JMO, I think 500 is too high FOR NOW.
I'd let the kids celebrate, they did good and they'll keep improving. Andrew is at 353, so he's averaging 10 a day. I see him playing plenty, and he's right at 50% so you're right he's probably losing every other playoff if not every two and then a win.
So I'd say make it 350 for the next month. Allow players like Andrew to keep grinding up. If they're playing to get better they'll be over 500 the next season w/o any pressure whatsoever from you asking for it. Some of those below him were added late and they'll pass him easily in a full season. Anyone with less than 100 who's been here full or close to full season though, cut em. It's gonna be WAY easier to recruit new blood to M2 than it was M1. I rarely see M2 teams when I'm recruiting. Almost all are M1.
Everyone below 300
XD keeper
LHL keeper
Crazyhorse keeper
Oz 176 for a month is pretty weak
Gerhardt should be ok
Bruno 162 added 1st week kind meh
Richard should be ok
Brock is good
Greg is good
Mario S. cut
Arbo cut
Ratshit cut
Lol goat cut
stranger cut
speedtrucker 49? cmon man
barry, kenny, james cut
So maybe 8 there should be cut, they're probably costing you a minimum of 2.5k, which would put us in 5th fucking place right now.
But their points, while low did help us get 12th to date, so ty for your service don't let the door hit you on the way out.
As always, it's your team Boff, do as you wish. I'll have one acct. to add shortly that will be good for 500.
Oh yeah, I still think asking for minimum 1 pin chest per day is a good way to get people to get around 25 a day, which should easily get them over 500. It's a smaller bite that producer larger end result than saying "500" or you're gone.