Releasing Players with Term on Contracts

[olseam1]

In my league the Yankees had a player Robbie Ray making $13.2M for this year + 3 years. The Yankees released him and after they did they gained $13.2M off the payroll for the current season and the next 3 years. I see that their operating expense went up $13.2M in current year, but where did the remaining 3 years of $13.2M go? Do they automatically show up in future years in the other expenses line item?

Thanks...just want to make sure finances are working right.

[BBGiovanni]

Originally Posted by olseam1

In my league the Yankees had a player Robbie Ray making $13.2M for this year + 3 years. The Yankees released him and after they did they gained $13.2M off the payroll for the current season and the next 3 years. I see that their operating expense went up $13.2M in current year, but where did the remaining 3 years of $13.2M go? Do they automatically show up in future years in the other expenses line item?

Thanks...just want to make sure finances are working right.

I think it should show up on the "team salaries" screen, just as if he had stayed on the roster with an asterisk or something.

[olseam1]

It does not...it actually decreases the salaries by $13.2M in the current year the following 3 years.

[Rain King]

It should get taken out of their cash.

[olseam1]

Originally Posted by Rain King

It should get taken out of their cash.

It did not affect their available cash...just increased their expense in current year by $13.2M (they only had 94k in available cash before and after)

[byzeil]

It should be applied/shown as a Misc Expense, not a salary, for the remaining years of the contract.