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Originally Posted by jimmysthebestcop
Right from MiLB
https://www.milb.com/about/faqs-business#19
I never had a problem with any high draft picks being cut. However I also don't play longer then 10-15 years in a universe. Will draft picks not make the organization? Absolutely. Usually lower round guys who are fighting with scouting discoveries and other type players.
Will the player/ai eventually have to make tough decisions? Yes. All those international guys if they are in the minor leagues there clock is running. Say you promote someone at 16 to minors. Unless they are a super star they might not develop in time to play in AA or AAA and they will too many years of service for A+ ball. So yeah those guys have to be cut.
But I also recommend turning all the international and indy leagues on. These guys will find places to play. Maybe they develop overseas and make their way back to the MLB.
Will someone that becomes an all star be cut at some point? Absolutely but this happens in real life. Even if you get a highschooler at 18 he might not develop by 22 and if he can't play A+ or AA then he has to get cut. He can still develop and maybe he goes with another team and becomes a super star at 26.
To me that is baseball. Can't have room for everyone.
But ever player is different so you have to find out what you like. You might even need a throw away season to learn what sort of settigns and setup stuff you like |
Everything you just wrote is exactly why I was so instantly attracted to OOTP. The realism of the overall baseball universe with such diverse leagues...making tough decisions on kids with promise, foreign league talent that needs to be scouted. It feels so real to me! I don't have any other leagues running at the moment. I have 2 months' ootp experience and I'm having difficulties with just MLB & the farm teams. Fortunately, some of those difficulties are vanishing at a good pace, so I'm sure I'll be ready to let it grow very soon.
One bit of confusion regarding the minor league information from
https://www.milb.com/about/faqs-business#19 - Some of the middle minor leagues mention rosters of 25 Active, 35 Players under control. Okay. That's easy enough to understand. However, we don't have the ability to do that in ootp, right? So, do you set a player roster limit of 25 or 35 in ootp for those few leagues or do you set your own custom number? Also, the lowest leagues say 35 Active, but there is no mention of additional players under their control. In real life, do those types of leagues allow teams to have more than 35 but only 35 are Active and allowed to participate in games? Or is it a strict limit of 35 and that's it? I have almost 90 in my lowest tier right now and I have no intention of changing it very much for the time being, but I'm curious how OOTP Veterans, like you guys, setup the Roster limits of their lowest tier farm clubs.
As always, thanks!