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Charlie Hough · 03-10-2014, 02:32 PM

Well, I don't play fictional or contemporary leagues much, but you have to pay attention to the players you're drafting, their salaries or contract demands, service time, etc. I got burned on those things when I first started playing OOTP, so don't feel bad. Sometimes you have to do some test leagues to figure this stuff out.

Or, you can always delete all service time for players after you create your league. Then no one has any service time to worry about.

To me, if you're creating a brand new fictional baseball league, this makes more sense anyway. Service time would only apply if your fictional league was somehow part of the major leagues, like a third major league, and it was subject to the agreement that governs the NL and AL.

If you're actually running the MLB but doing an inaugural draft or something like that, then you can still delete all service time, or you can simply pay careful attention to players' service time and the contracts they'll have when drafting.

03-10-2014, 02:32 PM	#4
Charlie Hough Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,641	Well, I don't play fictional or contemporary leagues much, but you have to pay attention to the players you're drafting, their salaries or contract demands, service time, etc. I got burned on those things when I first started playing OOTP, so don't feel bad. Sometimes you have to do some test leagues to figure this stuff out. Or, you can always delete all service time for players after you create your league. Then no one has any service time to worry about. To me, if you're creating a brand new fictional baseball league, this makes more sense anyway. Service time would only apply if your fictional league was somehow part of the major leagues, like a third major league, and it was subject to the agreement that governs the NL and AL. If you're actually running the MLB but doing an inaugural draft or something like that, then you can still delete all service time, or you can simply pay careful attention to players' service time and the contracts they'll have when drafting. Last edited by Charlie Hough; 03-10-2014 at 02:35 PM.