Idea for league

Mike D · 01-07-2014, 03:11 PM

I want to do a league where every player who has a major league contract expires at the end of the season. What would be the easiest way to do it? Dump the files the day before free agency starts?

joefromchicago · 01-07-2014, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike D

I'm to do a league where every player who has a major league contract expires at the end of the season.

You can't do it. Players don't die in OOTP.

Mike D · 01-07-2014, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by joefromchicago

You can't do it. Players don't die in OOTP.

True. But not quite what I was getting at.

The Game · 01-07-2014, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike D

I'm to do a league where every player who has a major league contract expires at the end of the season. What would be the easiest way to do it? Dump the files the day before free agency starts?

What about just 1 yr for free agency?

Mike D · 01-07-2014, 08:57 PM

I don't want contract extensions. I basically want a free agent free for all.

The Game · 01-07-2014, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike D

I don't want contract extensions. I basically want a free agent free for all.

I dont know how to prevent that. Hopefully someone does. I would like to know I have thought about doing that before myself.

EDIT: I PMed several prominent forum users including Markus.

Lukas Berger · 01-07-2014, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by The Game

I dont know how to prevent that. Hopefully someone does. I would like to know I have thought about doing that before myself.

EDIT: I PMed several prominent forum users including Markus.

Got the PM. Honestly though, I have no clue how to do this. As you said, the 1 year setting for free agency is a start but so far as I know there's no way to prevent players from signing multi-year contracts.

I really think you'd just need to manually hit the release all players/clear rosters button on the first day of free agency each offseason.

Fyrestorm3 · 01-07-2014, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by lukasberger

Got the PM. Honestly though, I have no clue how to do this. As you said, the 1 year setting for free agency is a start but so far as I know there's no way to prevent players from signing multi-year contracts.

I really think you'd just need to manually hit the release all players/clear rosters button on the first day of free agency each offseason.

I was just about to post this. You can very easily dump the rosters of every team the day before free agency begins, but teams will still sign players to multi-year deals.

The ability to set a contract length limit might be a good suggestion for OOTP15.

RchW · 01-07-2014, 09:52 PM

Yeah, the answers given above are as good as I can think of. Sorry I can't be of more help.

The Game · 01-07-2014, 11:20 PM

I hate giving people false information and was unsure if there was a workaround or not. Glad in a way that I was correct and that the OP had the workaround already figured. Thanx for the quick response guys.

Questdog · 01-07-2014, 11:28 PM

Do you want teams to be able to resign players to another year prior to free agency?

If so, you can just export rosters and delete all contract data past year 1. Takes 5 seconds.

If not, then just release everybody.

You can limit contracts to one year by checking the box for 'Reserve Clause Era Rules' and setting it to not allow multi-year contracts.

Markus Heinsohn · 01-08-2014, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Questdog

Do you want teams to be able to resign players to another year prior to free agency?

If so, you can just export rosters and delete all contract data past year 1. Takes 5 seconds.

If not, then just release everybody.

You can limit contracts to one year by checking the box for 'Reserve Clause Era Rules' and setting it to not allow multi-year contracts.

Yes, that would work. For OOTP 15 I'll add an option to limit contract length and disable extensions.

The Game · 01-08-2014, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Yes, that would work. For OOTP 15 I'll add an option to limit contract length and disable extensions.

Thanx for that Markus.

joefromchicago · 01-09-2014, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Yes, that would work. For OOTP 15 I'll add an option to limit contract length and disable extensions.

This will be an extremely useful feature. Thanks!

Mike D · 01-09-2014, 12:34 PM

Thanks Markus!

Mike D · 01-09-2014, 12:35 PM

And thanks guys for all help.

Mike D · 01-15-2014, 10:02 PM

Alright, so what I wanted to do, didn't work. Thanks everyone for the suggestions, hopefully OOTP 15 can fix it.

01-07-2014, 03:11 PM	#1
Mike D Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: In a van, down by the river Posts: 2,789	Idea for league I want to do a league where every player who has a major league contract expires at the end of the season. What would be the easiest way to do it? Dump the files the day before free agency starts? __________________ Sometimes the best laid plans will never get you laid the way you plan. Last edited by Mike D; 01-07-2014 at 08:58 PM.

01-07-2014, 08:57 PM	#5
Mike D Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: In a van, down by the river Posts: 2,789	I don't want contract extensions. I basically want a free agent free for all. __________________ Sometimes the best laid plans will never get you laid the way you plan.

01-07-2014, 09:52 PM	#9
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The big smoke Posts: 15,628	Yeah, the answers given above are as good as I can think of. Sorry I can't be of more help. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

01-07-2014, 11:20 PM	#10
The Game Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Inside The Game Posts: 30,807	I hate giving people false information and was unsure if there was a workaround or not. Glad in a way that I was correct and that the OP had the workaround already figured. Thanx for the quick response guys. __________________ Go today don't wait for tomorrow It isn't promised, all the time you get borrowed Don't live your life for other people Don't bottle your emotions till they crack and fill a couple just sorrows Take your mind and refocus go get a paper write your goals out Throw your middle fingers to all your haters "Stay Strong"

01-09-2014, 12:34 PM	#15
Mike D Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: In a van, down by the river Posts: 2,789	Thanks Markus! __________________ Sometimes the best laid plans will never get you laid the way you plan.

01-07-2014, 11:28 PM	#11
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Do you want teams to be able to resign players to another year prior to free agency? If so, you can just export rosters and delete all contract data past year 1. Takes 5 seconds. If not, then just release everybody. You can limit contracts to one year by checking the box for 'Reserve Clause Era Rules' and setting it to not allow multi-year contracts.

01-09-2014, 12:35 PM	#16
Mike D Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: In a van, down by the river Posts: 2,789	And thanks guys for all help. __________________ Sometimes the best laid plans will never get you laid the way you plan.

01-15-2014, 10:02 PM	#17
Mike D Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: In a van, down by the river Posts: 2,789	Alright, so what I wanted to do, didn't work. Thanks everyone for the suggestions, hopefully OOTP 15 can fix it. __________________ Sometimes the best laid plans will never get you laid the way you plan.