Signing Free Agents

Quixotic · 03-23-2015, 11:50 AM

Does anyone else find it way to easy to sign free agents? I play as the A's and not once have I ever failed in signing a FA, if the money was available. They might counter but if I have the money I will sign them.

Is there a setting to make it more realistic for smaller teams? Thanks.

pucku33 · 03-23-2015, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Quixotic

Does anyone else find it way to easy to sign free agents? I play as the A's and not once have I ever failed in signing a FA, if the money was available. They might counter but if I have the money I will sign them.

Is there a setting to make it more realistic for smaller teams? Thanks.

I hope this gets fixed as well. Players prefer certain locations, especially the big names. Some teams should have trouble signing some, and some FA should not want to play for some teams.

Markus Heinsohn · 03-23-2015, 12:24 PM

Well, maybe you got lucky because no other teams were interested in those players?

Matt Arnold · 03-23-2015, 12:29 PM

I have certainly myself had trouble signing guys - not because they say no, but because they get too expensive for me. And there have been a few guys who have posted about players refusing to sign with certain teams because of managers or otherwise.

We will continue to adjust things - I would definitely like to eventually get to a point where you approach a FA and he might say, "I only want to sign with a West Coast team", but that involves a lot of work as we don't want to have too many guys only want to play in a certain city, or have a FA end up not liking any team, or have him only want to play for a team that's not interested in him.

Lou Gehrig · 03-23-2015, 12:59 PM

So far my limited experience indicates it's pretty darn good and not too easy at all. I might get them to come down from their financial demand a little but at the risk of upsetting them. But sometimes they won't budge from their demand at all. Small adjustments are always welcomed.

Padreman · 03-23-2015, 01:13 PM

I love the feature that players don't want to play for you. Makes it more challenging

jdono927 · 03-23-2015, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Padreman

I love the feature that players don't want to play for you. Makes it more challenging

This. Even though the only time it's happened to me was a top international FA, it is more challenging as Padreman mentioned and also more realistic because there are definitely cases where a player doesn't want to go to a specific team(s).

DB930 · 03-23-2015, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt Arnold

We will continue to adjust things - I would definitely like to eventually get to a point where you approach a FA and he might say, "I only want to sign with a West Coast team", but that involves a lot of work as we don't want to have too many guys only want to play in a certain city, or have a FA end up not liking any team, or have him only want to play for a team that's not interested in him.

Maybe have preferences like those in place for the start of the off-season, but as spring training gets closer and they remain unsigned, those other things drop away and they're willing to sign with whoever offers the most money?

andjbock · 03-23-2015, 03:02 PM

Do other teams have the money to sign players and thereby compete with your offers?

I have a pretty consistent issue with 26 MLB (imported adjusted for year financials) teams not have a positive balance and thereby cannot sign free agents (or don't)

Cadieux39 · 09-10-2015, 10:29 AM

My experience signing free agents hasn't been very good. I play in a 24 team fictional north american league. Just as a side note i'm in the early 80's so financially the numbers reflect that.

So far every time i approach a F.A. my original offer gets trumped by a rival team. This process is often repeated 3-4 times. A 4 star skill player who originally demanded 750k per year see's his value increase to 1million per year.

In 5 seasons i've signed 3 F.A. but all of them are overpaid due to a bidding war, with 25% - 33% increase from their original asking price.

I have also quit on 4 F.A. simply because I did not want to meet their demands in a bidding war.

I am a little more frustrated this time around because a 5 star stud F.A. pitcher who i figured would be out of my price range, got a 5 year 775k average per year deal. How could there not be a bidding war for him?

monkeystyxx · 09-10-2015, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Cadieux39

I am a little more frustrated this time around because a 5 star stud F.A. pitcher who i figured would be out of my price range, got a 5 year 775k average per year deal. How could there not be a bidding war for him?

Bit rich to blame the AI for not inducing a bidding war when you yourself didn't bother bidding.

rpriske · 09-10-2015, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Quixotic

Does anyone else find it way to easy to sign free agents? I play as the A's and not once have I ever failed in signing a FA, if the money was available. They might counter but if I have the money I will sign them

Maybe you are over-paying.

jpeters1734 · 09-11-2015, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by rpriske

Maybe you are over-paying.

I think you solved it, lol

NoOne · 09-11-2015, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Quixotic

Does anyone else find it way to easy to sign free agents? I play as the A's and not once have I ever failed in signing a FA, if the money was available. They might counter but if I have the money I will sign them.

Is there a setting to make it more realistic for smaller teams? Thanks.

you need to focus on a year when your budget is strapped to know if it is easy or not... of course you can continue to outbid a team until you get the player when you have the budget space and the will to outspend the competition until you get your man.

if you have too much money as a small market team, reduce income or remove luxury tax etc etc. limiting max cash on hand will have a huge impact too.

as fas as the 5yr/775k it is impossible to comment without knowledge of the economics in your league... if that is modern day something is messed up, lol. i assume it is different, and that 775k is a 'ton' of money, relatively speaking, even if it is not as much as the guy could have potentially made with another bidder involved. that's definitely not the game's fault you didn't toss a bid out there before it went too high. sounds more like sour grapes to me

NoOne · 09-11-2015, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Padreman

I love the feature that players don't want to play for you. Makes it more challenging

is that just in the game, or is it a tick box somewhere? i don't think i've had a guy refuse my team before. i don't use league evolution but i use almost all features - off the top of my head. i turn off owner goals but i doubt that is related.

aderosa32 · 09-11-2015, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by NoOne

is that just in the game, or is it a tick box somewhere? i don't think i've had a guy refuse my team before. i don't use league evolution but i use almost all features - off the top of my head. i turn off owner goals but i doubt that is related.

I think I see this more from players I am trying to resign before the offseason. In my Phillies rebuild, owner wanted Papelbon resigned. No matter what I threw at him, could not get him to resign. Had to trade him instead.

As far as free agents not wanting to sign with me, it has always been about who can offer the most for a player in high demand. You have to set a max amount that you would sign the player for. If he asks for more than that, move on to the next guy.

NoOne · 09-11-2015, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by aderosa32

I think I see this more from players I am trying to resign before the offseason. In my Phillies rebuild, owner wanted Papelbon resigned. No matter what I threw at him, could not get him to resign. Had to trade him instead.

As far as free agents not wanting to sign with me, it has always been about who can offer the most for a player in high demand. You have to set a max amount that you would sign the player for. If he asks for more than that, move on to the next guy.

what i mean is, is that a setting that needs to be turned off/on?

03-23-2015, 11:50 AM	#1
Quixotic Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 1	Signing Free Agents Does anyone else find it way to easy to sign free agents? I play as the A's and not once have I ever failed in signing a FA, if the money was available. They might counter but if I have the money I will sign them. Is there a setting to make it more realistic for smaller teams? Thanks.

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Lou Gehrig Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: New York Posts: 292	So far my limited experience indicates it's pretty darn good and not too easy at all. I might get them to come down from their financial demand a little but at the risk of upsetting them. But sometimes they won't budge from their demand at all. Small adjustments are always welcomed. __________________ "Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth." LOU GEHRIG Yankee Stadium July 4, 1939 www.alsa.org

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Padreman Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2013 Location: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico (formally San Diego, CA.) Posts: 4,138	I love the feature that players don't want to play for you. Makes it more challenging __________________ Chargers= Despicable Traitors

03-23-2015, 12:29 PM	#4
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 15,834	I have certainly myself had trouble signing guys - not because they say no, but because they get too expensive for me. And there have been a few guys who have posted about players refusing to sign with certain teams because of managers or otherwise. We will continue to adjust things - I would definitely like to eventually get to a point where you approach a FA and he might say, "I only want to sign with a West Coast team", but that involves a lot of work as we don't want to have too many guys only want to play in a certain city, or have a FA end up not liking any team, or have him only want to play for a team that's not interested in him.

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andjbock Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Somerville, MA, USA Bats: Right Throws: Left Posts: 3,637	Do other teams have the money to sign players and thereby compete with your offers? I have a pretty consistent issue with 26 MLB (imported adjusted for year financials) teams not have a positive balance and thereby cannot sign free agents (or don't)

09-10-2015, 10:29 AM	#10
Cadieux39 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Canada Posts: 66	My experience signing free agents hasn't been very good. I play in a 24 team fictional north american league. Just as a side note i'm in the early 80's so financially the numbers reflect that. So far every time i approach a F.A. my original offer gets trumped by a rival team. This process is often repeated 3-4 times. A 4 star skill player who originally demanded 750k per year see's his value increase to 1million per year. In 5 seasons i've signed 3 F.A. but all of them are overpaid due to a bidding war, with 25% - 33% increase from their original asking price. I have also quit on 4 F.A. simply because I did not want to meet their demands in a bidding war. I am a little more frustrated this time around because a 5 star stud F.A. pitcher who i figured would be out of my price range, got a 5 year 775k average per year deal. How could there not be a bidding war for him?