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Originally Posted by Astros Fan in Cali
I have had this problem when trying to negotiate an extension. Here's how it went down: I had about 32 million to sign extensions and offered 15 in year one of a four year deal to my star SS. He replied that I needed to seriously up my offer or he was going to test free agency. I decided to up my year one offer to 18 million. However, my owner did not approve because he said I only has 17 million with which to sign extensions for next year (the original 32 less the 15 previously offered) When I lowered the first year to 17 million the owner gave approval. The SS signed the second offer, but I did not recover the original 15 million to offer extensions to other players. My owner (the AI) took the position that I had spent all my money already!
This is with the 1.02 WIP patch.
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I don't think your analysis is quite correct. I think what is happening is this:
When considering whether to approve an offer, the AI looks forward several years, considering potential income and player expenses. My guess is that your deal was rejected because it would potentially have put you in the red in future years. That's why it wouldn't let you spend the whole 32, I think.
The AI also considers things like arbitration, making estimates of what players might make when they reach arbitration.
Thoughts?
Steve