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EXPENSES

The Expenses Page displays a team's budget, and lets you modify your expenses to suit your team's goals.

The upper right portion of the Expenses Page shows information useful for managing your payroll and other expenses.

Annual Budget

The Annual Budget shows the amount your team has dedicated to each of the areas where you can spend money. To change the amount you are spending on your Farm System, Scouting or Medical Staff, type a new number in the text box and click the 'Submit' button (numbers entered represent millions of dollars per season).

  • The strength of your Farm System determines how well your players develop while in your AAA system.
  • The strength of your Scouting determines the accuracy of your Scouting Reports (both the numerical ratings and the written description). The inaccuracy in your ratings is shown in the upper right of each player's Scouting Report. The strength of your team's Scouting also affects the accuracy of your 'Auto-Sort' button on the Lineup, Defense and Pitching pages.
  • The strength of your Medical Staff determines how frequently your players get injured.
Note that the 'Rank' column simply shows how your team's current expense level ranks compared to the rest of the league. When measuring the strength of your team's Farm System, Scouting or Medical Staff, the game uses your expense level over the last year (and this ranking is recorded secretly by the game). As an example, in order to be assured of having the best Farm System in the league, you need to be ranked #1 in this area for an entire year or more.

"Optimal" Expenses

The average computer-controlled team spends the following amounts on non-payroll expenses. Because these are subject to individual decisions, the average amount spent in your league may vary considerably. Nevertheless, if you are having trouble meeting payroll, consider bringing your Expenses in line with the following figures.

Expense Area "Average" Budget
Farm System $5 million
Scouting $5 million
Medical $5 million
TOTAL $15 million

Balance Sheet

The Balance Sheet shows total income and expenses for the current year and the previous year.

Team revenue equals Ticket Sales plus Broadcast Revenue plus Concessions Revenue. (Concessions Revenue for your team is managed by the computer).

Team expenses equal the total of Farm System, Scouting, Medical Staff and Payroll expenses.

Cash

The final row of the Balance Sheet shows the team's current "Cash". Cash is accumulated in each year when your Revenue exceeds your Expenses. Cash can be offered in trades, or to cover excess expenses. It is extremely important to keep your cash level above zero. A team whose cash level drops below zero is in debt and suffers serious restrictions.

Debt

A team in debt (with less than $0 in cash) cannot do any of the following:

  • Sign contract extensions for their current players
  • Sign free agents
  • Offer or accept a trade that increases their payroll
  • Commit any points to their Farm System, Scouting or Medical Staff

It is not possible to have more than $200 million in cash -- or to be in debt for more than $200 million.