I offered my 2nd rounder his asking price, and he said he'd think it over.  Can I withdraw that offer and still receive a comp pick next season, or do I have to wait until he comes back with his new demands or rejects it completely in order to get the compensation?

He has to counter or fully reject.

That's not right. All you have to do is offer them their initial demands. If they don't accept it right away and say they are thinking about it or something along those lines you can withdraw your offer and get a compensation pick the next season.

No, I think AlCheez is right. I recall reading multiple times that A.) you have to offer their initial demands, and B.) you cannot withdraw that offer at any time.

Posted by sportsboy010 on 3/12/2012 1:41:00 PM (view original):
That's not right. All you have to do is offer them their initial demands. If they don't accept it right away and say they are thinking about it or something along those lines you can withdraw your offer and get a compensation pick the next season.

The only accurate part of this post is "That's not right." 100% wrong info here. To get the comp pick, you need to leave your offer meeting his initial demands on the table until it is accepted or rejected. "Thinking it over" does not count. At some point the player will accept the offer, or reject it, and the money offered will show up in your available prospects budget again. You do not need to withdraw anything; if you withdraw the initial offer before the player rejects/accepts, you do not get a compensation pick.

Posted by sportsboy010 on 3/12/2012 1:41:00 PM (view original):
That's not right. All you have to do is offer them their initial demands. If they don't accept it right away and say they are thinking about it or something along those lines you can withdraw your offer and get a compensation pick the next season.

Try that and let me know how it works for you.

Posted by sportsboy010 on 3/12/2012 1:41:00 PM (view original):
That's not right. All you have to do is offer them their initial demands. If they don't accept it right away and say they are thinking about it or something along those lines you can withdraw your offer and get a compensation pick the next season.

Absolutely wrong.  The offer needs to be rejected.

I gotcher back, Sportsbra!

Posted by tecwrg on 3/13/2012 8:43:00 AM (view original):

Posted by sportsboy010 on 3/12/2012 1:41:00 PM (view original):
That's not right. All you have to do is offer them their initial demands. If they don't accept it right away and say they are thinking about it or something along those lines you can withdraw your offer and get a compensation pick the next season.

Absolutely wrong.  The offer needs to be rejected.

Out of curiousity, has anyone actually ever tested this?  I know WIS says the offer needs to be rejected and you can't withdraw it at anytime, but I've never tested it myself (at least knowingly... in that I may have offered a top 3 pick that wasn't signing for slot what they wanted, then later withdrew, but I didn't have it in mind that I would get a comp pick, so I never followed up to see if I did get a pick).
The next time I get a mediocre 2nd/3rd round pick that won't sign for slot, I may offer then withdraw while the player is considering to see what happens the following season.

That's true, I don't know that I've ever tried it, so I probably shouldn't be so firm about it since this wouldn't be the first time the system worked differently than WIS stated/intended.

That being said, it would be wrong, because a "I'll think about it" isn't the same as a rejection - I have had guys think about it and then take the initial offer later without any increased demands.

If you make the offer, and the player rejects... well that's on him isn't it??  Don't enter the MLB draft!