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Knightlionwave · 07-14-2009, 02:29 PM

I'm kind of new to online leagues. I just joined a league, and there is one team that has been very successful in the recent past so I checked them out. They have the best player in the league, a SS with tremendous defense and 80's across the board hitting-wise. In the middle of an MVP season, he signed a contract that averages about $19M (top salary in the league is an outlier at $30M, then around $18-21M). Problem is, he had a $5M bonus for 500 PA's and a $10M bonus for winning the MVP. Kind of ridiculous to begin with, but this is a salary cap league with plenty of money left over every year. This guy will be paid $24-34M a year and only count against the cap for $19M. That was only the most egregious example. They have one pitcher that, at 27 and the highest rated SP and after winning 3 straight Cy Young's, signed a 4 year $40M deal. The second best 1B in the league signed a deal for $8M a year coming off three all-star selections. The combined effect is pretty large.

Sure, this is all "legal", but is this normal for online leagues? If it's standard operating procedure, I'll just go with it and work within the system, but I'd rather not play the game this way, so if most leagues shy away from this I'll look to join another one. Thanks for any advice.

07-14-2009, 02:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Knightlionwave Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 10 Thanked 2x in 2 posts	Would you consider this an exploit in your league? I'm kind of new to online leagues. I just joined a league, and there is one team that has been very successful in the recent past so I checked them out. They have the best player in the league, a SS with tremendous defense and 80's across the board hitting-wise. In the middle of an MVP season, he signed a contract that averages about $19M (top salary in the league is an outlier at $30M, then around $18-21M). Problem is, he had a $5M bonus for 500 PA's and a $10M bonus for winning the MVP. Kind of ridiculous to begin with, but this is a salary cap league with plenty of money left over every year. This guy will be paid $24-34M a year and only count against the cap for $19M. That was only the most egregious example. They have one pitcher that, at 27 and the highest rated SP and after winning 3 straight Cy Young's, signed a 4 year $40M deal. The second best 1B in the league signed a deal for $8M a year coming off three all-star selections. The combined effect is pretty large. Sure, this is all "legal", but is this normal for online leagues? If it's standard operating procedure, I'll just go with it and work within the system, but I'd rather not play the game this way, so if most leagues shy away from this I'll look to join another one. Thanks for any advice.