Roster questions

vincep · 02-25-2014, 11:39 AM

Still trying to get a handle on the game, and a question about player usage comes to mind. Looking at the various versions described, indicates the game uses opening day roster of the year denoted in the game, based on the stats for the previous season.
This brings to mind an unusual, situation with the Tigers this year. OOTP 14 will have the Tigers '14 opening day roster without Doug Fister, as he will be National. The Tigers' replacement for Fister is Drew Smyly. Smyly last season was exclusively a relief pitcher. So how does the game engine adapt to that? Is he going to be weak as a SP, tiring easily? Does the game even let you add him to the rotation?
Sorry if these questions seem silly. Just wondering how the game adapts to these situations?

TGH-Adfabre · 02-25-2014, 12:42 PM

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Does the game even let you add him to the rotation?

Yes, and if you really do not like his stamina ratings you can go into the player editor and adjust them.

Lukas Berger · 02-25-2014, 01:21 PM

The MLB players and a few MiLB players in the rosters are rated according to PECOTa projections. So it'll mostly be a question of what PECOTA says about a given player.

However in cases such as those you describe, we'll go through and make adjustments to players if their role has changed and the projected data doesn't accurately reflect that. So if Smyly still looks like a starter after Spring Training is over he should have starter caliber stamina in the roster set.

Since we're not perfect and we do occasionally miss some stuff like this there will also be a thread for you to post info about what needs to be corrected in the rosters and we'll make the changes which will apply in the next update.

le receveur · 02-25-2014, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by lukasberger

The MLB players and a few MiLB players in the rosters are rated according to PECOTa projections. So it'll mostly be a question of what PECOTA says about a given player.

However in cases such as those you describe, we'll go through and make adjustments to players if their role has changed and the projected data doesn't accurately reflect that. So if Smyly still looks like a starter after Spring Training is over he should have starter caliber stamina in the roster set.

Since we're not perfect and we do occasionally miss some stuff like this there will also be a thread for you to post info about what needs to be corrected in the rosters and we'll make the changes which will apply in the next update.

so i assume that means Eric Arce will no longer be an all-star catcher? actually what happens to a guys who is now teamless, do you just remove him from the database?

Lukas Berger · 02-25-2014, 02:06 PM

They go to the fa list, or get retired, depending on a few different things.

As for Arce, he wasn't rated as an all star. In fact he was/is rated pretty darn poorly and is incredibly unlikely to ever become anything close to an all-star or even a cup of coffee MLB player. His BABIP and avoid K potentials are simply dreadful.

But sometimes guys develop in unlikely ways once the game starts and the dev engine takes over. If it gives them boosts, they get really good. In any given game out of the hundreds of thousand and millions of games folks play with the MLB roster set, anything can happen, no matter how unlikely. The game doesn't recognize names.

vincep · 02-25-2014, 03:51 PM

Thanks for the replies. Lukasberger, to clarify your post, will the game engine for OOTP15, use -'14 rosters, with performance based on 2013 stats or 2014 projections?

Lukas Berger · 02-25-2014, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by vincep

Thanks for the replies. Lukasberger, to clarify your post, will the game engine for OOTP15, use -'14 rosters, with performance based on 2013 stats or 2014 projections?

2014 projections by default with some influence from the 2013 stats

But as the 2013 stats will be included, if you set the engine to give a higher weight to last years stats than to ratings then it'll use the stats more.

The amount to which the engine uses either the ratings (2014 projections) or past stats to generate results is something that's entirely customizable.

vincep · 02-26-2014, 12:07 PM

Thanks again, that sounds like a plan that works. I have one (plus related) other question, that I have not been able to find an easy answer searching the forum.
If I want to create a 10 team league using current MLB players, is there a way to release all players to "free agency" and set up an automatic draft? Do I set a roster size? Will all undrafted players be in a FA pool?
Is that the type of setting I can customize?

TGH-Adfabre · 02-26-2014, 01:59 PM

When you ask "will ALL undrafted players be in FA pool" I am not sure what you mean... Wait, I think I got it. Yes, the remaining players from your free agent/inaugural drfat will be in the FA pool after you finish.
There is an option to release all players and schedule an inaugural draft. If you want to release all of the minor league players you have to go through and release them at each league level individually.
You can do an MLB quick start, release all players and then edit the teams down to the 10 you want.
You can customize roster sizes for all league levels.

Good luck,
Tom

02-25-2014, 11:39 AM	#1
vincep Bat Boy Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 5	Roster questions Still trying to get a handle on the game, and a question about player usage comes to mind. Looking at the various versions described, indicates the game uses opening day roster of the year denoted in the game, based on the stats for the previous season. This brings to mind an unusual, situation with the Tigers this year. OOTP 14 will have the Tigers '14 opening day roster without Doug Fister, as he will be National. The Tigers' replacement for Fister is Drew Smyly. Smyly last season was exclusively a relief pitcher. So how does the game engine adapt to that? Is he going to be weak as a SP, tiring easily? Does the game even let you add him to the rotation? Sorry if these questions seem silly. Just wondering how the game adapts to these situations?

02-25-2014, 02:06 PM	#5
Lukas Berger OOTP Developments Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nice, Côte d'Azur, France Posts: 21,365	They go to the fa list, or get retired, depending on a few different things. As for Arce, he wasn't rated as an all star. In fact he was/is rated pretty darn poorly and is incredibly unlikely to ever become anything close to an all-star or even a cup of coffee MLB player. His BABIP and avoid K potentials are simply dreadful. But sometimes guys develop in unlikely ways once the game starts and the dev engine takes over. If it gives them boosts, they get really good. In any given game out of the hundreds of thousand and millions of games folks play with the MLB roster set, anything can happen, no matter how unlikely. The game doesn't recognize names. Last edited by Lukas Berger; 02-25-2014 at 02:11 PM.

02-26-2014, 01:59 PM	#9
TGH-Adfabre Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,599	When you ask "will ALL undrafted players be in FA pool" I am not sure what you mean... Wait, I think I got it. Yes, the remaining players from your free agent/inaugural drfat will be in the FA pool after you finish. There is an option to release all players and schedule an inaugural draft. If you want to release all of the minor league players you have to go through and release them at each league level individually. You can do an MLB quick start, release all players and then edit the teams down to the 10 you want. You can customize roster sizes for all league levels. Good luck, Tom __________________ You mock me, therefore I am My wife Last edited by TGH-Adfabre; 02-26-2014 at 02:05 PM.

02-25-2014, 01:21 PM	#3
Lukas Berger OOTP Developments Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nice, Côte d'Azur, France Posts: 21,365	The MLB players and a few MiLB players in the rosters are rated according to PECOTa projections. So it'll mostly be a question of what PECOTA says about a given player. However in cases such as those you describe, we'll go through and make adjustments to players if their role has changed and the projected data doesn't accurately reflect that. So if Smyly still looks like a starter after Spring Training is over he should have starter caliber stamina in the roster set. Since we're not perfect and we do occasionally miss some stuff like this there will also be a thread for you to post info about what needs to be corrected in the rosters and we'll make the changes which will apply in the next update.

02-25-2014, 03:51 PM	#6
vincep Bat Boy Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 5	Thanks for the replies. Lukasberger, to clarify your post, will the game engine for OOTP15, use -'14 rosters, with performance based on 2013 stats or 2014 projections?

02-26-2014, 12:07 PM	#8
vincep Bat Boy Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 5	Thanks again, that sounds like a plan that works. I have one (plus related) other question, that I have not been able to find an easy answer searching the forum. If I want to create a 10 team league using current MLB players, is there a way to release all players to "free agency" and set up an automatic draft? Do I set a roster size? Will all undrafted players be in a FA pool? Is that the type of setting I can customize?