Arbitration Page

gfas · 04-21-2016, 10:14 PM

I have no money for extensions. On my arb. page I am right clicking on the player to offer an extension for a 1 year deal to avoid arbitration and offer a lower amount than is being generated as my teams' arb offer. However I get a message from my owner saying that my lower offer can't happen because we don't have any money for extensions. How can I offer the player a deal without going to arbitration?

Ron. · 04-21-2016, 10:45 PM

You'll have to go into commisioner mode (click on your name at the top menu -> team control settings).

gfas · 04-21-2016, 10:49 PM

This whole scenario just seems really unrealistic. There should be a way for you to not only see what the player has filed for in arbitration, but also a way for you to make an offer without it counting against your extension budget.

Ron. · 04-21-2016, 11:08 PM

It's not hard to figure out roughly what they're going to ask for. I haven't actually did the math but it's usually like 10-20% more than whatever your default offer is on the arbitration screen.

I'm not a fan of a hard cap on the extension budget though. If you can sign a star player to a long-term team-friendly contract the owner shouldn't be worried about what your hypothetical budget looks like with part of a season and a whole off-season to move salary around. Not much you can do it about it at the moment but go into commissioner mode.

RchW · 04-22-2016, 12:51 AM

That should be fixed since it was an identified issue in v16.

gfas · 04-22-2016, 12:52 AM

Yeah I know it's not hard to figure out what they're asking for and I agree with what you're saying. But in real life the team and the player each know flat out what the other files for in arbitration. I don't understand why that can't be the same in this game.

04-21-2016, 10:14 PM	#1
gfas Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 74	Arbitration Page I have no money for extensions. On my arb. page I am right clicking on the player to offer an extension for a 1 year deal to avoid arbitration and offer a lower amount than is being generated as my teams' arb offer. However I get a message from my owner saying that my lower offer can't happen because we don't have any money for extensions. How can I offer the player a deal without going to arbitration?

04-22-2016, 12:51 AM	#5
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04-21-2016, 10:45 PM	#2
Ron. Minors (Double A) Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 148	You'll have to go into commisioner mode (click on your name at the top menu -> team control settings).

04-21-2016, 10:49 PM	#3
gfas Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 74	This whole scenario just seems really unrealistic. There should be a way for you to not only see what the player has filed for in arbitration, but also a way for you to make an offer without it counting against your extension budget.

04-21-2016, 11:08 PM	#4
Ron. Minors (Double A) Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 148	It's not hard to figure out roughly what they're going to ask for. I haven't actually did the math but it's usually like 10-20% more than whatever your default offer is on the arbitration screen. I'm not a fan of a hard cap on the extension budget though. If you can sign a star player to a long-term team-friendly contract the owner shouldn't be worried about what your hypothetical budget looks like with part of a season and a whole off-season to move salary around. Not much you can do it about it at the moment but go into commissioner mode.

04-22-2016, 12:52 AM	#6
gfas Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 74	Yeah I know it's not hard to figure out what they're asking for and I agree with what you're saying. But in real life the team and the player each know flat out what the other files for in arbitration. I don't understand why that can't be the same in this game.