Huge Salary

diesel230 · 06-27-2005, 09:33 PM

When i got back an email in my solo league from Barry Zito saying "Pittsburgh offers more money i can dream about" i had no idea how paltry my 7.5 a year for 6 years really was.

"Pittsburgh : P Barry Zito, 27,761,600 per year, for 7 years."

Anyone else ever see a contract this high from the AI?

Tim Tellean · 06-27-2005, 09:41 PM

Mark Prior went to the 'damn Yankees for $38,750,000 for 6 years, I kept getting the same email until I gave up and signed Oswalt for only 14,000,000 for 5 years

CPTBrown · 06-27-2005, 09:47 PM

Institute a salary cap and you won't have these problems. I put a $100,000,000 cap on my league and the max contract is around $22m for a total stud.

jbmagic · 06-27-2005, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CPTBrown

Institute a salary cap and you won't have these problems. I put a $100,000,000 cap on my league and the max contract is around $22m for a total stud.

but if you do that, wont you have a lot of great free agents just sitting in the free agent pool?

sofla97 · 06-27-2005, 10:00 PM

Yeah, Zito signed with Colorado for 28,020,000 for 7 years in my solo league,
Dempster got 19,777,000 for 6 years with Boston, and Marquis who went 23-3 with St Louis last year got 7,030,000 for 4 with Oakland. Go figure.

tdneu · 06-27-2005, 10:19 PM

I gave up using financials because of salaries like this, plus jbmagic is right...

If you don't continually use the function to balance the club incomes every year or two, eventually they all run out of money signing mediocre players to huge salaries, and then the top FA players will go unsigned for long periods.
This obviously upsets the career total stats, for those of us that play the game for that feature.

Really, they need to institute some type of "max salary" formula based on the player ratings to limit contracts.

Davey Eckstein · 06-27-2005, 10:23 PM

Second baseman. $45,000,000. Solo fictional league.

Gil Thorp · 06-27-2005, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Tellean

Mark Prior went to the 'damn Yankees for $38,750,000 for 6 years.

I could see this happening in a few years.

Exodor · 06-27-2005, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbmagic

but if you do that, wont you have a lot of great free agents just sitting in the free agent pool?

I've played through maybe 4 seasons with a $75M cap. I've never had a quality free agent "sitting" in the free agent pool.

LAH · 06-28-2005, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gil Thorp

I could see this happening in a few years.

And I can't wait!

We drafted him first, anyways...

CPTBrown · 06-28-2005, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbmagic

but if you do that, wont you have a lot of great free agents just sitting in the free agent pool?

I've played through 2014 (started in 2005) and have yet to encounter that problem. There's never been more than a two star left in the FA pool.

CHCfan · 06-28-2005, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gil Thorp

I could see this happening in a few years.

Fixed that for you. . .

BTW, Post Reported, due to cruelty to Cub fans.

Hammer755 · 06-28-2005, 01:30 AM

A 30-yr old Bobby Abreu signed a 7-yr, $28.5MM/yr contract (that's $200 mil total) this past off-season in one of my online leagues.

Astros33Resurrected · 06-28-2005, 01:36 AM

This past off-season in my solo league saw:
SP-Roy Hallady-3yrs/16.5mill
SP-Josh Beckett-3yrs/22mill
LF- Aubrey Huff-2yrs/15.5mill
3B- Scott Rolen-1yr/19mill(signed by me, 2 time MVP)

Vezna31 · 06-28-2005, 12:40 PM

I've seen a $42M contract.

spleen1015 · 06-28-2005, 12:45 PM

I agree with the folks who say the quality free agents are no longer being left out there. That problem was fixed a while ago.

ChuckB · 06-28-2005, 01:08 PM

I've had a stud 28yr old outfielder go for $32m a year in 2027, with the salary cap at $110m a year. Haven't simmed that season out yet to see how that team does, but spending 1/3rd of your cap money on one guy can never be good.

I've signed pitchers to $25m/6 yr and $19m/5 yr deals, but these were guys that were true studs -- WHIPs always around 1.00, tons of K's -- but to date I haven't gotten out of the first round of the playoffs. Good pitching beats good hitting, but I've tied up so much of my money ($46m of $110m) in those two that I can't afford great hitters to score some runs. And my opponents have great pitchers also.

Vris · 06-28-2005, 01:11 PM

Lower the cash max. The AI is getting too much money to play with.

munstermash · 06-28-2005, 01:44 PM

I lower the minimun salary to $100,000 and put a $95 million dollar cap. I have never had any FA's that were left unsigned that should of been.

06-27-2005, 09:33 PM	#1
diesel230 All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2004 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 721	Huge Salary When i got back an email in my solo league from Barry Zito saying "Pittsburgh offers more money i can dream about" i had no idea how paltry my 7.5 a year for 6 years really was. "Pittsburgh : P Barry Zito, 27,761,600 per year, for 7 years." Anyone else ever see a contract this high from the AI?

06-27-2005, 09:47 PM	#3
CPTBrown Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fort Drum, NY Posts: 43	Institute a salary cap and you won't have these problems. I put a $100,000,000 cap on my league and the max contract is around $22m for a total stud. __________________ CPT B FLY ARMY!

06-27-2005, 10:19 PM	#6
tdneu Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 180	I gave up using financials because of salaries like this, plus jbmagic is right... If you don't continually use the function to balance the club incomes every year or two, eventually they all run out of money signing mediocre players to huge salaries, and then the top FA players will go unsigned for long periods. This obviously upsets the career total stats, for those of us that play the game for that feature. Really, they need to institute some type of "max salary" formula based on the player ratings to limit contracts. Last edited by tdneu; 06-27-2005 at 10:22 PM.

06-28-2005, 12:40 PM	#15
Vezna31 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Wherever My VPN says Posts: 1,986	I've seen a $42M contract. __________________ Owner/Operator - Vezna Financial Services - Accounting and taxes.

06-28-2005, 12:45 PM	#16
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,002	I agree with the folks who say the quality free agents are no longer being left out there. That problem was fixed a while ago. Last edited by spleen1015; 06-28-2005 at 12:53 PM.

06-27-2005, 09:41 PM	#2
Tim Tellean Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Washington, DC suburbs for now Posts: 295	Mark Prior went to the 'damn Yankees for $38,750,000 for 6 years, I kept getting the same email until I gave up and signed Oswalt for only 14,000,000 for 5 years

06-27-2005, 10:00 PM	#5
sofla97 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 166	Yeah, Zito signed with Colorado for 28,020,000 for 7 years in my solo league, Dempster got 19,777,000 for 6 years with Boston, and Marquis who went 23-3 with St Louis last year got 7,030,000 for 4 with Oakland. Go figure.

06-27-2005, 10:23 PM	#7
Davey Eckstein Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Laundry Barn Favorite food: Bran flakes. Posts: 1,283	Second baseman. $45,000,000. Solo fictional league.

06-28-2005, 01:30 AM	#13
Hammer755 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,348	A 30-yr old Bobby Abreu signed a 7-yr, $28.5MM/yr contract (that's $200 mil total) this past off-season in one of my online leagues.

06-28-2005, 01:36 AM	#14
Astros33Resurrected Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lufkin, TX Posts: 2,213	This past off-season in my solo league saw: SP-Roy Hallady-3yrs/16.5mill SP-Josh Beckett-3yrs/22mill LF- Aubrey Huff-2yrs/15.5mill 3B- Scott Rolen-1yr/19mill(signed by me, 2 time MVP)

06-28-2005, 01:08 PM	#17
ChuckB Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 67	I've had a stud 28yr old outfielder go for $32m a year in 2027, with the salary cap at $110m a year. Haven't simmed that season out yet to see how that team does, but spending 1/3rd of your cap money on one guy can never be good. I've signed pitchers to $25m/6 yr and $19m/5 yr deals, but these were guys that were true studs -- WHIPs always around 1.00, tons of K's -- but to date I haven't gotten out of the first round of the playoffs. Good pitching beats good hitting, but I've tied up so much of my money ($46m of $110m) in those two that I can't afford great hitters to score some runs. And my opponents have great pitchers also.

06-28-2005, 01:11 PM	#18
Vris Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere where I don't know where I am Posts: 3,251	Lower the cash max. The AI is getting too much money to play with. __________________ None Blog it.

06-28-2005, 01:44 PM	#19
munstermash Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 261	I lower the minimun salary to $100,000 and put a $95 million dollar cap. I have never had any FA's that were left unsigned that should of been.