Setting up Active Rosters

[deknegt]

So, this is one of the things I am the most suck in. And that is setting up the active roster properly and making it as deep as possible.

It's simple, but I can't work it out, so i'm asking all of you for some help :P

How many batters do you take, how many pitchers do you take? What is the best mix in your opinions?

[cavebutter]

Well, depends on your settings and the historical era of your universe. The game suggests a conventional configuration when setting up a league, with 12 pitchers and 13 batters for non-DH leagues, and that's my rule of thumb as well. My 13th batter will occasionally get swapped out for a pitcher depending on what's going on in my season - a long stretch without a day off or a struggling pen.

[24Rocks]

It also depends on how good your pen/ Staff is I sometimes carry 11 pitchers and a defensive guy and usually do in the playoffs, but some seasons my staff isnt pitching well or If dont have the deepest one so I carry 12.

Normaly 12 pitchers
2 c
2 1B I carry 2 for d replacement/platoon or to be DH
2 2B (can also play 3rd ss but doesn't have to )
1 3B
2 SS
1 LF
2 CF (better to have them play all OF)
2 RF (i like a good hitter in RF so if he dosnt have good D 2 have a replacement)

The replacements are varied depending on how your defense is, I like defense replacements for my weakest to medium defenders if possible

[Fyrestorm3]

For a modern-day environment, I almost always try to structure my roster as follows:

• 5 SP
• 6 RP (including the Closer)
• Starting 9 (including DH; if no DH then the extra spot usually goes to another IF)
• Backup Catcher
• Backup Corner IF
• Backup Middle IF
• 2 Backup OF

It obviously helps when you have guys in your Starting 9 that can play multiple positions, but with that basic setup, you should rarely get in trouble when it comes to depth.

[gosensgo101]

I don't have any set criteria besides "who can help me the most." Sometimes that leaves me with just one backup infielder, sometimes that leaves me with just one backup outfielder. I often have 3 or 4 first basemen on my team for DHing, platooning, and pinch hitting. I platoon a lot. I bounce between a 6 and 7 man pen depending on how rested they are. The more involved you are, the more aggressive you can get with lack of positional flexibility and a short pitching staff. That is, if you play every game yourself, you can do a better job of avoiding putting guys in places they shouldn't be playing than the AI. If you sim a week a time though, you want to make sure that the depth chard goes 2 and likely 3 deep at each position

[Carlton]

If you play in a Golden Era setting (20's-60's)

10 Pitchers
3 Catchers

I really wish Markus will implement the amount of C on a team for historical simulations one day

[jaysdailydose]

I usually run a 7-man pen.

Starting 8 (I generally don't play with DH)
Backup C
Backup SS
Utility IF
Two outfielders, at least one more who is proficient at least in CF.