Free Agents

thechadman2 · 10-13-2004, 08:37 PM

If you drop a player, and say it costs 5 million to drop him, does the signing team pick up that contract? Do you pay anything?

thechadman2 · 10-13-2004, 08:48 PM

C'mon, someones gotta know.

andymac · 10-13-2004, 08:53 PM

If you just release the player, then you take the entire contract. If he is claimed off of waivers, the claiming team will pay what is left of the players' contract.

thechadman2 · 10-13-2004, 09:03 PM

So, in a sense, you could still trade after the deadline if you dropped a player and then the other team claimed him, correct?

Steve Kuffrey · 10-13-2004, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by thechadman2

C'mon, someones gotta know.

You waited 11 minutes for crying out loud.......

Joshv02 · 10-13-2004, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by thechadman2

So, in a sense, you could still trade after the deadline if you dropped a player and then the other team claimed him, correct?

You keep using the word drop. I do'nt know what you mean.

I assume you mean release. If so, you can release a player at anytime and pay the remaining cost of his contract. At that point, any team can sign.

Is there a playoff roster date (e.g., August 31/September 1)? I think this has been posted, but I can't recall.

thechadman2 · 10-14-2004, 03:12 AM

I know if I release a player I have to pay. But is that fee waived if another team signs him. Don't they pay it instead of me? Or do they sign a hole new contract?

Erik W. · 10-14-2004, 03:45 AM

If a player is released: You pay him the remaining balance of his contract, and he becomes a free agent and has no contract. The next team to sign him creates a new contract with him that is not affected at all by the contract you already bought out.

If you waive a player and he is picked up by another team (OOTP6 only): The team that picks him up picks up the remainder of his contract.

A release is immediate and final and you always pay off the remainder of the contract. A waiver has a waiting period, and may not result in the dismissal of the player.

I hope it's clear enough now...

Anachronism · 10-14-2004, 09:08 AM

Chad - what version are you playing???

That will make a BIG difference in terms of us providing you with an answer.... because OOTP6 handles this a lot different from OOTP5.

thechadman2 · 10-14-2004, 09:48 PM

I have OOTP 6. I was confused at first. I thought waivers and releasing someone was the same thing.

10-13-2004, 08:37 PM	#1
thechadman2 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Beach, Cali Posts: 88	Free Agents If you drop a player, and say it costs 5 million to drop him, does the signing team pick up that contract? Do you pay anything?

10-13-2004, 08:53 PM	#3
andymac Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Effingham, IL Posts: 5,725	If you just release the player, then you take the entire contract. If he is claimed off of waivers, the claiming team will pay what is left of the players' contract. __________________ June Madness: Links FTB: andymac

10-14-2004, 09:08 AM	#9
Anachronism All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Great White North Posts: 945	Chad - what version are you playing??? That will make a BIG difference in terms of us providing you with an answer.... because OOTP6 handles this a lot different from OOTP5. __________________ "Ruth did it on Beer and Hotdogs..."

10-13-2004, 08:48 PM	#2
thechadman2 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Beach, Cali Posts: 88	C'mon, someones gotta know.

10-13-2004, 09:03 PM	#4
thechadman2 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Beach, Cali Posts: 88	So, in a sense, you could still trade after the deadline if you dropped a player and then the other team claimed him, correct?

10-14-2004, 03:12 AM	#7
thechadman2 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Beach, Cali Posts: 88	I know if I release a player I have to pay. But is that fee waived if another team signs him. Don't they pay it instead of me? Or do they sign a hole new contract?

10-14-2004, 03:45 AM	#8
Erik W. Global Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rivière-du-Loup, Qc Posts: 4,615	If a player is released: You pay him the remaining balance of his contract, and he becomes a free agent and has no contract. The next team to sign him creates a new contract with him that is not affected at all by the contract you already bought out. If you waive a player and he is picked up by another team (OOTP6 only): The team that picks him up picks up the remainder of his contract. A release is immediate and final and you always pay off the remainder of the contract. A waiver has a waiting period, and may not result in the dismissal of the player. I hope it's clear enough now...

10-14-2004, 09:48 PM	#10
thechadman2 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Beach, Cali Posts: 88	I have OOTP 6. I was confused at first. I thought waivers and releasing someone was the same thing.