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Having a starting lineup meet your criteria is usually doable. However, the backups don't need to be of starter quality. They need to be cheap, replaceable and able to play many positions to rest the starters. Of course the backup could also be the future starter working his way into the lineup. But he will be working for minimum wage keeping costs down.
You will go broke trying to pay for a HOF lineup every season.
Don't be afraid to dump a player when the cost become to high. It happens all the time in RL, so why not in game.
Try to do a good job drafting and when trading always look for that one more player to include that is better than someone else in your system. Always look to replace bad players with higher rated players. It may not always work out, but you only need a few new prospects each year to become MLB quality to keep replacing players you lose. At the end of a season, start of FA, start of pre-season and start of regular season, analyze the FA list for ML players that are better then what is in your system and sign them. Cut the lower rated players.
It will take time and patience, but eventually your entire organization will improve dramatically. Of course, when you start winning, your draft picks will become lower quality, but that is the price you pay for winning.
Malor
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