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1 YR FA= the player is in the last year of his current contract, and will be a free agent after the season.
1 YR auto Res.= the player is on a contract that ends after the season. However, he does not have enough service time to be a Free Agent or go to arbitration, so the team can automatically renew his contract for the league minimum.
1 YR Arbitration= the player's contract ends after the season, but he does not yet qualify for free agency. However, he does qualify for Arbitration. The player salaries screen will give you an estimate of how much it thinks his next contract will run. All arbitration awards are one year contracts. If you don't think the guy is worth the salary he is predicted to earn, release him before free agency begins. In real babseball, the player and the team each submit a salary figure the respective parties beleive the player is worth, and an independent 3rd-party person decides which of the salries the player will get. In OOTP the AI picks a number out of thin air.
1 YR Possible Arbitration= same as above, with the possibility of the player not qualifying due to not having enough service time. Basically, if the guy has minor league options left, sending him down will lower the chance of his qualifying for arbitration.
Hope this helps.
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