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Originally Posted by Qeltar
1. Under the financial summary I see money for free agents and money for extensions. I was confused because I thought the extensions would be not for this year but were next to the info for the current year. As I was writing this I looked again and I *think* this is the number just for next year, so if I signed a multi-year extension it wouldn't all come out of here. Is that correct?
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This is essentially the available budget for the next year after the current one. It is an annual number so, if you signed a three-year contract at $20M per year, $20M would come out of the current budget and $20M would come out of the extensions budget.
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Originally Posted by Qeltar
2. It appears that my efforts to increase attendance are all going in the owner's pocket because my budget seems to be unchanged and the forecast for next year is unchanged. Is there some hidden effect here other than keeping the guy happy?
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Look at the financial settings for your league. If "team owner controls budget" is YES, then he is probably taking the excess. If it says "NO, entire revenue available", then you will benefit from this for next season. You should see that reflected in the projected budget for next season. It will be somewhere around the projected revenue with the "no" setting.
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Originally Posted by Qeltar
3. a. On what day does the budget year "roll over"?
3. b. What is there to spend money on, other than the (generally poor) midseason FAs, before the "rollover"?
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The budget rolls over on the first day of the offseason. The just completed figures will still show in the salaries chart and other spots until free agents file, but your actions will be charged to the new budget beginning on the first day of the offseason. The answer to "b" is nothing except that available budget will affect your ability to make trades.
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Originally Posted by Qeltar
My understanding is that the current year's budget is basically "use it or lose it" but I don't have a good handle on what events in the second half of the year I need to save funds for. I don't want to waste the money but I also don't want to spend it all and then find myself out of cash for something important.
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The most important reason to keep excess budget room is trades. Otherwise, it doesn't matter unless your owner's priority is profit. He might be happier with leftover money to pocket.
Edit: Matt types faster than I do.