Mutiny Simulation Baseball

Quote from: Kyle – on March 03, 2025, 08:39:53 AM

Jason, thank you for your honesty. That's one of the hardest things to track for the CO, so I know they appreciate your sportsmanship, as do I.

I am trying to remember the reason for this rule. It seems like one that rarely comes into play (although maybe having it there means teams having a long-run plan to keep their max amount in a season to $50 million or less), and when teams do have more than $50 million, it isn't a lot over $50 million (I think I started at around $52 million). What is the thought process behind this rule?

Quote from: profjason – on March 03, 2025, 08:45:55 AM

I am trying to remember the reason for this rule. It seems like one that rarely comes into play (although maybe having it there means teams having a long-run plan to keep their max amount in a season to $50 million or less), and when teams do have more than $50 million, it isn't a lot over $50 million (I think I started at around $52 million). What is the thought process behind this rule?

It's a legacy rule from when we only had 3 year contracts and no arbitration.  It was designed around keeping teams honest and ensuring they participated in free agency.  But it makes a lot less sense nowadays.  Rod and I have already discussed adding it to the list for discussion (i.e. eliminating it for next year).

Quote from: David Johnson – on March 03, 2025, 08:54:14 AM

It's a legacy rule from when we only had 3 year contracts and no arbitration.  It was designed around keeping teams honest and ensuring they participated in free agency.  But it makes a lot less sense nowadays.  Rod and I have already discussed adding it to the list for discussion (i.e. eliminating it for next year).

I can understand that a team might abuse free agency in those early days by lightly participating (aka, tanking) for a few years and then jumping in with a ton of salary cap space. I agree with arbitration; it goes a long way in keeping teams active (although I guess teams could always tank). With arbitration, it is easy for teams to build up a lot of salary cap space if they have a few superstars debut in the same year and start getting raises together. I think juggling the salary cap in the league nowadays is a lot more challenging than it was 15 years ago.