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Originally Posted by Sweed
I am curious though as to why you want to be able to send players to any level to rehab? Is it only because it is the real rule? In real life I can see why a team uses it's A affiliate instead of AAA. Distance or affiliate schedule come to mind, maybe A team has a 6 game homestand and the AAA is on a long road trip so I send my stud to the A team. Not really seeing a reason having this option would make any difference in OOTP. Again if Markus can add it I'm not opposed just curious if there are any benefits I'm not thinking of?
For a game as complex as OOTP, despite complaints you will see here, the AI does a pretty good job of controlling it's players up and down the organization. Giving the AI a little extra space on rosters is a good way to "help" it do an even better job of roster management. I set up my entire minor league with 28 man rosters and Rookie A at 35. I've never seen the sign\release issues in my game that many report seeing in theirs. Some may argue this isn't the real life rules but I don't care since it makes the AI better. It is also the rule for every team so nobody gets an advantage and it really doesn't affect the players that have MLB talent as they will still come through the system and make it to the show. I could even argue it helps the guys with potential MLB talent get through as they are less likely to get stuck in a lower level due to a full rosters above where they are now. And of course Markus adding the ability to have the AI base lineups based on potential vs current ratings is also helping the MLB potential guys.
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Yeah, I really do it only for realism. Ostensibly there's no benefit to having it, I just like running things as close to real life as possible.
One compromise between the roster limits you set and the ones I do (25 for all but R) would be to have reserve rosters or free DL movement as happens in real life. Teams will often send guys who are at the end of the bench to the DL without an actual injury. A 7-day DL in the minors is quick enough so if another player actually is injured, a player can take his spot off the DL within a few days. I see this all the time on MiLB transaction threads. It's called "third-string-catcher-itis"