Listen guys, some strategy advice: Giving up offensive opportunities to keep guys who aren't playing because you think their cap value is going to increase is not the way to play this game. Maybe one player, if he's really good and really cheap, but not more, and certainly not a whole team.
Two Reasons:
1) Over the course of the season (18 weeks, one day off every two weeks, 9 days off per player times 9 players) do it 80 times, and you're giving up maybe 240 points. Yeah, I know...maybe less. But maybe more. You may get back some of those points because, theoretically at least, you have a stronger team, but not enough to make it pay. Picking an offense, I believe, is about half luck anyway. And as the season progresses, there are always plenty of cheap guys to pick who are hot.
2) What's gonna happen the first time you have to change your Pitching Staff to a higher priced one? You may have to start getting rid of some of those cheap players anyway to make your new PS fit the cap, so what was the point?
If you don't beieve me, check the Leaderboard. See how many of the people in this game who are at or near the top play it this way.
Now, FS is gonna say that I sound like a know-it-all, and I should leave everyone alone and let them play the way they want to, and for some of you it's just for fun, and blah blah blah.
Well, maybe he's right. So the above doesn't apply to him. He played last year, and if he wants to be stubborn and give himself no chance to win, that's his business.
But Irish & Mary, trust me on this. I'm just trying to help. I want the game to be as competitive as possible, which means as many participants as possible, which means no one loses interest because they are too far out of it to have a chance, which means try to help everyone score as high as possible.
