Fake players on historical sims?

skywalkr2 · 06-10-2006, 11:46 PM

Okay - I have started two separate historic sims using Lahman and everytime I do I end up with fake players on my roster. I just started with the 1998 Cardinals and I end up with the following fake players:

Ed Bainton - 2B
Jon Polland - SS
Price O'Kelly - CF
Jon Farrissey - CF

This wouldnt' be so bad I guess - except I know these teams had 25 real players

And that the fake players are sometimes better than the real players... That just doesn't make things accurate.

What am I doing wrong?

Nukester · 06-11-2006, 07:56 PM

Are you using minor leagues ? If so it sounds like the computer generated players to fill the minors, but those players are actually better than the real players so they got moved up. You can get around this by lowering the player creation modifiers (to something like 0.100) so that the CPU creates players that are much worse than the MLB players (whom would have a PCM of 1.000 if they were "created" players)

Le Grande Orange · 06-12-2006, 12:13 AM

Or, alternatively, don't use minor leagues with historical leagues. The game, strictly speaking, wasn't designed to do that. The reserve roster, when used for historical leagues, functions as a de facto minor league and players will develop when on the reserve roster. It also ensures that there'll be no fictional players in your historical league.

skywalkr2 · 06-21-2006, 03:49 PM

Thanks for the words of wisdom. It was driving me crazy and now I am much happier...

06-10-2006, 11:46 PM	#1
skywalkr2 Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 438	Fake players on historical sims? Okay - I have started two separate historic sims using Lahman and everytime I do I end up with fake players on my roster. I just started with the 1998 Cardinals and I end up with the following fake players: Ed Bainton - 2B Jon Polland - SS Price O'Kelly - CF Jon Farrissey - CF This wouldnt' be so bad I guess - except I know these teams had 25 real players And that the fake players are sometimes better than the real players... That just doesn't make things accurate. What am I doing wrong?

06-11-2006, 07:56 PM	#2
Nukester All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newburgh, NY Posts: 1,923	Are you using minor leagues ? If so it sounds like the computer generated players to fill the minors, but those players are actually better than the real players so they got moved up. You can get around this by lowering the player creation modifiers (to something like 0.100) so that the CPU creates players that are much worse than the MLB players (whom would have a PCM of 1.000 if they were "created" players) Last edited by Nukester; 06-11-2006 at 07:58 PM.

06-12-2006, 12:13 AM	#3
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,642	Or, alternatively, don't use minor leagues with historical leagues. The game, strictly speaking, wasn't designed to do that. The reserve roster, when used for historical leagues, functions as a de facto minor league and players will develop when on the reserve roster. It also ensures that there'll be no fictional players in your historical league.

06-21-2006, 03:49 PM	#4
skywalkr2 Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 438	Thanks for the words of wisdom. It was driving me crazy and now I am much happier...