How To Make Some Feeders Better?

PoopyJoe69 · 12-01-2018, 06:06 PM

Title is self-explanatory. I want to figure out how to make players generated in certain feeder leagues are better than the ones generated in others, which would make some leagues they feed into better than others.

Lawn Loaf · 12-02-2018, 07:55 PM

Would like to know this as well

stealofhome · 12-03-2018, 09:09 PM

If I remember correctly, there is no way to do this directly. You can create an independent league, set the league player creation modifiers, and set the level to high school/college. You can't change the modifiers on actual feeder leagues, they use the levels from the affiliated league.

NoOne · 12-03-2018, 11:27 PM

it's likely relatively the same process as creating players for the draft, just with more implications due to age and whatever else. still jsut creating players one way or another.

i say that because i'm nearly certain that the quality of draft is dependent on size of your MLB league. PCMs obviously can do this too, but in a different way. PCM will shift distribution curve left/right. a larger league will maintain same proportions with increase quantity of talen, or reduced in proportion if you reduce # of MLB teams (top level, whatever it may be). i.e. if ~50 was average before it will stay that way with a largeR league, but with a change in PCM it will increase that average to a new value.

so, you can try increasing size of feeders and/or size of mlb league and see what happens. or, the PCM's.

change PCMs of MLB level and those PCMs are inherited by all the 'child' leagues. don't change them at the minor league or feeder level if visible. leave those all as they were. only change MLB level pcm to accomplish what you asked.

again trial and error may be needed. but, the same functions have to exist whether feeders or created @ draft. they likely work in the same ovrall manner/mechanics.

just in case: it's okay to increase pcm at MLB level... it won't really affect anything at the MLB level... it will affect player creation (whether for a feeder or draft) or if you use a "fill" league or team function from league settings. increasing the PCM won't change your current players in anyway. the new ones created filtering through feeders and MiL will be much better and in greater quantity, obviously.

it won't have any noticeable affect at teh MLB level the first few years after changing.

at a minor league level they simply affect "fill" functions and i believe they might have something to do with development ceilings or rate of development etc.... at that level. e.g. whatever ".800" for con translates to, they either slow down or something negative etc if their current ability exceeds that threshold. current rating 80% of potential? more sophisticated? but, general sense that the pcm translates to something

*** ~10 years down the line or during that ten years after the change... you'll likely see a shift in stats... more so after ~10 years than during. autocalculating new LTM may be needed or let it run wild, but do so with intent and purpose... as opposed to an "oops" (league total modifiers = ltm)

12-01-2018, 06:06 PM	#1
PoopyJoe69 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 287	How To Make Some Feeders Better? Title is self-explanatory. I want to figure out how to make players generated in certain feeder leagues are better than the ones generated in others, which would make some leagues they feed into better than others.

12-03-2018, 11:27 PM	#4
NoOne Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,167	it's likely relatively the same process as creating players for the draft, just with more implications due to age and whatever else. still jsut creating players one way or another. i say that because i'm nearly certain that the quality of draft is dependent on size of your MLB league. PCMs obviously can do this too, but in a different way. PCM will shift distribution curve left/right. a larger league will maintain same proportions with increase quantity of talen, or reduced in proportion if you reduce # of MLB teams (top level, whatever it may be). i.e. if ~50 was average before it will stay that way with a largeR league, but with a change in PCM it will increase that average to a new value. so, you can try increasing size of feeders and/or size of mlb league and see what happens. or, the PCM's. change PCMs of MLB level and those PCMs are inherited by all the 'child' leagues. don't change them at the minor league or feeder level if visible. leave those all as they were. only change MLB level pcm to accomplish what you asked. again trial and error may be needed. but, the same functions have to exist whether feeders or created @ draft. they likely work in the same ovrall manner/mechanics. just in case: it's okay to increase pcm at MLB level... it won't really affect anything at the MLB level... it will affect player creation (whether for a feeder or draft) or if you use a "fill" league or team function from league settings. increasing the PCM won't change your current players in anyway. the new ones created filtering through feeders and MiL will be much better and in greater quantity, obviously. it won't have any noticeable affect at teh MLB level the first few years after changing. at a minor league level they simply affect "fill" functions and i believe they might have something to do with development ceilings or rate of development etc.... at that level. e.g. whatever ".800" for con translates to, they either slow down or something negative etc if their current ability exceeds that threshold. current rating 80% of potential? more sophisticated? but, general sense that the pcm translates to something *** ~10 years down the line or during that ten years after the change... you'll likely see a shift in stats... more so after ~10 years than during. autocalculating new LTM may be needed or let it run wild, but do so with intent and purpose... as opposed to an "oops" (league total modifiers = ltm) Last edited by NoOne; 12-03-2018 at 11:42 PM.

12-02-2018, 07:55 PM	#2
Lawn Loaf Banned Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: God's Country Posts: 2,118 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	Would like to know this as well

12-03-2018, 09:09 PM	#3
stealofhome Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2,282 Blog Entries: 1	If I remember correctly, there is no way to do this directly. You can create an independent league, set the league player creation modifiers, and set the level to high school/college. You can't change the modifiers on actual feeder leagues, they use the levels from the affiliated league.