Indy League Teams Signing Minors Contracts

Aerosol · 05-28-2014, 09:19 PM

Is there a way to prevent this from happening? I set up my independent league concurrent with real world MLB+full minors and tinkered with the range of financials (i.e. a star player earns roughly xxxx, an average player should earn roughly xxxx, etc.) then deleted all the original players and delayed opening day by a year in hopes that the teams would fill their rosters with existing free agents from around the universe. It partially works, but there are also a lot of "minor league contracts" which I do not understand given that there is no minor league associated with this independent league (i am using reserve teams).

Separately, is there a way to encourage teams building up their rosters on contracts longer than 1 year so as to retain some franchise roster integrity and not have 50-100% turnover every year in independent leagues?

olivertheorem · 05-28-2014, 09:25 PM

I presume you have a reserve roster for said indy league. The minor-league contracts are probably the guys on said reserve roster. I think you can turn off the reserve roster but you might see some funky roster moves.

As to the second question, there's a setting for average contract length. Might check that.

Aerosol · 05-28-2014, 09:33 PM

I do have reserve rosters enabled, however each team has a good amount of players on their active signed to "minor league deals." Almost everyone who is signed to a regular contract is signed only to a 1 year deal as well which I suppose will lead to a huge amount of turnover year on year which could hurt immersion since teams wont keep their players. But I guess I could justify it as players who still think they have a shot at the big leagues not wanting to get tied down for multiple years in an indy league..

olivertheorem · 05-28-2014, 09:52 PM

Where are you in the season?

Aerosol · 05-28-2014, 10:21 PM

Have just made it to Spring Training.

I waited to create the league until after MLB Opening Day 2014 so as to give the indy league teams a full year to build up through free agent signings (as opposed to creating fictional players).

olivertheorem · 05-28-2014, 11:03 PM

I'm not sure, but maybe those are guys signed to minor league deals who will become "major" league contracts once spring training's over and they're officially on the 40-man (or equivalent)?

GMLoophole · 05-29-2014, 12:50 AM

I am getting ready to run an indy league for the first time in a long time, but the last time round I noticed the phenomenon you describe. In my case it was an international league, and for some reason the teams insisted on putting the local-born players on the reserve roster and foreign players on the active roster.

Sorry for the tangent but I thought this might be related to the issue you all are facing.

05-28-2014, 09:19 PM	#1
Aerosol Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 78	Indy League Teams Signing Minors Contracts Is there a way to prevent this from happening? I set up my independent league concurrent with real world MLB+full minors and tinkered with the range of financials (i.e. a star player earns roughly xxxx, an average player should earn roughly xxxx, etc.) then deleted all the original players and delayed opening day by a year in hopes that the teams would fill their rosters with existing free agents from around the universe. It partially works, but there are also a lot of "minor league contracts" which I do not understand given that there is no minor league associated with this independent league (i am using reserve teams). Separately, is there a way to encourage teams building up their rosters on contracts longer than 1 year so as to retain some franchise roster integrity and not have 50-100% turnover every year in independent leagues?

05-28-2014, 09:25 PM	#2
olivertheorem All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,919	I presume you have a reserve roster for said indy league. The minor-league contracts are probably the guys on said reserve roster. I think you can turn off the reserve roster but you might see some funky roster moves. As to the second question, there's a setting for average contract length. Might check that.

05-28-2014, 09:33 PM	#3
Aerosol Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 78	I do have reserve rosters enabled, however each team has a good amount of players on their active signed to "minor league deals." Almost everyone who is signed to a regular contract is signed only to a 1 year deal as well which I suppose will lead to a huge amount of turnover year on year which could hurt immersion since teams wont keep their players. But I guess I could justify it as players who still think they have a shot at the big leagues not wanting to get tied down for multiple years in an indy league..

05-28-2014, 09:52 PM	#4
olivertheorem All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,919	Where are you in the season?

05-28-2014, 10:21 PM	#5
Aerosol Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 78	Have just made it to Spring Training. I waited to create the league until after MLB Opening Day 2014 so as to give the indy league teams a full year to build up through free agent signings (as opposed to creating fictional players).

05-28-2014, 11:03 PM	#6
olivertheorem All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,919	I'm not sure, but maybe those are guys signed to minor league deals who will become "major" league contracts once spring training's over and they're officially on the 40-man (or equivalent)?

05-29-2014, 12:50 AM	#7
GMLoophole All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 863	I am getting ready to run an indy league for the first time in a long time, but the last time round I noticed the phenomenon you describe. In my case it was an international league, and for some reason the teams insisted on putting the local-born players on the reserve roster and foreign players on the active roster. Sorry for the tangent but I thought this might be related to the issue you all are facing.