How does revenue sharing work?

bp88 · 07-04-2005, 04:45 AM

After simming the first season of a solo league, I noticed at the beginning of the second season that there were like 3 teams who got money through revenue sharing. Where did they get this money from? How is revenue sharing done in this game? And how do they qualify for revenue sharing?

Dan Theman · 07-04-2005, 10:02 AM

The small-market teams get revenue sharing, which while in real baseball is supposed to come from the largest market teams it actually is phantom money that just appears out of thin air.

Another Mike D · 07-04-2005, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Balmes Pavlov

After simming the first season of a solo league, I noticed at the beginning of the second season that there were like 3 teams who got money through revenue sharing. Where did they get this money from? How is revenue sharing done in this game? And how do they qualify for revenue sharing?

It doesn't work. The game just decides to give money to the teams that lost the most money regardless of revenue. There is no way to turn it off and it has been like this forever.

sporr · 07-04-2005, 05:23 PM

I believe the teams in question also have to have lower than average Market size.

Matteo · 07-06-2005, 04:44 PM

I tested this extensively, and here are my findings:

1. Market Size does not seem to have an influence in whether a franchise participates in revenue sharing.

2. When you hit proceed to next season, the following things happen:

CalCash = OldCash + Revenues - PlayerExpenses

If CalCash < -5.000.000 then NewCash = 0

If CalCash 0 < -5.000.000 then NewCash = OldCash + 5.000.000

If CalCash => 0 then NewCash = OldCash

In plain English:

If you your calculated cash at seasons end (based on cash + revenues - expenses) is less than -5.000.000 your cash will be reset to zero. So if you have $1M cash, revenues of $50M and player expenses of $80M, you will get $29M in revenue sharing since your cash will be set to zero.

If your calculated cash is between -5.000.000 and zero you will get a fixed amouny of $5M in revenue sharing. So if in the above example your revenues would be $77M, your new cash would be $3M.

These amounts are all independent from whether other teams make a profit and/or whether their cash is capped. The money comes falling out of the tree!

07-04-2005, 04:45 AM	#1
bp88 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 266	How does revenue sharing work? After simming the first season of a solo league, I noticed at the beginning of the second season that there were like 3 teams who got money through revenue sharing. Where did they get this money from? How is revenue sharing done in this game? And how do they qualify for revenue sharing?

07-06-2005, 04:44 PM	#5
Matteo Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 473	I tested this extensively, and here are my findings: 1. Market Size does not seem to have an influence in whether a franchise participates in revenue sharing. 2. When you hit proceed to next season, the following things happen: CalCash = OldCash + Revenues - PlayerExpenses If CalCash < -5.000.000 then NewCash = 0 If CalCash 0 < -5.000.000 then NewCash = OldCash + 5.000.000 If CalCash => 0 then NewCash = OldCash In plain English: If you your calculated cash at seasons end (based on cash + revenues - expenses) is less than -5.000.000 your cash will be reset to zero. So if you have $1M cash, revenues of $50M and player expenses of $80M, you will get $29M in revenue sharing since your cash will be set to zero. If your calculated cash is between -5.000.000 and zero you will get a fixed amouny of $5M in revenue sharing. So if in the above example your revenues would be $77M, your new cash would be $3M. These amounts are all independent from whether other teams make a profit and/or whether their cash is capped. The money comes falling out of the tree! __________________ ESPN The Show live chat during 2004 ALCS: Julie (Boston): Do you think Jeter does the fist pump everytime he disappoints a woman in bed? Or does he save it for when he's with A-Rod? Bill Simmons: Whoops - I didn't mean to post that. Really, I didn't.

07-04-2005, 05:23 PM	#4
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	I believe the teams in question also have to have lower than average Market size.