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Why is the minimum player salary higher than below average salaries?
I just noticed that in the financials file, the minimum player salary is consistently higher than below average and worse player salaries. I'm in 1879 right now - the minimum salary is $176, but below avg is $156, fair is $123 and poor is $63. The below avg salary doesn't catch up to the minimum salary until 1912, fair doesn't catch up until 1941, and poor is consistently lower than the average salary - $342k vs. $421k in 2010.
First of all, do I somehow have a bad file? If not, what is the reasoning behind this? How does it affect salary demands? It seems to me that it would essentially flatten the salary curve, so sub-average players would all essentially ask for the minimum, since they can't ask for less. Can someone enlighten me here, or is this a yet-unnoticed problem?
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