Hello beta testers. We've been developing a new front-end for Jeff Euston's Cots Contracts database, and we're almost ready to go, so its time to give you a preview of the cunningly-named Compensation pages.
Please feel free to leave comments and questions in this comment thread.
Click here to visit the Compensation pages.
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One request ... do you have "service time" listed anywhere?
We do not have service time in here--I will see about adding it.
For an example of the old format at Cot's:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tj-P0iqRziTxMyVMEmTUPOA&output=html
The new format either eliminates a lot of information I want (like an overview of the entire contract for the player) or has lost me. Additionally, many players have no information about their contract status other than current salary (and this includes many big names.)
Is there a way currently that I can find out from this Carl Crawford's contract terms without going through multiple pages? From my point of view, the original format was much more readable and had much more information.
Hope this helps.
--JRM
Regarding the information presented in the Compensation Pages, I would state clearly the difference between opening day payroll and year-end payroll. Was not clear. I am assuming, with only some confidence, that you have listed opening day payroll. I would clarify that.
Again, like dianagram, I think service time should be easy to find, as well as remaining options. In short - it's a handy tool, but what I would want (blue-sky phase) would be more granularity - bonuses available and accrued, accounting for salary of MLB-contract players currently in the minor leagues, if accounting is made for players changing teams, an explanation for how, or where to look at it.
Definitely on the right path, though.
If it works for you, and it's just a matter of us needing to document the functionality better (sort arrows, changing cursor, or something), we can look into that. I don't know what to say if it's not sorting for you, though. It works fine here in Windows 7 using IE, FF, Chrome, and Safari.