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Originally Posted by mofowitdahat
What does a cost efficient team look like? Am I overspending or just having bad luck in not having the players perform to their potential?
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I don't know what kind of budget you have and if you're using it all up, but my goal is to keep my teams ranked in the bottom third for payroll. I can't always do it... it's kind of hard to predict what other teams are going to spend.. but I usually make it.
Generally I have a couple players who are really good who I was able to sign to a 6 to 8 year contract that over time develops into a below market rate of annual pay. Sometimes good players will sign for below market rate from the beginning. After the 69 expansion I rarely have a player in the top 25 list for pay.
Then there are some decent players who get decent pay and usually some players in years 1-3 making minimum wage. These players usually won't be the top players on the team but they'll be at the top for cost effectiveness.
I usually have a veteran or two around that I signed as a free agent for minimum wage or a bit over for one year, two years, or one year plus an option year. If one of these guys has a good year he'll be at the top of the cost efficiency list. If he has a sudden decline he can be released without it being a terrible payroll penalty.
Don't play to finish first every year. If you have several free agents who want to leave the team and you can't sign them for under market, let them go. Or better yet, if you're not in contention at the trade deadline, trade them. Better to start a rebuild now than having to do it in three or four years when those highly paid players suddenly aren't worth their paychecks.
In my current save for about the last ten years (game time) I've posted my team's payroll. If you want to look click the link in my sig.