Releasing players w/ no penalty

Russ · 08-27-2006, 03:31 PM

I've been able to release players with big contracts in the offseason and not be charged with the remainder of their salary.

Russ · 08-30-2006, 11:03 AM

Well, I've been messing around with this and if it's the offseason prior to a player's last contract year, I can dump him free. But if he has more than one year left, I'm getting charged for the remaining years minus the one coming up. Anyone else?

andymac · 08-30-2006, 11:41 AM

Is it changing your overall payroll? Maybe the game is just having you pay that upcoming season as it goes?

Russ · 08-30-2006, 11:52 AM

No. I do it right at the beginning of the free agent period to free up some money to sign these guys. If I have a player making 15M and the game says that I have 25M to sign FAs, when I dump him I now have 40M.

sporr · 08-30-2006, 12:44 PM

So the player is signed through 2010, for example, and you are releasing him in January of 2010?

Russ · 08-30-2006, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sporr

So the player is signed through 2010, for example, and you are releasing him in January of 2010?

December 09. So, either it's adding it to the 09 payroll and clearing the books for 10 or it's just disappearing. Either way, it's not working the way it should.

battists · 10-20-2006, 09:21 PM

I have logged this as TT # 68. Although this won't get addressed until 2007, we'll make sure we take a very close look at charges when players are released to ensure they're working properly.

Thanks very much!

Steve

08-27-2006, 03:31 PM	#1
Russ All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Essex HON! Posts: 1,923 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Releasing players w/ no penalty I've been able to release players with big contracts in the offseason and not be charged with the remainder of their salary. __________________ If you don't love Russ, you don't love America. This post brought to you by Carl's Jr.

08-30-2006, 11:03 AM	#2
Russ All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Essex HON! Posts: 1,923 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Well, I've been messing around with this and if it's the offseason prior to a player's last contract year, I can dump him free. But if he has more than one year left, I'm getting charged for the remaining years minus the one coming up. Anyone else? __________________ If you don't love Russ, you don't love America. This post brought to you by Carl's Jr.

08-30-2006, 11:41 AM	#3
andymac Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Effingham, IL Posts: 5,725	Is it changing your overall payroll? Maybe the game is just having you pay that upcoming season as it goes? __________________ June Madness: Links FTB: andymac

08-30-2006, 11:52 AM	#4
Russ All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Essex HON! Posts: 1,923 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	No. I do it right at the beginning of the free agent period to free up some money to sign these guys. If I have a player making 15M and the game says that I have 25M to sign FAs, when I dump him I now have 40M. __________________ If you don't love Russ, you don't love America. This post brought to you by Carl's Jr.

08-30-2006, 12:44 PM	#5
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	So the player is signed through 2010, for example, and you are releasing him in January of 2010?

10-20-2006, 09:21 PM	#7
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506	I have logged this as TT # 68. Although this won't get addressed until 2007, we'll make sure we take a very close look at charges when players are released to ensure they're working properly. Thanks very much! Steve