Putting yourself in the positon of a team Owner, President or General Manager - Answer the following scenarios in - YOUR opinion along with the pros and cons of your decisions. 1) Your team is halfway through the season and you're on the edge of getting into first place - Two major athletes from other teams are available for trading to you -BUT the other team wants Two of your top up and coming athletes who are very young but could develop into superstars in a few years. - Do you make the deal (s)? 2) Your team is halfway through the season and you're in last place - You have Two major athletes that other teams would want and in return you can acquire Two of their top up and coming athletes for 1 of your own who are very young but could develop into superstars in a few years. BUT your major athletes are loved by the fans. - Do you make the deal (s)? 3) Before the season began you signed a superstar from another team to a guaranteed 4 year contract worth millions - yet this athlete is clearly not performing well, affecting the team negatively- Do you give up on the athlete and cut him (You eat all of that guaranteed right parenthesis comma a t t e m p t t o t r a d e h i m left parenthesis o t h e r t e a m s n o d o u b t w i l l d e m a n d y o u g i v e t h e m l o t s o f h i s c o n t r a c t as well) or do you stay patient and hope for the best? 4) When the season started a young, low-salary athlete made the team and has been performing great - but, due to his youth he does not have solid relationships withe the veterans on the team - how can you change that? 5) Just before the season begins a 39-year old megastar who's a free agent wants to join your team and wants a 5-yer guaranteed contract - the athlete has never been injured in the past -do you make the deal? 6) Your manager, who has a winning record is very popular with the players and the fans but YOU and him/her just don't get along - lots of arguments take place between the two of you - Do you fire the manager or deal wth it (HINT -Don't forget "Moneyball!!)? 7) A 27 year old megastar wants to sign with your team - the athlete wants 10 years guaranteed! Aside from the millions of dollars for the contract the athlete wants his own office in the stdium, hire 10 people (You'll pay them!) to work in that office for the athelte and you must provide the athlete with their own provate jet to travel to games. Do you agree to these terms? 8) When the season started a young, low-salary athlete made the team and has been performing great - as a sign of goodwill do you "lock" this athelete into a 6-year guaranteed contract or play it with the athlete year-by-year which could anger the athlete and lead to the athlete leaving the team when a contract is up? 9) Your season is lost -your team is going nowhere fast - BUT - if you finish with the worst win-loss record for the season you qualify to get the #1 College athlete out of the draft for the next season - What would your philosophy be and why? 10) You can sign a megastar athlete - BUT the athlete wants his salary in deferred payments paid annually up intil the year 2060 - do you sign this athlete ? 11) Your bosses can give you unlimited $$ to sign megstars to win this year - OR - you can suffer for a few years with younger players who have talent and hope to be a great team eventually for the next decade - what's your philosophy