Drafting with new complete minors

pvtitan21 · 03-28-2016, 12:52 AM

With the new, complete minor league set-up in ootp17, does that mean players will now become available in the draft the first season they were drafted in real life rather than the year they made their MLB debut?
And doesn't this make it even easier to draft guys who may not have been rated very high the first year they were drafted IRL, like Mike Piazza, but who you know go on to have great careers?

Painmantle · 03-28-2016, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by pvtitan21

With the new, complete minor league set-up in ootp17, does that mean players will now become available in the draft the first season they were drafted in real life rather than the year they made their MLB debut?

And doesn't this make it even easier to draft guys who may not have been rated very high the first year they were drafted IRL, like Mike Piazza, but who you know go on to have great careers?

Question 1=Yes
Question 2= players starting earlier is a double edge sword for the most part, they have more years to develop and that could be good, but it could be bad too, and the settings you use can have a major influence on your "hindsight is always 20/20" issue

pvtitan21 · 03-28-2016, 01:32 AM

What settings should I look into changing so that players who are stars in real life don't always turn out to be stars in the OOTP universe?
Someone suggested I just go fictional, but I enjoy using real players and I really enjoy drafting, but I can't help feeling I have this huge advantage over the AI.

brewdog · 03-28-2016, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by pvtitan21

What settings should I look into changing so that players who are stars in real life don't always turn out to be stars in the OOTP universe?
Someone suggested I just go fictional, but I enjoy using real players and I really enjoy drafting, but I can't help feeling I have this huge advantage over the AI.

Not sure which settings Painmantle was referring to, however, a major setting you may want to look into is "Talent Change Randomness" This defaults at 100 and can be adjusted from 1-200 depending on your tastes.

pvtitan21 · 03-28-2016, 01:41 AM

Thanks Brewdog,
Can this setting be changed once a league has started up?
And if so, where do I find it?

brewdog · 03-28-2016, 02:15 AM

Yes. It can be changed anytime find it here: Game Menu >> Advanced section >> Setup and Options >> Player and Facegen Options tab on the left side under aging and development

Silent_Thunder · 03-28-2016, 02:52 AM

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Originally Posted by pvtitan21

What settings should I look into changing so that players who are stars in real life don't always turn out to be stars in the OOTP universe?
Someone suggested I just go fictional, but I enjoy using real players and I really enjoy drafting, but I can't help feeling I have this huge advantage over the AI.

If you're running default settings (+ your preferred ai eval weights), turn scouting back on, and use the OOTP development engine with potentials based on peak years, that should be enough.

Frankly with historical minors the "stars" are coming in much younger (some as young as 17), which means many could just bust far easier than they could in previous years, when they came in at their MLB debut year. Chances are you'd be handicapping yourself by sticking to the "real" stars as a hiring strategy.

03-28-2016, 12:52 AM	#1
pvtitan21 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Posts: 66	Drafting with new complete minors With the new, complete minor league set-up in ootp17, does that mean players will now become available in the draft the first season they were drafted in real life rather than the year they made their MLB debut? And doesn't this make it even easier to draft guys who may not have been rated very high the first year they were drafted IRL, like Mike Piazza, but who you know go on to have great careers?

03-28-2016, 02:15 AM	#6
brewdog Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Harrison, Michigan Posts: 213	Yes. It can be changed anytime find it here: Game Menu >> Advanced section >> Setup and Options >> Player and Facegen Options tab on the left side under aging and development __________________ “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot.” - Albert Einstein

03-28-2016, 01:32 AM	#3
pvtitan21 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Posts: 66	What settings should I look into changing so that players who are stars in real life don't always turn out to be stars in the OOTP universe? Someone suggested I just go fictional, but I enjoy using real players and I really enjoy drafting, but I can't help feeling I have this huge advantage over the AI.

03-28-2016, 01:41 AM	#5
pvtitan21 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Posts: 66	Thanks Brewdog, Can this setting be changed once a league has started up? And if so, where do I find it?