How to set up MLB league w/ only 4 levels of minors?

Libid21 · 07-23-2011, 06:33 PM

Is it possible to set up a custom MLB league which includes only 4 levels of minors (S A, A, AA, AAA)? I know I can delete the levels that I don't want, but the minor league teams of the MLB organizations play in different leagues sometimes so not all of them get to play together.

I'm just wondering if it's possible to wipe all of the minor league teams of each MLB team in order to create 4 minor league levels for all of them to play in (to make it more simple).

Sorry if I'm not making sense... Post if you need more clarification on what you're confused with. Any help would be appreciated!

GrantDawg · 07-24-2011, 10:22 AM

Are wanting to use real players, or fictional?

GMLoophole · 07-24-2011, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Libid21

Is it possible to set up a custom MLB league which includes only 4 levels of minors (S A, A, AA, AAA)? I know I can delete the levels that I don't want, but the minor league teams of the MLB organizations play in different leagues sometimes so not all of them get to play together.

I could have sworn I responded to a question like this recently. Anyway, my gentle suggestion is: don't bother. I once went through and added/moved teams so that each MLB team had the same number of affiliates, and I don't think it did a thing. At the time, I thought that the lowest level of rookie ball meant that tons of players wouldn't develop, but apparently the number of players on the roster doesn't have an effect on player development. So, waste of time, for me at least.

If you don't mind the "inaccuracy", you could just go through and delete the rookie teams and move a few for those teams (12? I forget how many) that don't have A-SS teams. You could also move the prospect-type players to A-SS for each team before you deleted, and let the AI sort out which youngsters to re-sign.

allstar4 · 07-26-2011, 07:47 PM

I also dislike having so many levels of minors in my game, it makes finding players I might want to trade for kind of tedious and also slows the game down too much.

Whenever I start a game, I turn AI roster moves off then go through each team and move any semi-decent looking prospect (when I do it, anyone with a potential of 22 or more out of 80) from the Rookie League teams or Short Season A-ball teams to the AAA team. Then I delete all of the Rookie and Short Season leagues and turn AI roster moves back on. This leaves all teams with four minor league affiliates: AAA, AA, High-A, and Low-A.

You could do this but keep the Short Season A-ball teams while either deleting the High-A leagues or Low-A leagues. I'm not certain but judging from the Sabermetric Player Creation Modifiers in the league setup for each of these, I think the South Atlantic and Midwest leagues are Low-A while the California, Texas, and Florida State leagues are High-A.

07-23-2011, 06:33 PM	#1
Libid21 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 540	How to set up MLB league w/ only 4 levels of minors? Is it possible to set up a custom MLB league which includes only 4 levels of minors (S A, A, AA, AAA)? I know I can delete the levels that I don't want, but the minor league teams of the MLB organizations play in different leagues sometimes so not all of them get to play together. I'm just wondering if it's possible to wipe all of the minor league teams of each MLB team in order to create 4 minor league levels for all of them to play in (to make it more simple). Sorry if I'm not making sense... Post if you need more clarification on what you're confused with. Any help would be appreciated! __________________ "It is the nature of being the general manager of a baseball team that you have to remain on familiar terms with people you are continually trying to screw." - Michael Lewis in Moneyball

07-24-2011, 10:22 AM	#2
GrantDawg All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Covington, Ga. Posts: 519	Are wanting to use real players, or fictional?

07-26-2011, 07:47 PM	#4
allstar4 Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hilton Head, SC, USA Posts: 17	I also dislike having so many levels of minors in my game, it makes finding players I might want to trade for kind of tedious and also slows the game down too much. Whenever I start a game, I turn AI roster moves off then go through each team and move any semi-decent looking prospect (when I do it, anyone with a potential of 22 or more out of 80) from the Rookie League teams or Short Season A-ball teams to the AAA team. Then I delete all of the Rookie and Short Season leagues and turn AI roster moves back on. This leaves all teams with four minor league affiliates: AAA, AA, High-A, and Low-A. You could do this but keep the Short Season A-ball teams while either deleting the High-A leagues or Low-A leagues. I'm not certain but judging from the Sabermetric Player Creation Modifiers in the league setup for each of these, I think the South Atlantic and Midwest leagues are Low-A while the California, Texas, and Florida State leagues are High-A.