1983 Free Agency Discussion

[dkgojackets]

holy shit, these FA demands are unbelievable.

For the record, $20 mil in 1982 is a solid $43 mil today.

[Jim]

Yeah, it seems like they're asking way too much. I'm probably lucky but I don't have anyone making more than $9k on my team (well, maybe not lucky...look at my record). In order to pick-up anyone good I'm looking at $18-$20k per.

[Carlos]

I think the demands will drop.

I find it hard to believe anyone will pay Harcourt the 22 million he wants. That's just absurd.

[Carlos]

dola,

And if he doesn't want to lower then he and whoever else that's overpricing themselves will sit in free agency.

Not that I'm calling for collusion or anyting.

[Lintyfresh85]

Anyone else wanna blackball the players with me?

But seriously, I'm looking at Rule 5 to help my team out this year as their might be quite a few interesting prospects I'm thinking of taking a chance on.

[mahoney2]

What's Herbert Dunlop looking for on the open market? He only wanted $17mm a year to be re-signed. I don't have the game at work unfortunately.

[Sully]

What's Herbert Dunlop looking for on the open market? He only wanted $17mm a year to be re-signed. I don't have the game at work unfortunately.

Off the top of my head, I'm guessing a little under 20. I can't remember the exact number, but I do remember looking last night.

[Pat]

What's Herbert Dunlop looking for on the open market? He only wanted $17mm a year to be re-signed. I don't have the game at work unfortunately.

He wants 3-years, 54.4 Mill. $18.1 per year.

[Lintyfresh85]

What's Herbert Dunlop looking for on the open market? He only wanted $17mm a year to be re-signed. I don't have the game at work unfortunately.

17.9 a year.

[Pat]

17.9 a year.

Wait...is asking more from me? That ass.

[Lintyfresh85]

Not complaining or anything, but something interesting happened with one of my aces from last year Lou Walkup...

Guy was great for me last year until he suffered a huge injury that put him out for 12 months near the end of the year. Well he's still young so I figured I'd want to lock him up for about 5 years.

I think he was asking for about 800k a year, so I offered him 5 years at 600 or so. He turned it down and then I offered 4 years at 700k. Turned that down as well. This sim? He's changed his demands... he wants a minor league contract?!?!

Of course I jumped at the chance, but has anyone else seen a successful player just drop his demands and ask for a minor league contract? I know the game has him listed as a minor leaguer after I put him on the 60 day DL, and that drops him from the 40 man, but I wonder why his demands just dropped off the table like that.

[Andrew]

I think it's because he doesn't know what he was asking for before. He only knows how good a player he is now and apparently he's pretty lousy.

[Lintyfresh85]

I think it's because he doesn't know what he was asking for before. He only knows how good a player he is now and apparently he's pretty lousy.

So a ratings drop is coming?

Sucks for him, and me.

[mahoney2]

Malachi Stiver's $24mm option isn't looking so bad anymore compared to some of these salaries.

[Sully]

I guess Dupuis is about to see a drastic ratings drop. He was asking for over 6 million per from me, and that number has gone down in FA.

Buyer Beware!