Merging Teams

Bobfather · 11-10-2021, 09:48 PM

I have a dominant super team. I am in a 34 team league, I am the only human manager. 16 AL 18 NL. I am thinking I could merge some of the teams. Would I just put all the players from one team into the other, and let the AI figure it out? What about the minors? Or is there a function? All leftover players would become free agents. Should I have a free agent draft, or just let teams sign free agents?
I will also only have 1 league (MLB) no AL or NL. My team would not merge with anyone, but I could get involved with free agency.

thehef · 11-11-2021, 12:15 AM

How many teams are you thinking of merging? And which ones - weak teams, some good teams? You mention that you have 34 teams across an AL & NL, but that you are going to a single league. So that could indicate that you are going to be merging a LOT of teams... And why would these teams be merging? Financial concerns? Or just that they are lousy?

Once I knew the answer to the above questions, then I would approach it from a "how would this be handled in real-life?" perspective.

At any rate, I'm thinking most of your plan would involve some manual moving of players, then deleting teams, etc., including with the minors...

Bobfather · 11-11-2021, 12:39 AM

My thought was to get down to 28 teams. I want one league so I can play against everybody. Actually last season I moved my team The Red Sox to the NL. As far as merging teams I was going for geographically Mets/Yankees, Dodgers/ Angels, etc. I won't finish my current season for a month or so so I'll have time to figure this out.

thehef · 11-11-2021, 03:30 PM

That's a hard scenario to envision - merging teams in the largest markets and not merging any teams in the smallest ones. I'm wondering what a reason would be that two teams can't exist in markets that are seven-to-ten times larger than some of MLB's smaller markets. But, hey, it's your game: Play it your way!

So what I would do would depend upon the current strength of those four teams. IOW, if both LA-area teams are decent, I wouldn't want them merging to create a super team. Regardless, I would make a list of their combined players and group them into five categories:

1) All-stars & top performers
2) Solid players
3) Roster-fillers
4) Top minor-league prospects
5) Other minor-leaguers

And then, depending upon the # of players in each category and what you feel would constitute a competitive, but not dominant, team, I'd allow the combined team to keep a certain number of players in each category, with the remainder in categories 1 and 2 going into a dispersal draft, and the remainder in categories 3, 4, and 5 becoming free agents. Or I might put the remainder in #4 into the dispersal draft, too.

As far as conducting a dispersal draft, OOTP has several kinds of drafts, none of which are described a "dispersal." However, my minimal and long-ago experience with OOTP drafts is that there is some flexibility with them and you may be able to configure of OOTP's draft types to accomplish a dispersal draft. Not sure. You might need to experiment with it (using backups & tests of your league). And if one of OOTP's drafts didn't work, you might need to conduce the "draft" manually.

Good luck!

Bobfather · 11-11-2021, 06:36 PM

I want to merge teams in the largest markets to make more super teams like mine. Then have the remaining bad teams draft the leftover free agents. Also, I am, considering a free agent draft so the worse teams can get the best free agents.

11-10-2021, 09:48 PM	#1
Bobfather All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Boston Ma. Posts: 1,685	Merging Teams I have a dominant super team. I am in a 34 team league, I am the only human manager. 16 AL 18 NL. I am thinking I could merge some of the teams. Would I just put all the players from one team into the other, and let the AI figure it out? What about the minors? Or is there a function? All leftover players would become free agents. Should I have a free agent draft, or just let teams sign free agents? I will also only have 1 league (MLB) no AL or NL. My team would not merge with anyone, but I could get involved with free agency. __________________ I play out every game—one pitch mode.

11-11-2021, 12:39 AM	#3
Bobfather All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Boston Ma. Posts: 1,685	My thought was to get down to 28 teams. I want one league so I can play against everybody. Actually last season I moved my team The Red Sox to the NL. As far as merging teams I was going for geographically Mets/Yankees, Dodgers/ Angels, etc. I won't finish my current season for a month or so so I'll have time to figure this out. __________________ I play out every game—one pitch mode.

11-11-2021, 06:36 PM	#5
Bobfather All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Boston Ma. Posts: 1,685	I want to merge teams in the largest markets to make more super teams like mine. Then have the remaining bad teams draft the leftover free agents. Also, I am, considering a free agent draft so the worse teams can get the best free agents. __________________ I play out every game—one pitch mode. Last edited by Bobfather; 11-11-2021 at 06:56 PM.

11-11-2021, 12:15 AM	#2
thehef Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,345	How many teams are you thinking of merging? And which ones - weak teams, some good teams? You mention that you have 34 teams across an AL & NL, but that you are going to a single league. So that could indicate that you are going to be merging a LOT of teams... And why would these teams be merging? Financial concerns? Or just that they are lousy? Once I knew the answer to the above questions, then I would approach it from a "how would this be handled in real-life?" perspective. At any rate, I'm thinking most of your plan would involve some manual moving of players, then deleting teams, etc., including with the minors...

11-11-2021, 03:30 PM	#4
thehef Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,345	That's a hard scenario to envision - merging teams in the largest markets and not merging any teams in the smallest ones. I'm wondering what a reason would be that two teams can't exist in markets that are seven-to-ten times larger than some of MLB's smaller markets. But, hey, it's your game: Play it your way! So what I would do would depend upon the current strength of those four teams. IOW, if both LA-area teams are decent, I wouldn't want them merging to create a super team. Regardless, I would make a list of their combined players and group them into five categories: 1) All-stars & top performers 2) Solid players 3) Roster-fillers 4) Top minor-league prospects 5) Other minor-leaguers And then, depending upon the # of players in each category and what you feel would constitute a competitive, but not dominant, team, I'd allow the combined team to keep a certain number of players in each category, with the remainder in categories 1 and 2 going into a dispersal draft, and the remainder in categories 3, 4, and 5 becoming free agents. Or I might put the remainder in #4 into the dispersal draft, too. As far as conducting a dispersal draft, OOTP has several kinds of drafts, none of which are described a "dispersal." However, my minimal and long-ago experience with OOTP drafts is that there is some flexibility with them and you may be able to configure of OOTP's draft types to accomplish a dispersal draft. Not sure. You might need to experiment with it (using backups & tests of your league). And if one of OOTP's drafts didn't work, you might need to conduce the "draft" manually. Good luck!