Revenue and Meeting Payroll

[BaseballGal]

Season date: July 1
Fan Interest: 40/100
Cash: $6,978,500

Payroll: $49,567,000
Total Revenue: $51,100,250

$$ Left for Free Agents: $18,560,500

I just took over this team in a league. No promotion days have been set. Should I use some of my cash to set promotion days even though I already have met payroll or should I save my cash to be added on to my offseason money to spend on FA.

2nd) I have 18 million left to sign free agents. Will this amount carry into the offseason or is this just for inseason?

3rd) I have a player making $9,185,000 and is in the final year of his contract. His ratings are 1 in runs and 2 in hits so he is untradeable. His contract does not bother me since I have already met payroll but does this "9million" get "added" as money to spend in the offseason?

Thanks

[tyler]

1. I'd add a couple promotion days, couldn't hurt.

2. You will still have that 18 million once the offseason comes.

3. If you don't resign him, that 18 mil to spend on FAs will increase to 27 mil.

-tyler

[DevilsAdvocate]

To figure out what money you will have in a following year for free agents.

Next seasons Cash
(Projected Revenue minus Current Seasons Payroll) + any Playoff Revenue +/- Current Cash

Money left for signing free agents
(Projected Revenue minus Next Seasons' Payroll) + Projected New Cash.

As you can see "projections" term being used. I always wanted to be aware of where my financial status would be at the following season than the one I am currently in.

[BaseballGal]

To figure out what money you will have in a following year for free agents.

Next seasons Cash
(Projected Revenue minus Current Seasons Payroll) + any Playoff Revenue +/- Current Cash

Money left for signing free agents
(Projected Revenue minus Next Seasons' Payroll) + Projected New Cash.

As you can see "projections" term being used. I always wanted to be aware of where my financial status would be at the following season than the one I am currently in.

How do I figure out projected Revenue?

[ctorg]

Originally posted by BaseballGal
Season date: July 1
Fan Interest: 40/100
Cash: $6,978,500

Payroll: $49,567,000
Total Revenue: $51,100,250

$$ Left for Free Agents: $18,560,500

I just took over this team in a league. No promotion days have been set. Should I use some of my cash to set promotion days even though I already have met payroll or should I save my cash to be added on to my offseason money to spend on FA.

2nd) I have 18 million left to sign free agents. Will this amount carry into the offseason or is this just for inseason?

3rd) I have a player making $9,185,000 and is in the final year of his contract. His ratings are 1 in runs and 2 in hits so he is untradeable. His contract does not bother me since I have already met payroll but does this "9million" get "added" as money to spend in the offseason?

Thanks

Some of what you're asking depends on how the league is set up. Is there a cash maximum? If so, that could change how you should use your money. What is the stadium's seating capacity? If it is low and you are coming close to filling the stadium every day, you have no use for promotional days unless you raise ticket prices (which might be a good idea if you're selling out games).

[BaseballGal]

Is there a cash maximum?
Yes..15mil

What is the stadium's seating capacity?
52,000

I am averaging about 27,000 a game at $10 a ticket

[ctorg]

Originally posted by BaseballGal
Is there a cash maximum?
Yes..15mil

What is the stadium's seating capacity?
52,000

I am averaging about 27,000 a game at $10 a ticket

You might want to lower your ticket prices by a dollar, for one thing. That will get more people in the park, which should generate more revenue and make up for the dollar less per person (I think). And schedule a bunch of promotions. Try to make them on days when your ace pitcher will be starting, because you're more likely to win those, and when you win on a promo day, there's a good chance that fan interest will go up, which will get you more money long-term.

Since you have a cash maximum, you want to make sure that you never reach it. If you go over it, that's wasted money for you. Spend enough so that you stay under it, but not so much that you put yourself in the red.