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Originally Posted by JMDurron
Isn't that kind of the point of the reserve clause era? Teams had no issues making money or staying under budget because they didn't have to pay market rates for their players.
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Not to take away from the OOTP discussion which I am following with interest, but this isn't exactly right. Both Horace Stoneham and Bill Veeck resorted to selling players for cold hard cash or dump trades to reduce payroll.