Minor League Questions

REA · 04-04-2016, 11:18 AM

I am satisfied with the current project I have going on OOTP14 but intrigued with OOTP 17. With the minor leagues preset I may change but I have a few questions.

1] Can you start an historic sim and play with actual transactions (with reserve rosters) up to say 1960, then switch to having minor leagues and disabling actual transaction . Or, can you have actual transactions simutanously with the minors? As I recall in OOTP14, you can not have minors and actual transactions at the same time.

(Following questions are not necessarily conditional on question #1.)

2] I presume if game settings has development 'on' that some of the historic minor leagues who never made it to 'The Show' could become quality players in The Majors.

3] How does the yearly new player draft work now. Is it only actual MLB players or can you expand the draft and instead of filling draft with fictional players, minor league players are instead available.

Or another angle, are MLB players available for the draft when the entered the minors or the MLB. For instance, Greg Maddux made MLB debut in '86 and started in the minors in '84. When will he be eligible for the draft.

Many thanks

04-04-2016, 11:18 AM	#1
REA Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 15	Minor League Questions I am satisfied with the current project I have going on OOTP14 but intrigued with OOTP 17. With the minor leagues preset I may change but I have a few questions. 1] Can you start an historic sim and play with actual transactions (with reserve rosters) up to say 1960, then switch to having minor leagues and disabling actual transaction . Or, can you have actual transactions simutanously with the minors? As I recall in OOTP14, you can not have minors and actual transactions at the same time. (Following questions are not necessarily conditional on question #1.) 2] I presume if game settings has development 'on' that some of the historic minor leagues who never made it to 'The Show' could become quality players in The Majors. 3] How does the yearly new player draft work now. Is it only actual MLB players or can you expand the draft and instead of filling draft with fictional players, minor league players are instead available. Or another angle, are MLB players available for the draft when the entered the minors or the MLB. For instance, Greg Maddux made MLB debut in '86 and started in the minors in '84. When will he be eligible for the draft. Many thanks Last edited by REA; 04-04-2016 at 01:50 PM.