Financial Issue 4 to 5 years in

[PSUColonel]

Thanks guys (LGO, SMJ) for your assistance in this area. It seems to me, the next natural step is to convince the development team that the defaults need to be changed.

[rudel.dietrich]

Originally Posted by PSUColonel

Thanks guys (LGO, SMJ) for your assistance in this area. It seems to me, the next natural step is to convince the development team that the defaults need to be changed.

Go with god

[PSUColonel]

Originally Posted by rudel.dietrich

Go with god

??? Not sure what you mean here lol

[low]

Nevermind.

[Lukas Berger]

The patch that's currently in private beta has some adjustments here.

It would be much appreciated if the folks who have been posting here who are beta testers could try this out and offer some feedback

[PSUColonel]

Originally Posted by Lukas Berger

The patch that's currently in private beta has some adjustments here.

It would be much appreciated if the folks who have been posting here who are beta testers could try this out and offer some feedback

You got it Lukas. Will give it a spin tomorrow.

[PSUColonel]

just wondering...why is cash max at 15 mil? Doesn't it make more sense to zero it out?

[Lawn Loaf]

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[nobleisthyname]

Would setting the inflation rate to 0%-0% fix the issue?

[Le Grande Orange]

Originally Posted by SirMichaelJordan

Staff Salaries = $1.5 mil (for some reason, managers are criminally cheap)

There is little data publicly available on manager salaries. Of the data I have come across, see below. It shows the total amount paid, the lowest, highest, average, and median salaries, along with the standard deviation, and for comparison, the minimum and average major league player salary, for three different seasons (1987, 2000, and 2007).

MLB Manager Salaries
                                                                            MLB Player  MLB Player   
Year        Total    Lowest     Highest     Average    Median    Std. Dev.     Minimum     Average
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1987    6,068,000   100,000     750,000     233,385   187,500     150,766       62,500     412,454
2000   25,220,000   300,000   3,000,000     840,667   600,000     562,481      200,000   1,895,630
2007   41,850,000   500,000   7,500,000   1,395,000   850,000   1,373,824      380,000   2,824,751

Here is how the lowest, highest, average, and median manager salary compares to the player minimum salary for the respective year:

Manager salaries compared to Player minimum salary

       Lowest   Highest  Average   Median
-----------------------------------------
1987    1.600    12.000    3.734    3.000
2000    1.500    15.000    4.203    3.000
2007    1.316    19.737    3.671    2.237

[PSUColonel]

I just ran a sim with the new patch until the year 2045. The finances didn't look too bad with the exception of Boston, wh was 200 M in the hole.

What exactly does cash maximum do? Is it really necessary? I am considering running another sim without it. I am seeing some pretty good players sitting in FA after the start of the season also.

[shakturi101]

Originally Posted by PSUColonel

I just ran a sim with the new patch until the year 2045. The finances didn't look too bad with the exception of Boston, wh was 200 M in the hole.

What exactly does cash maximum do? Is it really necessary? I am considering running another sim without it. I am seeing some pretty good players sitting in FA after the start of the season also.

Is there a new patch after 24.3.52? I thought a new patch hadn't come out for a while.

[low]

Originally Posted by shakturi101

Is there a new patch after 24.3.52? I thought a new patch hadn't come out for a while.

The beta testers have access to the patch before release.

[whaleheader]

I've been running some sims testing 24. I see revenue slightly decreasing with a 1%-4% in inflation and owners not in charge of Budgets.

I also wonder about the value of setting a Cash Limit because, from what I've seen, the "Cash from Owners" to remove profit is pretty arbitrary. Sometimes, especially with a positive Starting Balance and Profits from the current season the new Starting Balance exceeds the Cash Limit.

[AB42]

Glad I jumped on the forums and found this thread. I was wondering what was going on with my sims. This is the 3rd time I've quit one after 3-4 years because it's so odd financially. I get to a spot where you can't trade any good, established players away for prospects because everyone's out of money and can't afford to take on any salaries, even in the 6-10 million range.

Thanks for the comments. I'll screw around with the settings until hopefully a patch evens this out.

[md5423]

Is this issue fixed in the latest patch that was just released (24.3.52)? Wondering if I should start my main save now but concerned about this financial issue and the trading AI as well. Thanks!

[Bos8]

Originally Posted by md5423

Is this issue fixed in the latest patch that was just released (24.3.52)? Wondering if I should start my main save now but concerned about this financial issue and the trading AI as well. Thanks!

As far as I can tell it is not. They are currently in private beta testing a new patch attempting to fix this. I am in the same boat as you, as I have purchased 24 but have yet to make the switch, as I am waiting until the next patch to make the switch from 23.

[md40022]

Here's the big question... Assuming that the upcoming patch fixes this issue, will this require starting a new sim or will it fix existing sims?

[andyhdz]

Originally Posted by PSUColonel

??? Not sure what you mean here lol

it means "good luck...you're going to need it"

[theprofessional]

you know the financials are out of whack when Ohtani is signing a free agent contract for 28 mil per year at OAK. just crazy.
I even set the 'superstar' quality typical salary value at $35 mil.