Contract extension: Distribute more evenly

[jashton11]

Hi, everyone. Sorry in advance if this has been answered somewhere else, but I couldn't find it in a quick search of the forums.

So I just finished my first full season, and I'm into the offseason. I'd like to give a contract extension to one of my young players. Unfortunately, no matter how I try to structure the contract I keep getting this message:

Your owner would not accept this. Make sure you distribute the total salary more evenly over the duration of the contract.

What does the game consider a more even distribution? Does it have to be an identical amount each year, or does it need to be within some specified range (like no more than a $1 million increase per year)?

[RchW]

Originally Posted by jashton11

Hi, everyone. Sorry in advance if this has been answered somewhere else, but I couldn't find it in a quick search of the forums.

So I just finished my first full season, and I'm into the offseason. I'd like to give a contract extension to one of my young players. Unfortunately, no matter how I try to structure the contract I keep getting this message:



What does the game consider a more even distribution? Does it have to be an identical amount each year, or does it need to be within some specified range (like no more than a $1 million increase per year)?

Post a screenshot with the offer. Then we can help,

[jashton11]

Couldn't find a quick way to post a screenshot, but here's the outline of the latest version I've tried. The one caveat here is that I have to include a league minimum salary in the first season because I'm slightly over budget right now. (I'm trying to clear some space to get under that. And yes, I realize that I can turn off the budget option.)

Season 1: $535,000
Season 2: $1,750,000
Season 3: $2,500,000
Season 4: $4,500,000
Season 5: $6,000,000
Season 6: $7,000,000
Season 7: $8,000,000 (team option)
Season 8: $8,000,000 (team option)

[NoOne]

what's the average? (rhetorical)

move the bigger numbers down closer to average and the smaller numbers up a bit... but keep the same average.

= more evenly distributed...

as far as how much you need to do? that will take trial and error over time.

* what a stupid suggestion, btw. even does not equal better... nor does uneven. context must disctate financial decision like that and an owner would be smarter than arbitrariyl forcing something ******ed like this... although there are definitely alot of dumn owners i am sure. (~normal distribution, some bound to be dumb)

when my payroll is rising (young -> old transition) i frontload to save money on upcoming expensive extensions...

when my payroll is decreasing, if ineed some more cash now, i will backload in that situation... i avoid backloading 99% of the time, but say it because it makes rational sense when context dictates as much.

no rational business operator would argue this rationale

i don't mind owner control over budget option, but it should be designed to hamper you on logical things. a greedy owner wouldn't even do this, becasue it is no different cost.

backloaded contracts have time ontheir side too... large inflation can occur in a short period of time in the MLB industry. a big "5th" year might not be so large by the time you get there.

[bailey]

I think the largest year can't be more than 5 times the smallest.