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mrbill · 06-19-2008, 06:29 AM

Dola,
It looks as though I can get to 100M in available extension money, if I cut everyone. So, reading through posts, it seems my owner budgets out a ridiculous amount of money for players in arbitration?

I attempted to research this and cut everyone who was arbitration eligible, and that still didn't get me any extra budget overall.

The only thing I can imagine is that my owner is also reserving budget for possible FAs currently in arbitration (that are sure things for FA assuming they play the season out), so I am reloading and testing that.

And now... that test. I cut the two SP that are still technical arb eligible but definitely will be FAs at season's end. That got me $14m to spend on extensions. If I cut people that the owner secretly projects to have higher arb estimates than last year, I can get my $$ for extensions + obligations + arbitration awards that won't go down much (because they just don't, despite much lower estimates) = 104 mil!

So, my owner has just built in arbitration estimates to everyone who has even a remote possibility of getting arbitration. I guess once all my guys hit the 6 year mark, they'll revert to FA and I can spend that estimated money on actually signing people.

It's a weird system but I guess that's how it goes.

06-19-2008, 06:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
mrbill All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 975	Dola, It looks as though I can get to 100M in available extension money, if I cut everyone. So, reading through posts, it seems my owner budgets out a ridiculous amount of money for players in arbitration? I attempted to research this and cut everyone who was arbitration eligible, and that still didn't get me any extra budget overall. The only thing I can imagine is that my owner is also reserving budget for possible FAs currently in arbitration (that are sure things for FA assuming they play the season out), so I am reloading and testing that. And now... that test. I cut the two SP that are still technical arb eligible but definitely will be FAs at season's end. That got me $14m to spend on extensions. If I cut people that the owner secretly projects to have higher arb estimates than last year, I can get my $$ for extensions + obligations + arbitration awards that won't go down much (because they just don't, despite much lower estimates) = 104 mil! So, my owner has just built in arbitration estimates to everyone who has even a remote possibility of getting arbitration. I guess once all my guys hit the 6 year mark, they'll revert to FA and I can spend that estimated money on actually signing people. It's a weird system but I guess that's how it goes. __________________ LBB - Detroit Tigers/Commish: 14 seasons, 13 straight AL Central titles, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015 Champs! UBL - Los Angeles Dodgers: 3 seasons, nothing to show. NGBL (dead) - Texas Rangers: 10 seasons, 4 AL South titles, 2 Wild Cards, one WS app SWBL (dead) - Gifu Gashouse Gang: 10 seasons, 7 division titles, 3 wild cards, no titles WLB (retired) - 193-131, 1 division title & league-best record WWBL (dead) - 7 seasons: 699-435, 6 division titles, 4 WS apps, 2 titles Last edited by mrbill : 06-19-2008 at 06:40 AM.