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Originally Posted by Sweed
But maybe the one time flag for offers alone could do a lot and avoid "knock on effects" of trying to tinker too much with the AI of both players and teams?
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This was my thought exactly.
1. Make it so the QO amount reflects the average of the top 125 contracts instead of always being $15m like it is now.
2. If a player is offered a QO, then flag that player so he can never be offered another one. Also, add a note in his contract details (where you can view how many options a player has left, his time on the secondary and MLB roster, is he on the 40 man, etc.) that says something along the lines of "Previously received a Qualifying Offer: Yes/No" so you can view whether a player has been offered one before.
Those two things could go a long way in alleviating these free agency issues... because if you think about it, why would I sign Britton to a multi year deal and give up a draft pick, when I could just sign him to a one year deal and get a comp back the next year? If I knew I wouldn't get a comp pick for him at the end of the year (because he was previously offered one before in his career), I'd probably have more of an incentive to just sign him long-term.