When do free agents start to come down on their demands?

BaseballGoodToMe · 08-04-2018, 07:34 AM

I know it's probably not a hard rule for every free agent because of greed and maybe other factors, but what's a good rule of thumb for when in the offseason a cost conscious team should start scouring the free agent list for the bargains?

NoOne · 08-04-2018, 10:48 AM

i think the most important factors are who is bidding and how much money they have. that along with experience with typical costs can make it easy to recognize good / neutral / bad contracts.

less interest and lower bids, the faster they drop.

tidbit - even if they are demanding ~30 and the offers are only ~20, you must wait for the demand to approach your intended bid. beating other bids while demand is high doesn't accomplish anything.

08-04-2018, 07:34 AM	#1
BaseballGoodToMe Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 97	When do free agents start to come down on their demands? I know it's probably not a hard rule for every free agent because of greed and maybe other factors, but what's a good rule of thumb for when in the offseason a cost conscious team should start scouring the free agent list for the bargains?

08-04-2018, 10:48 AM	#2
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	i think the most important factors are who is bidding and how much money they have. that along with experience with typical costs can make it easy to recognize good / neutral / bad contracts. less interest and lower bids, the faster they drop. tidbit - even if they are demanding ~30 and the offers are only ~20, you must wait for the demand to approach your intended bid. beating other bids while demand is high doesn't accomplish anything.