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Hi Rotodude,
I’m in a 5×5 mixed keeper league with 7 returning teams and 3 expansion teams. We are entering the our first season where we are able to sign players for long term contracts. In order to determine his salary we multiple $5 by the length of the contract, then add that number to his current salary. My question involves penalties for cutting a player mid contract. We are not quite sure of a fair penalty but we agree that there should be one. Do you have any ideas?

Different leagues have different penalties. I’ve only played in leagues that force you to eat the contract, and frankly I think that’s the way to go, especially in mixed leagues. After all, that’s what happens to big league teams.

In single league setups, there probably should be a provision for refunding the remaining dough if a player is traded out of the league. But otherwise, I say, tough luck.

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