Historical players

[melvin9609]

If I checked the option for "Historical players will go into draft", will I get real players in the draft even though my league is fictional?

Thanks! Mark

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by melvin9609

If I checked the option for "Historical players will go into draft", will I get real players in the draft even though my league is fictional?

Thanks! Mark

Not sure where that option you're talking of is - do you have a screenshot?

Make sure you have checked "add real historical rookies" / "automatically import random rookies from all eras" on the LEAGUE SETTINGS>OPTIONS tab.

Also, if you want younger fictional players, make sure you have set a min / max age for created players in the LEAGUE SETTINGS>PLAYERS tab.

Some historical players will come in as FAs, some as draftees. At least that's how it works in my fictional league.

[Pendragon]

I have set up fictional leagues with historical "random debut" players with the following steps:

1. Create fictional league (starts your league in January with fictional players)
2. Release all players to the free agent pool
3. Delete all free agents
4. Turn off spring training
5. Make sure you have checked "add real historical rookies" / "automatically import random rookies from all eras" on the LEAGUE SETTINGS>OPTIONS tab (can select preferred years if you wish)
6. Set your amateur draft for sometime in March before the season starts
7. Make sure you set the number of draft rounds to let you fill out your team rosters (and reserve roster or minors, as you choose. I just use reserve rosters, so I set my draft to 44 rounds)
8. The draft will then be filled with young random rookies

For the next season, remember to reset your amateur draft date to whatever your preference is and to turn spring training back on