Can I force a player to retire?

BaseballGal · 05-06-2003, 11:34 AM

Is it possible to maybe force a player to retire by placing him at AAA,AA or A this way I get rid of his salary without cutting him?

Gastric ReFlux · 05-06-2003, 11:36 AM

Some of them are prime examples of digital obstinance. The only way to get them to retire is to hire a hit man.

Scott Vibert · 05-06-2003, 11:49 AM

It has been said that if the player is in A ball he is more likely to retire.

Gastric ReFlux · 05-06-2003, 11:51 AM

If you're lucky enough to get him to accept the assignment.

ctorg · 05-06-2003, 12:28 PM

I find it helps to set aside time and have a nice, long conversation with the guy about the future and what he sees himself doing after retiring from baseball. Maybe I'll suggest he would make a good coach or something. Often, when guys are shown that they can still be an integral part of the team without being players, they are more willing to hang up the cleats.

Or you could hire a hit man. Perhaps Mike Easler.

TheRockCT · 05-06-2003, 03:40 PM

If you're in the cheating mood, you can always slap a career-ending injury on him by editing the length of the injury to 254 (?) days. His long and text-driven career will be over. Heartless b*stard.

PoisonMaddux · 05-06-2003, 03:43 PM

injury or edit his ratings so low that he'll sit in the free agency for a season, then retire.

WLight · 05-06-2003, 07:32 PM

I think the question is how to get a guy to retire in order to get out of paying out his contract, so solutions that include having him sit in free agency don't really apply.

What happens to a player's salary if he sustains a career-ending injury? Does he 'retire' immediately or do you have to pay him through the end of the season first?

PoisonMaddux · 05-07-2003, 12:24 AM

you can edit a players salary when not in manager mode can't you? if so, you could change his contract status and move him to FA, where he will retire with crappy stats.

messenjah · 05-07-2003, 02:34 AM

HEy, what is the amount of days for a season ending injury and not a career ending one.

TheRockCT · 05-07-2003, 03:07 AM

For season ending, it's 255.

Cole · 05-07-2003, 08:06 AM

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Originally posted by WLight
What happens to a player's salary if he sustains a career-ending injury? Does he 'retire' immediately or do you have to pay him through the end of the season first?

He retires at the end of the season I think ... So you must pay him for the rest of the season, then he becomes no longer a part of your payroll.

HolyCow98 · 05-07-2003, 08:29 AM

You would be correct sir....ya know its bad when you hope a career ender on someone....

ctorg · 05-07-2003, 09:15 AM

You could just injure the guy for one day and put him on the DL. Then, when he's ready to come off, put him in A ball.

JoseReyes · 05-07-2003, 01:00 PM

You could just injure the guy for one day and put him on the DL. Then, when he's ready to come off, put him in A ball.

Does that really work. I actually have someone who just got injured but only for 3 days. If I put him on the DL and then after that to "A" ball he will retire?(he is 39)

ctorg · 05-07-2003, 01:05 PM

I think it makes him more likely to retire, though I can't say that he definitely will.

Go Tribe · 05-07-2003, 01:18 PM

i sat sean depaula in A ball ALL year after he took some horrible talent hits and he didn't retire - had to trade him with a draft pick to dump his salary

Gastric ReFlux · 05-07-2003, 01:19 PM

Like I said, some guys need a hit man to get the message. You could bust them all the way down to tee ball and they still wouldn't retire.

CMH · 05-07-2003, 05:55 PM

lol, most guys just play for an independent league.

**cough**Ricky Henderson**cough cough**

WLight · 05-07-2003, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by JoseReyes
Does that really work. I actually have someone who just got injured but only for 3 days. If I put him on the DL and then after that to "A" ball he will retire?(he is 39)

The point of the DL workaround isn't to force retirement, it's to force the player to accept the demotion to the minors. If you're playing with "Minor league option years" on, most veteran players will refuse to go to the minors and you'll have to keep them or release them, forcing you to eat the entire remainder of their salary.

05-06-2003, 11:34 AM	#1
BaseballGal Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 54	Can I force a player to retire? Is it possible to maybe force a player to retire by placing him at AAA,AA or A this way I get rid of his salary without cutting him?

05-06-2003, 12:28 PM	#5
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	I find it helps to set aside time and have a nice, long conversation with the guy about the future and what he sees himself doing after retiring from baseball. Maybe I'll suggest he would make a good coach or something. Often, when guys are shown that they can still be an integral part of the team without being players, they are more willing to hang up the cleats. Or you could hire a hit man. Perhaps Mike Easler. __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

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TheRockCT All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: TN Posts: 1,083	If you're in the cheating mood, you can always slap a career-ending injury on him by editing the length of the injury to 254 (?) days. His long and text-driven career will be over. Heartless bstard. __________________ GM, Vermont Emperor Penguins* - POTD POTD Champions: 2011, 2012, 2013 GM, Monterrey Aztecs* - NABA *NABA Champions: 2013

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PoisonMaddux Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 156	injury or edit his ratings so low that he'll sit in the free agency for a season, then retire. __________________ Atlanta Braves in 2003!

05-07-2003, 12:24 AM	#9
PoisonMaddux Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 156	you can edit a players salary when not in manager mode can't you? if so, you could change his contract status and move him to FA, where he will retire with crappy stats. __________________ Atlanta Braves in 2003!

05-06-2003, 11:36 AM	#2
Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	Some of them are prime examples of digital obstinance. The only way to get them to retire is to hire a hit man.

05-06-2003, 11:49 AM	#3
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,210	It has been said that if the player is in A ball he is more likely to retire.

05-06-2003, 11:51 AM	#4
Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	If you're lucky enough to get him to accept the assignment.

05-06-2003, 07:32 PM	#8
WLight Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: CA Posts: 314	I think the question is how to get a guy to retire in order to get out of paying out his contract, so solutions that include having him sit in free agency don't really apply. What happens to a player's salary if he sustains a career-ending injury? Does he 'retire' immediately or do you have to pay him through the end of the season first?

05-07-2003, 02:34 AM	#10
messenjah All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 565	HEy, what is the amount of days for a season ending injury and not a career ending one.

05-07-2003, 03:07 AM	#11
TheRockCT All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: TN Posts: 1,083	For season ending, it's 255. __________________ GM, Vermont Emperor Penguins - POTD POTD Champions: 2011, 2012, 2013 GM, Monterrey Aztecs* - NABA *NABA Champions: 2013

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HolyCow98 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 2,735	You would be correct sir....ya know its bad when you hope a career ender on someone.... __________________ NPBL Enjoying its 60th season Georgia GM

05-07-2003, 09:15 AM	#14
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	You could just injure the guy for one day and put him on the DL. Then, when he's ready to come off, put him in A ball. __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

05-07-2003, 01:00 PM	#15
JoseReyes Bat Boy Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3	You could just injure the guy for one day and put him on the DL. Then, when he's ready to come off, put him in A ball. Does that really work. I actually have someone who just got injured but only for 3 days. If I put him on the DL and then after that to "A" ball he will retire?(he is 39)

05-07-2003, 01:05 PM	#16
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	I think it makes him more likely to retire, though I can't say that he definitely will. __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

05-07-2003, 01:18 PM	#17
Go Tribe All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,534 Infractions: 1/0 (0)	i sat sean depaula in A ball ALL year after he took some horrible talent hits and he didn't retire - had to trade him with a draft pick to dump his salary

05-07-2003, 01:19 PM	#18
Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	Like I said, some guys need a hit man to get the message. You could bust them all the way down to tee ball and they still wouldn't retire.

05-07-2003, 05:55 PM	#19
CMH Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,057	lol, most guys just play for an independent league. coughRicky Hendersoncough cough