[md40022]

I've never played with a small market team, but that was the whole moneyball thing with the A's, right? You aren't going to have much of a budget with them - so drafting and developing would be crucial. Finding some "deals" in free agency. Maybe trading a few of those free agent deals at the deadline for more prospects and then attempting to win in a small window before those developed prospects are extension eligible would be the key....

I remember you saying you were new to the game in a previous thread. You're taking on the challenge of all challenges with the A's --- that's a tough team to build a winner with due to those budget restraints. If you build a winner though, it's going to take years, a good sense of what you're doing and some luck. First few seasons could be a lot of losses. If you're gonna go that route, I'd say set the option where you can't be fired lol.

New to the game, I would suggest getting your feet wet with a different team. Maybe find a team with a good farm system and a decent budget to start. Playing with the A's is kind of like jacking the game up to max-challenge mode.