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Suggestion
Players need to consider their years of major league service when making contract decisions.
Reason
I like to start trying to sign my players to multi-year when they first become eligible for arbitration. They don't seem to understand that they will only get so much money through arbitration until they have completed 6 years of service, and will still be under control anyway. I often offer contracts that will pay them more than they are estimated to receive through arbitration, to cover their 3 arbitration years or more, they still demand millions and millions more, apparently not understanding that they will not be able to sign anywhere else, and if I want it they will just get what arbitration gives them. Likewise, I have seen a player accept a contract that would pay, over its 3 year duration, less than he was estimated to be given in his first arbitration year alone (Craig Hansen somehow expected his market value to warrant 2.1m over 3 years when he was estimated for more than 3m in his first year of arbitration, I didn't know Craig had low self esteem problems). As well, players with a player option year in their contract, but still not eligible for free agency at the time of opting can go and opt out of a contract, still remaining under control anyway and making less money through arbitration or automatic renewal than they would, had they not opted out of the contract. So, because of this single problem, I think the players' contract negotiation AI is way behind when compared to the general advancement of the rest of OOTP.
Priority
High
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