AI issue with 40-man roster management

ralphwiggum41 · 01-20-2015, 01:55 AM

I'm in the second year of a 32-team custom league, and we're in mid-June (draft pick signing season). Pretty basic league set-up.

Several of the AI-controlled teams are going bonkers, shuffling players on and off their "Designated for Assignment" lists. Players are getting waived/DFA'd, then assigned to the minors, then getting called up and immediately re-waived/DFA'd over and over in a vicious cycle. The transactions page is chock full of this maneuvering every week.

I think it's because the computer teams are too liberal about handing out major league contracts (and 40-man roster spots) to mid-round draft picks. We just finished our 2nd amateur draft, and now every team has a bunch of low-minors guys clogging up their 40-man rosters now, leaving no room for fringy MLB guys.

One team in particular currently has 11 pitchers designated for assignment, and only nine pitchers on its active roster! The reason is their 40-man roster is full of 11th and 12th and 21st round picks who are still in short season ball.

Might be a good fix for OOTP16. Only elite prospects or near-MLB-ready guys should be getting 40-man spots right out of the amateur draft.

Sorry if this issue has been highlighted by someone else already. Also, if anyone has an idea of the best way for me to address this in my current league, I'd love the feedback.

Lukas Berger · 01-20-2015, 02:04 PM

This is an issue in leagues with certain roster settings. It's not an issue in most setups, but there are a few where it happens. I forget exactly what causes this to happen though.

Could you post your settings or even .dat files so someone could take a look at them?

ralphwiggum41 · 01-23-2015, 05:37 AM

Thanks lucasberger! I'd be happy to post my .dat files and/or settings. What files or specific information do you need, and what's the best way to get it to you?

RchW · 01-23-2015, 09:40 AM

Don't have roster limits in your lowest minor league level.

01-20-2015, 01:55 AM	#1
ralphwiggum41 Bat Boy Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 9	AI issue with 40-man roster management I'm in the second year of a 32-team custom league, and we're in mid-June (draft pick signing season). Pretty basic league set-up. Several of the AI-controlled teams are going bonkers, shuffling players on and off their "Designated for Assignment" lists. Players are getting waived/DFA'd, then assigned to the minors, then getting called up and immediately re-waived/DFA'd over and over in a vicious cycle. The transactions page is chock full of this maneuvering every week. I think it's because the computer teams are too liberal about handing out major league contracts (and 40-man roster spots) to mid-round draft picks. We just finished our 2nd amateur draft, and now every team has a bunch of low-minors guys clogging up their 40-man rosters now, leaving no room for fringy MLB guys. One team in particular currently has 11 pitchers designated for assignment, and only nine pitchers on its active roster! The reason is their 40-man roster is full of 11th and 12th and 21st round picks who are still in short season ball. Might be a good fix for OOTP16. Only elite prospects or near-MLB-ready guys should be getting 40-man spots right out of the amateur draft. Sorry if this issue has been highlighted by someone else already. Also, if anyone has an idea of the best way for me to address this in my current league, I'd love the feedback.

01-23-2015, 09:40 AM	#4
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	Don't have roster limits in your lowest minor league level. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

01-20-2015, 02:04 PM	#2
Lukas Berger OOTP Developments Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nice, Côte d'Azur, France Posts: 21,365	This is an issue in leagues with certain roster settings. It's not an issue in most setups, but there are a few where it happens. I forget exactly what causes this to happen though. Could you post your settings or even .dat files so someone could take a look at them?

01-23-2015, 05:37 AM	#3
ralphwiggum41 Bat Boy Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 9	Thanks lucasberger! I'd be happy to post my .dat files and/or settings. What files or specific information do you need, and what's the best way to get it to you?