Negative cash should equal negative results

[mattynokes]

There's not much to think about here and really no need for a discussion. Mogul has it on the right track with not allowing teams to extend potentials FAs, only signing arbitration players, and not allowing trades in which it increases the team's payroll. The thing that Mogul can't view that we can is the big picture. A teams that's barely in the red and is showing the desire to trade some contracts away is a lot different than a team that's deep in the red, way over budget, and isn't even trying to deal away contracts. That's the case-by-case basis that Mogul can't see. To me it's clear that the first example team is obviously trying to make changes for the better and if they want to make a trade in which they raise their salary or re-sign someone for a few years, then as long as it makes sense it'd be fine with me. The second example team would probably be on a serious tight rope, likely on Mogul's rules, until they show some signs of financial responsibility. Lastly, in Mogul you start out with a limited supply of cash, usually around $10M. Realistically if a team was in "debt" an owner could reach into his own personal billion dollar account and write a check.