05-17-2013, 05:11 PM
What about a min cap of team budgets? It sounds archaic but it's abusive. Teams dumping entire payrolls and still allowed to keep their large budget. Certain teams like the NY teams sorta have to stay under a certain budget, but the Yankees at this moment are 100M under their budget and could probably stay there for a few seasons and still keep a payroll budget above 125M...
Some teams can't full reap that benefit and in a way it forces teams to either A)over pay or B) attempt to compete in a way.
Another thing is that team payrolls are at an average of about83.6M this season with budgets at 104.9M which means theres over 20M just in that average. Force teams to up their budget a few mil will take that much more out of their pockets and lower the overall cash in the league.
If you put that average at about 50%(number could be lowered or increased depending on market) it's really easy to just open up the finance page, and eyeball. Arizona is under the cap, ATL is over.
If a team fails to comply they get taxed, that can be worked, but maybe it's a sim by sim tax or a season ending tax etc.
Some teams can't full reap that benefit and in a way it forces teams to either A)over pay or B) attempt to compete in a way.
Another thing is that team payrolls are at an average of about83.6M this season with budgets at 104.9M which means theres over 20M just in that average. Force teams to up their budget a few mil will take that much more out of their pockets and lower the overall cash in the league.
If you put that average at about 50%(number could be lowered or increased depending on market) it's really easy to just open up the finance page, and eyeball. Arizona is under the cap, ATL is over.
If a team fails to comply they get taxed, that can be worked, but maybe it's a sim by sim tax or a season ending tax etc.
Oakland A's
2015-Current
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1,340-1,577
74-.44-87.66
4 AL West titles
2 ALDS Series appearance
1 WS appearance
2015-Current
(18 seasons)
1,340-1,577
74-.44-87.66
4 AL West titles
2 ALDS Series appearance
1 WS appearance