With the new update package, I have found a few things you should be aware of.
The biggest one is in budgeting! Pay very close attention to future seasons at all times when setting the budget. I had a tough time setting the budget for the Injuns because of that.
If you mess up a long term contract in arbitration and exceed a budget somewhere, the monetary expenditure sticks even though the player remains unsigned or it did with me. It stays even if you trade the player. It clears after arbitration is over however, but the damage has already been done. Budget transfer was not available either. I wonder what happens if you mess up a FA signing that way?
ML Free Agents seem to sign in the second or third cycle if no other team is bidding for his services. Minor League Free Agents seem to sign once the contract reaches a 1 Year minimum MLB deal with no other bidders for a cycle. If there is more than one team they will choose the best fit for them and sign and don't seem to wait around for other suitors.
Coaches seem to accept deals faster also. We are half way through the coach hiring phase and 90% of the slots have been filled at all levels. The biggest one is for a bull pen coach which is at 8 because we have a lack of quality coaches for that position and no one is bidding on the scum that is left. Better to wait til the end and pick up a better PC for cheap.
Beware of Type D supplementals being placed at previous years draft position at +1 instead of the supplemental round, this also happens in rounds 2 and 3. Also the actual order of Type A and Type B supplemental is not determined until the first predraft cycle even though they are listed by A's first followed by B's.
Type A and Type B Free Agents do not lose their status until the amateur predraft day by the way.
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