Financials (Salary Cap) Question

[2bagger18]

Best sim ever. Been playing for years. Will continue to play until I no longer exist.

That said, me not so smart. I am baffled by the financials. Here is my question.

I simplify things as best I can.

- 26 team fictional league
- Entire budget available
- No arbitration
- No local media or merchandizing
- Same national media
- 50% gate share
- 100% shared income (very socialist)

I works very well. 70 years, a lot of parody and no market size advantage.

BUT, I use a 120 million dollar salary cap. The AI does a great job of staying under. However, it seems like the cap is more of a suggestion than an actual cap.

When I look at Budget Information:

Salary Cap: 120,000,000
Salary Cap Payroll: 105,000,000
Space Remaining: 15,000,000 (makes sense)
Money for Free Agents: 23,000,000 (how is that possible??)

When I look at Extension Information:

Salary Cap: 120,000,000
Projected Payroll: 99,000,000 (different than salary cap payroll?)
Space Remaining: 21,000,000 (makes sense)
Money for Extensions (21,000,000) (makes sense)

Whats the difference between these 2 budget sections and why do I have money available to spend above the cap?

Thanks

[CBeisbol]

Originally Posted by 2bagger18

- 100% shared income (very socialist)

That's not what socialist means

Anyway, I never play with a salary cap (very anti capitalist but maybe it has something to do with allocated money. You could take money out of the draft or development and spend it on payroll.

Or do you have different salary cap levels?

Or something to do with like arbitration eligible players or team or player options?

[2bagger18]

Thanks for the reply.

No arbitration. Same salary cap.

But it is telling me I have money for free agents that would clearly put me above the cap.

Pourquoi?

[CBeisbol]

Originally Posted by 2bagger18

Thanks for the reply.

No arbitration. Same salary cap.

But it is telling me I have money for free agents that would clearly put me above the cap.

Pourquoi?

I don't know

The way to find it would be to see what equals the difference between the two amounts ($8 million in your example)

[RonCo]

I'd guess you have $8m in cash.

[Jakeydude18]

I've never played with a salary cap but I assume that a salary cap only entails those on the active roster? Not the secondary roster? If that's the case maybe it means that you have $8M worth of contracts that can be optioned down to the minors? If you don't use minors than substitute that for the Reserve Roster I guess?


Regarding the projected payroll, I would assume it's the guaranteed payroll for the next season no?