Singing a huge contract and then getting cut?!?!

WilliamsNike · 01-01-2004, 08:20 PM

After a pretty good year (.300 AVG with 15 Hrs and Golden Glove and 2nd in the majors in SB) I went into the FA market and signed a 8.5 million contract with Florida. Just after the all-start break, i was send down to triple A and then cut in the same day!! I got all my money tho so its all good

2 months later I signed a one year deal with the Tigers for 1.5 million and finished the season with an AVG. just over .200.

Skipaway · 01-01-2004, 08:42 PM

One of my character signed a four year 4 mil per extention at age 43, then got cut on 4/1 the next season.

The AI handles rosters as good as, well, OOTP.

Beach Boy · 01-01-2004, 11:10 PM

Yep, this has happened to me a couple of time, too. The odd part, of course, is that getting an obscene amount of money toward the end of your career, even for years in which you never play, is essentially worthless. Because -- let's face it -- what are you going to spend the money on, anyway?

yankeesrule · 01-02-2004, 02:02 AM

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Originally posted by Beach Boy
Yep, this has happened to me a couple of time, too. The odd part, of course, is that getting an obscene amount of money toward the end of your career, even for years in which you never play, is essentially worthless. Because -- let's face it -- what are you going to spend the money on, anyway?

This is pretty realistic cuz hey, how many major leaguers are gonna go through the entire tens of millions of dollars that they make throughout their career? Unless of course they go insane buying everything in sight.

Wig · 01-02-2004, 07:28 AM

I had a similar incident. It was late in my career and I was contacting alot of teams to find interest. I think one of the teams that had no interest was Houston, they didn't like how much I was asking for. So I saw the Yanks had made me an offer for what I wanted, and since they are my Fav team, I signed with them. Well, on that day I was signed, or the next day, I was traded to Houston. Go figure.

01-01-2004, 08:20 PM	#1
WilliamsNike Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UC Posts: 21	Singing a huge contract and then getting cut?!?! After a pretty good year (.300 AVG with 15 Hrs and Golden Glove and 2nd in the majors in SB) I went into the FA market and signed a 8.5 million contract with Florida. Just after the all-start break, i was send down to triple A and then cut in the same day!! I got all my money tho so its all good 2 months later I signed a one year deal with the Tigers for 1.5 million and finished the season with an AVG. just over .200.

01-01-2004, 08:42 PM	#2
Skipaway Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Where you live Posts: 11,017	One of my character signed a four year 4 mil per extention at age 43, then got cut on 4/1 the next season. The AI handles rosters as good as, well, OOTP. __________________ Jonathan Haidt: Moral reasoning is really just a servant masquerading as a high priest.

01-02-2004, 07:28 AM	#5
Wig Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Back in the States Posts: 193	I had a similar incident. It was late in my career and I was contacting alot of teams to find interest. I think one of the teams that had no interest was Houston, they didn't like how much I was asking for. So I saw the Yanks had made me an offer for what I wanted, and since they are my Fav team, I signed with them. Well, on that day I was signed, or the next day, I was traded to Houston. Go figure. __________________ Wig On February 28, 1991, Don Mattingly was named the tenth captain in team history. He was an All-Star 6 times. He won nine Gold Glove awards from 1982-1995. He was AL batting champ in 1984 and MVP in 1985.

01-01-2004, 11:10 PM	#3
Beach Boy Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. Posts: 49	Yep, this has happened to me a couple of time, too. The odd part, of course, is that getting an obscene amount of money toward the end of your career, even for years in which you never play, is essentially worthless. Because -- let's face it -- what are you going to spend the money on, anyway?