For historical play, see this thread in the bugs forum. I started my game in 1956, and noticed in 1961(may have missed it earlier) that the 2017 minimum salary of $535k/year, showed up in well over 50 players, most, if not all being in the minors. This has something to do with the reserve clause, which is explained in the thread below. Didn't see it get fixed in this latest patch.
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...d.php?t=276354