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I don't mind the AI making suggestions, but mine is the only vote that counts, ha. I like keeping league evolution on, if only to see what kinds of weird things come up.
I tend to shift the league to an increasingly open market and more financial parity.
Knowing the CBA is changing for 2022, I start making changes then. And for the most part, every increase for the players also comes with an increase for the owners.
My latest idea is players being Arbitration eligible after their first season, so they'll always get paid in some way relative to their worth. But I gradually get there, and usually only after expansion to give a sudden influx of cash (national media rights) to make it more palatable.
2022 - Expand playoffs to 7 teams per league. Increase national media money to $75m. Move arb eligible year to 2. Kill the Super 2 rule. Universal DH. Drop luxury tax to 160%. Bump league minimum $100k.
~2025-2040 - Expand to Monterrey Mexico and Montreal/Las Vegas/Portland. Increase national media money to $100m. Drop luxury tax to 150%. Drop Free Agent year to 5. Bump league minimum $100k.
-2025-2040 - Relocate two teams in bad markets to Montreal/Vegas/Nashville/Portland. Realignment. Expand playoffs. Increase national media money to $125m. Drop arb eligible year to 1, minor league FA to 4. Bump league minimum $100k.
All the while I'm tinkering with market sizes and other revenue streams, roster sizes, international money, etc alongside those big changes.
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