Experimental League

ballman · 04-02-2009, 01:15 PM

I started this fictional league in 1900 with 2 leagues each with 6 teams. the experiment was financial. What would happen to the league if I put the market size to each franchise at 0? Would there be enough money to sign free agents?

The results - and I am in 1934 right now - are interesting. I went through 2 expansions - 2 new teams in each league each 10 years. I skipped 1930. Right now, each leage is 2 divisions, each with 5 teams.

There have been no financial problems. Players that were asking more than the market could bear settled for less than they originally asked. Also, over that span of 35 years, some teams have improved their market share. The breakdown of market share by division is:

league 1, division 1: 6-1-1-0-2
league 1, division 2: 4-2-3-1-1

league 2, division 1: 0-0-0-3-2
league 2, division 2: 0-1-0-1-0

In both expansions, I moved the 2 most successful franchises from league 2 to league 1. That accounts for the disparity.

Anyway, that''s my story and I'm sticking to it

Who Killed Kenny? · 04-03-2009, 11:18 AM

Interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing!

satchel · 04-03-2009, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ballman

Also, over that span of 35 years, some teams have improved their market share. The breakdown of market share...

I'm ignorant as to what "market share" means in this context.

Curtis · 04-03-2009, 03:39 PM

He meant 'market size'.

ballman · 04-03-2009, 05:25 PM

Yes. Market size. All teams were set to 0 at the start. In that 35-year span, one team increased to 6 and another to 4. I saw no ill-effects of the size of the markets being so small. The contracts players wanted eventually shrank to meet demand.

04-02-2009, 01:15 PM	#1
ballman Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: riverside, ca Posts: 145	Experimental League I started this fictional league in 1900 with 2 leagues each with 6 teams. the experiment was financial. What would happen to the league if I put the market size to each franchise at 0? Would there be enough money to sign free agents? The results - and I am in 1934 right now - are interesting. I went through 2 expansions - 2 new teams in each league each 10 years. I skipped 1930. Right now, each leage is 2 divisions, each with 5 teams. There have been no financial problems. Players that were asking more than the market could bear settled for less than they originally asked. Also, over that span of 35 years, some teams have improved their market share. The breakdown of market share by division is: league 1, division 1: 6-1-1-0-2 league 1, division 2: 4-2-3-1-1 league 2, division 1: 0-0-0-3-2 league 2, division 2: 0-1-0-1-0 In both expansions, I moved the 2 most successful franchises from league 2 to league 1. That accounts for the disparity. Anyway, that''s my story and I'm sticking to it

04-03-2009, 11:18 AM	#2
Who Killed Kenny? Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 410	Interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing!

04-03-2009, 03:39 PM	#4
Curtis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Watertown, New York Posts: 4,567	He meant 'market size'.

04-03-2009, 05:25 PM	#5
ballman Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: riverside, ca Posts: 145	Yes. Market size. All teams were set to 0 at the start. In that 35-year span, one team increased to 6 and another to 4. I saw no ill-effects of the size of the markets being so small. The contracts players wanted eventually shrank to meet demand.