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I am relatively new to ootp and was wondering what most people like to do with their minor league players when they start a historical league.

I want to start my league in a past year, say 1961 for example, and play with the actual MAJOR league players from that year but, as GM of my team, I would like the uncertainty of not knowing who in my MINOR leagues are likely to be the stars of future years.
To do that I MUST, I expect, need to have all of my minor league players be fictional right?

If you don't do this how do you have any real GM challege since you KNOW who the ulitmately good and bad players will be as the years go by. Or am I missing a better way to play or think of this?