K (basically August and September), or do I pay him all of it since I'm offering a guaranteed $166K? My "money available" when I offer him the $166K goes down by $166K in the contract offer screen, making me think I'm on the hook for the whole amount.

If I instead sign him to the minor league contract with the $20K bonus and then promote him, would I then only be responsible for the $20K and the prorated salary for August and September?

I'm trying to keep as much available money as possible for my draft that is coming up in mid September - so every penny counts! Does anyone have any idea how this will work and which option would save me the most money?

Thanks!

08-24-2023, 12:29 PM	#1
hefalumps All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,371	Question about payroll hit for mid-season free agent signees Hi everyone, I'm still playing OOTP23 but imagine the logic applies for 24 as well... I am at the end of July in my current season and just lost my starting 3B for the year. There's a replacement free agent 3B I want to sign. He's willing to sign a minor league contract with a $20K signing bonus. But I'm planning on promoting him straight to the majors, so I was thinking I'd just offer him the major league minimum ($166K in my league). Why waste the $20K signing bonus if I'm promoting him anyway? But I was trying to figure out - if I offer him a 1-year, $166K contract, do I end up paying only the pro-rated part of that $166K (basically August and September), or do I pay him all of it since I'm offering a guaranteed $166K? My "money available" when I offer him the $166K goes down by $166K in the contract offer screen, making me think I'm on the hook for the whole amount. If I instead sign him to the minor league contract with the $20K bonus and then promote him, would I then only be responsible for the $20K and the prorated salary for August and September? I'm trying to keep as much available money as possible for my draft that is coming up in mid September - so every penny counts! Does anyone have any idea how this will work and which option would save me the most money? Thanks!