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Old 06-07-2008, 07:44 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JWay View Post
he'll sign after spring training when teams won't hit his demands. He'll ask for a one year deal and some team will afford that. I agree that Adam Dunn is a good player, but I'd feel iffy about handing a player like him a long term deal.
Not necessarily.

We had to dump the OOTP FA system in my online league, because players were asking for incredible amounts that no one would offer them. Even average middle relievers were asking for 3.5mil a year, when I think only one or two reliever in the league made more than that. Adjusting the salary scale in the league editor didn't do much - and when it did, players were asking for ridiculously low extensions. So, no matter how we looked at it, it was out of whack. Some players retired, unsigned and still good. Nowadays, we hold our own home-made FA bidding war on our message board, because it was ridiculous.
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