Do any Worlds fit me? Topic

ttnorm
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I would join a World where running a sub 25 man MLB roster is effectively discouraged. Running a sub 25 Man roster puts teams at too much of a long term competitive advantage and it never happens at MLB.

[I don't really care to get into a discussion about how I am wrong about this because I am not and I know that there are differences in the hard cap and lack of a 2 way contract which means that HBD teams can't use 40+ guys a season at the MLB level like most RL MLB teams do. I really just want to know if such a world as described above exists]

9/25/2009 8:34 AM
sergei91
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what?
9/25/2009 8:39 AM
jvford
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I'm not sure I get the competitive advantage thing.
9/25/2009 9:14 AM
moosep
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I think what he is trying to say is if you use less than 25 players that you can usethat money for something else other than payroll.
9/25/2009 9:31 AM
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I doubt $360k or whatever the exact minimum is goes all that far. Its easy enough to fill in the last spot on your major league roster w/ somebody that's going to minimum or close to it. Defensive replacement for your lineup, or a long B type, you can find those for pretty cheap. Can't imagine there are many people regularly playing w/ something less than 25 men on their major league roster.
9/25/2009 9:37 AM
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Quote: Originally Posted By taz21 on 9/25/2009I doubt $360k or whatever the exact minimum is goes all that far. Its easy enough to fill in the last spot on your major league roster w/ somebody that's going to minimum or close to it. Defensive replacement for your lineup, or a long B type, you can find those for pretty cheap. Can't imagine there are many people regularly playing w/ something less than 25 men on their major league roster
Well, what I stated is the only thing I can think of. Maybe he would like to clarify.
9/25/2009 10:00 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by moosep on 9/25/2009I think what he is trying to say is if you use less than 25 players that you can usethat money for something else other than payroll.
and you save on service time for those players you don't use (to me if a guy is a 25th man saving service time on him isn't a big deal)
9/25/2009 10:22 AM
ttnorm
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Quote: Originally Posted By schuyler101 on 9/25/2009

Quote: Originally posted by moosep on 9/25/2009I think what he is trying to say is if you use less than 25 players that you can usethat money for something else other than payroll.

and you save on service time for those players you don't use..



+1
9/25/2009 1:41 PM
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nevertheless tho if you wanted to save on service time you could still fill your remaining spot/s with a guy making the minimum and just release them every few years so you wouldnt have to pay them from arbitration on. its really a nit picky thing to make some1 fill that last spot. it would be so easy to do for no cost at all that does it really matter?

i dont see what the big deal is. i have a team or 2 where i have less than 25 men on my roster. im not saying i have like 20 but i have 23 or 24. i have what i need on my roster to succeed and if at any pt i need something else i have room to promote or trade without having to demote anyone.

if someone can explain why i would love to learn how this could be an advantage short term or long term.
9/25/2009 1:43 PM
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9/25/2009 1:45 PM
moosep
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I usually use 13 pitchers and 12 position players. So where do you cut yourself short?
9/25/2009 2:26 PM
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Occassionally I'll start a season with 23-24 to save a year on service time.

We're approaching game 100 in MG and I have 4 pitchers with less than 50 IP(2 under 40). I have a batter with 53 AB and another with 49 AB. You can't tell me that I've needed 25 roster spots.

9/25/2009 2:30 PM
MikeT23
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If I were "forced" to start with 25, I'd put a turd or two on the roster and cut them loose if/when I was ready to bring up other players.
9/25/2009 2:31 PM
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I go with the turd strategy as well
9/25/2009 2:38 PM
MikeT23
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It wouldn't cost me anything as I usually have a player or two in the minors making BL money. The only reason they don't start in the bigs, while I'm waiting to bring up the youngster to save a year of service time, is because I don't want a demotion hit to send them down.
9/25/2009 2:42 PM
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