Feeder leagues set-up

bad ad · 08-03-2012, 08:50 AM

I am having real problems trying to figure out what I need to do to have feeder teams for a normal MLB set-up. I have read the guide and read the long thread on it, but find it difficult to understand. Suppose I have all the MLB teams and all the minor levels:

1. how many feeder teams do I need?

2. Of these 'x' number of feeder teams, how many should be HS and how many college?

3. How many draft rounds do i need?

4. What settings do I need re age min, max etc?

I am new to ootp, as well as to baseball in general, so find am finding it very difficult to figure out what I need to do if I want to have a full set-up.

JWay · 08-03-2012, 12:02 PM

Feeder leagues often lead to different fluxes of talent and players.

This thread guide is still relevant: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...gue-guide.html

bad ad · 08-04-2012, 03:22 AM

What I am unsure about is:

'Number of feeder teams needed = (number of teams in league * number of draft rounds)/6'

Is the number of teams the amount of teams in all your minor leagues, or all your minor league teams plus the teams in the major league, or just the amount of teams in the majors?

I don't know much about baseball, so don't actually know how many minor league teams there are in each of the minor leagues. EDIT I presume each minor league has one team per MLB team.

JWay · 08-04-2012, 10:22 AM

I think its # of teams in your major league. So for a standard MLB 30x25/6 = 125 feeders.

That's pretty heavy. I usually aim for 10 rounds or so and play with ghost players (so I don't have to fill my minor leagues with fodder) so I would use around 50 feeder teams.

bad ad · 08-04-2012, 12:22 PM

Thanks for the reply

If you were to do the full feeder league, wouldn't it be 35 draft rounds (7 minor levels x5). So you would need 175 feeder teams (30x35/6). It does sound like a lot to me!

Would having this many feeder teams really slow everything down?

I was thinking about just having 4 minor leagues (AAA, AA, A, Rookies). This would mean 20 draft rounds and 100 feeder teams. Would this still be very slow?

One other thing - with your 50 feeder teams do you just split the feeder teams in two, so half are HS teams and half college level?

JWay · 08-04-2012, 01:09 PM

I have no idea on the balance of high school versus college. It can slow you down eventually, but that's largely dependent on your PC.

I think you have it right. Although I do not use feeders anymore.

Cinnamon J. Scudworth · 08-05-2012, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by bad ad

Thanks for the reply

If you were to do the full feeder league, wouldn't it be 35 draft rounds (7 minor levels x5). So you would need 175 feeder teams (30x35/6). It does sound like a lot to me!

Feeder leagues don't count as minor leagues in the "# of minor levels x5" calculation for number of draft rounds.

bad ad · 08-07-2012, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Cinnamon J. Scudworth

Feeder leagues don't count as minor leagues in the "# of minor levels x5" calculation for number of draft rounds.

Isn't it still 7 levels of minors - AAA, AA, two A teams, Short A, 2 rookie levels?

Also, I started a game with all the minors but one of my rookie teams has only 4 non-pitchers. I don't have ghost players (as planning to do a full feeder system). Will this cause a problem? Will I need to move players around to make sure I have at least 8 non-pitchers in the team, or will it just play pitchers to cover the holes?

Also, I don't know that much about baseball. What is the purpose of Short A? I believe it has a shorter season, but is there a type of player that benefits more from being in a short A team rather than in an A team, or is short A just another minor level below A?

GiantYankee · 08-07-2012, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by bad ad

Isn't it still 7 levels of minors - AAA, AA, two A teams, Short A, 2 rookie levels?

Also, I started a game with all the minors but one of my rookie teams has only 4 non-pitchers. I don't have ghost players (as planning to do a full feeder system). Will this cause a problem? Will I need to move players around to make sure I have at least 8 non-pitchers in the team, or will it just play pitchers to cover the holes?

Also, I don't know that much about baseball. What is the purpose of Short A? I believe it has a shorter season, but is there a type of player that benefits more from being in a short A team rather than in an A team, or is short A just another minor level below A?

You will either need to fill your rookie teams with fictional players or sign players to fill those holes. The game will not allow you to move forward.

Short A ball is for is to allow recently graduated college players a chance to play pro ball immediately following their season (College World Series). If you are new to baseball, I would recommend just three levels of minors to start.

bad ad · 08-07-2012, 10:18 AM

Thanks for the quick reply, much appreciated!

If I want to remove a few minor league levels, how do I do it? Do I just go to setup advanced and into each minor league and then delete it? Would the players in those leagues then go into free agency, or would they just dissapear?

GiantYankee · 08-07-2012, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by bad ad

Thanks for the quick reply, much appreciated!

If I want to remove a few minor league levels, how do I do it? Do I just go to setup advanced and into each minor league and then delete it? Would the players in those leagues then go into free agency, or would they just dissapear?

Yes you would. The players would become free agents. If you don't want all those players in the league you can go to the player page for each minor league and delete the players before deleting the entire league.

bad ad · 08-07-2012, 10:33 AM

Thanks. Better get deleting then

Thinking of going with AAA, AA, A and one rookie. Does that sound more sensible?

GiantYankee · 08-07-2012, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by bad ad

Thanks. Better get deleting then

Thinking of going with AAA, AA, A and one rookie. Does that sound more sensible?

Try it and lets us know what you think.

08-03-2012, 08:50 AM	#1
bad ad Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 37	Feeder leagues set-up I am having real problems trying to figure out what I need to do to have feeder teams for a normal MLB set-up. I have read the guide and read the long thread on it, but find it difficult to understand. Suppose I have all the MLB teams and all the minor levels: 1. how many feeder teams do I need? 2. Of these 'x' number of feeder teams, how many should be HS and how many college? 3. How many draft rounds do i need? 4. What settings do I need re age min, max etc? I am new to ootp, as well as to baseball in general, so find am finding it very difficult to figure out what I need to do if I want to have a full set-up.

08-04-2012, 03:22 AM	#3
bad ad Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 37	What I am unsure about is: 'Number of feeder teams needed = (number of teams in league * number of draft rounds)/6' Is the number of teams the amount of teams in all your minor leagues, or all your minor league teams plus the teams in the major league, or just the amount of teams in the majors? I don't know much about baseball, so don't actually know how many minor league teams there are in each of the minor leagues. EDIT I presume each minor league has one team per MLB team. Last edited by bad ad; 08-04-2012 at 10:53 AM.

08-03-2012, 12:02 PM	#2
JWay Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 5,031	Feeder leagues often lead to different fluxes of talent and players. This thread guide is still relevant: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...gue-guide.html

08-04-2012, 10:22 AM	#4
JWay Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 5,031	I think its # of teams in your major league. So for a standard MLB 30x25/6 = 125 feeders. That's pretty heavy. I usually aim for 10 rounds or so and play with ghost players (so I don't have to fill my minor leagues with fodder) so I would use around 50 feeder teams.

08-04-2012, 12:22 PM	#5
bad ad Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 37	Thanks for the reply If you were to do the full feeder league, wouldn't it be 35 draft rounds (7 minor levels x5). So you would need 175 feeder teams (30x35/6). It does sound like a lot to me! Would having this many feeder teams really slow everything down? I was thinking about just having 4 minor leagues (AAA, AA, A, Rookies). This would mean 20 draft rounds and 100 feeder teams. Would this still be very slow? One other thing - with your 50 feeder teams do you just split the feeder teams in two, so half are HS teams and half college level?

08-04-2012, 01:09 PM	#6
JWay Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 5,031	I have no idea on the balance of high school versus college. It can slow you down eventually, but that's largely dependent on your PC. I think you have it right. Although I do not use feeders anymore.

08-07-2012, 10:18 AM	#10
bad ad Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 37	Thanks for the quick reply, much appreciated! If I want to remove a few minor league levels, how do I do it? Do I just go to setup advanced and into each minor league and then delete it? Would the players in those leagues then go into free agency, or would they just dissapear?

08-07-2012, 10:33 AM	#12
bad ad Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 37	Thanks. Better get deleting then Thinking of going with AAA, AA, A and one rookie. Does that sound more sensible?