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ZMan · 01-28-2005, 01:23 PM

I've been playing OOTP since v. 4., played High Heat during its 2001-02 glory days, even a little MVP Baseball last year, and in that time nothing has improved that experience more than the detailed roster work of some fine folks who have put hrs. into their roster projects, with we as a community reaping some great benefits for our own gaming. You know the major players...GForce, HaloFan, Pudge, Rolen17, et al.

I'm a sabermetrics admirer and am interested in tinkering around with an MLB roster set for OOTP6. So I thought I would start an item to discuss how the community's roster makers go about creating their rosters.

Some questions I have...

What sources do you use for making statistical projections? Stuff like the Major League Equivalencies? PECOTA or VORP? How do you take stat projections and translate them into OOTP's more cryptic rating system? I remember that GForce put a lot of emphasis on player age in evaluating minor leaguers. With major leaguers, do you just go with the ratings that the Lahman database spits out? If not, how do you adjust players?

HaloFan, I'm impressed by your array of techniques at evaluating minor leaguers. Anyone getting scouting reports from the Arizona Fall League for use in a roster set is one hard-working guy. Hats off. When rating players in your rosters, how much of your influence is from scouting reports and how much from stats? It sounds like the Single A players require the most subjective treatment.

I'm interested in input from everyone, since, if you're like me, it is really interesting how different people go about putting together their rosters.

01-28-2005, 01:23 PM	#1
ZMan Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 107	The Philosophy of OOTP Roster Creation I've been playing OOTP since v. 4., played High Heat during its 2001-02 glory days, even a little MVP Baseball last year, and in that time nothing has improved that experience more than the detailed roster work of some fine folks who have put hrs. into their roster projects, with we as a community reaping some great benefits for our own gaming. You know the major players...GForce, HaloFan, Pudge, Rolen17, et al. I'm a sabermetrics admirer and am interested in tinkering around with an MLB roster set for OOTP6. So I thought I would start an item to discuss how the community's roster makers go about creating their rosters. Some questions I have... What sources do you use for making statistical projections? Stuff like the Major League Equivalencies? PECOTA or VORP? How do you take stat projections and translate them into OOTP's more cryptic rating system? I remember that GForce put a lot of emphasis on player age in evaluating minor leaguers. With major leaguers, do you just go with the ratings that the Lahman database spits out? If not, how do you adjust players? HaloFan, I'm impressed by your array of techniques at evaluating minor leaguers. Anyone getting scouting reports from the Arizona Fall League for use in a roster set is one hard-working guy. Hats off. When rating players in your rosters, how much of your influence is from scouting reports and how much from stats? It sounds like the Single A players require the most subjective treatment. I'm interested in input from everyone, since, if you're like me, it is really interesting how different people go about putting together their rosters.