Buying out contracts

krownroyal83 · 05-07-2019, 05:08 PM

Is this possible to do? I was reading in a earlier manual (Ootp 13) that says this...

"Remaining Salary owed if Player is cut - This value specifies the % of salary a team must pay if a player is released. You can choose from None, 10, 15, 20, or 50%"

I'd like to have the option to get out from under a bad contact but still have to pay something like 50% of the players contract and subsequently the player in question would become a free agent. Is this no longer possible under the current CBA?

Findest2001 · 05-08-2019, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by krownroyal83

Is this possible to do? I was reading in a earlier manual (Ootp 13) that says this...

"Remaining Salary owed if Player is cut - This value specifies the % of salary a team must pay if a player is released. You can choose from None, 10, 15, 20, or 50%"

I'd like to have the option to get out from under a bad contact but still have to pay something like 50% of the players contract and subsequently the player in question would become a free agent. Is this no longer possible under the current CBA?

Every time I release someone I have to pay 50% of the remaining salary and I'm using default settings.

SxSnts9 · 05-08-2019, 08:43 AM

Huh? When I release someone I have to pay the remainder of their contract. My only options are pay it all now in one lump sum or keep paying their original deal year-by-year.

Findest2001 · 05-08-2019, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by SxSnts9

Huh? When I release someone I have to pay the remainder of their contract. My only options are pay it all now in one lump sum or keep paying their original deal year-by-year.

My post should have said that I usually release someone under an MLB contract at the All-Star break or later, thereby leaving 50% of their contract left to be paid. So I suppose if I released them in spring training it would be 100%. But I would NEVER do that unless they've got 1 year left on their deal and they'll be on IR for the season. Otherwise you never know when you're going to need roster depth throughout the season. It's a LONG, arduous season.

SxSnts9 · 05-08-2019, 11:11 AM

I'll sometimes cut a guy with some years left if he's completely fallen apart and he refuses a minor league assignment. If I have the $$$ on hand I'd rather pay him off this year and free up the extra cap space moving forward. This is only a break glass in case of emergency type of deal though.

nayryentuk · 05-10-2019, 12:06 PM

I normally only use small market teams with limited resources, So what i'll do is send a decent prospect to a team that is willing to pay a majority of his salary to open up money for other things.

oldcatcher · 05-12-2019, 05:14 PM

I cut Jacoby Ellsbury with 2 years left on contract. He turned up in the minors for another team a month later.

RchW · 05-12-2019, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by krownroyal83

Is this possible to do? I was reading in a earlier manual (Ootp 13) that says this...

"Remaining Salary owed if Player is cut - This value specifies the % of salary a team must pay if a player is released. You can choose from None, 10, 15, 20, or 50%"

I'd like to have the option to get out from under a bad contact but still have to pay something like 50% of the players contract and subsequently the player in question would become a free agent. Is this no longer possible under the current CBA?

That's never been the case AFAIK. For a significant time (decades?) MLB contracts are guaranteed and have to to be paid in full.

AirmenSmith · 05-13-2019, 09:40 AM

This is something I have wondered as well. Sometimes I go to release someone and get the option to spread the contract out of the remaining years of the contract. But some players I don't get this option? Is that suppose to be on players with more then two years remaining?

Matt Arnold · 05-13-2019, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by RchW

That's never been the case AFAIK. For a significant time (decades?) MLB contracts are guaranteed and have to to be paid in full.

The option is available with reserve-era finances. But yes, it hasn't been since that time, so is not an available option.

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Originally Posted by AirmenSmith

This is something I have wondered as well. Sometimes I go to release someone and get the option to spread the contract out of the remaining years of the contract. But some players I don't get this option? Is that suppose to be on players with more then two years remaining?

If you have the money to pay out the whole contract now, you will be given the option to. If you cannot afford it now, then it defaults to paying over the length of the deal.

05-07-2019, 05:08 PM	#1
krownroyal83 All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 905	Buying out contracts Is this possible to do? I was reading in a earlier manual (Ootp 13) that says this... "Remaining Salary owed if Player is cut - This value specifies the % of salary a team must pay if a player is released. You can choose from None, 10, 15, 20, or 50%" I'd like to have the option to get out from under a bad contact but still have to pay something like 50% of the players contract and subsequently the player in question would become a free agent. Is this no longer possible under the current CBA?

05-08-2019, 08:43 AM	#3
SxSnts9 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2016 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 154	Huh? When I release someone I have to pay the remainder of their contract. My only options are pay it all now in one lump sum or keep paying their original deal year-by-year. __________________ "They let me down real easy when they cut me. I showed up at the stadium and was told that visitors aren't allowed in the clubhouse." - Bob Uecker

05-08-2019, 11:11 AM	#5
SxSnts9 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2016 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 154	I'll sometimes cut a guy with some years left if he's completely fallen apart and he refuses a minor league assignment. If I have the $$$ on hand I'd rather pay him off this year and free up the extra cap space moving forward. This is only a break glass in case of emergency type of deal though. __________________ "They let me down real easy when they cut me. I showed up at the stadium and was told that visitors aren't allowed in the clubhouse." - Bob Uecker

05-12-2019, 05:14 PM	#7
oldcatcher Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Virginia, USA under a bridge in a van down by the river Posts: 48	I cut Jacoby Ellsbury with 2 years left on contract. He turned up in the minors for another team a month later. __________________ My grown sons now tell me I've always been a bad sport. I am a good sport, I just hate losing and the folks that beat me.

05-13-2019, 09:40 AM	#9
AirmenSmith Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Corpus Christi TX Posts: 2,090	This is something I have wondered as well. Sometimes I go to release someone and get the option to spread the contract out of the remaining years of the contract. But some players I don't get this option? Is that suppose to be on players with more then two years remaining? __________________ Come join me on my Twitch Channel for gaming at its excellence Twitch Link

05-10-2019, 12:06 PM	#6
nayryentuk Bat Boy Join Date: May 2019 Posts: 5	I normally only use small market teams with limited resources, So what i'll do is send a decent prospect to a team that is willing to pay a majority of his salary to open up money for other things.