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Quote: Originally Posted By natas46 on 6/06/2006
Those numbers will actually improve provided that our trade goes through later today as he will gain a 90 stam, approximately 27 dur guy to take the place of Sullivan.


Yeah, but you know you got a killer prospect in Marino Diaz to go along with Sullivan. I probably wouldn't have made the trade if I hadn't been so worked up about the 5m deal that was in play.
6/6/2006 1:01 PM
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Aaron/Ruth-ERS:
How much of our Player Payroll should we leave untouched simply for Call-Ups? Meaning, if I choose to allocate 100 Mil to player payroll, should I only spend about 96 of it?
6/6/2006 1:06 PM
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Each call up automatically makes 327K. AAA is 54K, AA is 38k, A is 27K, Rookie is 8K.
I've tried to leave at least 2m at all times for 8 call-ups. You probably won't need that much and you can always make a trade to free up cap room if you can find someone willing to do it.
6/6/2006 1:10 PM
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i'd leave a lot more than that.

you'll want ($327k-$54k) * 15 to promote people when the roster expands to 40 (and if you need it). you'll also want ($27k-8k) * 20 or so to move guys from rookie to A (which you'll need to do for fatigue purposes). you'll need to sign your prospects (most will be $8k, but somewill be around $350k it seems), even though bonus money comes from its own budget. you don't know what will happen with injuries, so you'll need to make call-ups for that too. you may want to be able to trade. i around $8M after a bunch of call-ups and i wish i had more. i'm down to $6.5M before the amateur draft, and i know i'll need to make more moves.
6/6/2006 1:14 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By tooly_mctool on 6/06/2006
Aaron/Ruth-ERS:
How much of our Player Payroll should we leave untouched simply for Call-Ups? Meaning, if I choose to allocate 100 Mil to player payroll, should I only spend about 96 of it?


i have kept only $4 millions of my cap. I now believe i kept too little. In my other worlds, i will keep at least $8 millions.
6/6/2006 1:18 PM
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I have the 32nd draft pick. And I signed at least 2(and I think 3) type A free agents. That's why I'm not so worried about signing draft picks. But, if I run into a numbers crunch, I'll trade a prospect and a last year contract vet for a cheaper, crappy player. We have a few guys who are happy to take a highly rated prospect to "help" clear cap room.
6/6/2006 1:18 PM
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there are also players that might be happy to get a good veteran down the stretch.
6/6/2006 1:23 PM
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My top four 'starting' pitchers all have durabilities below 20, but their staminas are decent (19/90, 17/83, 17/76, 16/61). Should I be looking to shop one of these guys for a more reliable pitcher so I don't have all four of them on the DL at the same time? Or are these guys likely to make it through the season without too many severe issues?
6/6/2006 3:08 PM
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61 is not decent for a starter unless you put him on a really tight PC (which can result in your bullpen being overworked). My advice is find another guy with similar stamina and use them in a tandem starter role.
Those durability numbers are actually pretty brutal. My ace is something like 83/30 stamina/durability and I've had to keep him on a pretty tight PC ina 4-man rotation. With those durability ratings you're going to really have to tighten up pitch counts (which overworks your bullpen) and/or use at least a 5-man rotation.
6/6/2006 3:11 PM
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i can't imagine using less than a 5-man rotation at any level given my personnel. or yours, evegoe.
6/6/2006 3:12 PM
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61 won't cut it as a stand alone starter in a 5 man especially with a 16 DUR.
6/6/2006 3:17 PM
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Are most of you only managing the big club or do you have a hands on approach and handle every team in the organization?
I've read a bunch about pitching fatigue, etc. Will using a pitchers park lessen the effects assuming you have speedy outfielders to run down balls?
6/6/2006 3:18 PM
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does the size of the stadium i.e. amount of fans it holds have anything to do with your teams buget? A larger stadium produces more $ in ticket sales, leading to a bigger team buget or does it not matter at all?
6/6/2006 3:31 PM
schedule1
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no impact on budget.
6/6/2006 3:52 PM
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All teams have $185m. Every year.
EE, I'm managing my minor league teams half-assedly. I check fatigue and injuries. That's it. I'm not checking stats/outcomes. I plan on going back and making adjustments after about 50 games based upon the results.
6/6/2006 3:53 PM
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