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injury log · 08-07-2007, 09:48 PM

Suggestion

Base arbitration awards and FA compensation bands on player stats, and not on player ratings.

Reason

This would bring realism, and make for more interesting contract decisions. Now through arbitration players are never overpaid, because they are paid based on ratings (or at least that's my impression), so deciding whether to hold on to an arb-eligible player is rarely an interesting decision. It is also difficult to truly play with ratings invisible, because so many game functions are based on ratings; by looking at arbitration salaries, it is possible to guess how well a player is rated, which shouldn't be possible.

FA compensation bands don't make much sense at the moment; 20-win pitchers can be no-compensation free agents, which is not realistic.

Priority

Medium.

08-07-2007, 09:48 PM	#28 (permalink)
injury log Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: London Posts: 2,256	Suggestion Base arbitration awards and FA compensation bands on player stats, and not on player ratings. Reason This would bring realism, and make for more interesting contract decisions. Now through arbitration players are never overpaid, because they are paid based on ratings (or at least that's my impression), so deciding whether to hold on to an arb-eligible player is rarely an interesting decision. It is also difficult to truly play with ratings invisible, because so many game functions are based on ratings; by looking at arbitration salaries, it is possible to guess how well a player is rated, which shouldn't be possible. FA compensation bands don't make much sense at the moment; 20-win pitchers can be no-compensation free agents, which is not realistic. Priority Medium.