Questions about Feeder leagues

[stephpa10]

Just a quick questions, has anyone figured out the best about of teams/league to create a realistic amount of players?

i'm testing right now

1st year in 2009 238 players available about 10-12 5 star potential

i have 2 college
and 4 High School league with 30teams each

do you think with these amount of feeders will the number reach 20 rounds of available players? 600 or should i add 2 more college league and 4 more HS league?

Also an other question, after players get drafted do the feeder leagues fill themselves up or do i need to fill the league at the end of the season?

Thanks for your help

[stephpa10]

Just got to the 1st draft of 1909

1-Pick 17ov got 0.5/4.0 SP
2-Pick 0.5/3.5 no SP above 1.0 potential (is there something i can do about this or is it AI just picks to many SP)

by the 3rd round only thing more than 2.0 potential are a few MR?

is to weak of a draft?

seems like last decent potential SP was picked early in the 2nd rd but the AI didn't go p crazy so i think i just need more prospects

[stephpa10]

2 Col
4 HS Leagues

1st year had about 230players

this year
814 batter 100with 5.0 potential
657 pitchers 32 with 5.0 potential about an other 25 with 4.5
total of 1471/30 have enough for 49 rounds, i was hoping for 30 at the most

Is to much talent? i realize not all 100 batters will reach their potential. that should give me about 5rounds of 4.5 and above. I could go down to 3 HS leagues.

But if this normal for created player potential, then if i create other leagues like Japan and Mexican, Korean will they sign undrafted players?

I will do one more test season to see if the number stabilize, i hope they don't go up anymore

[stephpa10]

well i did some math

1471/180= to about 8players produced

What i liked about this draft is that you could get a descent player in the 5th round, and beyond right up to about 11th round where you could fine a descent prospect with 7/14/14. potential

if i go down to 1Col and 3 HS that would get me roughly 980 players if i go to 2 col and 3 HS this should give me 1225 players. with about 300players to much.

i had about 580 players not drafted. I might create some sort of other league.

[stephpa10]

Will post Toronto draft

1-SP 0.5/5.0 13/16/16
2-SP .5/5.0 12/9/17
3-CF .5/5.0 11/16/17
4-SP .5/4.0 7/13/15
5-LF .5/5.0 13/15/14
6-CL .5/4.5 19/15/18
7-SS .5/5.0 13/14/13
8-SS .5/4.5 10/20/15
9-2B .5/4.5 14/17/10
10-CL .5/3.5 16/13/9
11-3B .5/4.0 10/14/14
12-CL .5/1.5 10/14/10
13-CF .5/2.5 11/17/10
14-RP .5/2.0 13/12/11
15-3B .5/3.5 15/14/2

aftter that all under 2.0 potential, i have been reading the aging/dev threat and i have adjusted mine to 1.200/.600 1.200/.500 for pitching

so with Dev, these young players will need good coaching. what do you guys think to much talent? if I keep it this way will need to creat add leagues to scoop some of these free agents. Any suggestions?

just noticed after a few months of simming there is only 80FA, none of the undrafted guys, do they get deleted then?

[stephpa10]

after reading the whole aging/dev threat report

i have totally adopted his settings

2.00
.500
1.75
.500

i think with these settings, it will take time for the prospects to peak, which in turn should make lots of guys not fulfill their potential

[jasonditz]

If you feel the draft is too top-heavy you can always just weaken one of the HS leagues.