Budgets on or off for franchise?

[Riddick_J]

Just curious to see what the most popular choice is for mlb 20. I’ve been going budgets off for 19 because A lot of high rated players were being left in free agency. wondering whether that has been fixed and which was the best way to go?

[Caulfield]

Re: Budgets on or off for franchise?

I prefer on, even if it's not realistic with on, there's no doubt it's more challenging. I dont want to live in a world full of George Steinbrenners.

[Ace2734]

Re: Budgets on or off for franchise?

Off because the game’s salary system is a mess, especially the deeper you go into franchise.

I have it off but I still use the team’s budget as a cap.


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[countryboy]

Re: Budgets on or off for franchise?

I have it on and have since I started my carryover franchise back in '16.

No real problems with it personally

[eric7064]

Re: Budgets on or off for franchise?

I test this out RELIGIOUSLY.

There used to be an issue where teams did not have enough money X amount of years in and would have it where top Free agents would not go anywhere because of it and therefore retire the next season.

This SEEMS to have been fixed the last couple versions of the show. I always do a 10 year sim when the game drops just to be safe.

[Unlucky 13]

Re: Budgets on or off for franchise?

On. I would never consider turning it off for a second, because the GM aspect of the game is the most important reason that I play.

[JHodges57]

Re: Budgets on or off for franchise?

I prefer on, even if it's not realistic with on, there's no doubt it's more challenging. I dont want to live in a world full of George Steinbrenners.

I'm not sure I understand how budget works. I know budget is not taken into account when making trades when it's turned off, but expenses/income are still being calculated every week adjusting the available funds.

So if a team goes into a deficit situation during the season, there is no penalty for it?

[kinsmen7]

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I have mine to on, but give certain teams the sponsorship's so that their budgets will increase overtime.

For example, large market teams like the Dodgers, Yankees, etc. get sponsorship's, mid market teams get 2, and small market teams get 1.

Otherwise, to the best of my knowledge, teams will stay the same or reduce payroll, leaving a lot of those high-end FA's instead of signing them.

[JoshC1977]

Re: Budgets on or off for franchise?

Someone asked this in my slider thread the other day. This was my response:

Budgets ON. With them off, trading just doesn't make sense; there's nothing to really hold things together. You can basically spend as much as you want without any repercussions. If you just want to fart around and build a crazy powerhouse, it's fine. But if you want to be really immersed into a franchise, I highly recommend keeping them on.

[tabarnes19_SDS]

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I was always an on person until this year. The on prevented trades from happening. Baseball is not like basketball where salaries match and that is what happens with budgets on.

There is a huge deflation of salaries moving forward in year 2. When free agents are signed and players earn less in arbitration than year prior. Budgets need serious work.

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[Beastboy2335]

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If you're willing to keep tabs on your budget by year and determine a proper amount of growth or reduction for your team (starting a rebuild means reducing budget) as well as keeping the other 29 in check through 30 team control then you can have it off, if you want to build super teams with no limits you can have it off. If you're looking for team management without the extra hassle leave it on

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