Admin Notes
Budget calculations used during free agent signings have been improved. What has not changed: a team that is $40M under budget can still submit a free agency budget of up to $40M.
What has changed: the maximum bid on a player would be the team's budget, reduced by the amount of money that needs to be set aside to fill the rest of the roster (assuming minimum salary for the youngest players). For leagues with minors, the amount is also reduced by the amount of money that would be needed to fill the rest of the full roster (assuming $0.04M per player). This change was made prior to CVBL's free agency, and the league has a much better result regarding teams being under budget.
Note this is still not a perfect system, as older football and basketball players can have minimum salaries of $0.45M above the assumed minimum. In hockey and soccer, the difference can be $0.27M. Additionally, coaches who play the preseason with extra players will have to pay their full salaries during those games.