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If you're referring to lineups, pitching rotations and transactions, then go to your options screen under the Manager tab and you can set these things to be controlled by the Minor League manager.

The other thing to do to simplify these things is to go to each Minor League organization and have the Manager set the pitching and lineups under the action tab.

Hope this is what you were looking for. (just re-read your post and the above is probably not a help)

Try checking on the status of your personnel prior to season's end and re-sign any that are in their last year. Usually those in the Minors will re-sign for similar money to their current contract.