Posted by MikeT23 on 5/22/2015 10:33:00 AM (view original):
Well, I'm the commish of the first two worlds. I did change the way replacement owners are handled. Anyone caught using questionable tactics because the MWR doesn't apply won't be allowed back. Basically, if they take over a .400 team, they need to be in that ballpark when the season finishes.
I'm not even sure how one would address the 2nd scenario. I'm not comfortable telling another owner, who isn't breaking the rules, that he should promote Players A and B because they're better than Players C and D on the big league club. "Better" is subjective and owners plan the way owners plan. You could probably find a minor leaguer on all my teams that could be in the bigs(except Coop, I mismanaged my future horribly). There has been some public shaming but it didn't deter him. In what I admit is a dick move, he asked to swap cities, I said "sure" but had little intention of giving him the password. But I pussed out because that seemed as bad, if not worse, than what he is doing. So he's "stuck" in that city.
The 3rd scenario isn't really my problem as I'm just another owner. But I damn sure don't like it nor does anyone else in the world(at least those that have chimed in).
So you can't blow a team up? I took over a team that had multiple high dollar FAs (2 @ $20m) with ZERO chance to win. So what did I do?
1 - find new homes for the high dollar guys > yes, by taking less than they were worth at the point of the trade
2 - released any aging guy with a mid-tier contract and replaced with AAA throw-aways that played for the league minimum
3 - signed so-so pitchers with high stamina to soak up innings
4 - plowed $$$ into IFAs that were scouted as good/great players
5 - received high draft picks
So where are we now after 4 seasons?
* One of the youngest, if not the youngest franchises, in my league
* Payroll that has flexibility and won't become a problem for 3 to 4 seasons
* Playoffs in Rookie / LoA the past 2 seasons
Things take time - and if you don't want the same teams winning every season - owners will need to take chances (lose more games) to position for greater upside in the future.