A small issue involving fictional players

ednote · 07-06-2005, 10:39 AM

I have a question about fictional players and their service time.

I understand the dynamic of creating a fictional league and it populates the league with a nice cross-section of players of different age and development levels. This is good -- I want that. The league I want to create is, in my little corner of the OOTP world, going to be full of guys getting their first crack at major league ball, young and old, prospects with promise and career minor-leaguers finally getting a shot.

OK, having established this, I now get to my question.

Is there a way to quickly edit the service time of each player in this league to 0 years, 0 months, 0 days? For that matter, is there even a way to do it player-by-player, manually, one at a time?

I don't want a league of 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds -- I want a broad range of ages. But I want them all to have no major league service time....any suggestions?

Gastric ReFlux · 07-06-2005, 10:46 AM

Well if you do create a league without players and Fill Triple A, you'll get some spread in the ages. When I've done something like that, I think I saw some guys in their late 20's getting their first chance. But you won't likely see anyone past 30.

ednote · 07-06-2005, 11:06 AM

That ought to work! Thanks, GR.

Gastric ReFlux · 07-06-2005, 11:12 AM

I hope it works for you. It's been a long time since I've done that, and my memory may be off. But yeah, I had done it because I was looking to have a very fresh league.

It's funny when you don't have hardly any free agents til year 7 of the league.

CharlieHustle6.12 · 07-06-2005, 03:23 PM

I used the pierre editor to zero everything out.

Vris · 07-06-2005, 04:28 PM

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I used the pierre editor to zero everything out.

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endgame · 07-06-2005, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by CharlieHustle6.12

I used the pierre editor to zero everything out.

I didn't realize that could affect MLB service time, etc... I have Pierre's on my PC, but have never had the &4lls to use it. I just re-started my season (again), maybe one series into it. Would it have any ill effect to use Pierre's and follow your suggestion at this point?

ednote · 07-06-2005, 10:03 PM

I tried Pierre's editor....I ended up with this on the HTML Player Page....

MLB Service Time: 0 years, 0 days (2068 days)

It let me zero out years, but the days were still there and the player did not qualify as a rookie.

The quality of the AAA players was not quite what I was after, either, so I simply punted and opted to just not make it an issue. Thanks for the suggestions, though.

Malleus Dei · 07-06-2005, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ednote

I tried Pierre's editor....I ended up with this on the HTML Player Page....

MLB Service Time: 0 years, 0 days (2068 days)

It let me zero out years, but the days were still there and the player did not qualify as a rookie.

The quality of the AAA players was not quite what I was after, either, so I simply punted and opted to just not make it an issue. Thanks for the suggestions, though.

You have to go to the last tab of the career editor to fix the day issue.

ednote · 07-06-2005, 11:05 PM

Thanks, Mal. I was not using the newest version of Pierre's editor. I have it now and should be all set.

f.montoya · 07-06-2005, 11:25 PM

You want to create a league in which all players have 0 years, 0 days MLB service, right?

Easy. Just create a custom league and choose "none" in "league options", "players". This will create a league without any players.

Then go into each team's transaction page and click "fill AAA with fictional players. All players will have 0 and 0 for MLB service time. Filling single A will give you even younger players. You can edit ages individually or export Player info to CSV and do it in spreadsheet format.

07-06-2005, 10:39 AM	#1
ednote Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ironwood, Mich. Posts: 222	A small issue involving fictional players I have a question about fictional players and their service time. I understand the dynamic of creating a fictional league and it populates the league with a nice cross-section of players of different age and development levels. This is good -- I want that. The league I want to create is, in my little corner of the OOTP world, going to be full of guys getting their first crack at major league ball, young and old, prospects with promise and career minor-leaguers finally getting a shot. OK, having established this, I now get to my question. Is there a way to quickly edit the service time of each player in this league to 0 years, 0 months, 0 days? For that matter, is there even a way to do it player-by-player, manually, one at a time? I don't want a league of 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds -- I want a broad range of ages. But I want them all to have no major league service time....any suggestions? __________________ The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa

07-06-2005, 11:06 AM	#3
ednote Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ironwood, Mich. Posts: 222	That ought to work! Thanks, GR. __________________ The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa

07-06-2005, 10:03 PM	#8
ednote Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ironwood, Mich. Posts: 222	I tried Pierre's editor....I ended up with this on the HTML Player Page.... MLB Service Time: 0 years, 0 days (2068 days) It let me zero out years, but the days were still there and the player did not qualify as a rookie. The quality of the AAA players was not quite what I was after, either, so I simply punted and opted to just not make it an issue. Thanks for the suggestions, though. __________________ The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa

07-06-2005, 11:05 PM	#10
ednote Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ironwood, Mich. Posts: 222	Thanks, Mal. I was not using the newest version of Pierre's editor. I have it now and should be all set. __________________ The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa

07-06-2005, 11:25 PM	#11
f.montoya Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,077	You want to create a league in which all players have 0 years, 0 days MLB service, right? Easy. Just create a custom league and choose "none" in "league options", "players". This will create a league without any players. Then go into each team's transaction page and click "fill AAA with fictional players. All players will have 0 and 0 for MLB service time. Filling single A will give you even younger players. You can edit ages individually or export Player info to CSV and do it in spreadsheet format. __________________ Fidel Montoya Asahi2 Baseball League ex-Commissioner(Historical League Since 2004) Ex-Web Host Current Mod Maker??

07-06-2005, 10:46 AM	#2
Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	Well if you do create a league without players and Fill Triple A, you'll get some spread in the ages. When I've done something like that, I think I saw some guys in their late 20's getting their first chance. But you won't likely see anyone past 30.

07-06-2005, 11:12 AM	#4
Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	I hope it works for you. It's been a long time since I've done that, and my memory may be off. But yeah, I had done it because I was looking to have a very fresh league. It's funny when you don't have hardly any free agents til year 7 of the league.

07-06-2005, 03:23 PM	#5
CharlieHustle6.12 Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 172	I used the pierre editor to zero everything out.