How to spend above the $5m Int'l Signing limit?

CanadaCajanek21 · 07-02-2021, 01:01 AM

My Rays have a pool of $6,431,000 to spend. Even in commish mode. I'm not able to sign someone who is at $5m but wants more.

It's crazy that a 3 star potential wants that much, but I'd like to grab a player, but is there any way to do so without "cheating" and just placing him in my system?

ohiodevil · 07-02-2021, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by CanadaCajanek21

My Rays have a pool of $6,431,000 to spend. Even in commish mode. I'm not able to sign someone who is at $5m but wants more.

It's crazy that a 3 star potential wants that much, but I'd like to grab a player, but is there any way to do so without "cheating" and just placing him in my system?

MLB uses a hard cap IRL, so you would have to go into the settings and uncheck the Use Hard Cap checkbox for International Amateur F/A.

CanadaCajanek21 · 07-02-2021, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ohiodevil

MLB uses a hard cap IRL, so you would have to go into the settings and uncheck the Use Hard Cap checkbox for International Amateur F/A.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Can't believe I didn't think to check there

brotherblues · 07-02-2021, 04:37 PM

But if there is a hard cap then nobody else can sign him either, correct? So his asking price ends up dropping after a while.

rudel.dietrich · 07-02-2021, 05:07 PM

I think the Braves asked themselves this and got into lots of trouble for it

Dave Stieb II · 07-03-2021, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by CanadaCajanek21

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Can't believe I didn't think to check there

Just a thought - and a word of caution.
Remember that if you uncheck the hard cap of $5m, other teams can spend whatever they like on IIFA's too.
And since you're the Rays, there are plenty of teams capable of out-spending you. Like, pretty much every other team except the Marlins.
The hard cap works best for small market teams, levelling the playing field.
It works even better for teams who ignore it....until they get caught, like the Braves a few years ago. But that's another story. LOL.

07-02-2021, 01:01 AM	#1
CanadaCajanek21 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 110	How to spend above the $5m Int'l Signing limit? My Rays have a pool of $6,431,000 to spend. Even in commish mode. I'm not able to sign someone who is at $5m but wants more. It's crazy that a 3 star potential wants that much, but I'd like to grab a player, but is there any way to do so without "cheating" and just placing him in my system?

07-02-2021, 04:37 PM	#4
brotherblues All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 658	But if there is a hard cap then nobody else can sign him either, correct? So his asking price ends up dropping after a while.

07-02-2021, 05:07 PM	#5
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	I think the Braves asked themselves this and got into lots of trouble for it