2022 Offseason 2 SIM Complete - Next SIM Sunday 8/27

[BradZ]

Next SIM Sunday 8/27

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Sun 8/27 - Free Agency 2 - Dec 11 to Dec 21
Tue 8/29 - Free Agency 3 - Dec 21 to Jan 1
Wed 8/30 - Free Agency 4 - Jan 1 to Jan 21
Thu 8/31 - Free Agency 5 - Jan 21 to Feb 16
Sat 9/2 - Free Agency 6 - Feb 16 to ST
Sun 9/3 - Spring Training 1
Mon 9/4 - Spring Training 2
Wed 9/6 - 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

[liquidcrash]

[umd]

Ho hum. We've really sucked the drama out of FA.

[Carlos]

Any idea what time tomorrow??

[BDub]

Looks like Pat offered contracts to everyone on the market

[BradZ]

Any idea what time tomorrow??

Same Bat-time.

[Pat]

Looks like Pat offered contracts to everyone on the market

Typical.

[Matt]

Looks like Pat offered contracts to everyone on the market

More gaming the game. Pat likes to offer everyone Minor League Contracts in hopes that one person won't get an offer and will sign with his team. Been doing it for years.

I could write a book on his OOTP tricks.

[BDub]

More gaming the game. Pat likes to offer everyone Minor League Contracts in hopes that one person won't get an offer and will sign with his team. Been doing it for years.

I could write a book on his OOTP tricks.

I thought that might be the case since he probably has little money to spend.

[Pat]

More gaming the game. Pat likes to offer everyone Minor League Contracts in hopes that one person won't get an offer and will sign with his team. Been doing it for years.

I could write a book on his OOTP tricks.

I fail to see how that's a "trick."

Aging MLB players who get passed up in Free-Agency routinely take minor league deals in hopes of latching on to a MLB team with a good showing, often in Spring Training.

In the BLB just last off-season, in April, I signed such a player in OF Izzy Briseno. I think his asking price was $8M to start the off-season and I doubt anyone even offered $280k.

And Carlos is the only author in the BLB.

[BDub]

I fail to see how that's a "trick."

Aging MLB players who get passed up in Free-Agency routinely take minor league deals in hopes of latching on to a MLB team with a good showing, often in Spring Training.

In the BLB just last off-season, in April, I signed such a player in OF Izzy Briseno. I think his asking price was $8M to start the off-season and I doubt anyone even offered $280k.

And Carlos is the only author in the BLB.

Do you think this would have a better chance of working towards the end of FA?

[Pat]

Do you think this would have a better chance of working towards the end of FA?

Just starting the negotiations now.

[PaulC]

I fail to see how that's a "trick."

Aging MLB players who get passed up in Free-Agency routinely take minor league deals in hopes of latching on to a MLB team with a good showing, often in Spring Training.

In the BLB just last off-season, in April, I signed such a player in OF Izzy Briseno. I think his asking price was $8M to start the off-season and I doubt anyone even offered $280k.

And Carlos is the only author in the BLB.

Agreed! It's how I sign most of my free agents. Throw out 'see if he takes offers' and see what happens.

[Guest]

Veteran FA's signing minor league deals is completely benign...in the last few years I can recall the Orioles doing it with Johan Santana, Pedro Alvarez, Michael Bourn, and Paul Janish.

[funclown]

More gaming the game. Pat likes to offer everyone Minor League Contracts in hopes that one person won't get an offer and will sign with his team. Been doing it for years.

I could write a book on his OOTP tricks.

Its still within the rules. Aren't people not taking players off the IR right now cuz they are short roster space? (A rule that doesn't always get enforced in the offseason)

Making a minor league or low ball offer rarely works. Its alot like dating, hit on 100, 25 are slutty, find the drunk 5.........