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In real life a $150M payroll is not considered high, but within the economics of 4040 Baseball it is. And its practical and psychological effects amount to a curse worth avoiding.
More on how a $150M payroll can work against your team’s success
Fixes:
- Player Extensions: After the player extension deadline passed it was possible to extend a player for one year at $250K. This was a bug and has been fixed.
Refinements:
- High or Over-Used Relievers: High-Usage and Over-Usage of relievers was only viewable through a team’s rotation page. While sufficient for understanding your own team, it didn’t provide easy access when assessing a pitcher you want to acquire from another team. Those indicators are now also prominently available in a player profile page. There is also a full explanation of pitcher usage here: Pitcher High-Usage & Over-Usage.
- Free Agent (FA) Bids: FA bidding is conducted blindly--meaning no one knows how much other teams are offering a FA. In cases where a team is the only bidder on a FA AND they have a “below lux-tax” payroll (below $125M), the player will now be awarded to them at his asking salary, rather than the higher, more aggressive salary the team may have offered.
Older Changes