[Déjà Bru]

Cleaning up some loose ends here that my buddy The Game did not address, to the best of my ability.

Originally Posted by Sabres2000

a) just watching the game online via youtube like the walk through... can u only have 1 scout or u can have more then 1 scout...
b) If your rebuilding teams when u do your draft can u sign players that u draft right away or do u let them develop where they are playing and can u track there stats over the season
c) In other sports like hockey and such can u trade players for draft picks or no?
d) My question is if you have a 40 player or draft a player and u want to have him play in say single A AA or AAA do u have to sign the prospect to your 40 and then send him down to those leagues or can u sign him to a minor league deal and then still own his rights

Only one scout.
You have a time limit to sign draftees (if you choose that option in your game settings, that is). I don't think they develop unless you or somebody else signs them.
Yes, you can trade for draft picks but that is another option in game setup.
You can have minor league players who are not on your 40-man secondary roster. They are not protected from the Rule 5 Draft, however, and other rules apply concerning putting them on the 40-man and taking them off.

Originally Posted by Sabres2000

I just came across where u can expansion and being from Canada I wanna bring back the Montreal Expos... was wondering can u only do 2 team expansions because i don't know of any other teams out there since i only want to bring 1 team

I think you are limited by scheduling concerns to have a balanced conference and division format so you may be required to expand at a rate of two teams at a time.

Originally Posted by Sabres2000

This is going to sound really stupid but i came across my farm teams aka development teams..

I understand the single a, AA and AAA but whats the short season A, and two rookie leagues and international complex?

The Game explained this so I will just add my advice: The most amount of minor league levels I EVER have is four: AAA, AA, A, and Rookie. The rest are just unnecessary complications, in my opinion.

Originally Posted by Sabres2000

also i set my priority as rebuild since i am a expansion team... anyone know what good scouting strategies that work well like % wise..

You look for young prospects when rebuilding rather than trading for or hiring veterans. By the way, if you are actively managing a team as GM, that setting is superfluous.

Originally Posted by Sabres2000

I know theres the rookie draft and the rule 5 draft but i tried to look online and couldnt find anything how many rounds are the 2 drafts?

The rookie draft is yet another setting in game setup options. You need to set it to have a number of rounds equal to the number of minor league levels you have times 5 (common wisdom around here). So, with four minor league levels, I have 20 rounds in my amateur draft. The Rule 5 Draft is automatic as to rounds, AFAIK.

Originally Posted by Sabres2000

is there a way in the baseball news for the rookies in the upcoming draft to scout by their overall or potenial instead of going through all of the players or no?

I don't think so but you can scout interesting prospects individually.