MLB 2018 Quickstart Settings (Comissioner Mode)

[TheBrewCrew]

Hey everyone!

I am about to start a new save and am wondering what everyone adjusts to make the game more realistic. I have seen some stuff on changing the trade values, different weights on options, editing Market Sizes etc.

I play Comissioner Mode strictly so I can add another Rookie league team if I need to so I haven't really utilized being able to adjust those. Any tips/hints/tricks for the most realistic settings is greatly appreciated.

[jimmysthebestcop]

I just play on challenge mode and add service time and roster limits to the minors based upon the MiLB.

If playing with all the leagues I delete Cuba and Australia as they are bugged and produce MLB quality draft players. Plus Cuba can't defect and has no financials so not really needed at all.

[Mat]

Honestly, the closest you can get to realistic is default settings. Anything else is personal preference.

[itsmb8]

Only change I personally make is injuries to high (realistic modern day) along with slowing aging and increasing development a bit (to counteract injuries, more young players that are MLB ready, etc.), changing the market sizes, and MiLB roster and service time limits. Everything else is more or less personal pref.

[Mariner and Giants Fan]

Originally Posted by itsmb8

Only change I personally make is injuries to high (realistic modern day) along with slowing aging and increasing development a bit (to counteract injuries, more young players that are MLB ready, etc.), changing the market sizes, and MiLB roster and service time limits. Everything else is more or less personal pref.

Would you share with us what those changes look like?

[itsmb8]

Originally Posted by Mariner and Giants Fan

Would you share with us what those changes look like?

What I use is:

Aging: .750
Lowered aging so players can get longer into careers (mid 30s-40/41 for great players, thats what I see the MLB becoming) and to counteract my injury setting.
Development: 1.15
Upped development so that more young players (20-22) would appear in the majors, and to help with depth to counteract the injury setting.
TCR: 200
I saw others suggest this, and really helps make the draft a crapshoot after round 5, helps with later round steals and prospects who just get it to "click."
Injuries: High (Realistic Modern Day)

MiLB Roster Limits
roster limit/service time
AAA- 25/...
AA- 25/...
A+- 35/5
A- 35/4
Short A- 35/3
R- 35/2
GCL/AZL- 35/2
DSL- 35/3
These limits are the exact same used in real life Minor League Baseball (note that High A has an active roster of 25 with a max of 35 which cannot be replicated, hence why I went with 35 active).

Market Sizes

Originally Posted by PSUColonel

10 Yankees

9 Dodgers, Red Sox, Cubs, Giants

8 mets, Angels, Phillies, Rangers

7 Braves, Astros, Cards Jays, Nats

6 Tigers, D-Backs, Twins, Rockies, Mariners

5 Orioles, Pirates, White Sox

4 Marlins Royals, Reds, Brewers, Indians, Padres

3 Rays, A’s

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Everything else is basically preference. For example, I'll play with AI Evals at 0/50/25/25 because I want strictly stats for evaluating ratings and I read that makes the AI play smarter. I might also play with trade settings at hard or neutral/average or (heavily) favor prospects.

I'll also play with all international leagues and independent leagues (there's 2, soon to be 3 independent teams that I like) and I prefer to have players that will feed into the MLB have stats.

And of course, dont forget to use my ultra-accurate 2018 MLB Jerseys for your quickstart (caps a work in progress)

[PSUColonel]

This is my newest list:


10 Yankees

9 Dodgers, Red Sox, Cubs, Giants

8 Mets, Angels, Phillies, Nationals

7 Astros, Braves, Rangers, Blue Jays

6 White Sox, Mariners, Tigers, Diamondbacks, Cardinals

5 Orioles, Twins, Rockies, Padres

4 Indians, Brewers, Pirates, Athletics

3 Rays, Marlins, Reds, Royals

[ArcAngel]

Originally Posted by itsmb8

And of course, dont forget to use my ultra-accurate 2018 MLB jerseys for your quickstart (caps a work in progress)

I would, but it doesn't exist.

[itsmb8]

Originally Posted by ArcAngel

I would, but it doesn't exist.

Try this

[ArcAngel]

Originally Posted by itsmb8

Try this

Beautiful, thanks!

[PSUColonel]

I made a couple of changes to this list...but it seems to be pretty good, and works well.

[stiffy]

Originally Posted by PSUColonel

This is my newest list:


10 Yankees

9 Dodgers, Red Sox, Cubs, Giants

8 Mets, Angels, Phillies, Nationals

7 Astros, Braves, Rangers, Blue Jays

6 White Sox, Mariners, Tigers, Diamondbacks, Cardinals

5 Orioles, Twins, Rockies, Padres

4 Indians, Brewers, Pirates, Athletics

3 Rays, Marlins, Reds, Royals

Check out page 253 of this PDF of the CBA. It shows the market scores they calculated and you could use a little math to make it proportional for OOTP. I do think teams like the Mets and Angels should have the same market sizes as their counterparts, just much lower fan loyalty/interest.

If we want to keep your same scale of highest market size at 10 and lowest at 3, then we'd end up with something like these:

10 Yankees, Mets

8 Dodgers, Angels

6 White Sox, Cubs, Blue Jays

5 Nationals, Phillies, Athletics, Giants, Red Sox, Rangers, Braves, Astros

4 Mariners, Twins, Tigers, Diamondbacks, Rays, Orioles, Rockies, Marlins, Indians

3 Padres, Cardinals, Pirates, Royals, Brewers, Reds


I bet you'd get a lot more realistically proportioned revenues to real life, but you'd have to use the income revenue sharing function (IRL they share 31% of "local income") or things would get hugely out of whack. I might try these numbers out and see how they go.

[itsmb8]

Originally Posted by stiffy

Check out page 253 of this PDF of the CBA. It shows the market scores they calculated and you could use a little math to make it proportional for OOTP. I do think teams like the Mets and Angels should have the same market sizes as their counterparts, just much lower fan loyalty/interest.

If we want to keep your same scale of highest market size at 10 and lowest at 3, then we'd end up with something like these:

10 Yankees, Mets

8 Dodgers, Angels

6 White Sox, Cubs, Blue Jays

5 Nationals, Phillies, Athletics, Giants, Red Sox, Rangers, Braves, Astros

4 Mariners, Twins, Tigers, Diamondbacks, Rays, Orioles, Rockies, Marlins, Indians

3 Padres, Cardinals, Pirates, Royals, Brewers, Reds


I bet you'd get a lot more realistically proportioned revenues to real life, but you'd have to use the income revenue sharing function (IRL they share 31% of "local income") or things would get hugely out of whack. I might try these numbers out and see how they go.

How have these worked for you?