I am new to this my first time doing it.  What is the typical budget you see people using.  The default one is $105 for player payroll and $10 for everything else.  Please spare me the answer it's different for everyone I realize that but I am looking some guidelines you would use in your opnion.

Bring training and medical to 14 before you do anything else.

Well, you can view the previous season's budget that everyone in your world has been using.  Nonetheless, as a n00b, I'd recommend moving all the 10 to 14 and letting payroll fall where it falls.   Then work from there.  That way, while you're learning, you'll be closer to maxing out what you want to max out next season.

Whoever had the team before me had the medical at 6

You'll still want to move that to 14.

You can view the entire world to see what they've been doing.   It's a good guideline. 

Finances, Budgets, then change the season.

Thanks!

Everyone will give you different answers - I personally don't put medical higher than 12, sometimes only 11.  Training I prefer at 14 or 15.

It really depends on how much salary commitments the last owner left for you.  I've always liked keeping a high payroll when taking over a new team.  There are usually a few useless 38 year old guys sucking up payroll as well as an empty minor leagues that I like to stock up to keep competitive.  Take a look at how much salary you're committed and how many holes you need to fill, move training and medical to 14, and see what's left.  If you're lucky, you may have a few bucks to move into scouting.

Good luck...it's a great game!!

I'd recommend moving all the 10 to 14 and letting payroll fall where it falls. Then work from there. That way, while you're learning, you'll be closer to maxing out what you want to max out next season.

This is what I would advise, as well, because it minimizes the harm you can do to yourself as you learn the game. I would avoid long-term contracts (whether you sign free agents or trade for players) until next season, when you've hopefully learned what makes players successful. (Your criteria on this will probably change frequently over time.)

Investments in scouting, coaching, training and medical will all help your team improve while you learn, and I would also caution against trading players until you're a little more comfortable. Wait until the trade deadline before you hold that fire sale; you'll be less likely to trade away quality vets for pennies on the dollar, and who knows? Maybe you'll be a buyer at that point.

Posted by travisg on 9/22/2011 3:50:00 PM (view original):

I'd recommend moving all the 10 to 14 and letting payroll fall where it falls. Then work from there. That way, while you're learning, you'll be closer to maxing out what you want to max out next season.

This is what I would advise, as well, because it minimizes the harm you can do to yourself as you learn the game. I would avoid long-term contracts (whether you sign free agents or trade for players) until next season, when you've hopefully learned what makes players successful. (Your criteria on this will probably change frequently over time.)

Investments in scouting, coaching, training and medical will all help your team improve while you learn, and I would also caution against trading players until you're a little more comfortable. Wait until the trade deadline before you hold that fire sale; you'll be less likely to trade away quality vets for pennies on the dollar, and who knows? Maybe you'll be a buyer at that point.

All of this is sound advice.  I'd look at the playoff contenders in your world and compare general ratings across the board.  If you do that, you may be able to keep yourself from being fooled by a W/L record early.  In my very first season, I started out 17-25 and thought I was ready to "blow it up".  Instead of doing that, I decided to invest a little in a free agent, changed catchers and waited.  As it turned out, I became a buyer at the deadline instead and went on to win the WS.  It was fortunate, of course, because I really didn't know what I was doing.  But acting in haste would have extended the time it took me to learn how to be successful.  Instead of blowing it up, I've been able to keep that team at 100 wins, plus or minus a few, for 8 seasons running......turning 23 or the 25 big leaguers over during the process.

Bottom line is that you can learn an awful lot by doing less early on.

Bottom line is that you can learn an awful lot by doing less early on.

+1

It's sort of like being a doctor. The first rule is do no harm

And find a mentor. There is a list of people willing to help out in a post on the forums.

I would run training up to $20M as soon as you can ( 3rd season ) and I'd pick either High School or College to move to $20m while moving the other to zero. If your team becomes a playoff team ( hopefully ) you will be picking later in the draft and can save money for the higher payroll that inevitably comes with keeping a playoff team together.