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Originally Posted by Orcin
I understand your point now. Thanks for being patient.
Referring to your first post, it will be interesting to see if Kershaw, Harper, Machado, and Donaldson all get AAV of $25-40 million for the appropriate number of years in real life this coming offseason (assuming no extensions before they file).
I think the problem in OOTPB is that there is not enough money and demand to handle all of those guys at once. Any one of them would be the biggest guy out there in a normal year. In reality, there will probably be four teams that have positioned themselves to get one of these guys. I am not sure OOTP 19 set the budgets correctly to account for this bounty of great free agents.
This doesn’t address the other point you raised about players, particularly top relievers, taking one year contracts late, but we saw some of that in real life this year too.
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The issue of good players, especially RP's taking a low, one year offer has been in the game for years.. it needs addressed at some point.
AI teams do have money, which is why I don't understand why it seems to happen every year. I forget the player, but a 4.5 star closer is now demanding $5.5 million because nobody has picked him up yet and I'm into the 2019 season now. I've also seen several 3.5-4 star RP's going for $2-$3 million the past few days. You could build a top bullpen if you just hold off.. but I do try to have some sort of house rules for this particular issue.
I also still see the occasional AI team sign two top tier players for a ton of money who play the same position, so one guy continues to come off the bench getting $30 million/year. Atlanta signed Machado and Donaldson, so Donaldson is sitting the bench, now I figured the AI would put Machado at SS and start Donaldson at 3B, but they continue to put Swanson at SS.
I love the game and all.. but I hope they continue to look at/fix these legacy issues that have been around for several versions. The game has made strides with AI trading, so I'm hopeful.
Edit: Follow up.. that CL was a 5 star player and did sign for 1 year/$18 million, so that makes me feel better.
