Wow... $9 million dollar guy = career ending injury

peterb1024 · 01-20-2003, 10:08 AM

Ok here's the deal, the league I am in the commissioner every off-season creates some knockout players to help add to the league.

I signed one of these pitchers to a 4-year deal worth $9,000,000

I just looked and in the 1st year of his deal he suffered a torn rotator cuff which is listed as a career ending injury.

Now am I going to be responsible for his salary for the next 3 seasons?

If so I think that's a bit ridiculous. There should be somewhere in the game where we can create an insurance settlement or just be able to cut the player with no penalty.

Basically the game is telling me to pay $27,000,000 over the next 3 years to somebody not playing anymore.

Even the Orioles aren't paying Belle, the money he's collecting is all from the insurance clause in his deal.

Steve Kuffrey · 01-20-2003, 10:12 AM

Are you saying this happened or you are wondering if you are responsible for the salary?

Hammer755 · 01-20-2003, 10:22 AM

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Originally posted by peterb1024
Ok here's the deal, the league I am in the commissioner every off-season creates some knockout players to help add to the league.

I signed one of these pitchers to a 4-year deal worth $9,000,000

I just looked and in the 1st year of his deal he suffered a torn rotator cuff which is listed as a career ending injury.

Now am I going to be responsible for his salary for the next 3 seasons?

A player with a CEI will retire at the end of the season and you won't be responsible for any salary beyond the season where he suffered the injury.

Steve Kuffrey · 01-20-2003, 10:48 AM

Exactly....

asamford · 01-20-2003, 03:57 PM

Just make sure you don't release him before he retires (like the AI does) and be responsible for his salary. Just sit him on the DL until the end of the season, and he'll retire.

jmaness84 · 01-22-2003, 01:34 PM

Yea i did that once, bad mistake. Especially when they have long term contracts

pallison14 · 01-24-2003, 06:16 PM

Yep, that's happened to me more than once. Freaked me out after I signed a player to a 7 year, $10 million dollar extension only to have him go down the same month.. Leave him on the DL, and he'll retire. You'll obviously still have to pay him for the current season, but the rest of it isn't your problem..

jmaness84 · 01-26-2003, 03:14 AM

PeterB you wouldnt happen to been in a BBPRO League called b9bl??

01-20-2003, 10:08 AM	#1
peterb1024 Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 5	Wow... $9 million dollar guy = career ending injury Ok here's the deal, the league I am in the commissioner every off-season creates some knockout players to help add to the league. I signed one of these pitchers to a 4-year deal worth $9,000,000 I just looked and in the 1st year of his deal he suffered a torn rotator cuff which is listed as a career ending injury. Now am I going to be responsible for his salary for the next 3 seasons? If so I think that's a bit ridiculous. There should be somewhere in the game where we can create an insurance settlement or just be able to cut the player with no penalty. Basically the game is telling me to pay $27,000,000 over the next 3 years to somebody not playing anymore. Even the Orioles aren't paying Belle, the money he's collecting is all from the insurance clause in his deal.

01-20-2003, 10:12 AM	#2
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,035	Are you saying this happened or you are wondering if you are responsible for the salary? __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

01-20-2003, 10:48 AM	#4
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,035	Exactly.... __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

01-24-2003, 06:16 PM	#7
pallison14 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 452	Yep, that's happened to me more than once. Freaked me out after I signed a player to a 7 year, $10 million dollar extension only to have him go down the same month.. Leave him on the DL, and he'll retire. You'll obviously still have to pay him for the current season, but the rest of it isn't your problem.. __________________ Commissioner, NGBL - Putting the FUNK in defunct. New York (AL), UBL

01-20-2003, 03:57 PM	#5
asamford Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Snellville, Georgia Posts: 1,769	Just make sure you don't release him before he retires (like the AI does) and be responsible for his salary. Just sit him on the DL until the end of the season, and he'll retire.

01-22-2003, 01:34 PM	#6
jmaness84 All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,685	Yea i did that once, bad mistake. Especially when they have long term contracts

01-26-2003, 03:14 AM	#8
jmaness84 All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,685	PeterB you wouldnt happen to been in a BBPRO League called b9bl??