Expansion teams

Chief Wahoo · 09-22-2007, 06:06 PM

Version 7 of OOTP has made it very easy to take over an expansion team and build it from the ground up with the games automatic expansion feature. I was just curious what teams other players have picked to do this with and what your opening day rosters looked liked for your team.

I just started playing a league in 1977 and took control of the Toronto Blue Jays. I will give you my pitching staff an starting lineup. All players were drafted except for 3 free agents which will be marked.

Starting rotation

Nolan Ryan - free agent
Steve Busby
jackie Brown
Jim Clancy
Steve Renko

Bullpen

Doc Medich
John Lamb
Bill Kelso
Dennis DeBarr
Mike Willis
Hal Gilson

Starting lineup

Tommy Harper CF
Bill Russell SS
Rod Carew 2B - free agent
Al Woods LF
Lee May RF - free agent
Dave Kingman 1B
Rich Chiles DH
Larry Parrish 3B
John Ellis C

Bench

Johnny Oates C - trade
Tom Ragland 2B
Joe Foy 3B
Alfredo Griffin SS - Rule 5 draft
Shaun Fitzmaurice CF

I don't know where I would be without the free agent pick ups. Carew had been a stud hitting over .400 to start the year, May has been in the .270s with good run production, and Ryan has been the ace we needed but with too many walks.

I am still early into this first season but my goal was to get to .500 the first year then build off that. Right now we are 14-13 and in 3rd place in the East.

sofla97 · 09-23-2007, 08:27 PM

Florida Marlins expansion in 93.
Always wanted to try this...I have recalc on but it seems like cheating knowing who to
pick up. May turn it off. There needs to be a lock on that real life stats tab...I can't
help but look..

Rotation

David Wells *
Luis Aquino
Chuck Finley *
Dennis Rasmussen
Scott Kamieniecki

Bullpen

Bruce Ruffin
Jim Corsi
Jim Pena
Rob Dibble

Set Up

Roger McDowell
Gary Wayne

Closer

John Candelaria

Lineup

c- Benito Santiago *
1- Cecil Fielder *
2- Rex Hudler
3- Gary Gaetti *
ss- Kevin Stocker
lf- Ron Gant *
cf- Devon White *
rf- Jim Eisenreich

*= f/a

Lost our first game to the Dodgers, 11-4. I knew I should of picked up Charlie Hough! Wells gave up 4 hrs in 5 inn, Piazza hit 2. Pedro got the win.

Kelric · 09-24-2007, 03:17 PM

I prefer starting expansion teams after the expansion draft, making me work with the same start that the real team had. If you check out my '62 Mets thread that I made a few posts in in this forum, my second go-round with the Mutts had me trading some of the starting blocks for the real Mets and bringing in better, younger players that the computer was somehow willing to trade. I only used the Shop Player Around function, too.

timlowery · 09-26-2007, 11:38 AM

Just curious..What do your minor league teams look like?

09-22-2007, 06:06 PM	#1
Chief Wahoo Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Moro, IL Posts: 346	Expansion teams Version 7 of OOTP has made it very easy to take over an expansion team and build it from the ground up with the games automatic expansion feature. I was just curious what teams other players have picked to do this with and what your opening day rosters looked liked for your team. I just started playing a league in 1977 and took control of the Toronto Blue Jays. I will give you my pitching staff an starting lineup. All players were drafted except for 3 free agents which will be marked. Starting rotation Nolan Ryan - free agent Steve Busby jackie Brown Jim Clancy Steve Renko Bullpen Doc Medich John Lamb Bill Kelso Dennis DeBarr Mike Willis Hal Gilson Starting lineup Tommy Harper CF Bill Russell SS Rod Carew 2B - free agent Al Woods LF Lee May RF - free agent Dave Kingman 1B Rich Chiles DH Larry Parrish 3B John Ellis C Bench Johnny Oates C - trade Tom Ragland 2B Joe Foy 3B Alfredo Griffin SS - Rule 5 draft Shaun Fitzmaurice CF I don't know where I would be without the free agent pick ups. Carew had been a stud hitting over .400 to start the year, May has been in the .270s with good run production, and Ryan has been the ace we needed but with too many walks. I am still early into this first season but my goal was to get to .500 the first year then build off that. Right now we are 14-13 and in 3rd place in the East. __________________ Chief Wahoo

09-23-2007, 08:27 PM	#2
sofla97 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 171	Florida Marlins expansion in 93. Always wanted to try this...I have recalc on but it seems like cheating knowing who to pick up. May turn it off. There needs to be a lock on that real life stats tab...I can't help but look.. Rotation David Wells * Luis Aquino Chuck Finley * Dennis Rasmussen Scott Kamieniecki Bullpen Bruce Ruffin Jim Corsi Jim Pena Rob Dibble Set Up Roger McDowell Gary Wayne Closer John Candelaria Lineup c- Benito Santiago * 1- Cecil Fielder * 2- Rex Hudler 3- Gary Gaetti * ss- Kevin Stocker lf- Ron Gant * cf- Devon White * rf- Jim Eisenreich = f/a Lost our first game to the Dodgers, 11-4. I knew I should of picked up Charlie Hough! Wells gave up 4 hrs in 5 inn, Piazza hit 2. Pedro got the win. Last edited by sofla97; 09-23-2007 at 08:33 PM.*

09-26-2007, 11:38 AM	#4
timlowery Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 261	Just curious..What do your minor league teams look like? __________________ Timothy Lowery Proud Detroit Tigers fan since 1979!!! It's not one thing after another, it's the same thing all the time....

09-24-2007, 03:17 PM	#3
Kelric Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Greater Boston Area Posts: 3,992	I prefer starting expansion teams after the expansion draft, making me work with the same start that the real team had. If you check out my '62 Mets thread that I made a few posts in in this forum, my second go-round with the Mutts had me trading some of the starting blocks for the real Mets and bringing in better, younger players that the computer was somehow willing to trade. I only used the Shop Player Around function, too.