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Originally Posted by luger
Thanks! I like that rule of thumb and will likely adopt it. When you say "2-year contract ceiling" do you mean the number you set for "super star player typical salary" multiplied by two?
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Yes, that's pretty much what I aim for, the top end x2. And FWIW, I do set a payroll cap, but keep it relatively high. That way, I've seen- and again, it's only my fictional solo experience -teams that will slowly build toward cap (about 60-70%) but with different methods, i.e. 4-5 players with pretty major bucks or an ensemble of a dozen or more active guys who are making above avg salaries with maybe only one superstar. Like I say, it's been my method, but any little tweak in somebody's world might make it play out differently. And another FWIW, I've never had a FA go unsigned who was dollar-worthy, other than a couple over the years that were, IMO, retirement bound.