I will chime in with my thoughts on these 4
1) I think that is a tremendous idea but I think that will consist of a lot of extra work. I prefer the 'KISS' (Keep it simple stupid) method of handling things. I think what we have works, I think we need to have the IFA's become a lot more random. We need some Hee Sop Choi's that just suck but people get roped in. There have been a lot of servicable to decent to good players from the IFA.
2) At the end, we could bump that up a bit. We could do the ST sim on 4/20 and 1st sim on 4/22. I think that is a pretty big lul at the end of the offseason there where some teams are going to be sitting on their hands.
3) I think the changes in the teams finances has probably the biggest effect on the free agency and some teams reluctancy to spend. Teams are tighter now on their budget and spending then where we were in the past. It is not saying that is a bad thing but teams would rather use a prospect than a FA because it is the much cheaper option. We also have other teams that have established their roster from season to season. Take my team for example, my rotation, lineup and bullpen were set from last season to this and the only additions I made in FA was a few min contracts for bench players or AAA players for depth.
4) I can see both sides of the coin on this but I don't think this is a tremendous problem at this point. Injuries happen and some players will dip in ratings when that happens and make room for the new cream of the crop. I think we will see a cycle of players revolving and it will just happen over time. I also think the changes you made last season or the season prior to spread out the peak of prospects will help this. I think we will see prospects now down in the farm for longer periods of time that will help the longevity of some of our current players before we see them tail off rating wise for the new talent.
1) I think that is a tremendous idea but I think that will consist of a lot of extra work. I prefer the 'KISS' (Keep it simple stupid) method of handling things. I think what we have works, I think we need to have the IFA's become a lot more random. We need some Hee Sop Choi's that just suck but people get roped in. There have been a lot of servicable to decent to good players from the IFA.
2) At the end, we could bump that up a bit. We could do the ST sim on 4/20 and 1st sim on 4/22. I think that is a pretty big lul at the end of the offseason there where some teams are going to be sitting on their hands.
3) I think the changes in the teams finances has probably the biggest effect on the free agency and some teams reluctancy to spend. Teams are tighter now on their budget and spending then where we were in the past. It is not saying that is a bad thing but teams would rather use a prospect than a FA because it is the much cheaper option. We also have other teams that have established their roster from season to season. Take my team for example, my rotation, lineup and bullpen were set from last season to this and the only additions I made in FA was a few min contracts for bench players or AAA players for depth.
4) I can see both sides of the coin on this but I don't think this is a tremendous problem at this point. Injuries happen and some players will dip in ratings when that happens and make room for the new cream of the crop. I think we will see a cycle of players revolving and it will just happen over time. I also think the changes you made last season or the season prior to spread out the peak of prospects will help this. I think we will see prospects now down in the farm for longer periods of time that will help the longevity of some of our current players before we see them tail off rating wise for the new talent.
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2017 & 2019 World Champions
LAA GM 2022-2035
2028, 2029, 2032 and 2034 World Champions