Minor league roster management - Injuries

[HoustonGM]

I prefer using the real life minor league roster sizes, as well as managing the promotions/demotions of minor league players in my organization. I noticed, however, that when the AI activates a minor leaguer from the disabled list, if that team's roster would be over the limit, it seems to randomly place a player into the DFA list.

Is there a way to set the options such that I get notified when a player is ready to come off the IL in the minors? I have the MILB FA signing/releases and promotions/demotions set to my control, with the lineups/depth charts/staff and strategy set to the AI. Doesn't seem to be an option for injury management. How do others handle this?

[Bluenoser]

Managers Options - left hand side, do you have "Notify injuries on minor league teams as well" checked?

[HoustonGM]

Originally Posted by Bluenoser

Managers Options - left hand side, do you have "Notify injuries on minor league teams as well" checked?

I didn't - though I assumed that was specifically for a new injury rather than a player coming off the IL. Will check that off and see how it goes.

EDIT: That did the trick!

[HoustonGM]

Actually, while it now notifies me at least, it still seems like it moves someone to the DFA area.

[BoomerSoonerAMH]

FWIW, I don’t think MiLB has roster limits at individual levels anymore. I’m pretty sure there is just a maximum number of players in the entire organization. I haven’t seen a way to set the a limit like this.

[HoustonGM]

Originally Posted by BoomerSoonerAMH

FWIW, I don’t think MiLB has roster limits at individual levels anymore. I’m pretty sure there is just a maximum number of players in the entire organization. I haven’t seen a way to set the a limit like this.

Hm, I can't find anything one way or another on whether or not the 2021 roster sizes continued into 2022 or if it's just an org-wide limit like you mentioned.

[Biggio509]

It seems to only happen if you play GM only. If you play GM and manager it doesn't do this. If you play GM and Manager you can give your bench coach the duties you would your manager and it really makes no difference on game play. I noticed it started the auto put and take guys off the IL when I switched to GM and manager. Not sure if this is a bug or a feature.

If you configure your continue to not autohandle anything, it should stop anytime someone gets off the IL. At least it has for me. This is my continue configuration.


If I play GM only I just move these guys off the DFA but the weird thing is you can't send them where they came from. The DFA list still has them at whatever level they were for some reason. So I can't send a guy put on DFA from AA back, I have to move him to AAA or A then readjust.

My main strategy for this is don't keep the rosters full. If you use 28 AAA,AA 30 A, A- 35 DSL no limit rookie like it is in the MLB now you don't have to replace every injury. So opening day it is a full roster. I set my manager options to stop if an injury longer than 1 week happens and include minor leagues. If I have 25 or 26 players and have at least one backup at C, one OF back, and one IF backup I just leave it alone. Rosters used to be 25 man, you can get by with a couple of players less.

If you have 26 on the roster and 28 spots then the AI will just activate the player with no DFA. So the hands off let them the teams go a little short but not beyond minimum backup and not lower than say 25, avoids a lot of this but not all. It mostly starts hitting in August or September or when I have had to back fill to 25 or 26 and guys start coming off the IL.

[Biggio509]

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[Biggio509]

Originally Posted by HoustonGM

Hm, I can't find anything one way or another on whether or not the 2021 roster sizes continued into 2022 or if it's just an org-wide limit like you mentioned.

https://www.si.com/mlb/phillies/arou...t-trade-rumors

There was a 180 limit before 2022. To my knowledge no minor league has changed its roster limits. It works like college football where there is a total roster limit and a limit of scholarship players within the limit. 180 total each AAA/AA can only have 28, A team 30, and DSL 35. The remaining is the max you can have in the rookie leagues.

https://www.thecubreporter.com/book/export/html/3562

This is from 2021 when the 180 limit applied.

So it list the roster limits for each team but list all the minor league contracts that are on the domestic reserve roster.

DOMESTIC RESERVE LIST

180 players are RESERVED (roster is full), plus four players are on the RESTRICTED LIST and 17 are on the 60-DAY IL



Minor league active limits from A- to AAA = 118 so that allows up to 62 players in the rookie league. Note that draftees are exempt until after the first day after the world series.

Anyone with a minor league contract must be on the reserve list. If the proposal went through for 150 that would allow up to 32 players who were not just signed in the rookie leagues or essentially 52 players since there is a 20 round draft. It would essentially mean all teams only have 1 rookie league team instead of some having 2 and others 1 or have to deal with an average of 27 on each rookie league team. So fewer guys would hang on if they aren't promoted in 4 years.

Also note DSL has its only international list that doesn't count in this until a DSL player is placed on the domestic reserve list. They can't go back to the international list after that.