Draft Issue - Historical setup

charlottemustangs · 04-12-2026, 10:04 PM

I started a historical league in 1901, and set the draft for Nov 15 and told it to import historical rookies but not import them onto their real teams so there would be a draft.

I got the email before the draft revealing the draft pool and I can see the players that were imported. However, Nov 15 came and went without a draft. Additionally, the players in the draft pool were not moved to free agents. So I cannot draft nor sign those players. If I go back to the draft reveal email I can still see the players and the 4 draft related screens.

Will Beh · 04-13-2026, 12:04 AM

I'm not super certain about this one, I'll need to ask around

Edster007 · 04-13-2026, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Will Beh

I'm not super certain about this one, I'll need to ask around

Is this because in Go we don't get a draft the first season?

Will Beh · 04-14-2026, 04:27 AM

So I think the issue is that moving the draft date around can be quite tricky. If you don't do it exactly right or you move it to an odd time of the year, it could mess things up. I think you also need to be careful about the time of the season when you change the draft date or it might set it for the wrong year

charlottemustangs · 04-16-2026, 02:41 PM

Thanks Will! So it's possible I messed up something in the settings because after it changed my custom playoff structure at the end of season 2 back to a standard structure, I restarted the league. When I restarted the league I must have chosen something different, or the patch did something, but now everything seems to be working correctly. Beyond the draft issue I had, it also was not doing free agents correctly nor was it doing any development updates. Now all of that seems to be working as it should. So I don't know what happened, but I'm happy now

Will Beh · 04-17-2026, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by charlottemustangs

Thanks Will! So it's possible I messed up something in the settings because after it changed my custom playoff structure at the end of season 2 back to a standard structure, I restarted the league. When I restarted the league I must have chosen something different, or the patch did something, but now everything seems to be working correctly. Beyond the draft issue I had, it also was not doing free agents correctly nor was it doing any development updates. Now all of that seems to be working as it should. So I don't know what happened, but I'm happy now

I'm glad it's working, and I won't question why if everything is ok now

04-12-2026, 10:04 PM	#1
charlottemustangs Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 32	Draft Issue - Historical setup I started a historical league in 1901, and set the draft for Nov 15 and told it to import historical rookies but not import them onto their real teams so there would be a draft. I got the email before the draft revealing the draft pool and I can see the players that were imported. However, Nov 15 came and went without a draft. Additionally, the players in the draft pool were not moved to free agents. So I cannot draft nor sign those players. If I go back to the draft reveal email I can still see the players and the 4 draft related screens.

04-13-2026, 12:04 AM	#2
Will Beh OOTP Developments Join Date: May 2020 Location: Canada Posts: 1,653	I'm not super certain about this one, I'll need to ask around

04-14-2026, 04:27 AM	#4
Will Beh OOTP Developments Join Date: May 2020 Location: Canada Posts: 1,653	So I think the issue is that moving the draft date around can be quite tricky. If you don't do it exactly right or you move it to an odd time of the year, it could mess things up. I think you also need to be careful about the time of the season when you change the draft date or it might set it for the wrong year

04-16-2026, 02:41 PM	#5
charlottemustangs Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 32	Thanks Will! So it's possible I messed up something in the settings because after it changed my custom playoff structure at the end of season 2 back to a standard structure, I restarted the league. When I restarted the league I must have chosen something different, or the patch did something, but now everything seems to be working correctly. Beyond the draft issue I had, it also was not doing free agents correctly nor was it doing any development updates. Now all of that seems to be working as it should. So I don't know what happened, but I'm happy now