OK, This is Just Wrong

CatKnight · 06-18-2015, 01:51 AM

When you really don't want to play for the team that drafted you...

NoOne · 06-18-2015, 01:55 AM

he played soccer, he was probably a terrible baseball player

is that part of storylines. to be honest, i'd turn it off, if it is. i've had sims where 2 or 3 consecutive first round picks retire for football or whatever.

Kronos · 06-18-2015, 03:07 AM

Sue him for that bonus, what a jerk.

Padreman · 06-18-2015, 09:05 AM

I might be wrong but I never heard of a soccer draft

hefalumps · 06-18-2015, 09:15 AM

I had my 1st round stud pitcher retire on me a month after signing because he decided he didn't want to live the life of a ballplayer (travelling, etc.). Really? You couldn't have figured that out *BEFORE* you signed the contract?

I was hoping it was the beginning of a neat storyline where my team sued him for his signing bonus, but it never happened.

MKG1734 · 06-18-2015, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Kronos

Sue him for that bonus, what a jerk.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hefalumps

I had my 1st round stud pitcher retire on me a month after signing because he decided he didn't want to live the life of a ballplayer (travelling, etc.). Really? You couldn't have figured that out *BEFORE* you signed the contract?

I was hoping it was the beginning of a neat storyline where my team sued him for his signing bonus, but it never happened.

In MLB, as part of the collective bargaining agreement, a player who is drafted and receives a signing bonus forfeits that signing bonus (and is contractually required to return it) if he quits/retires before the team issues him his release.

ra7c7er · 06-18-2015, 03:02 PM

At least he stayed for a couple months. I had a IFA guy bail for golf the day after I game him 1.5 million.

Gator · 06-18-2015, 05:13 PM

I always felt like soccer was merely a sport that young boys could play until they develop the fine motor skills required by baseball.

Honorable_Pawn · 06-18-2015, 05:31 PM

Hey, they pay good money to their soccer players in Great Britain.

Kronos · 06-18-2015, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MKG1734

In MLB, as part of the collective bargaining agreement, a player who is drafted and receives a signing bonus forfeits that signing bonus (and is contractually required to return it) if he quits/retires before the team issues him his release.

So in OOTP does the money come back? I don't think it does.

bwburke94 · 06-19-2015, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Padreman

I might be wrong but I never heard of a soccer draft

The MLS SuperDraft is a thing. But we might need to limit this storyline to 1996 and later since MLS didn't exist yet.

kingtut313 · 06-19-2015, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Padreman

I might be wrong but I never heard of a soccer draft

MLS (USA's top league) has a draft and it's all college kids. If you are an American with exceptional talent, you will go play with the European academies, not that joke draft system the MLS tries to force.

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NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	he played soccer, he was probably a terrible baseball player is that part of storylines. to be honest, i'd turn it off, if it is. i've had sims where 2 or 3 consecutive first round picks retire for football or whatever.

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hefalumps All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,392	I had my 1st round stud pitcher retire on me a month after signing because he decided he didn't want to live the life of a ballplayer (travelling, etc.). Really? You couldn't have figured that out BEFORE you signed the contract? I was hoping it was the beginning of a neat storyline where my team sued him for his signing bonus, but it never happened.

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ra7c7er All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,098	At least he stayed for a couple months. I had a IFA guy bail for golf the day after I game him 1.5 million.