1,000+ Free Agents - What Should I Do

boblight24 · 04-05-2014, 03:44 PM

I took Captain Walrus' All Time League, shrunk it to 30 teams and did a Fantasy Draft. I also did a Free Agent/Supplemental Draft. There are still over 1,000 free agents.

For some reason the teams won't sign them. I have the limits from the majors to Rookie League set to 25/30/30/30/40, but only the Triple A rosters are full.

Should I:
A) delete the remaining free agents (I really don't want to do this)
B) create an independent league (I'm not sure how/if this would work)
C) just deal with it and let things happen

I toyed with the idea of filling the minors with fictional players, but that would only seem to muddy the waters even more.

Please let me know your thoughts on this, thanks!

snepp · 04-05-2014, 04:22 PM

What date is your league at? Offseason, preseason, spring training, etc?

Minor league teams will go on a signing spree to fill in their rosters on day 1 of their season.

boblight24 · 04-05-2014, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snepp

What date is your league at? Offseason, preseason, spring training, etc?

Minor league teams will go on a signing spree to fill in their rosters on day 1 of their season.

Just started MLB Spring Training.

snepp · 04-05-2014, 06:27 PM

Depending on how many open spots there still are on the minor league rosters, you may find the majority of those free agents will get sucked up once the seasons begin to start.

thehef · 04-07-2014, 04:26 PM

I'd suggest making a quick copy of your league, loading the copy, setting all teams to AI controlled (if that's not already your setting), and then zooming ahead to see if the teams do in fact sign a bunch of those free agents.

Padreman · 04-08-2014, 01:42 AM

It might be some work but I ones had over 2000 unsigned free-agents so I started an independent low level minor league about 6-8 teams with each team having 32 player rosters. This helps clean up some

Carlton · 04-08-2014, 11:11 AM

I'd suggest doing away with the roster limits for Rookie and Short A then making A 40, AA 35 and AAA 30

That will get many of those FA on a team

04-05-2014, 03:44 PM	#1
boblight24 All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Beyond Is Where I Roam Posts: 554 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	1,000+ Free Agents - What Should I Do I took Captain Walrus' All Time League, shrunk it to 30 teams and did a Fantasy Draft. I also did a Free Agent/Supplemental Draft. There are still over 1,000 free agents. For some reason the teams won't sign them. I have the limits from the majors to Rookie League set to 25/30/30/30/40, but only the Triple A rosters are full. Should I: A) delete the remaining free agents (I really don't want to do this) B) create an independent league (I'm not sure how/if this would work) C) just deal with it and let things happen I toyed with the idea of filling the minors with fictional players, but that would only seem to muddy the waters even more. Please let me know your thoughts on this, thanks! __________________ "No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda "Good is not good enough, when better is expected." ~Vin Scully

04-07-2014, 04:26 PM	#5
thehef Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,836	I'd suggest making a quick copy of your league, loading the copy, setting all teams to AI controlled (if that's not already your setting), and then zooming ahead to see if the teams do in fact sign a bunch of those free agents. Last edited by thehef; 04-08-2014 at 01:37 PM. Reason: clarity

04-08-2014, 01:42 AM	#6
Padreman Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2013 Location: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico (formally San Diego, CA.) Posts: 4,140 Blog Entries: 1	It might be some work but I ones had over 2000 unsigned free-agents so I started an independent low level minor league about 6-8 teams with each team having 32 player rosters. This helps clean up some __________________ Chargers= Despicable Traitors

04-05-2014, 04:22 PM	#2
snepp All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,365	What date is your league at? Offseason, preseason, spring training, etc? Minor league teams will go on a signing spree to fill in their rosters on day 1 of their season.

04-05-2014, 06:27 PM	#4
snepp All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,365	Depending on how many open spots there still are on the minor league rosters, you may find the majority of those free agents will get sucked up once the seasons begin to start.

04-08-2014, 11:11 AM	#7
Carlton Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3,765	I'd suggest doing away with the roster limits for Rookie and Short A then making A 40, AA 35 and AAA 30 That will get many of those FA on a team