Avoiding arbitration

jarmenia · 01-23-2014, 10:31 PM

I've never tried this before but I decided to try and sign every arbitration eligible player to a one year contract be fore the arbitration date. To my surprise, every single player signed a one year contract for the amount suggested in the arbitration window. Has anyone else seen this or did I just get lucky? It seems like a no brainer to take the guaranteed win rather than go to arbitration with the player.

snepp · 01-23-2014, 11:44 PM

Not lucky, that's standard behavior. It's likely that you can get many (or even all) of them to sign for slightly less than the suggested figure as well.

I rarely go to arbitration with a player. Occasionally I see one that's asking for a ridiculous figure well above the suggested amount and won't sign, I'll roll the dice with them.

01-23-2014, 10:31 PM	#1
jarmenia Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa, FL USA Posts: 4,503	Avoiding arbitration I've never tried this before but I decided to try and sign every arbitration eligible player to a one year contract be fore the arbitration date. To my surprise, every single player signed a one year contract for the amount suggested in the arbitration window. Has anyone else seen this or did I just get lucky? It seems like a no brainer to take the guaranteed win rather than go to arbitration with the player. __________________ When is good enough, good enough?

01-23-2014, 11:44 PM	#2
snepp All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,797	Not lucky, that's standard behavior. It's likely that you can get many (or even all) of them to sign for slightly less than the suggested figure as well. I rarely go to arbitration with a player. Occasionally I see one that's asking for a ridiculous figure well above the suggested amount and won't sign, I'll roll the dice with them.