2020 Offseason SIM 4 (FA3) Complete - Next SIM Mon 1/30

[Matt]

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Offseason Schedule

1/30 - Free Agency 4 - Jan 16 to Feb 1
1/31 - Free Agency 5 - Feb 1 to Feb 16
2/1 - Free Agency 6 - Feb 16 to ST
2/3 - Spring Training 1
2/4 - Spring Training 2
2/6 - Opening Day

Reminder

14. CONTRACTS

• If Team Option is used the Buyout must be the difference between Option year and highest Guaranteed year.
• Only one Team Option may be used per contract, and it must be in the last year of the contract. This prevents people from stacking Player Options after the Team Option.
• Players cannot be signed to contract extensions until after they have received their second arbitration contract. Players become eligible for contract extensions once they have two "Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $xx through arbitration." in their player history.

[Sharkn20]

The first Shark´s young Star got paid, Williams received a 6 Year Extension worth it $90M.

Time to focus in Collins and one of the young Arms too.

[PaulC]

The first Shark´s young Star got paid, Williams received a 6 Year Extension worth it $90M.

Time to focus in Collins and one of the young Arms too.

That deal looks like a bargain when you compare it to free agent demands of other outfielders. Nice work!

[PaulC]

Is it a problem that according to my organizational depth chart, my top prospect in centre field is AA pitcher Dusty Cataldi??

[Sharkn20]

That deal looks like a bargain when you compare it to free agent demands of other outfielders. Nice work!

It looks like this version has a "Homegrown team discount"... I expected my best players asking for Top-15 money... But I can lower them down to good and reasonable salaries...

[Carlos]

It looks like this version has a "Homegrown team discount"... I expected my best players asking for Top-15 money... But I can lower them down to good and reasonable salaries...

Umm, isn't this exactly the reason we had the 3 stamp rule?

As long as everyone is good with it.

I'll add, I have no problems with Williams's contract. I'm only pointing out that "discounts" is what we don't want.

[umd]

Umm, isn't this exactly the reason we had the 3 stamp rule?

As long as everyone is good with it.

I'll add, I have no problems with Williams's contract. I'm only pointing out that "discounts" is what we don't want.

I don't think we know what we want.

[Delandis]

I don't think we know what we want.

This.

We want to keep our homegrown players at "reasonable" prices (whatever that means) AND we don't want to pay players in FA.

The bottomline is that we are cheap and is there really anything wrong with that? Probably just a damn good reflection of reality.

[BradZ]

Umm, isn't this exactly the reason we had the 3 stamp rule?

As long as everyone is good with it.

I'll add, I have no problems with Williams's contract. I'm only pointing out that "discounts" is what we don't want.

Williams is a 3 stamp guy.

[Sharkn20]

Williams is a 3 stamp guy.

This

[Guest]

Umm, isn't this exactly the reason we had the 3 stamp rule?

As long as everyone is good with it.

I'll add, I have no problems with Williams's contract. I'm only pointing out that "discounts" is what we don't want.

If discounts prevent pitchers from getting $200 million contracts I'm all for it

[Carlos]

Williams is a 3 stamp guy.

[Delandis]

If discounts prevent pitchers from getting $200 million contracts I'm all for it

I'm guessing that's a nice little passive aggressive jab at Dominguez's contract. I'm glad you liked it.

Decreasing homegrown salaries is not going to prevent a 26 year old, top FA pitcher from getting 200+ MM. If GM's have the money to spend, they will (or at least they should) spend it.

The fact that people pay less for homegrown talent just means that more GM's will have a bit more flexibility for things like coaching salaries, PD and scouting, OR paying 200MM for a 26 year old, top pitcher in FA.

[Guest]

I'm guessing that's a nice little passive aggressive jab at Dominguez's contract. I'm glad you liked it.

Decreasing homegrown salaries is not going to prevent a 26 year old, top FA pitcher from getting 200+ MM. If GM's have the money to spend, they will (or at least they should) spend it.

The fact that people pay less for homegrown talent just means that more GM's will have a bit more flexibility for things like coaching salaries, PD and scouting, OR paying 200MM for a 26 year old, top pitcher in FA.

We clearly have different definitions of the word "prudent".

[Delandis]

We clearly have different definitions of the word "prudent".

We don't.

We just have a different tolerance for risk.