Finances

Standings
Teams
Rules
Files
Schedule
Finances
Trades
Auction
POWs
ALL-STAR
Records

Home
Up

 

The ISBL 2005 Finances Page

Updated thru end of Week 21

Expanded Information (Ledgers)

Regular Season Monetary Transactions

Monetary distribution for 2005 performance

'04-'05 Hot Stove Monetary Transactions

FAQ About Finances



Expanded Information (Ledgers)

LEGEND FOR HEADER:

$ Start: Cash on hand at start of season (includes release of first $500k of lockbox money)

Lockbox: Money to be released after trade deadline (the second $500k, NOW released and represented in $ Now)

Adjust: Money acquired or spent during course of season

$ Now: Cash on hand NOW (NOW includes August Lockbox money)

Pay Start: Your opening day payroll (which determines your payroll ceiling for the year)

Pay Now: Your current payroll 

% (<140): The percentage of your current payroll vs. your opening day payroll (can not exceed 140%)

Max: The maximum amount of payroll your team can carry (Pay Start x 140%)

Can Add: Amount of payroll your team can still add (Max - Pay Now)

 

Team Name $ Start Lockbox Adjust $ Now Pay Start Pay Now % (<140) Max Can Add
Alaska Willows 1.0 0.5 -0.6 0.9 44.0 43.9 100% 61.6 17.7
Albuquerque Sidewinders 1.5 0.5   2.0 53.5 53.9 101% 74.9 21.0
Arizona Raccoons 10.8 0.5 -1.5 9.8 48.1 50.5 105% 67.3 16.8
Beltway Bandits 31.6 0.5 1.0 33.1 63.6 68.7 108% 89.0 20.3
Boston Dirt Dogs 4.9 0.5 -4.9 0.5 41.3 45.1 109% 57.8 12.7
Cartersville Cyclones 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.3 44.8 43.1 96% 62.7 19.6
Chicago Bulldogs 7.9 0.5 1.0 9.4 50.6 48.0 95% 70.8 22.8
Chicago Force 7.9 0.5 -0.3 8.1 50.1 49.7 99% 70.1 20.4
Colorado Beavers 2.7 0.5 1.5 4.7 47.3 41.7 88% 66.2 24.5
Ft. Worth Pioneers 0.5 0.5 -0.4 0.6 43.5 49.4 114% 60.9 11.5
Halifax Explosion 1.2 0.5 -0.3 1.4 57.5 57.5 100% 80.5 23.0
Illinois Noise 2.3 0.5 -0.1 2.7 51.0 51.0 100% 71.4 20.4
Las Vegas Nomads 8.6 0.5 -1.7 7.4 39.8 42.3 106% 55.7 13.4
Los Angeles Nessmen 3.9 0.5 -2.7 1.7 49.7 60.6 122% 69.6 9.0
Louisville Sluggers 2.3 0.5 -0.6 2.2 51.7 45.1 87% 72.4 27.3
Manhattan Meat Possums 6.0 0.5 -2.0 4.5 49.3 50.2 102% 69.0 18.8
New York Underdogs 5.1 0.5   5.6 41.0 41.5 101% 57.4 15.9
Omaha Orange Crush 14.3 0.5 2.5 17.3 50.3 46.3 92% 70.4 24.1
Piedmont Giants 3.2 0.5 1.0 4.7 40.5 39.8 98% 56.7 16.9
Pittsburgh Pythons 5.1 0.5 0.9 6.5 60.6 56.0 92% 84.8 28.8
San Mateo Wolverines 2.9 0.5 1.1 4.5 43.6 40.4 93% 61.0 20.6
Saskatchewan Prairie Fire 0.5 0.5 1.3 2.3 53.2 43.1 81% 74.5 31.4
Seattle Navigators 4.4 0.5 -0.9 4.0 43.4 44.0 101% 60.8 16.8
South Carolina Cardinals 1.3 0.5 3.0 4.8 57.3 47.3 83% 80.2 32.9
St. Louis Finns 0.5 0.5 -0.5 0.5 58.9 77.1 131% 82.5 5.4
Toronto Crown Royals 0.9 0.5 1.7 3.1 55.5 48.4 87% 77.7 29.3
Washington Gridlock 1.3 0.5 -0.6 1.2 56.6 59.9 106% 79.2 19.3
Wilmington Quicksteps 12.7 0.5 -2.5 10.7 52.4 50.8 97% 73.4 22.6
Updated thru End Wk 21 145.8 14.0 -4.3 155.5 1,399.1 1,395.3 N/A N/A N/A

(all values are in millions)


Regular Season Monetary Transactions

Alaska Willows:
Wk07    Paid $600k in trade to Crown Royals

 

Albuquerque Sidewinders:
NONE

 

Arizona Raccoons:
Wk15    Paid $900k in trade to Crown Royals

Wk16    Paid $600k in trade to Bulldogs

 

Beltway Bandits:

Wk14    Received $200k in trade from Sluggers

Wk17    Received $900k in trade from Navigators

Wk18    Received $200k in trade from Cardinals

Wk19    Paid $300k for free agents

 

Boston Dirt Dogs:
Wk09    Paid $400k in trade to Wolverines

Wk12    Paid $600k fine for using ineligible player (usage)

Wk17    Paid $1.3m in trade to Giants

Wk17    Paid $700k in trade to Wolverines

Wk18    Paid $1.0m in trade to Beavers

Wk18    Paid $900k in trade to Pythons

 

Cartersville Cyclones:
Wk17    Received $300k in trade from Nessmen

 

Chicago Bulldogs:
Wk16    Received $600k in trade from Raccoons

Wk16    Received $300k in trade from Beavers

Wk16    Received $100k in trade from Giants

Wk16    Received $100k in trade from Force

Wk16    Paid $900k for free agents

Wk18    Received $800k in trade from Prairie Fire

Wk18    Paid $200k in trade to Cardinals

Wk18    Received $200k in trade from Nessmen

 

Chicago Force:
Wk04    Paid $200k for free agents

Wk16    Paid $100k in trade to Bulldogs

 

Colorado Beavers:
Wk03    Received $500k in trade from Quicksteps

Wk16    Received $300k in trade from Gridlock

Wk16    Paid $300k in trade to Bulldogs

Wk18    Received $1.0m in trade from Dirt Dogs

 

Ft. Worth Pioneers:
Wk17    Received $400k in trade from Sluggers

Wk17    Paid $600k in trade to Cardinals

Wk18    Paid $200k in trade to Nessmen

 

Halifax Explosion:
Wk10    Paid $300k fine for mid-week roster moves in Wk09

 

Illinois Noise:
Wk16    Paid $100k fine for using ineligible player (DL)

 

Las Vegas Nomads:
Wk15    Paid $700k in trade to Giants

Wk18    Paid $900k in trade to Orange Crush

Wk19    Paid $100k for free agent

 

Los Angeles Nessmen:
Wk16    Paid $2.0m in trade to Cardinals

Wk17    Paid $300k in trade to Cyclones

Wk17    Paid $400k in trade to Cardinals

Wk18    Received $200k in trade from Pioneers

Wk18    Paid $200k in trade to Bulldogs

 

Louisville Sluggers:
Wk14    Paid $200k in trade to Bandits

Wk17    Paid $400k in trade to Pioneers

 

Manhattan Meat Possums:
Wk11    Paid $2.0m in trade to Prairie Fire

 

New York Underdogs:
NONE

 

Omaha Orange Crush:
Wk17    Received $300k in trade from Gridlock

Wk18    Received $900k in trade from Quicksteps

Wk18    Received $400k in trade from Prairie Fire

Wk18    Received $900k in trade from Nomads

 

Piedmont Giants:
Wk15    Received $700k in trade from Nomads

Wk16    Paid $100k in trade to Bulldogs

Wk16    Paid $100k for free agent

Wk17    Received $1.3m in trade from Dirt Dogs

Wk19    Paid $800k for free agent

 

Pittsburgh Pythons:
Wk18    Received $900k in trade from Dirt Dogs

 

San Mateo Wolverines:
Wk09    Received $400k in trade from Dirt Dogs

Wk17    Received $700k in trade from Dirt Dogs

 

Saskatchewan Prairie Fire:
Wk11    Received $2.0m in trade from Meat Possums

Wk11    Received $900k in trade from Quicksteps

Wk11    Paid $100k in trade to Finns

Wk12    Paid $100k for free agent

Wk17    Paid $200k in trade to Cardinals

Wk18    Paid $800k in trade to Bulldogs

Wk18    Paid $400k in trade to Orange Crush

 

Seattle Navigators:
Wk17    Paid $900k in trade to Bandits

 

South Carolina Cardinals:
Wk16    Received $2.0m in trade from Nessmen

Wk17    Received $600k in trade from Pioneers

Wk17    Received $400k in trade from Nessmen

Wk17    Received $200k in trade from Prairie Fire

Wk18    Paid $200k in trade to Bandits

Wk18    Received $200k in trade from Bulldogs

Wk19    Paid $200k for free agents

 

St. Louis Finns:
Wk11    Received $100k in trade from Prairie Fire

Wk12    Paid $300k for free agents

Wk17    Received $200k in trade from Quicksteps

Wk17    Paid $500k in trade to Crown Royals

 

Toronto Crown Royals:
Wk07    Received $600k in trade from Willows

Wk12    Paid $200k for free agent

Wk15    Received $900k in trade from Raccoons

Wk17    Received $500k in trade from Finns

Wk19    Paid $100k for free agent

 

Washington Gridlock:
Wk16    Paid $300k in trade to Beavers

Wk17    Paid $300k in trade to Orange Crush

 

Wilmington Quicksteps:
Wk03    Paid $500k in trade to Beavers

Wk11    Paid $900k in trade to Prairie Fire

Wk17    Paid $200k in trade to Finns

Wk18    Paid $900k in trade to Orange Crush

 


Monetary distribution for 2005 performance

Regular season (all but $1m of this money is awarded Feb. 1, the other $1m goes into the lockbox):

  • 1 Senior: $55.5m

  • 2-3 Senior: $55m 

  • 4-5 Senior: $54m

  • 6 Senior (the automatically promoted team): $53.5m

  • 7 Senior (the promotional playoff winner): $53m

  • 1 Junior (the promotional playoff loser): $46.5m

  • 2-3 Junior (the relegated teams): $44.5m

  • 4-5 Junior: $44.5m

  • 6-7 Junior: $43.5m 

In addition, the World Series winner will receive an extra $1m, and the Junior WS winner an extra $500k.

 

Diamond Cup (this money will be awarded with release of first '06 disk):

  • Winner: $2m

  • Runner-Up: $1.6m

  • Semi-Finalists: $1.3m

  • Quarter-Finalists: $1m

  • Eliminated in Second Round: $700k

  • Eliminated in First Round: $500k

  • Eliminated in Preliminary Round: $300k




'04-'05 Hot Stove Monetary Transactions

Finances leading to '05 Auction

Coffers: Money remaining in coffers at end of 2004 Season (does not include lockbox money)

L'box04: Money remaining in lockbox at end of 2004 Season (to which you now have access)

04 Cup: Money earned for 2005 based on 2004 ISBL Diamond Cup performance (to which you now have access)

TradeBK (Before Keep): Money that was traded during the offseason, prior to Feb. 1

31-Jan: The sum of the above four, which is the final money you had prior to the Feb. 1 release of 2005 earnings

1-Feb: Money earned for 2005 (and released Feb. 1) based on 2004 regular season performance (includes World Series bonuses). 

            NOTE: The 1-Feb number shown has already had the $1m removed for the lockbox.

TOTAL: 31-Jan + 1-Feb (the money you had prior to paying kept players)

PAID: Monies paid to players kept at the Jan. 31 deadline

TradeAK (After Keep): Money traded after the Jan. 31 deadline

NOW: Money you have entering the 2005 Auction (TOTAL - PAID + TradeAK)

L'box05: Money set aside, of which $500k will be released to your coffers at beginning of Week 1 and $500k will be released after the trade deadline

 

Team Name Coffers L'box04 04 Cup TradeBK 31-Jan 1-Feb TOTAL PAID TradeAK NOW L'box05
Alaska Willows 3.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 4.8 43.5 48.3 30.8 17.5 1.0
Albuquerque Sidewinders 1.3 0.1 0.5 0.1 2.0 52.5 54.5 15.3   39.2 1.0
Arizona Raccoons 14.7 1.0 0.5 16.2 42.5 58.7 16.0 42.7 1.0
Beltway Bandits 38.7 1.0 0.7 0.8 41.2 54.0 95.2 39.5   55.7 1.0
Boston Dirt Dogs 1.1 0.0 0.7 1.2 3.0 43.5 46.5 26.1 20.4 1.0
Cartersville Cyclones 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.3 43.5 44.8 24.1   20.7 1.0
Chicago Bulldogs 12.0 1.0 1.0 -1.5 12.5 45.5 58.0 33.3 24.7 1.0
Chicago Force 0.4 1.0 1.3 0.3 3.0 54.5 57.5 19.0   38.5 1.0
Colorado Beavers 2.8 1.0 0.5 0.4 4.7 43.5 48.2 35.2 13.0 1.0
Ft. Worth Pioneers 0.0 0.5 0.5 -1.0 0.0 43.5 43.5 26.1   17.4 1.0
Halifax Explosion 1.4 0.4 0.7 1.7 4.2 54.0 58.2 31.7 26.5 1.0
Illinois Noise 0.5 0.8 0.7 -1.2 0.8 52.0 52.8 28.2   24.6 1.0
Las Vegas Nomads 1.5 0.2 0.7 2.4 45.5 47.9 18.0 29.9 1.0
Los Angeles Nessmen 2.2 0.7 1.0 -0.9 3.0 53.0 56.0 34.7   21.3 1.0
Team Name Coffers L'box04 04 Cup TradeBK 31-Jan 1-Feb TOTAL PAID TradeAK NOW L'box05
Louisville Sluggers 10.6 0.5 0.3 -0.4 11.0 42.5 53.5 40.4 13.1 1.0
Manhattan Meat Possums 0.4 1.0 1.3   2.7 53.0 55.7 28.1   27.6 1.0
New York Underdogs 2.0 0.8 0.3 3.1 42.5 45.6 13.6 32.0 1.0
Omaha Orange Crush 9.1 1.0 0.7 -0.2 10.6 54.0 64.6 42.1   22.5 1.0
Piedmont Giants 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.6 42.5 43.1 29.4 13.7 1.0
Pittsburgh Pythons 9.9 1.0 0.7 -0.9 10.7 53.0 63.7 33.9   29.8 1.0
San Mateo Wolverines 1.2 1.0 0.3 2.5 43.5 46.0 33.2 12.8 1.0
Saskatchewan Prairie Fire 0.0 0.8 0.5 -0.4 0.9 52.0 52.9 36.2   16.7 1.0
Seattle Navigators 0.7 1.0 0.5 1.6 3.8 43.5 47.3 14.8 32.5 1.0
South Carolina Cardinals 13.8 1.0 1.0 -0.5 15.3 43.5 58.8 41.2   17.6 1.0
St. Louis Finns 1.4 0.6 1.0 0.4 3.4 55.5 58.9 51.8 7.1 1.0
Toronto Crown Royals 0.3 1.0 1.6   2.9 53.0 55.9 22.4   33.5 1.0
Washington Gridlock 2.4 1.0 0.7 0.3 4.4 53.0 57.4 25.4 32.0 1.0
Wilmington Quicksteps 3.3 1.0 2.0 -0.8 5.5 54.0 59.5 26.5   33.0 1.0
UPDATED THRU 2/1/2005 135.1 20.4 21.0 0.0 176.5 1356.5 1533.0 817.0 0.0 716.0 28.0

 (all values are in millions)

Monetary distribution for 2004 performance:

Regular season (all but $1m of this money is awarded Feb. 1, the other $1m goes into the lockbox):

  • 1 Senior: $55.5m -- Finns, Force

  • 2-3 Senior: $55m -- Bandits, Explosion (ex-Moose), Orange Crush, Quicksteps

  • 4-5 Senior: $54m -- Crown Royals, Gridlock, Meat Possums, Nessmen

  • 6 Senior (the automatically promoted team): $53.5m -- Pythons, Sidewinders

  • 7 Senior (the promotional playoff winner): $53m -- Noise, Prairie Fire

  • 1 Junior (the promotional playoff loser): $46.5m -- Bulldogs, Nomads

  • 2-3 Junior (the relegated teams): $44.5m -- Cardinals, Navigators (ex-Legends), Pioneers, Willows

  • 4-5 Junior: $44.5m -- Beavers, Cyclones, Dirt Dogs, Wolverines

  • 6-7 Junior: $43.5m -- Giants, Raccoons, Sluggers, Underdogs

In addition, the World Series winner received an extra $1m (Finns), and the Junior WS winner an extra $500k (Pythons).

 

Diamond Cup (this money was awarded Dec. 11):

  • Winner: $2m -- Quicksteps

  • Runner-Up: $1.6m -- Crown Royals

  • Semi-Finalists: $1.3m -- Force, Meat Possums

  • Quarter-Finalists: $1m -- Bulldogs, Cardinals, Finns, Nessmen

  • Eliminated in Second Round: $700k -- Bandits, Dirt Dogs, Explosion (ex-Moose), Gridlock, Noise, Nomads, Orange Crush, Pythons

  • Eliminated in First Round: $500k -- Beavers, Cyclones, Navigators (ex-Legends), Pioneers, Prairie Fire, Raccoons, Sidewinders, Willows

  • Eliminated in Preliminary Round: $300k -- Giants, Sluggers, Underdogs, Wolverines

Monetary transacted during '04-'05 off-season, pre-auction:

Alaska Willows:
01/23    Received $400k from Sluggers in trade

 

Albuquerque Sidewinders:
12/14    Received $100k from Bulldogs in trade

 

Arizona Raccoons:
NONE

 

Beltway Bandits:

12/13    Received $300k from Bulldogs in trade

01/08    Received $200k from Prairie Fire in trade

01/09    Received $300k from Pythons in trade

01/22    Paid $500k to Orange Crush in trade

01/25    Received $100k from Prairie Fire in trade

01/28    Received $400k from Noise in trade

 

Boston Dirt Dogs:
12/23    Received $300k from Cardinals in trade

01/17    Received $400k from Cardinals in trade

01/18    Received $400k from Bulldogs in trade

01/27    Received $200k from Finns in trade

01/27    Received $100k from Prairie Fire in trade

01/31    Paid $200k to Beavers in trade

 

Cartersville Cyclones:
01/30    Paid $200k to Quicksteps in trade

01/31    Received $500k from Cardinals in trade

 

Chicago Bulldogs:
12/13    Paid $300k to Bandits in trade

12/14    Paid $100k to Sidewinders in trade

12/22    Paid $200k to Prairie Fire in trade

01/16    Paid $300k to Pioneers in trade

01/18    Paid $400k to Dirt Dogs in trade

01/29    Paid $400k to Explosion in trade

01/31    Received $200k from Nessmen in trade

 

Chicago Force:
12/14    Received $100k from Beavers in trade

12/27    Received $100k from Pythons in trade

01/04    Received $100k from Beavers in trade

01/09    Paid $300k to Finns in trade

01/30    Received $300k from Giants in trade

 

Colorado Beavers:
12/13    Paid $300k to Gridlock in trade

12/14    Paid $100k to Force in trade

01/04    Paid $100k to Force in trade

01/05    Received $200k from Finns in trade

01/05    Received $100k from Quicksteps in trade

01/21    Paid $200k to Navigators in trade

01/27    Received $300k from Explosion in trade

01/29    Received $300k from Nessmen in trade

01/31    Received $200k from Dirt Dogs in trade

 

Ft. Worth Pioneers:
12/18    Paid $500k to Cardinals in trade

01/16    Received $300k from Bulldogs in trade

01/29    Paid $800k to Explosion in trade

 

Halifax Explosion (formerly Manchester Moose):
01/27    Paid $300k to Beavers in trade

01/28    Received $500k from Finns in trade

01/29    Received $400k from Bulldogs in trade

01/29    Received $300k from Giants in trade

01/29    Received $800k from Pioneers in trade

 

Illinois Noise:
01/28    Paid $300k to Giants in trade

01/28    Paid $400k to Bandits in trade

01/29    Paid $500k to Navigators in trade

 

Las Vegas Nomads:
NONE

 

Los Angeles Nessmen:
01/09    Received $100k from Quicksteps in trade

01/28    Paid $500k to Giants in trade

01/29    Received $200k from Prairie Fire in trade

01/29    Paid $300k to Beavers in trade

01/30    Paid $100k to Quicksteps in trade

01/30    Paid $100k to Giants in trade

01/31    Paid $200k to Bulldogs in trade

 

Louisville Sluggers:
01/23    Paid $400k to Willows in trade

 

Manhattan Meat Possums:
NONE

 

New York Underdogs:
NONE

 

Omaha Orange Crush:
01/09    Paid $200k to Cardinals in trade

01/22    Received $500k from Bandits in trade

01/24    Paid $900k to Navigators in trade

01/25    Received $400k from Pythons in trade

 

Piedmont Giants:
01/17    Received $100k from Quicksteps in trade

01/28    Received $300k from Noise in trade

01/28    Received $500k from Nessmen in trade

01/29    Paid $300k to Explosion in trade

01/30    Received $100k from Nessmen in trade

01/30    Paid $300k to Force in trade

01/31    Paid $100k to Cardinals in trade

 

Pittsburgh Pythons:
12/27    Paid $100k to Force in trade

01/09    Paid $300k to Bandits in trade

01/25    Paid $400k to Orange Crush in trade

01/31    Paid $100k to Finns in trade

 

San Mateo Wolverines:
NONE

 

Saskatchewan Prairie Fire:
12/22    Received $200k from Bulldogs in trade

01/08    Paid $200k to Bandits in trade

01/25    Paid $100k to Bandits in trade

01/27    Paid $100k to Dirt Dogs in trade

01/29    Paid $200k to Nessmen in trade

 

Seattle Navigators (formerly Lexington Legends):
01/21    Received $200k from Beavers in trade

01/24    Received $900k from Orange Crush in trade

01/29    Received $500k from Noise in trade

 

South Carolina Cardinals:
12/18    Received $500k from Pioneers in trade

12/23    Paid $300k to Dirt Dogs in trade

01/09    Received $200k from Orange Crush in trade

01/17    Paid $400k to Dirt Dogs in trade

01/29    Paid $100k to Quicksteps in trade

01/31    Paid $500k to Cyclones in trade

01/31    Received $100k from Giants in trade

 

St. Louis Finns:
01/05    Paid $200k to Beavers in trade

01/09    Received $300k from Force in trade

01/27    Paid $200k to Dirt Dogs in trade

01/28    Paid $500k to Explosion in trade

01/30    Received $900k from Quicksteps in trade

01/31    Received $100k from Pythons in trade

 

Toronto Crown Royals:
NONE

 

Washington Gridlock:
12/13    Received $300k from Beavers in trade

 

Wilmington Quicksteps:
01/05    Paid $100k to Beavers in trade

01/09    Paid $100k to Nessmen in trade

01/17    Paid $100k to Giants in trade

01/29    Received $100k from Cardinals in trade

01/30    Paid $900k to Finns in trade

01/30    Received $100k from Nessmen in trade

01/30    Received $200k from Quicksteps in trade

 


FAQ About Finances

Q. Are the ISBL Finances a "Salary Cap"?

A. No.  It is a virtual bank account to which money is deposited and removed.  Money is spent on Salaries, can be used to negotiate trades or kept to rollover into the next season.

Q. When do we "Get Paid"?

A. The monies you earned for your performance the previous year will be deposited into your account on February 1st of each year.  Any additional bonuses for reaching post season will also be added at that time.

Q. When do we have to Pay Salaries?

A. Player salaries must be paid on February 1st to those players not  released into the Free Agent Auction Pool.

Q. Can cash be used for trades?

A. Yes.  Cash can always be used for trades to balance things out if you feel it is necessary.

Q. What happens if I don't spend all of my money?

A. Simple - it remains in your bank account until you spend it!

Back to Top

Author information goes here.
Copyright © 1999  [OrganizationName]. All rights reserved.
Revised: September 08, 2005 .