This is what I did this season. Ran a really slim roster and just added as needed. Its a good way to go. Also check your scouting and dev budgets. You can trim them for a year or two to run a profit and up your budget.Also: @Rutgers Mike you can save tons of money by DFAing guys on the 40-man you don't use/aren't good. If I were you, I'd just dump: maybe SP Peasnall (he's old and not great at anything), MR Jia, MR Kenny? (old and not really worth arb), MR Quinoes (old, career 3.42 ERA but looks strange and not worth arb if you really want to save $$$, C Mungu (you can find guys like him easy and not have to pay $490k), 2B Cu, SS Paddan, 3B Scheele, SS Ha (maybe a good utility guy but you have a few of them), SS Hudhayfah (same as Ha) , SS Jalil (same as above), LF Ciemens, LF Unknown, RF Medina (he blows chunks).
By my calculations that's about $8-9m in savings easy. Maybe save a couple because you do need to fill out a roster but they're all easily replaceable/don't need to get paid $490k a year to be terrible.
Yeah I do this every year. In fact I have 30 guys on my 40-man this year which is a lot for me. I've lost some players I would've liked on my AAA over the last two years doing this: Theile to Buffalo, Lentulov to you, Vaindrakh to Istanbul, Inan to Cairo and probably more I can't think of but IMO it's worth it. You save $ both this year and with your extensions, they aren't that hard to replace and you improve your budget by trimming as much fat as possible.This is what I did this season. Ran a really slim roster and just added as needed. Its a good way to go. Also check your scouting and dev budgets. You can trim them for a year or two to run a profit and up your budget.
Yes if AA is extended as well
Also: @Rutgers Mike you can save tons of money by DFAing guys on the 40-man you don't use/aren't good. If I were you, I'd just dump: maybe SP Peasnall (he's old and not great at anything), MR Jia, MR Kenny? (old and not really worth arb), MR Quinoes (old, career 3.42 ERA but looks strange and not worth arb if you really want to save $$$, C Mungu (you can find guys like him easy and not have to pay $490k), 2B Cu, SS Paddan, 3B Scheele, SS Ha (maybe a good utility guy but you have a few of them), SS Hudhayfah (same as Ha) , SS Jalil (same as above), LF Ciemens, LF Unknown, RF Medina (he blows chunks).
By my calculations that's about $8-9m in savings easy. Maybe save a couple because you do need to fill out a roster but they're all easily replaceable/don't need to get paid $490k a year to be terrible.
If you draft someone in the Rule V Draft, you have to keep them on the 25-man for the entire season. If you don't then they must go through waivers after being first offered back to the team that you drafted them from for half the price.If I'm reading it right (have to relearn what it does) this is for guys who are ready for the WBL now since you have to keep them on the active roster for 90 days. Who is even ready for that that would be eligible? What if you set your list and end up getting 5 guys you have to put on your active roster? Maybe I'm just not understanding its purpose fully
EDIT: I really don't want to seem like I'm trying to shit on the Rule 5, I just really don't get what its purpose would be in the the league. It just seems like it will force players to be on the 40 man after 21 if they are any good
Try to piss him off so he declines that option. That's your best bet.I don't think my big problem is with guys making the league minimum like Mungu, Cu, Ha, whoever else. The problem is that I owe the catcher in single A 40M over the next 2 and a half seasons. It's just what I have to deal with right now.
Can I call his mother a crack whore?Try
Try to piss him off so he declines that option. That's your best bet.
Well yea that's obviously the big problem but having a bunch of terrible players on your roster stealing money from you is also a problem.I don't think my big problem is with guys making the league minimum like Mungu, Cu, Ha, whoever else. The problem is that I owe the catcher in single A 40M over the next 2 and a half seasons. It's just what I have to deal with right now.
If you draft someone in the Rule V Draft, you have to keep them on the 25-man for the entire season. If you don't then they must go through waivers after being first offered back to the team that you drafted them from for half the price.
You aren't going to get stars in this by any means but the point would be to make people make decisions quicker. Just looking at Tankee's roster for arguments sake people I'd consider Rule 5ing prior to this year: Rafael Gomez, Howard. Goosens on his AA team would need to be on the 40-man next year. You can get useful people onto your rosters.
It'd add some cost to teams too.
Yes, could go one step further and elimate that too thoIs it still position based as well?
They have to be on your ML roster the whole year no matter if they are on the DL or not. The rule is IF they are on the DL then they must have 90 healthy days to count as their Rule 5 year. Let's say the player is on your roster and healthy for 80 days then the next year they have to be on your roster healthy for 10 days.You only need them to be on for 90 days and then you can DL them
I like the position based star ratings. It helps you get a quick take of the position depth and talent.Yes, could go one step further and elimate that too tho
They have to be on your ML roster the whole year no matter if they are on the DL or not. The rule is IF they are on the DL then they must have 90 healthy days to count as their Rule 5 year. Let's say the player is on your roster and healthy for 80 days then the next year they have to be on your roster healthy for 10 days.
I like the position based star ratings. It helps you get a quick take of the position depth and talent.
League based 80-20 ratings are interesting. What are your thoughts on that?
Well yea that's obviously the big problem but having a bunch of terrible players on your roster stealing money from you is also a problem.
Yeah I think this would've been better for the UBL when we had problems with teams getting massive profits because it would've added a cost. The financials in the WBL have been a lot better.I have like 8 players on my 40 man I actually care about, you wouldnt get Gomez or Goosens or anyone if we had one. Rojas has like two years left before being eligible.
I like it if the stars stay position based.Personally I'm for it, although it makes it a bit easier to make decisions. That is the catch with it, it is based on the league in this case so you know for sure if a guy is league average or not
I like it if the stars stay position based.
Agree with all of thisYeah I think this would've been better for the UBL when we had problems with teams getting massive profits because it would've added a cost. The financials in the WBL have been a lot better.
To me it's more about making people put guys on 40 mans to a) make them spend the $490k per year on them and b) have to make decisions sooner. The way the game is set up there is no reason to have guys on 40-man unless you are ready for them to be on your 25-man.
Read the options. You can do ratings in a vacuum or ratings in relation to the league, i just found out how to do this so i was asking if it is something you'll would wantWhy are we changing the ratings? Aren't stars compared to same position?