Question on importing historical rookies

[waltwa]

I am pretty sure 15 will allow us to import historical rookies from specific eras and that will be great.

I am killing time until 15 is released and here is what I tried to do.

I took the sf giants in 2012 with their actual roster. My intention was then to import actual historical rookies. I would then delete all rookies that played before 1946. However what happens is that I get fictional rookies and can't figure out how to get guys like Mantle, mays etc into the league as rookies.

I am wondering if in order to get those 1946+ rookies I have to start with a league consisting of random era players on my roster. Is the fact that I am starting with an actual SF 2012 roster not allowing me to generate random era rookies.

If there is a way to do what I want- let me know how.

[The Game]

Originally Posted by waltwa

I am pretty sure 15 will allow us to import historical rookies from specific eras and that will be great.

I am killing time until 15 is released and here is what I tried to do.

I took the sf giants in 2012 with their actual roster. My intention was then to import actual historical rookies. I would then delete all rookies that played before 1946. However what happens is that I get fictional rookies and can't figure out how to get guys like Mantle, mays etc into the league as rookies.

I am wondering if in order to get those 1946+ rookies I have to start with a league consisting of random era players on my roster. Is the fact that I am starting with an actual SF 2012 roster not allowing me to generate random era rookies.

If there is a way to do what I want- let me know how.

If you create a list of 1946 rookies, or i mean a text file, then it won't be a problem. Are you selecting the historical database.odb?
1946 Major League Baseball New Debuts - Baseball-Reference.com
you can also out these guys directly into the draft pool if you want to.
a sample of what a text file looks like is attached.
You can do an advanced search for importing historical rookies and my screen name for screen shots. i have several posts on the subject. I don't have the game open right now.

[waltwa]

I am actually looking to import rookies from 1876 - 2013. it would be a few from each year and then I would screen out those players who debuted before 1946. But I want to do it with either the 2012 or 2013 season with actual rosters from those years and then the rookies would be from different eras.

[The Game]

Originally Posted by waltwa

I am actually looking to import rookies from 1876 - 2013. it would be a few from each year and then I would screen out those players who debuted before 1946. But I want to do it with either the 2012 or 2013 season with actual rosters from those years and then the rookies would be from different eras.

Yeah then just set it to import historical rookies & players from all eras. The 2nd won't work without the 1st. in 15 this will be a lot easier.