Yep, for me at least. I'm at a dead end and it sucks. This makes it harder for promoting teams and the lower cost for salary monsters makes it easier for teams with longevity and big arenas. Ugh.
Can't this be worked another way? Scouting, staff, and player expenses instead of just player salary expenses? This doesn't do a good job of influencing would-be tankers. I can't compete no matter what, so now I have to eat up extra salary AND get blown out. Maybe day trading will become more prevalent for tankers.