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Questdog · 08-21-2013, 12:21 AM

Hey Steve! Very nice to know you are still alive!

The easiest way to manage the payroll is to not have one.....turn all that crap off.....when it's on, then the game is not about the players anymore and all about maximizing your asset values (just like real life)......but if you must, then you need to decide if you want to do it realistically or not.....'cause it is real easy to game the system by signing the young players to low ball deals to avoid their arbitration windfalls....by doing that, you will have tons of cash to spend on free agents and you will easily dominate the computer AI......so, basically I always let all the youngsters go to arbitration and pay them what they are really worth or sometimes more...that way, I really have a limited amount to spend on free agents and have to make tough decisions instead of just signing anybody I want.....and I never (or very rarely) sign a starting player in free agency; I use it to fill the holes on my bench.....

08-21-2013, 12:21 AM	#4
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	Hey Steve! Very nice to know you are still alive! The easiest way to manage the payroll is to not have one.....turn all that crap off.....when it's on, then the game is not about the players anymore and all about maximizing your asset values (just like real life)......but if you must, then you need to decide if you want to do it realistically or not.....'cause it is real easy to game the system by signing the young players to low ball deals to avoid their arbitration windfalls....by doing that, you will have tons of cash to spend on free agents and you will easily dominate the computer AI......so, basically I always let all the youngsters go to arbitration and pay them what they are really worth or sometimes more...that way, I really have a limited amount to spend on free agents and have to make tough decisions instead of just signing anybody I want.....and I never (or very rarely) sign a starting player in free agency; I use it to fill the holes on my bench..... Last edited by Questdog; 08-21-2013 at 12:22 AM.