A Tale of a Season and a Half

[keyzick]

[quote:a777df6482="Artie412"] I dropped with 20% penalty 12 players from one (I was left with $78 mil of my $80 salary).

I guess it shouldn't be a habit, but if you are really stinking up the division and only have one way to go, and that's up . . . it may be worth the gamble.[/quote:a777df6482]

Dropping 12 players at 20% penalty, and only losing $2M of overall salary means you dumped a bunch of guys who's average salary was only $833k each. Not much of a gamble, I'd think it would be nothing but bench players and/or platoons? With such small salaries, where could you possible upgrade?

[artie4121]

Coyote and Keyzick, you are most probably right in your assessment.

I did, in addition, make an error. Looking back a good number of those players from the team where I replaced 12 were from trades. :( Silly me.

And on the other team, my championship team, I was successful in dropping Hal Chase (about $2.4) for sub $1 mil Tony Lupien, and this allowed me to add to my cash to pick up Lefty Williams to replace Red Ames.

Hardly the "high finance" I implied.

Maybe I WAS following the "Don't Drop" rule more than I thought, and THAT was why I was successful? Hmmm. :shock:

I was quite successful improving with my first four teams (a Playoff and a Championship), but my next five have been . . . challenging. I think I have not paid enough attention to fielding, spent too much on hitting, etc.

It's a constant source of amazement how you guys are as successful as you are.