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doitagain
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I'm a rookie and am wondering:

if no one offers a free agent anything, will he sign for a low ball offer if I gave him one?  Or will he just "disappear" into the thin cloud at the end of the free agent period?
10/6/2010 1:40 PM
jonboynky
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The longer he sits unsigned, the more his demands drop but you can't sign him unless you meet his demands at that time
10/6/2010 2:00 PM
donaldkey
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and the longer he sits out there, the more his ratings drop
10/6/2010 2:29 PM
MikeT23
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Ratings will not drop immediately.   It's either when ST begins or ends.  Sign him on the last FA cycle and they will not drop.
10/6/2010 2:36 PM
doitagain
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if a FA wants $5mil for 2 years, can I offer him $10 mil for one year?
10/6/2010 4:34 PM
WiredTiger
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If you are going that route you're better off still offering two years but paying the majority of the contract in bonus money. You could offer the minimum in year 2 and pay most of the contract upfront.
10/6/2010 4:38 PM
taz21
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If the guy goes unsigned, he'll drop his # of years requirement as well as his asking price.

10/6/2010 4:58 PM
iain
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Posted by doitagain on 10/6/2010 4:34:00 PM (view original):
if a FA wants $5mil for 2 years, can I offer him $10 mil for one year?
Probably.  I've done it with 4-year contracts into 2-year contracts with a Mutual Option for the same total money as the initial 4-year demands.  Same idea.
10/6/2010 5:16 PM
MikeT23
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Yes. 

10/6/2010 5:17 PM
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