Capra Hardball Dynasty League

I was having a discussion with a fellow Capra owner and - after years of riding the IFA train as if it were heroin - I've gotten to the point where I think that I'm going to give up. What I wanted to do was to determine how much it costs to acquire an IFA.  Now, the cost for particular teams varies based on any number of factors including luck, but I figured that I had average luck and had pursued a fairly optimal strategy. My strategy was this: If I was going to be in on IFAs, then I would maximize the amount of dollars available so that I wouldn't be outbid by other teams for players that I could see.  If you look back, I'd imagine that I've got the most or second most budget dollars available in well more than half of the seasons where I made a big push. Avoid getting stuck with nothing.  Before the All-Star break I would pick and choose and try to get the best IFA possible.  After the All-Star break I would select the first ML quality IFA that I saw. Be...

Included in the link below is a spreadsheet for formulating these playoff odds, I will make a more user-friendly version at some point in the future. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By68AZpUaqO5MjRDaHZBUTNOSjg/view?usp=sharing

Baseball America's Capra Top 40 Prospects 1. Gregory Roth  21, SP Anaheim- Season 40 2nd Overall Pick     -Roth looks set to anchor the Anteater rotation as Anaheim completes another successful rebuild 2. Dorssys Arcia  19, SP Los Angeles- Season 41 International $23.3 Million     - Crown jewel of S41 international bidding, in the same season LA traded Livingstone, Arcia looks likely to continue the legacy. 3. Shooter Smyth  22, SP Augusta- Season 38 5th Overall Pick     - Top 3 pitchers are nearly interchangeable, Shooter could easily hold the top spot and may see the majors this season 4. Beamer McCallum  20, 1B Chicago- Season 41 1st Overall Pick     - Top hitting prospect in Capra, dominated the minors last season, future MVP candidate 5.  Albert Espinoza  23, C Iowa City- Season 40 International $14 Million     - Acquired from Chicago last season, will anchor the Harvesters lineup and provide...

1/What If Sports. How long have you been on the site, and how did you end up here? What is your favorite game here? Favorite team or experience on the site?   I found WIS in 2006 after hearing about on a sports radio show talking about their engine that allowed simulating historical teams against modern teams. From the sight I found SLB and tinkered around there for awhile and was eventually recruited to HBD by a friend in a progressive league I was in--and got hooked quickly. Real life hit hard in 2008. I was away until 2014. Was surprised my account was still here. My favorite team/experience would have to be my one WS championship in Walter Johnson. The Indianapolis Brutality has made 5 WS in last 6 seasons. Trying to bring some of that magic to The Wet Sox here. 2/Sports. What are your favorite teams in the real world? Favorite players and/or sports memories? What drives you crazy about sports or sports culture?    I'm  a military brat and have moved al...

rls1 runs the Anaheim Anteaters in the NL West. He has been here since season 1. 1/What If Sports. How long have you been on the site, and how did you end up here? What is your favorite game here? Favorite team or experience on the site?            Like many others, I discovered WIS around 2001 through the MLB website. Was long devoted to progressive leagues in SIM, and have tried a few rounds of Hoops Dynasty, but am really down to just two HBD teams now. I consider Capra my WIS home and the Anteaters my favorite experience on the site. 2/Sports. What are your favorite teams in the real world? Favorite players and/or sports memories? What drives you crazy about sports or sports culture?            Grew up in Orange County and loving the Angels, for better or worse. Was kind of a family religion--one that promised more suffering than any of us realized back in the day. In fact, we kind of developed a penchant for the lova...