Locking up young players

Steve G · 07-24-2002, 01:58 PM

Apologies if this has been mentioned before, but I would like to be able to sign a guy to a long term deal before the end of this $100,000 years. This would be like locking up your younder players before they are arbatration elidgible.

Trammiker · 07-24-2002, 02:06 PM

I'm not positive on this, but I think you can offer them a contract extension even before the 5 years are up. I am pretty sure I have done it before. (but that was ootp3)

Trammiker

Steve G · 07-24-2002, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Trammiker
I'm not positive on this, but I think you can offer them a contract extension even before the 5 years are up. I am pretty sure I have done it before. (but that was ootp3)

Trammiker

I'll double check, but I'm almost positive you get the "I'm not in the last year of my contract" message.

Scott Vibert · 07-24-2002, 02:38 PM

This may be a game balance type thing... if you lock them up too early before they've fully developed you can significantly underpay a player for what their worth would be. (Think 7 year 4-5 million dollar deal for a player who otherwise would have signed a 6 year 12 million dollar deal at the end of his 5 year automatic contract.)

I know it was possible to do this in OOTP3, not sure if its still possible in OOTP4.

Steve G · 07-24-2002, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ScottVib
This may be a game balance type thing... if you lock them up too early before they've fully developed you can significantly underpay a player for what their worth would be. (Think 7 year 4-5 million dollar deal for a player who otherwise would have signed a 6 year 12 million dollar deal at the end of his 5 year automatic contract.)

I know it was possible to do this in OOTP3, not sure if its still possible in OOTP4.

This is a possibility, but you are also taking a risk. This player I sign for $4 or $5 mil over 7 years may not pay out, so I could end up overpaying him as well.

I don't remember being able to to it in OOTP3 either, but I'll check.

Trammiker · 07-24-2002, 03:26 PM

That would make sense. I haven't tried it in OOTP4, so it could of been changed. Didn't see any reason why it would of at the time I posted.

Trammiker

Recte44 · 07-24-2002, 08:18 PM

That's what the Indians did in the early '90's to turn their franchise around.

Yes, they will be underpaid, but the AI should recognize from a young players point of view if they are getting paid substantially more than $100,000 per year during their arb years then thats worth giving up 1-3 years of their "free agency" years to stick around.

It's the whole risk vs. reward thing.

07-24-2002, 01:58 PM	#1
Steve G Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 157	Locking up young players Apologies if this has been mentioned before, but I would like to be able to sign a guy to a long term deal before the end of this $100,000 years. This would be like locking up your younder players before they are arbatration elidgible.

07-24-2002, 08:18 PM	#7
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07-24-2002, 02:06 PM	#2
Trammiker Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 71	I'm not positive on this, but I think you can offer them a contract extension even before the 5 years are up. I am pretty sure I have done it before. (but that was ootp3) Trammiker

07-24-2002, 02:38 PM	#4
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,249	This may be a game balance type thing... if you lock them up too early before they've fully developed you can significantly underpay a player for what their worth would be. (Think 7 year 4-5 million dollar deal for a player who otherwise would have signed a 6 year 12 million dollar deal at the end of his 5 year automatic contract.) I know it was possible to do this in OOTP3, not sure if its still possible in OOTP4.

07-24-2002, 03:26 PM	#6
Trammiker Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 71	That would make sense. I haven't tried it in OOTP4, so it could of been changed. Didn't see any reason why it would of at the time I posted. Trammiker