Player Typical Salaries Changing Over Time?

[Revilwoo]

Hello,

I have a question that I didn't find an answer to in the manual, and I figure I may be able to find an answer by throwing it out here.

In my league, I am finding that player demands seem to be going up, specifically for the top end players. I have checked the Typical Player Salaries (Super Star, Star, Good, etc.) and they are quite a bit higher than I would expect them to be, but also lower than what the top players are demanding. I will list them out below.

My question is: Will Typical Player Salaries adjust to the league environment automatically based on the contract players have actually signed for? Inflation is turned off in this league, so that shouldn't have any effect.

Super Star: $35,000,000
Star: $27,000,000
Good: $20,000,000
Above Avg: $14,000,000
Avg: $9,000,000
Below Avg: $5,500,000
Fair: $2,800,000
Poor: $1,000,000
Minimum: $545,000

I appreciate any insight anyone is able to provide on this topic!

[Brad K]

One of the devs posted that "typical" salary is more like the starting point for the category.

With inflation turned off you still get increases based on history if you are in a historical year. I don't know what happens if you place past the present.

[Pelican]

One thing I’ve noticed is that player salary demands will change during the off-season, increasing as the season approaches. Pretty much as IRL. Normally there is little incentive to sign for $X in November, when that $X will likely be there in March, and some team might offer $X+Y in the meantime. The game engine seems to expect salaries for FA to be bid up over time. Which makes sense.

[Marinersfan51]

Player demands are usually higher than the contract they will eventually sign as well. They might demand $45M/year, but when the dust settles they end up signing for $35M/year.

[Bobbyraz49]

I always add a team option to EVERY contract offered. They might say they don't want a buyout without compensation. So offer them some cash. Most times the game comes up with a number that the players agree to.

[KRSW]

Originally Posted by Bobbyraz49

I always add a team option to EVERY contract offered. They might say they don't want a buyout without compensation. So offer them some cash. Most times the game comes up with a number that the players agree to.

Rather than making the last year a team option, I would recommend shortening the contract itself by one year. The player will then accept a cheaper offer.

One day I looked at the boundaries of acceptable offers with and without a team option, and with a contract one year longer and with a team option. I vowed not to offer a team option forever.

[Marinersfan51]

Originally Posted by KRSW

Rather than making the last year a team option, I would recommend shortening the contract itself by one year. The player will then accept a cheaper offer.

One day I looked at the boundaries of acceptable offers with and without a team option, and with a contract one year longer and with a team option. I vowed not to offer a team option forever.

A team option is good if you intend to pick it up, but want a possible out in case the player isn't worth it by the time you get there. A team option that you have no intention of picking up doesn't have any value, it is just adding the buyout to the total offer.

[aks62]

Originally Posted by Marinersfan51

A team option is good if you intend to pick it up, but want a possible out in case the player isn't worth it by the time you get there. A team option that you have no intention of picking up doesn't have any value, it is just adding the buyout to the total offer.

I think the point was less philosophical and more that player AI knocks offers down a peg when they have a TO as opposed to only guaranteed years. I've found that to be the case as well.