Expanding the Amateur Draft to New Countries

BennyTheMarlin · 02-06-2014, 09:15 PM

I recently instituted a continental amateur draft by expanding my draft nations to include prospects from all North American or Carribean nations (rather than just US/Canada/PR). I re-calculated draft nation percentages, cut down my international FAs, and added a few rounds to the draft to allow for the influx of the new (mostly Dominican) eligibles. I also increased the total number of eligibles somewhat to keep player quality in line with the decrease in internationals.

I like the way it turned out overall, but now all my Dominicans, Mexicans, Panamanians, etc. are listed as feeding from a US college or high school. Is there an easy way to change this? Or a hard way? I know it's a cosmetic complaint, but I'd prefer my new international draft picks not hail from Wauwatosa High.

The Game · 02-07-2014, 07:50 AM

Do you have Feeder leagues?
I have never had an issue and I change mine yearly.

BennyTheMarlin · 02-07-2014, 09:42 AM

No feeders.

le receveur · 02-07-2014, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by The Game

Do you have Feeder leagues?
I have never had an issue and I change mine yearly.

curious, how do they show up in your draft? from a college/HS from their home land? (or do you have feeders, where I am able to control)

The Game · 02-07-2014, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by le receveur

curious, how do they show up in your draft? from a college/HS from their home land? (or do you have feeders, where I am able to control)

I dont use Feeders but players will show up from any nation that i have for the shared draft and will tend to be from a college in that nation. Coruscant only has 3 colleges. Colton Academy is where most of the players go which is a military Academy like West Point. I will try to let ya know next draft.

BennyTheMarlin · 02-07-2014, 02:55 PM

So, if I add one local college or high school option for each nation to the database, and call it something like "Dominican Republic Baseball Academy", I might get more players to come out of there? If that is true, I wonder how close to all Dominicans I might get from the academy. (Each draft gives me over 200 players from the DR).

Walsh06 · 02-07-2014, 05:59 PM

Damn, lots of ewoks in baseball!!

The Game · 02-07-2014, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by BennyTheMarlin

So, if I add one local college or high school option for each nation to the database, and call it something like "Dominican Republic Baseball Academy", I might get more players to come out of there? If that is true, I wonder how close to all Dominicans I might get from the academy. (Each draft gives me over 200 players from the DR).

Not sure. Dont want to tell ya the wrong thing.

The Game · 02-07-2014, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Walsh06

Damn, lots of ewoks in baseball!!

Yep. A whole team of them but this is their final season of play. Chief Chirpa died last year and his daughter, Wicket's wife, took over and no longer have the money to support a team. 11 years 4 playoff appearances 2 World series loses.

le receveur · 02-08-2014, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by The Game

Yep. A whole team of them but this is their final season of play. Chief Chirpa died last year and his daughter, Wicket's wife, took over and no longer have the money to support a team. 11 years 4 playoff appearances 2 World series loses.

what happened to the rumoured deal that Ringo was going to buy them so he could get the movie rights to their story for his studio?

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02-07-2014, 02:55 PM	#6
BennyTheMarlin Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Hamden, CT Posts: 140	So, if I add one local college or high school option for each nation to the database, and call it something like "Dominican Republic Baseball Academy", I might get more players to come out of there? If that is true, I wonder how close to all Dominicans I might get from the academy. (Each draft gives me over 200 players from the DR).