Mlbdl

Baseballman2K5 · 07-10-2026, 03:42 PM

How do you approach the MLBDL after the draft. Do you leave players "on loan" after drafting them, to finish out the Draft League season? Or do you take them off loan, to play in your minors right away?

I usually always take them off the DL team so they can play in my minors...but I'm curious what others do, and am curious which would be better for development

liberty-ca · 07-10-2026, 04:31 PM

I let them finish loan assignments. I don't put any real thought in this, I just don't think it's a big deal.

BestbatBoy · 07-14-2026, 11:32 PM

Only if I have an injury that can't be filled from my complex league teams

Jordan · 07-15-2026, 08:47 AM

in my latest setup, I went and shortened the schedule to 30 games during preseason. Sure, that means ending games for players who ended up undrafted, but it annoyed me seing guys taken in later rounds (collegiate guys should be playing in their teams system, IMO) who were on loan to this league.

The half season with prospects/half season with exhausted eligibility/pros is obviously too complex a setup to implement in this game, so that was how I chose to adapt

07-10-2026, 03:42 PM	#1
Baseballman2K5 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Phoenix Posts: 582	Mlbdl How do you approach the MLBDL after the draft. Do you leave players "on loan" after drafting them, to finish out the Draft League season? Or do you take them off loan, to play in your minors right away? I usually always take them off the DL team so they can play in my minors...but I'm curious what others do, and am curious which would be better for development

07-14-2026, 11:32 PM	#3
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07-10-2026, 04:31 PM	#2
liberty-ca All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: New Westminster, BC Posts: 610	I let them finish loan assignments. I don't put any real thought in this, I just don't think it's a big deal.

07-15-2026, 08:47 AM	#4
Jordan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Chi Suburbs now... Posts: 2,059	in my latest setup, I went and shortened the schedule to 30 games during preseason. Sure, that means ending games for players who ended up undrafted, but it annoyed me seing guys taken in later rounds (collegiate guys should be playing in their teams system, IMO) who were on loan to this league. The half season with prospects/half season with exhausted eligibility/pros is obviously too complex a setup to implement in this game, so that was how I chose to adapt