Posted by crazystengel on 11/23/2017 2:57:00 AM (view original):
Here's a pitcher I'm currently using in an OL with 0 uses in his Performance History:
Batch Date |
Previous Salary |
Adjustment |
New Salary |
10/26/2017 |
$4,159,057 |
-$6,531 |
$4,152,525 |
6/20/2017 |
$4,165,442 |
-$6,384 |
$4,159,057 |
2/15/2017 |
$4,171,663 |
-$6,220 |
$4,165,442 |
10/11/2016 |
$4,177,753 |
-$6,089 |
$4,171,663 |
6/3/2016 |
$4,183,126 |
-$5,372 |
$4,177,753 |
2/9/2016 |
$4,188,677 |
-$5,550 |
$4,183,126 |
It's 1916 Jack Nabors, 226 IP, $4.15M. So far he's pitched 30.1 innings, has a 3.26 ERA and 3-1 record.
From the same team, 1902 Harry Thielman (2 previous uses, 245 IP, $4.85M):
Batch Date |
Previous Salary |
Adjustment |
New Salary |
10/26/2017 |
$4,854,712 |
-$6,232 |
$4,848,480 |
6/20/2017 |
$4,860,823 |
-$6,110 |
$4,854,712 |
2/15/2017 |
$4,867,108 |
-$6,285 |
$4,860,823 |
10/11/2016 |
$4,873,292 |
-$6,183 |
$4,867,108 |
6/3/2016 |
$4,879,560 |
-$6,267 |
$4,873,292 |
2/9/2016 |
$4,885,737 |
-$6,177 |
$4,879,560 |
He's 3-0 with a 3.58 ERA in 32.2 IP.
What's wrong with finding players you've never used (or heard of!) and getting some mileage out of them in OLs?
And if you really want the superstars, you can always join a high cap theme league.
This is still my view of it, thanks crazystengel and ozomati. While some adjusting is probably called for, I don't see any reason to prefer the
ancien regime, with every team made up of Carter, HoJo, Joss, Joss etc.
That a $4 mil + pitcher can be useful in an OL was unheard of before. Now it is not, so your knowledge of players and baseball (mine are fair to maybe good),, as well as statistical abilities (mine suck), can make a real difference.
What does need addressing is that very good players who were never used before because their salaries were too high are not being made economical because of the problem Schwarze has explained well, so that we don't see lineups of relative unknowns with the occasional Ted Williams, or Lou Gehrig available because they had not been used, with their salaries only rising once they are widely used (which admittedly would happen quickly if they were suddenly affordable, but at least for 3 months they would get to play).
So I don't see the salary increases as a problem at all -we saw those players enough for many years, good riddance, with all due respect. But there does need to be a change in the overall cap as Schwarze calls for, so those not used can fall in price, or else a more sophisticated algorithm on the price reduction side so the occasional star can also be more affordable. Still, that only affects a few superstar seasons, and otherwise the new system is still preferable.