2023 Offseason SIM 3 Complete - Next SIM Offseason 4 (FA3) Monday 11/6

[Matt]

Next SIM Mon 11/6

Files due by 7 AM PCT/10 AM EST

League file is up. HTML and Utility in process

Stat of the Day!

Mon 11/6 - Free Agency 3 - Dec 20 to Jan 1
Tues 11/7 - Free Agency 4 - Jan 1 to Jan 21
Wed 11/8 - Free Agency 5 - Jan 21 to Feb 16
Thur 11/9 - Free Agency 6 - Feb 16 to ST
Sat 11/11 - Spring Training 1
Sun 11/12 - Spring Training 2
Tues 11/14 - 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.

[BDub]

Thanks, Matt

[Z]

Thank you, Matt.

[Matt]

I think we had 1 signing...

Maybe we just SIM the Arb/Team Option SIM to around December 20th, or a week before Winter Meetings...which is usually around December 26... instead of stopping when FA starts on December 6th.

That way demands are down a little and players are more likely to sign

[Pat]

I think we had 1 signing...

Maybe we just SIM the Arb/Team Option SIM to the start around December 20th, or a week before Winter Meetings...which is usually around December 26... instead of stopping when FA starts on December 6th.

That way demands are down a little and players are more likely to sign

Bold, but I like it.

[Delandis]

If someone wants to pay the players’ outrageous demands to stay ahead of the pack early, I don’t think that competitive advantage should be taken away. I think that decision would run counter to the rewarding profitability.


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[Matt]

I'm just more concerned with there being a 8 day break since the season ended with nothing happening...not to mention the last few weeks for owners out of the playoff race are pretty slow as well. And I'm not sure if anyone will sign anyway...if somehad had offered Kopp $20m a year for 8 years at FA1 would they have signed?

Just want to keep the momentum going so I'm throwing out ideas.

[PaulC]

I think we had 1 signing...

Maybe we just SIM the Arb/Team Option SIM to around December 20th, or a week before Winter Meetings...which is usually around December 26... instead of stopping when FA starts on December 6th.

That way demands are down a little and players are more likely to sign

There were hardly even any offers by the looks of it... The demands are still crazy!

[Matt]

There are several players I like which have been offered. Unless you offer them it doesn't show up a lot of times. Then they tell you that another team offered them this much and now they want this much.

Also the demands are on par with what people have paid. We have guys making $25-$30m a season, no reason for some of the best FA's we've seen in a while to want the same.

[PaulC]

There are several players I like which have been offered. Unless you offer them it doesn't show up a lot of times. Then they tell you that another team offered them this much and now they want this much.

Also the demands are on par with what people have paid. We have guys making $25-$30m a season, no reason for some of the best FA's we've seen in a while to want the same.

Agreed! It certainly makes the FA period much more difficult to navigate, which I like!

[funclown]

Yep,not a whole lot happening with the guys expecting to get paid the most. Figured by now they would start to drop. Like Matt said, might just be timing this year.

About 35% of the teams are in debt right now, but 2/3 of the league has at least some amount of cash to throw around right now. Be interesting to see when the big players start receiving offers.

[funclown]

Actually a few players have begun to ask for less.

Just not low enough in Pawtucket world. Home of player treatment 1910's style.

[Sharkn20]

That's why it would be great to have a Rookie league during the off-season. So we can do something with our time :)

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[PaulC]

Yep,not a whole lot happening with the guys expecting to get paid the most. Figured by now they would start to drop. Like Matt said, might just be timing this year.

About 35% of the teams are in debt right now, but 2/3 of the league has at least some amount of cash to throw around right now. Be interesting to see when the big players start receiving offers.

I guess that's why I'm thinking there may be some real bargains to be had...

[funclown]

I guess that's why I'm thinking there may be some real bargains to be had...

There generally is. Without Intl guys I wouldnt expect as much over paying, You usually see that when the Intl shows up with a nice class. Then it gets crazy.

dont get me wrong some of these guys especially starting pitching will be near 20ml per. About the average salary these days for a 1-2 starter.