SP/RP's using Feeders

[Afino]

Originally Posted by NomarHits400

One thing I have tried to help counteract this issue is to set roster size limits to ~16 for feeder teams (depending on preference) and set up the feeder teams with 5 man rotations. What this does is force the feeder teams to carry only 6 or 7 pitchers- 5 of which are starters and one closer. Over time that forces the parent league to use mediocre starters as MR's- and very few college MR's ever enter the draft as there are typically only one or two at most per team (instead of 4 or 5). It is also typically a good idea to increase starter endurance for these leagues as well so starters pitch deeper into games- which is typical for college and high school anyway for good starters.

The only issue I had with this set-up is, for whatever reason- I had to remember to go back and change the feeder league settings for endurance and number of SP's every offseason as the computer would automatically change it. However, doing this- try simming a few years and you will notice next to no stud MR's entering the draft at all- you will be drafting Sp's and closer's (as it should be)- and converting SP's that don't work out to the bullpen- as it should be....I just couldn't remember to adjust this setting every offseason- and still wonder if it's a bug or not. Hope this helps.

I've done this (and seen the same issues) as well.

However, I have not finished a season with .15/.17 yet - it supposedly fixed the issues on its own. Looking forward to seeing the results.

[kehowey]

Originally Posted by Afino

I've done this (and seen the same issues) as well.

However, I have not finished a season with .15/.17 yet - it supposedly fixed the issues on its own. Looking forward to seeing the results.

I also just started a fictional league with .15/.17 using feeders. My initial feeling is the tweek didn't go far enough. I will post my experience after I have played a few years. I would be interesting in hearing your results.