Aging/Development Speed Settings question

[SirMichaelJordan]

Originally Posted by Situational_Lefty

Well, unfortunately I tried those settings you had mentioned on a test league and teams with a 2nd DSL team started getting the "illegal amount of players" error in about season 3.

Were teams still leaving players in the complex for multiple years?

It could be that it need time to catch up.


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[Situational_Lefty]

Originally Posted by SirMichaelJordan

Were teams still leaving players in the complex for multiple years?

It could be that it need time to catch up.


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Yes, they most players in the complex were there for a couple of years.

[SirMichaelJordan]

Originally Posted by Situational_Lefty

Yes, they most players in the complex were there for a couple of years.

Even with the complex full?


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[Situational_Lefty]

Originally Posted by SirMichaelJordan

Even with the complex full?


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The complexes are not full. About each team has 5 to 10 spots open in their complexes.

On a related note, can you tell me what limit settings you have for the other rookie leagues such has Gulf Coast and the Pioneer leagues?

[SirMichaelJordan]

Originally Posted by Situational_Lefty

The complexes are not full. About each team has 5 to 10 spots open in their complexes.



On a related note, can you tell me what limit settings you have for the other rookie leagues such has Gulf Coast and the Pioneer leagues?

Yea it should work better once the IC are full. You’re going to run into the error problem until the game catches up and have enough players to fill those teams.

AAA - No limits
AA - 6 year pro service limit (help keep the league young)

A+ = 23 year old age limit; 5 year service time

A = 22 year old age limit; 4 year service time

A- = 21 year old age limit; 3 year service time

Advance R (App, PIO) = 21 year old age limit; 2 year service time

R = 20 year old age limit; 2 year service time

DSL = 19 year old age limit; 3 year service time

No active roster limits!


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[Situational_Lefty]

Originally Posted by SirMichaelJordan

Yea it should work better once the IC are full. You’re going to run into the error problem until the game catches up and have enough players to fill those teams.

AAA - No limits
AA - 6 year pro service limit (help keep the league young)

A+ = 23 year old age limit; 5 year service time

A = 22 year old age limit; 4 year service time

A- = 21 year old age limit; 3 year service time

Advance R (App, PIO) = 21 year old age limit; 2 year service time

R = 20 year old age limit; 2 year service time

DSL = 19 year old age limit; 3 year service time

No active roster limits!


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I could not agree more on roster limits. I fooled with those in 18 and they caused a lot more headaches than they were worth.

[NoOne]

Originally Posted by sprague

This is on topic and sort of off topic
It has to do with how long it takes players to make it to the major leagues.
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but, the better players do play the best competition, at least in my area. the best players aren't on high school teams. they are on travel teams that cost a lot of money. (maybe it's 2 seasons? but at some point they do play better competition if they are good enouhg to be on those teams)

all sports are vertically invested at this point. too much money to lose if you are not.

the real disparity for a game like baseball is that cold-weather states have limited opportunities for ~3-6months out of the year. if you don't live in south or out west, you probably don't develop as well. i'd bet the ratio is skewed from population due to factors like this. (9mill in ohio vs what's CA, now? 54M? but even larger than that proportion -- more prospects come out of CA/south than MI or OH)

heck, the good ones (scouting perceptions) in those cold areas likely move or travel in winter, i bet.

[NoOne]

Originally Posted by Situational_Lefty

I could not agree more on roster limits. I fooled with those in 18 and they caused a lot more headaches than they were worth.

and, with all due respect, unless he has a veritable %$#@-ton of prospects, i can see those age restrictions are causing player to be in places that they normally would not be. and, you'd almost certainly run out at the lower leves, if not.

every college kid goes to A- or A and they can't be that good. the service times aren't too bad, but likely could cause some lack of players too.

enough draftees and no problems, of course... if it works, it works.

[SirMichaelJordan]

Originally Posted by NoOne

and, with all due respect, unless he has a veritable %$#@-ton of prospects, i can see those age restrictions are causing player to be in places that they normally would not be. and, you'd almost certainly run out at the lower leves, if not.



every college kid goes to A- or A and they can't be that good. the service times aren't too bad, but likely could cause some lack of players too.



enough draftees and no problems, of course... if it works, it works.

Nope everything is fine in my league. We were actually speaking about roster size limits.


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[Situational_Lefty]

Originally Posted by NoOne

and, with all due respect, unless he has a veritable %$#@-ton of prospects, i can see those age restrictions are causing player to be in places that they normally would not be. and, you'd almost certainly run out at the lower leves, if not.

every college kid goes to A- or A and they can't be that good. the service times aren't too bad, but likely could cause some lack of players too.

enough draftees and no problems, of course... if it works, it works.

Actually, after running some test leagues, I have decided to go without any service time or age limits on the minor leagues for the time being. I noticed without the limits, the CPU seems to move their prospects through the system in a more realistic pattern. I like the idea of service time limits, but the AI seems to hold the young guys back in the lower minors longer with limits on.

The only downfall is there is the occassional instance where some older scrub players might make some apperances in the lower minors. However, I am all for realistic promotion for actual prospects, so if I happen to see a 30 year old or two in low A ball every now and then, it is not the end of the world.