Arbitration Mystery - Page 2

PhilledUp · 10-15-2013, 09:43 AM

I alluded to the point by saying that choices eventually could lead to free agency because I didn't want to be too long-winded. This is accurate and concise though, so thank you.

In thinking about the repercussions of not allowing outrighted players to choose free agency, I agree it does make a big deal.

I would like if updated versions/patches addressed things like this, rather than the refinement of the decision engine. That being said, each edition is an improvement over the last and I am most definitely hooked on the game.

PSUColonel · 10-15-2013, 11:39 AM

Dare I say "it could be an issue"

The Wolf · 10-15-2013, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by PSUColonel

Dare I say "it could be an issue"

No!

hefalumps · 10-15-2013, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

No the trade was made more than 10 days before FA started.

Hmph - well then that's puzzling. I wish you had a backup you could restore under a different league name and try to repeat it - and just watch very closely how the AI handles him after the trade each day.

hefalumps · 12-13-2013, 11:29 PM

Alright - I just had an odd arbitration related issue pop up in my league and it may be related to what you were seeing.

I had two players on my team who I had signed to minor league contracts at the beginning of the season. In mid-September, I added the two players to my expanded rosters, even though I knew they were both arb. eligible. But as it turned out, I never played them at all during the season. I figured I'd just non-tender them when the season was over.

When the offseason rolled around and I went to my arbitration screen, those two players were already not being offered a contract. I thought, "Well, good job AI - you anticipated I was going to do that." So when the hearings rolled around, I checked my transaction log, figuring those two players would become FAs like the other players I non-tendered - but those two players were still on my team - with minor league contracts, even though they were still on my major league roster!

It sounds a lot like what happened with the player you acquired, so I do dare say this might be an issue.

10-15-2013, 09:43 AM	#21
PhilledUp Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 261	I alluded to the point by saying that choices eventually could lead to free agency because I didn't want to be too long-winded. This is accurate and concise though, so thank you. In thinking about the repercussions of not allowing outrighted players to choose free agency, I agree it does make a big deal. I would like if updated versions/patches addressed things like this, rather than the refinement of the decision engine. That being said, each edition is an improvement over the last and I am most definitely hooked on the game.

10-15-2013, 11:39 AM	#22
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,144	Dare I say "it could be an issue"

12-13-2013, 11:29 PM	#25
hefalumps All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,392	Alright - I just had an odd arbitration related issue pop up in my league and it may be related to what you were seeing. I had two players on my team who I had signed to minor league contracts at the beginning of the season. In mid-September, I added the two players to my expanded rosters, even though I knew they were both arb. eligible. But as it turned out, I never played them at all during the season. I figured I'd just non-tender them when the season was over. When the offseason rolled around and I went to my arbitration screen, those two players were already not being offered a contract. I thought, "Well, good job AI - you anticipated I was going to do that." So when the hearings rolled around, I checked my transaction log, figuring those two players would become FAs like the other players I non-tendered - but those two players were still on my team - with minor league contracts, even though they were still on my major league roster! It sounds a lot like what happened with the player you acquired, so I do dare say this might be an issue.