One thing I love about the new arbitration system

conception · 06-21-2009, 03:35 AM

The new arbitration system makes things much more suspenseful as to how much money I'll have to pay. In the past it was very simple because it always ended up near the estimate. Now I've found myself trying to lock up secondary players like middle relievers because it allows for better financial planning going forward. I used to almost always not run the risk of locking up players until they were about to hit FA. Now I lock them up well beforehand in hopes that I will either save some cash or at least know definitely where I will need to trim some cash in the future.

This addition makes the game feel much more realistic.

gord · 06-21-2009, 11:00 PM

I agree - the new arbitration system (plus FA compensation) is the best part of the new game.

conception · 06-21-2009, 11:02 PM

I'm more of a draft and trade guy who runs a small market team that rarely lets players hit FA, so I haven't experienced much with the new FA compensation system. But it is pretty obvious that it is a vast improvement over previous incarnations.

06-21-2009, 03:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
conception All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 868 Thanks: 28 Thanked 84x in 50 posts	One thing I love about the new arbitration system The new arbitration system makes things much more suspenseful as to how much money I'll have to pay. In the past it was very simple because it always ended up near the estimate. Now I've found myself trying to lock up secondary players like middle relievers because it allows for better financial planning going forward. I used to almost always not run the risk of locking up players until they were about to hit FA. Now I lock them up well beforehand in hopes that I will either save some cash or at least know definitely where I will need to trim some cash in the future. This addition makes the game feel much more realistic.

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06-21-2009, 11:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
gord Major Leagues Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 328 Thanks: 32 Thanked 36x in 16 posts	I agree - the new arbitration system (plus FA compensation) is the best part of the new game.

06-21-2009, 11:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
conception All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 868 Thanks: 28 Thanked 84x in 50 posts	I'm more of a draft and trade guy who runs a small market team that rarely lets players hit FA, so I haven't experienced much with the new FA compensation system. But it is pretty obvious that it is a vast improvement over previous incarnations.