How many draft rounds do you use in Random Debut?

Thundercrack · 08-27-2018, 06:24 PM

What do you comrades use for draft rounds in RD to keep a distribution of talent that more or less mirrors real life? I think the default is 15, but I'm 60 years in and there are not many superstar players left unaccounted for -

JaBurns · 08-27-2018, 07:02 PM

I use 5 rounds with enough players for 8. Only have 16 total teams in my unaffiliated aaa leagues.

krownroyal83 · 08-27-2018, 07:56 PM

My league is a 12 team fictional league and to make sure that there is enough talent coming every year (kind felt that there wasn't enough) I do 10 rounds but I generate 240 players.

Thundercrack · 08-27-2018, 08:20 PM

Just to be clear, fellow travelers, talking about random debut here.

David Watts · 08-28-2018, 09:03 AM

My random drafts are in the 4-6 round range. I use reserve rosters instead of minor leagues. I hardly ever start a random using the default MLB setup for the year I choose to begin. Instead, I delete teams and restructure the league to my liking. This of course, means my reserve rosters are fuller to start than the default 19 players. If I was to start a league using the default MLB setup in which every team is stocked with 44 players, I would probably go with a 10-12 round draft for the first few years, in order to build up reserve rosters. I like to use at least the normal injury setting, but prefer the high(modern day).

JaBurns · 08-28-2018, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thundercrack

Just to be clear, fellow travelers, talking about random debut here.

Yes Historical Random Debut in my case.

08-27-2018, 06:24 PM	#1
Thundercrack All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 882	How many draft rounds do you use in Random Debut? What do you comrades use for draft rounds in RD to keep a distribution of talent that more or less mirrors real life? I think the default is 15, but I'm 60 years in and there are not many superstar players left unaccounted for -

08-27-2018, 07:02 PM	#2
JaBurns All Star Starter Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Kelowna, British Columbia Posts: 1,301	I use 5 rounds with enough players for 8. Only have 16 total teams in my unaffiliated aaa leagues.

08-27-2018, 07:56 PM	#3
krownroyal83 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 1,003	My league is a 12 team fictional league and to make sure that there is enough talent coming every year (kind felt that there wasn't enough) I do 10 rounds but I generate 240 players.

08-27-2018, 08:20 PM	#4
Thundercrack All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 882	Just to be clear, fellow travelers, talking about random debut here.

08-28-2018, 09:03 AM	#5
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 10,162 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	My random drafts are in the 4-6 round range. I use reserve rosters instead of minor leagues. I hardly ever start a random using the default MLB setup for the year I choose to begin. Instead, I delete teams and restructure the league to my liking. This of course, means my reserve rosters are fuller to start than the default 19 players. If I was to start a league using the default MLB setup in which every team is stocked with 44 players, I would probably go with a 10-12 round draft for the first few years, in order to build up reserve rosters. I like to use at least the normal injury setting, but prefer the high(modern day).