When do you stop going after IFAs?

tejdog1 · 05-31-2013, 05:13 AM

At what point does the money get ridiculous? I'm chasing after someone, and the bidding is up to 13.8m with a 5m cap. What in the heck am I supposed to do with that?

TNCubsFan · 05-31-2013, 05:25 AM

Easy.

Let them go and giggle next year when a team cant bid against you when there is an IFA that your scout likes as much or better.

PhillieFever · 05-31-2013, 11:40 AM

There's always next year!

sc_superstar · 05-31-2013, 11:44 AM

If I want the player and can afford it, once im above the cap I dont stop. If its a borderline over the cap player I may backoff and wait, but for elite looking prospects I have gone up above 14m before

Jordan · 06-01-2013, 06:30 AM

once a player value is over the cap, I look real hard at them before I start splashing the cash

Abyss · 06-02-2013, 12:21 AM

Usually I keep my team payroll in the lower half of the league, so every other season I will spend 15-20 million on IFA. If the pool is crappy I push it back another year, but I would rather sign a few solid guys for over the limit every other year then only sign a couple below average potential guys every year.

the best IFA I've seen started as a 1/2 star 140k guy but I've seen a number of $10 million guys end up being solid solid players.

05-31-2013, 05:13 AM	#1
tejdog1 All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 1,647	When do you stop going after IFAs? At what point does the money get ridiculous? I'm chasing after someone, and the bidding is up to 13.8m with a 5m cap. What in the heck am I supposed to do with that? __________________ It's amazing How you make your face just like a wall How you take your heart and turn it off How I turn my head and lose it all And it's unnerving How just one move puts me by myself There you go just trusting someone else Now I know I put us both through hell ~Matchbox 20, "Leave" Everyone knows it's spelled "TRAID", not trade

05-31-2013, 05:25 AM	#2
TNCubsFan Major Leagues Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 300	Easy. Let them go and giggle next year when a team cant bid against you when there is an IFA that your scout likes as much or better. __________________ "If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing your grandmother with her teeth out" George Brett HOF

05-31-2013, 11:40 AM	#3
PhillieFever Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Elk Twp. NJ Posts: 6,763	There's always next year!

05-31-2013, 11:44 AM	#4
sc_superstar Major Leagues Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 407	If I want the player and can afford it, once im above the cap I dont stop. If its a borderline over the cap player I may backoff and wait, but for elite looking prospects I have gone up above 14m before

06-01-2013, 06:30 AM	#5
Jordan All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Chi Suburbs now... Posts: 1,991	once a player value is over the cap, I look real hard at them before I start splashing the cash

06-02-2013, 12:21 AM	#6
Abyss Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 40	Usually I keep my team payroll in the lower half of the league, so every other season I will spend 15-20 million on IFA. If the pool is crappy I push it back another year, but I would rather sign a few solid guys for over the limit every other year then only sign a couple below average potential guys every year. the best IFA I've seen started as a 1/2 star 140k guy but I've seen a number of $10 million guys end up being solid solid players.