<t> Another related topic... how should a player's contract/extension demand vary as the years increase?<br/>
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I am glad to see a change in the general nature of these demands -- that young players now (since my last PS venture) demand *more* per year for a multi-year deal, rather than *less ...

<t> What should young players command as a salary?<br/>
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Seems to me that the reals small-market teams in real baseball are often focused on "staying young" is that there is a massive advantage to getting production out of players who have not yet gained enough experience to become true free ...

<r> In a recent thread, Shaun posted that he was currently paying a lot of attention to the game's financial system...<br/>
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: puresimmer<br/>
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: QuikSand<br/>
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So, is the general consensus that this game is just ...

<t> Tried to use a PM, Shaun, but your inbox is full/disabled...<br/>
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Apparently my view of "default" is unworkable in this game.&nbsp; Maybe I shoudl take the hint here, but I do want to help with this if I can.<br/>
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Here's what i am choosing when I start a new league:<br ...

<t> Is it your guess that my selection of the 20% salary guage is the cause of the problem?&nbsp; (And if so, how does that make any sense?&nbsp; SHouldn't that just cause everything to be contracted by a factor of 0.2?)<br/>
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Anyway, I'll give it a go, thanks.&nbsp; *shurg*<br/>
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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: puresimmer<br/>
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BTW, for those willing to do the tweak I suggested to Quick, <br/>
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I did a quick little Google spreadsheet with some values that seem a little more reasonable.<br/>
<LINK link="http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key ...

<r> Just to clarify -- it sounds like other people are focusing on the period *after* the FA stages have been run, where good players inexplicably drop their demands.<br/>
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My situation is totally different... in my league, a stuperstar player in the very first stage of free agency was only ...

<t> Maybe I'm being unclear.<br/>
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I agree, it's strange but not absurd that the MVP is a free agent.<br/>
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What I am offended by is the fact that he is only looking for a salary of roughly twice what a replacement-level player is asking for.&nbsp; Why on earth would I sign a barely ...

<t> From what I have gathered with my *very* limited exposure to the most recent game, it sounds like the game would really benefit from a re-thinking of its financial system.&nbsp; It seems to me that the salary structure for various levels of player (minor league scrub, major league bum, solid ...

<t> Yes, the FA bidding process.&nbsp; I see a variety of errors there -- basically sorting by the "last year's stats column" is completely useless, as quite a lot of players who were very productive in the major leaguyes the prior season have either no stats at all listed, or have some other errant ...

<t> So, is the general consensus that this game is just unworkable with finances turned on? That it just won't work for what I want to play -- a sim where I just run a team, have to make intelligent decisions about signing/trading players, and manage my roster each season?<br/>
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That's fine ...

<t> Just a quick update... the superstar player just signed with me for about $930K per year... accepting my offer in the very first week (maybe I gave him too much money, even).<br/>
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On my 20-point scale, I see him as a 20 in contact hitting, a 20 in power hitting, and 15 in eye... decent ...

<t> I am into my first offseason, and was a little surprised to notice my league's reigning MVP sitting available as a free agent. Not absurd, it could happen. So, I took a look -- 31 year old outfielder coming off a .325 season with 48 HRs... wow, he would really help my team (of course). So, I ...

<t> I am *trying again* to play and like PureSim, and am playing the 1.70 version of the game with the two hot updates.<br/>
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I'm into my first offseason, and am seeing a very welcome addition -- a listing of stats for each free agent player from the preceding year. That seems very useful ...