Financial Reference for OOTP6 Preview

[Ben E Lou]

Just putting this here for reference for OOTP Preview Stuff. Financial starting points for new restart league. Too long to put in the main thread...

League Financial Report Thursday, 4/1/2004

PAYROLLS

# Team Payroll 1 Chicago (A) $82,734,286 2 Houston $71,234,286 3 New York (A) $71,222,857 4 Cleveland $70,152,857 5 New York (N) $67,291,428 6 Tampa Bay $66,977,143 7 Cincinnati $66,100,000 8 Toronto $63,545,715 9 Detroit $63,094,286 10 Philadelphia $62,840,000 11 Baltimore $62,312,858 12 Boston $61,890,001 13 Chicago (N) $60,794,287 14 Florida $60,041,429 15 Montreal $57,602,858 16 Atlanta $55,215,715

HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS

# Pos Name Team Salary 1 CF Evelio Usera C( $16,390,000 2 CF Jacob Boltz NY $15,750,000 3 CF Robert Cisneros NY $13,500,000 4 CF Daniel Chinn CIN $13,370,000 5 RF Mark Mounce TOR $13,180,000 6 1B Nihachirou Yukinaga BOS $12,900,000 7 2B Kungorou Rintaro HOU $11,800,000 8 SS Christopher Boerger BAL $11,020,000 9 1B Frank Burkley ATL $10,550,000 10 1B Michael Brooks DET $10,270,000 11 P Keikichi Fujimaro CLE $9,810,000 12 P Valeriano Balan PHI $9,610,000 13 2B Wilfred Green BAL $9,250,000 14 P Kelvin Imhoff C( $9,070,000 15 P George Mejia FLO $8,860,000 16 1B Roland Murphree CLE $8,790,000 17 LF Ronald Young C( $8,400,000 18 3B Joel Esnaider TB $8,060,000 19 P Larry Lark C( $7,600,000 20 P Willie Aldrey CIN $7,460,000 21 RF Eduardo Guerrero FLO $7,340,000 22 LF Hernan Romeo MON $7,080,000 23 2B Dominic Verdugo TB $7,080,000 24 3B Edwin Behan PHI $6,990,000 25 SS Pasqual Sanchez PHI $6,990,000

ATTENDANCE

# Team ATTENDANCE 2004 ATTENDANCE 2003 1 Chicago (A) 0 2,227,500 2 Houston 0 2,227,500 3 New York (A) 0 2,227,500 4 Cleveland 0 2,227,500 5 New York (N) 0 2,227,500 6 Tampa Bay 0 2,227,500 7 Cincinnati 0 2,227,500 8 Toronto 0 2,227,500 9 Detroit 0 2,227,500 10 Philadelphia 0 2,227,500 11 Baltimore 0 2,227,500 12 Boston 0 2,227,500 13 Chicago (N) 0 2,227,500 14 Florida 0 2,227,500 15 Montreal 0 2,227,500 16 Atlanta 0 2,227,500

Baltimore

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 65 / 100 Attendance 0 2,227,500 Attendance / Game 0 27,500 Attendance Revenue $0 $22,275,000 Revenue / Game $0 $275,000 Broadcasting Revenue $39,000,000 $39,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $0 $11,699,497 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $0 $0 Payroll $62,312,858 Total Revenue $39,000,000 $72,974,497 Total Player Expenses $0 $62,312,858 Total +/- $39,000,000 $10,661,639 Cash $5,000,000 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $22,511,163 $$ left for Free Agents $15,661,639

Boston

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 65 / 100 Attendance 0 2,227,500 Attendance / Game 0 27,500 Attendance Revenue $0 $22,275,000 Revenue / Game $0 $275,000 Broadcasting Revenue $39,000,000 $39,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $0 $11,699,031 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $0 $0 Payroll $61,890,001 Total Revenue $39,000,000 $72,974,031 Total Player Expenses $0 $61,890,001 Total +/- $39,000,000 $11,084,030 Cash $5,000,000 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $29,930,697 $$ left for Free Agents $16,084,030

New York (A)

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 65 / 100 Attendance 0 2,227,500 Attendance / Game 0 27,500 Attendance Revenue $0 $22,275,000 Revenue / Game $0 $275,000 Broadcasting Revenue $45,000,000 $45,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $0 $13,497,257 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $0 $0 Payroll $71,222,857 Total Revenue $45,000,000 $80,772,257 Total Player Expenses $0 $71,222,857 Total +/- $45,000,000 $9,549,400 Cash $5,000,000 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $27,298,923 $$ left for Free Agents $14,549,400

Tampa Bay

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 65 / 100 Attendance 0 2,227,500 Attendance / Game 0 27,500 Attendance Revenue $0 $22,275,000 Revenue / Game $0 $275,000 Broadcasting Revenue $43,000,000 $43,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $0 $12,897,132 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $0 $0 Payroll $66,977,143 Total Revenue $43,000,000 $78,172,132 Total Player Expenses $0 $66,977,143 Total +/- $43,000,000 $11,194,989 Cash $5,000,000 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $19,515,465 $$ left for Free Agents $16,194,989

Toronto

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 65 / 100 Attendance 0 2,227,500 Attendance / Game 0 27,500 Attendance Revenue $0 $22,275,000 Revenue / Game $0 $275,000 Broadcasting Revenue $39,000,000 $39,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $0 $11,695,116 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $0 $0 Payroll $63,545,715 Total Revenue $39,000,000 $72,970,116 Total Player Expenses $0 $63,545,715 Total +/- $39,000,000 $9,424,401 Cash $5,000,000 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $23,183,449 $$ left for Free Agents $14,424,401

Chicago (A)

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 65 / 100 Attendance 0 2,227,500 Attendance / Game 0 27,500 Attendance Revenue $0 $22,275,000 Revenue / Game $0 $275,000 Broadcasting Revenue $49,000,000 $49,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $0 $14,699,587 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $0 $0 Payroll $82,734,286 Total Revenue $49,000,000 $85,974,587 Total Player Expenses $0 $82,734,286 Total +/- $49,000,000 $3,240,301 Cash $3,240,301 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $14,274,888 $$ left for Free Agents $6,480,602

Cleveland

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 65 / 100 Attendance 0 2,227,500 Attendance / Game 0 27,500 Attendance Revenue $0 $22,275,000 Revenue / Game $0 $275,000 Broadcasting Revenue $45,000,000 $45,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $0 $13,501,889 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $0 $0 Payroll $70,152,857 Total Revenue $45,000,000 $80,776,889 Total Player Expenses $0 $70,152,857 Total +/- $45,000,000 $10,624,032 Cash $5,000,000 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $29,126,889 $$ left for Free Agents $15,624,032

Detroit

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 65 / 100 Attendance 0 2,227,500 Attendance / Game 0 27,500 Attendance Revenue $0 $22,275,000 Revenue / Game $0 $275,000 Broadcasting Revenue $39,000,000 $39,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $0 $11,698,336 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $0 $0 Payroll $63,094,286 Total Revenue $39,000,000 $72,973,336 Total Player Expenses $0 $63,094,286 Total +/- $39,000,000 $9,879,050 Cash $5,000,000 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $20,016,669 $$ left for Free Agents $14,879,050

Atlanta

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 65 / 100 Attendance 0 2,227,500 Attendance / Game 0 27,500 Attendance Revenue $0 $22,275,000 Revenue / Game $0 $275,000 Broadcasting Revenue $39,000,000 $39,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $0 $11,700,114 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $0 $0 Payroll $55,215,715 Total Revenue $39,000,000 $72,975,114 Total Player Expenses $0 $55,215,715 Total +/- $39,000,000 $17,759,399 Cash $5,000,000 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $39,868,447 $$ left for Free Agents $22,759,399

Florida

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 65 / 100 Attendance 0 2,227,500 Attendance / Game 0 27,500 Attendance Revenue $0 $22,275,000 Revenue / Game $0 $275,000 Broadcasting Revenue $39,000,000 $39,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $0 $11,702,140 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $0 $0 Payroll $60,041,429 Total Revenue $39,000,000 $72,977,140 Total Player Expenses $0 $60,041,429 Total +/- $39,000,000 $12,935,711 Cash $5,000,000 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $26,247,141 $$ left for Free Agents $17,935,711

Montreal

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 65 / 100 Attendance 0 2,227,500 Attendance / Game 0 27,500 Attendance Revenue $0 $22,275,000 Revenue / Game $0 $275,000 Broadcasting Revenue $39,000,000 $39,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $0 $11,702,354 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $0 $0 Payroll $57,602,858 Total Revenue $39,000,000 $72,977,354 Total Player Expenses $0 $57,602,858 Total +/- $39,000,000 $15,374,496 Cash $5,000,000 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $28,957,353 $$ left for Free Agents $20,374,496

New York (N)

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 65 / 100 Attendance 0 2,227,500 Attendance / Game 0 27,500 Attendance Revenue $0 $22,275,000 Revenue / Game $0 $275,000 Broadcasting Revenue $43,000,000 $43,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $0 $12,900,365 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $0 $0 Payroll $67,291,428 Total Revenue $43,000,000 $78,175,365 Total Player Expenses $0 $67,291,428 Total +/- $43,000,000 $10,883,937 Cash $5,000,000 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $19,235,365 $$ left for Free Agents $15,883,937

Philadelphia

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 65 / 100 Attendance 0 2,227,500 Attendance / Game 0 27,500 Attendance Revenue $0 $22,275,000 Revenue / Game $0 $275,000 Broadcasting Revenue $39,000,000 $39,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $0 $11,696,733 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $0 $0 Payroll $62,840,000 Total Revenue $39,000,000 $72,971,733 Total Player Expenses $0 $62,840,000 Total +/- $39,000,000 $10,131,733 Cash $5,000,000 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $26,451,734 $$ left for Free Agents $15,131,733

Chicago (N)

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 65 / 100 Attendance 0 2,227,500 Attendance / Game 0 27,500 Attendance Revenue $0 $22,275,000 Revenue / Game $0 $275,000 Broadcasting Revenue $39,000,000 $39,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $0 $11,695,629 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $0 $0 Payroll $60,794,287 Total Revenue $39,000,000 $72,970,629 Total Player Expenses $0 $60,794,287 Total +/- $39,000,000 $12,176,342 Cash $5,000,000 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $21,407,295 $$ left for Free Agents $17,176,342

Cincinnati

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 65 / 100 Attendance 0 2,227,500 Attendance / Game 0 27,500 Attendance Revenue $0 $22,275,000 Revenue / Game $0 $275,000 Broadcasting Revenue $43,000,000 $43,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $0 $12,895,345 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $0 $0 Payroll $66,100,000 Total Revenue $43,000,000 $78,170,345 Total Player Expenses $0 $66,100,000 Total +/- $43,000,000 $12,070,345 Cash $5,000,000 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $27,400,345 $$ left for Free Agents $17,070,345

Houston

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 65 / 100 Attendance 0 2,227,500 Attendance / Game 0 27,500 Attendance Revenue $0 $22,275,000 Revenue / Game $0 $275,000 Broadcasting Revenue $45,000,000 $45,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $0 $13,500,060 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $0 $0 Payroll $71,234,286 Total Revenue $45,000,000 $80,775,060 Total Player Expenses $0 $71,234,286 Total +/- $45,000,000 $9,540,774 Cash $5,000,000 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $27,731,726 $$ left for Free Agents $14,540,774

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[Ben E Lou]

And now, for comparison sake, here we are 16 years later. I am not that familiar with the financials, so I'll leave the analysis to others. Re-opening thread.

[Ben E Lou]

League Financial Report Thursday, 4/15/2020

PAYROLLS

# Team Payroll 1 Chicago (N) $79,827,543 2 Houston $79,822,158 3 New York (N) $76,623,944 4 Cleveland $76,028,543 5 New York (A) $71,615,214 6 Atlanta $67,868,186 7 Tampa Bay $66,108,200 8 Philadelphia $64,594,214 9 Detroit $63,765,357 10 Cincinnati $62,406,815 11 Baltimore $61,153,629 12 Chicago (A) $57,012,228 13 Montreal $48,329,486 14 Florida $46,532,914 15 Boston $38,417,543 16 Toronto $31,099,886

HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS

# Pos Name Team Salary 1 CF Timothy Josephson BAL $20,350,000 2 P Kenneth Llewellyn C( $15,049,200 3 P Stan Rocco CLE $13,238,000 4 P Joel Perez HOU $13,102,800 5 P Don Yoshiteru ATL $13,014,900 6 P Manuel Rubino CLE $12,245,600 7 1B Tommy Burnes C( $12,140,000 8 P John Prime C( $12,066,600 9 RF Cristopher Godinez C( $11,910,000 10 LF George Viader PHI $11,730,000 11 2B Frederick Richards PHI $11,145,300 12 2B David Everette NY $11,088,400 13 P Rudy Bragdon DET $11,040,000 14 P Zenko Kuma TB $10,993,500 15 SS Fermin Delgadillo BAL $10,982,200 16 P David Montejano NY $10,820,000 17 2B Benjamin Robinson C( $10,707,100 18 C Darnell Bishop CIN $10,602,000 19 C Leopoldo Matos ATL $10,560,000 20 P Randall Beaton HOU $10,557,500 21 SS Raymond Enriquez DET $9,815,900 22 C Dennis Carls NY $9,769,600 23 RF Daniel Corrigan CIN $9,600,000 24 CF Stanford Richardson C( $9,350,000 25 P Jeffery Ebersole C( $9,210,000

ATTENDANCE

# Team ATTENDANCE 2020 ATTENDANCE 2019 1 New York (A) 359,811 3,524,981 2 Cleveland 323,804 3,081,236 3 Cincinnati 309,383 2,339,736 4 Baltimore 265,840 3,249,163 5 Atlanta 257,732 2,830,533 6 Tampa Bay 256,794 3,113,174 7 New York (N) 236,016 3,296,282 8 Philadelphia 213,153 2,332,134 9 Chicago (N) 198,318 2,747,011 10 Florida 156,924 2,782,867 11 Toronto 145,165 1,753,644 12 Montreal 136,177 2,099,833 13 Houston 130,815 2,342,980 14 Detroit 122,291 2,105,068 15 Boston 88,999 1,048,551 16 Chicago (A) 78,153 1,262,002

Baltimore

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 87 / 100 Attendance 265,840 3,249,163 Attendance / Game 44,307 40,113 Attendance Revenue $2,658,400 $32,491,630 Revenue / Game $443,067 $401,131 Broadcasting Revenue $45,000,000 $47,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $1,127,372 $13,800,025 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $2,658,400 $2,658,400 Payroll $61,153,629 Total Revenue $48,785,772 $93,291,655 Total Player Expenses $6,157,436 $78,304,337 Total +/- $42,628,336 $14,987,318 Cash $8,835,500 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $49,518,288 $$ left for Free Agents $38,973,526

Boston

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 25 / 100 Attendance 88,999 1,048,551 Attendance / Game 14,833 12,945 Attendance Revenue $622,993 $7,339,857 Revenue / Game $103,832 $90,616 Broadcasting Revenue $33,000,000 $33,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $896,960 $11,098,802 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $622,993 $622,993 Payroll $38,417,543 Total Revenue $34,519,953 $51,438,659 Total Player Expenses $6,208,317 $56,973,346 Total +/- $28,311,636 $-5,534,687 Cash $-5,550,900 Ticket Price $7 $$ left for Extensions $30,624,959 $$ left for Free Agents $7,470,216

New York (A)

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 96 / 100 Attendance 359,811 3,524,981 Attendance / Game 44,976 43,518 Attendance Revenue $3,598,110 $35,249,810 Revenue / Game $449,764 $435,183 Broadcasting Revenue $49,000,000 $47,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $1,086,173 $13,721,287 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $2,243,571 Attendance Revenue $3,598,110 $3,598,110 Payroll $71,615,214 Total Revenue $53,684,283 $98,214,668 Total Player Expenses $6,141,696 $69,573,342 Total +/- $47,542,587 $28,641,326 Cash $8,616,500 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $54,308,730 $$ left for Free Agents $34,972,383

Tampa Bay

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 82 / 100 Attendance 256,794 3,113,174 Attendance / Game 36,685 38,434 Attendance Revenue $2,567,940 $31,131,740 Revenue / Game $366,849 $384,342 Broadcasting Revenue $47,000,000 $47,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $1,146,282 $14,436,040 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $2,567,940 $2,567,940 Payroll $66,108,200 Total Revenue $50,714,222 $92,567,780 Total Player Expenses $6,412,097 $70,684,245 Total +/- $44,302,125 $21,883,535 Cash $9,077,200 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $69,386,780 $$ left for Free Agents $35,536,780

Toronto

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 38 / 100 Attendance 145,165 1,753,644 Attendance / Game 20,738 21,650 Attendance Revenue $1,161,320 $15,729,746 Revenue / Game $165,903 $194,194 Broadcasting Revenue $35,000,000 $35,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $947,966 $11,692,511 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $1,161,320 $1,161,320 Payroll $31,099,886 Total Revenue $37,109,286 $62,422,257 Total Player Expenses $3,565,701 $36,326,874 Total +/- $33,543,585 $26,095,383 Cash $7,763,000 Ticket Price $8 $$ left for Extensions $48,879,657 $$ left for Free Agents $39,085,371

Chicago (A)

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 25 / 100 Attendance 78,153 1,262,002 Attendance / Game 15,631 15,580 Attendance Revenue $547,071 $9,369,684 Revenue / Game $109,414 $115,675 Broadcasting Revenue $43,000,000 $43,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $1,103,652 $13,610,527 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $547,071 $547,071 Payroll $57,012,228 Total Revenue $44,650,723 $65,980,211 Total Player Expenses $5,641,191 $53,349,751 Total +/- $39,009,532 $12,630,460 Cash $6,341,500 Ticket Price $7 $$ left for Extensions $20,817,577 $$ left for Free Agents $15,309,483

Cleveland

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 84 / 100 Attendance 323,804 3,081,236 Attendance / Game 40,476 38,040 Attendance Revenue $3,238,040 $30,812,360 Revenue / Game $404,755 $380,400 Broadcasting Revenue $47,000,000 $45,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $1,119,762 $14,119,578 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $3,238,040 $3,238,040 Payroll $76,028,543 Total Revenue $51,357,802 $89,931,938 Total Player Expenses $6,395,540 $70,683,676 Total +/- $44,962,262 $19,248,262 Cash $8,533,400 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $44,208,671 $$ left for Free Agents $24,436,795

Detroit

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 52 / 100 Attendance 122,291 2,105,068 Attendance / Game 24,458 25,988 Attendance Revenue $1,222,910 $20,705,369 Revenue / Game $244,582 $255,622 Broadcasting Revenue $37,000,000 $37,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $905,634 $11,060,741 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $1,222,910 $1,222,910 Payroll $63,765,357 Total Revenue $39,128,544 $68,766,110 Total Player Expenses $6,682,772 $52,708,823 Total +/- $32,445,772 $16,057,287 Cash $8,946,500 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $16,908,443 $$ left for Free Agents $13,947,253

Atlanta

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 73 / 100 Attendance 257,732 2,830,533 Attendance / Game 36,819 34,945 Attendance Revenue $2,577,320 $28,305,330 Revenue / Game $368,189 $349,449 Broadcasting Revenue $41,000,000 $41,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $854,619 $11,613,711 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $2,577,320 $2,577,320 Payroll $67,868,186 Total Revenue $44,431,939 $80,919,041 Total Player Expenses $7,848,859 $79,959,436 Total +/- $36,583,080 $959,605 Cash $4,723,205 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $38,506,346 $$ left for Free Agents $17,774,060

Florida

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 57 / 100 Attendance 156,924 2,782,867 Attendance / Game 26,154 34,356 Attendance Revenue $1,569,240 $27,828,670 Revenue / Game $261,540 $343,564 Broadcasting Revenue $43,000,000 $43,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $803,150 $9,998,675 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $1,569,240 $1,569,240 Payroll $46,532,914 Total Revenue $45,372,390 $80,827,345 Total Player Expenses $7,167,402 $57,188,764 Total +/- $38,204,988 $23,638,581 Cash $8,581,200 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $56,539,344 $$ left for Free Agents $42,875,631

Montreal

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 55 / 100 Attendance 136,177 2,099,833 Attendance / Game 27,235 25,924 Attendance Revenue $1,361,770 $20,998,330 Revenue / Game $272,354 $259,239 Broadcasting Revenue $39,000,000 $39,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $1,126,074 $13,781,881 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $1,361,770 $1,361,770 Payroll $48,329,486 Total Revenue $41,487,844 $73,780,211 Total Player Expenses $4,943,559 $72,155,227 Total +/- $36,544,285 $1,624,984 Cash $7,507,584 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $55,712,861 $$ left for Free Agents $32,958,309

New York (N)

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 86 / 100 Attendance 236,016 3,296,282 Attendance / Game 39,336 40,695 Attendance Revenue $2,360,160 $32,962,820 Revenue / Game $393,360 $406,948 Broadcasting Revenue $45,000,000 $43,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $955,398 $13,006,528 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $2,360,160 $2,360,160 Payroll $76,623,944 Total Revenue $48,315,558 $88,969,348 Total Player Expenses $9,501,317 $91,510,566 Total +/- $38,814,241 $-2,541,218 Cash $3,221,082 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $26,577,462 $$ left for Free Agents $17,566,486

Philadelphia

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 61 / 100 Attendance 213,153 2,332,134 Attendance / Game 30,450 28,792 Attendance Revenue $2,131,530 $23,321,340 Revenue / Game $304,504 $287,918 Broadcasting Revenue $37,000,000 $37,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $1,014,961 $12,425,831 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $2,131,530 $2,131,530 Payroll $64,594,214 Total Revenue $40,146,491 $72,747,171 Total Player Expenses $5,183,516 $72,491,979 Total +/- $34,962,975 $255,192 Cash $7,909,892 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $27,003,630 $$ left for Free Agents $16,062,849

Chicago (N)

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 61 / 100 Attendance 198,318 2,747,011 Attendance / Game 28,331 33,914 Attendance Revenue $1,983,180 $27,470,110 Revenue / Game $283,311 $339,137 Broadcasting Revenue $43,000,000 $43,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $972,051 $11,894,170 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $1,983,180 $1,983,180 Payroll $79,827,543 Total Revenue $45,955,231 $82,364,280 Total Player Expenses $6,389,251 $69,921,553 Total +/- $39,565,980 $12,442,727 Cash $8,425,600 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $44,408,513 $$ left for Free Agents $10,962,337

Cincinnati

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 77 / 100 Attendance 309,383 2,339,736 Attendance / Game 38,673 28,886 Attendance Revenue $3,093,830 $22,585,058 Revenue / Game $386,729 $278,828 Broadcasting Revenue $45,000,000 $43,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $1,024,681 $12,522,626 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $2,168,821 Attendance Revenue $3,093,830 $3,093,830 Payroll $62,406,815 Total Revenue $49,118,511 $80,276,505 Total Player Expenses $5,849,454 $65,560,292 Total +/- $43,269,057 $14,716,213 Cash $9,175,900 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $49,105,184 $$ left for Free Agents $26,876,769

Houston

Category This Year Last Year Fan Interest 57 / 100 Attendance 130,815 2,342,980 Attendance / Game 26,163 28,926 Attendance Revenue $1,308,150 $23,429,800 Revenue / Game $261,630 $289,257 Broadcasting Revenue $51,000,000 $51,000,000 Merchandising Revenue $1,083,605 $13,791,669 Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0 Attendance Revenue $1,308,150 $1,308,150 Payroll $79,822,158 Total Revenue $53,391,755 $88,221,469 Total Player Expenses $12,168,762 $82,319,072 Total +/- $41,222,993 $5,902,397 Cash $8,474,000 Ticket Price $10 $$ left for Extensions $26,754,702 $$ left for Free Agents $16,873,311

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[Eaglesfan27]

Is it possible something happened in formatting, otherwise it seems like MANY teams are having a huge change for the worse in marketing revenue in this season as compared to the last season column.

Edit: Nevermind, you must be mid year, because the attendance revenue is showing the same trend.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

Is it possible something happened in formatting, otherwise it seems like MANY teams are having a huge change for the worse in marketing revenue in this season as compared to the last season column.

Edit: Nevermind, you must be mid year, because the attendance revenue is showing the same trend.

Yep, it appears he is exactly 5 games into the season for most teams

[Ben E Lou]

Yeah...uh...this is meant to compare to 16 years earlier. Look at the date on the second one. It is *very* early in the season.

[Maple Leafs]

At first glance, it seems like the merchandising issue has improved.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

At first glance, it seems like the merchandising issue has improved.

Sean, that was my first instinct as well until I went back and looked at my old notes. At second glance, it appears to be the same.

The current problem with merchandising revenue is that it changes but not by much over a period of a few years. The above example is a 16 year time frame where most teams did not change much at all (a few million here or there).

The reason why it bites alot of people in online leagues is by default unless you change it, OOTP initially bases merchandising revenue on what it starts at (and that usually is defined in the initial draft based on team salary, or in leagues with no initial draft it seems to be more random.) The issue as it is today, a team that goes from a small payroll (Tampa Bay as an example) with a low merchandising revenue who then turns their team into a 5 time WS winner, will likely have increased fan interest, increased ticket sells, increased broadcasting revenue, but merchandising revenue likely will not increase that much from year to year.

I don't think the above examples gives a whole lot of change from what we see now. We currently now see 2 million dollar swings in merchandising revenue over a 10 year period, which is what we see there.

What might be hard to tell is what happened year to year in Skydog's league. If it changed faster year to year then that would probably be improved somewhat.

[Maple Leafs]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Sean, that was my first instinct as well until I went back and looked at my old notes. At second glance, it appears to be the same.

I think you may be right.

Keep in mind that SkyDog's league started with fairly equal finances. Most online leagues start with unbalanced situations (Yankees with $35M merchandising, Devil Rays with $10M). That's a permanent $25M advantage, which makes it next to impossible for small market teams to ever compete on equal footing, even if they turn themselves into big markets.

This is a huge issue for online leagues, and it looks like it wasn't addressed... again.

[kcchief19]

That was my thought too, Alan. It does appear to be improved, but I think part of that may come from SkyDog using the adjust market button when he created his fictional universe. Everyone started in a rather narrow band.

The good news is that the band expanded in 16 years, so perhaps that's a good sign.

The other possibility is that Markus has simply adjusted the value of merchandising revenue. This league started with everyone in a narrow band rather than with Tampa Bay at $8 million and New York at $40 million. If the solution to tieing fan support/market size/team success to merchandise revenues was to simply downplay the value of merchandising revenue, I'd be in favor of that.

Of course, it wouldn't fix existing leagues, but if it did that could actually lead to more problems.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by kcchief19

That was my thought too, Alan. It does appear to be improved, but I think part of that may come from SkyDog using the adjust market button when he created his fictional universe. Everyone started in a rather narrow band.

The good news is that the band expanded in 16 years, so perhaps that's a good sign.

The other possibility is that Markus has simply adjusted the value of merchandising revenue. This league started with everyone in a narrow band rather than with Tampa Bay at $8 million and New York at $40 million. If the solution to tieing fan support/market size/team success to merchandise revenues was to simply downplay the value of merchandising revenue, I'd be in favor of that.

Of course, it wouldn't fix existing leagues, but if it did that could actually lead to more problems.

Stabalizing the financial environment at the start was actually always the recommendation, and if done in our league we would not be having the same issues. I just was always amused by a financial value increasing or decreasing from year to year not based on your success but instead based on how much you spent Sounds like my Tax accountant from my 1999 Tax return somehow...

[Maple Leafs]

Originally Posted by Alan T

Stabalizing the financial environment at the start was actually always the recommendation, and if done in our league we would not be having the same issues.

Of course, now that we know OOTP6 isn't addressing it like we hoped, we could actually get off our butts and work on fixing it now.

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