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Originally Posted by BeisbolFan
Hi all,
I'm relatively new to both baseball and OOTP, and while waiting till I could get back to my desktop, I've been reading a lot online and on the forums. Following some advice for beginners, I set up an 8-team league, and I added three levels of minors. I just got started with the game this weekend, and am loving it so far even though there are some things I don't quite get, and I am getting a little overwhelmed with detail. So I have some questions, and surely will have more soon 
1) When I started my fictional league, none of the players had stats, only abilities (I was kind of looking forward to learning to deal with the stats haha). Was there a way I could generate a fictional league with stats, or should I have just simmed the entire season and then started the following year?
2) I'm still confused about the difference between the budget for free agents and the budget for extensions. After some trading, I currently have no money for extensions, and a little over a million for FAs (not that there is anyone worth signing as far as I can tell!). When the regular season starts, will I get more money from ticket sales that I can use for extensions? I ask because I have 4 players coming up for arbitration next year.
3) Baseball newb question: How does the roster work for Spring Training? It seems I have a 40-man starting roster, but because I just started the league, I have hardly anyone on the 40-man roster. If I bring up a minor leaguer to either the starting or 40-man roster during Spring Training, does that mean I am offering them a major league contract?
4) I've run across in the forum people taking about when minor leaguers are ready to move up to the majors. How do you usually assess this? Do you wait until actual and potential scores are closer together, and they are suitable for the position?
Thanks a lot! |
1. For a league with no history the players won't have stats even if the players are 40 yrs old with 20 yrs ML experience. You create your own history with these fictional leagues.
2. Your owner will tell you the 1st day of the offseason how much $$ you will have for the following season. Making trades, signing players, arbitration can add or subtract money from this. Signing coaches I think also affects this. Trade a high priced player for a players making league minimum or a minor league contract and that will free up a lot of $$ for FA & extensions.
3. you can add players to your 40 man roster for ST. If they are sent to AAA or below and dont have ML experience they will stay on a minor league contract. Some players with ML exp will stay at whatever contract they are signed to. Sorry that my response was kind of vague, others may elaborate.
4. It depends and if I have space for a player and what his stats are. Right now I have a 1 star rookie backup 5th OF who is batting .338 4 HR 14 RBI. He was tearing up AAA at .356 12 HR 34 RBI. Missed m,aking my Opening day lineup because I had 2 2 star OF. I have since traded both guys to give this guy a chance and save some $$. I pay more attention to stats vs potential. I usually bring up 5-10 September call ups and depending how how good or bad my team is dictates on how much they will play. I try to use former Mlers at AAA and as fillers for injuries whenever possible. Everybody has their own strategy when it comes to advancing a player.