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Originally Posted by legendsport
I can answer this one! 
We use StatsPlus and that gives us the ability to have a timer. The GMs can set lists as well. We split our draft into two parts - the Stats+ part takes place in our "January" of each season, so the draftees' most recent season's stats haven't been revealed yet. This is just for a bit of an added challenge - many of the GMs (including our esteemed Cougars' GM) have become very skilled at identifying great prospects even in a stats-only universe.
The January phase covers the first 10 rounds and players are not drafted inside the game til June when the remaining 15 rounds are done in-game. GMs can use the draft list capability inside OOTP to make their lists for the final 15 rounds (some do, most don't and just let the AI pick).
After that's completed the players need to be signed and they usually are with their organization in time for the start of our Class D (rookie league level) start in early July, although some are more capable and can debut higher up the chain, including in some rare cases, directly in FABL itself. |
Thank you for the information! I have never participated in a multiplayer league and unfortunately feel my schedule has never been consistent enough to commit. I appreciate the lesson, though, and understand better how the process works.
BTW, you are a "character" in my dynasty known as Figgie Legendsport. I have lots of crazy names but picked out a bunch of my favorite OOTP posters to be in my dynasty since I nickname about 80% of the players.
Figgie is a LF prospect with the Atom Cats, drafted 8th overall in the 2305 draft out of Beerthirty of the Boston Youth Development League. he shined in his first year out of the youth league, hitting .365 with 35 homers and 99 RBI in just 88 games with the Greentop Nursery Night People.