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OOTP 21 - General Discussions Everything about the brand new version of Out of the Park Baseball - officially licensed by MLB and the MLBPA. |
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 20,730
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Why are my minor league teams so bad?
I am in the 2028 season of my St. Louis River Walkers' franchise.
The team and league was founded in 2018 and has been among the best franchise's in the Mississippi Baseball League, winning three titles, making the World Series four times and the playoffs on five occasions. Over its 11 seasons, however, the Walkers minor leagues have ranked among the worst in the MBL. With one caveat, while virtually all the teams in AA or below are lucky to win at a .450 clip, and more often then not prove to be much worse, year in and year out my AAA teams usually makes the playoffs and produces two or three players (usually one position player, one starting pitcher and one reliever), who are ready to be an impact player in the majors the next season. Granted, I do very little tinkering with my minor league teams. I've hired a manager/hitting coach/pitching coach on occasion but in general let them run on their own while I GM and manage the big club. I was just wondering what I can do to improve my lower levels, without spending hours daily working on them like I do my big league club. Included are the standings of my minor league teams in early September of 2028. |
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Minors (Double A)
Join Date: Mar 2020
Posts: 115
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So here is what I do, and I’ve found fairly good success.
- The offseason is really when I focus my time on my minor league teams. I only focus on four teams, A-, A+, AA and AAA (my org doesn’t have a A squad) and a little on my R team. - It’s just something that helps me, but I’ll create a word doc and list out my starting lineup, and starting staff for each team. I’ll identify who is actually a prospect, and who is veteran filler. -Once I have an idea of what the lineups look like as is, that’s when I start doing some shopping. When you are in the FA screen, if a guy has no dollar amount listed next to him name under demand, it means they will accept a straight minor league deal. I fill in my gaps with minor league signings, it’s a good way to fill out your teams. Especially minor league bullpen arms, and some veteran starters. - For example, I usually have at least one 28-32 year old starter on my A+ and A- teams. They eat innings, and sometimes you’ll get really good years out of them if their talent level doesn’t match the league they are in. Who cares. - If you ever need that spot for an actual prospect, then either move the veteran to another one of your minor league teams, or just cut him. No harm, no foul. - Lock guys to the team you want them on. That way once you start to focus on the MLB team, you don’t have to worry about the AI moving guys around too much. - That goes back to the word doc I was talking about. I keep that updated and it should be accurate once you start the season. That gives you another way to go back and look at your minor leagues, and you can compare that to the actual lineups and staff to make sure your managers didn’t swap in another SP you didn’t want there, or even cut someone you didn’t want cut. Happens a lot actually. - During the season, you should at least check in every 2-3 weeks to see how guys are doing. Monitor progress and if anyone needs to be moved up or down. Long story short, spend the offseason filling out your minor league teams. Identity the guys you want to keep an eye on and how they progress, never block a prospect with a veteran. But don’t be afraid to have a 33 year old former MLB player starting at 1B for you on your A- team, especially if you don’t have a prospect that he is blocking. Winning teams help create a better environment for your actual prospects to succeed. |
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Minors (Triple A)
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 251
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I usually have 1 or 2 minor league teams struggle. I had recent Franchise with TB.
1998 Minor League Teams went DE 2-70 BC 8-70 A 30-113 A 34-108 AAA 61-83 |
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Minors (Double A)
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Posts: 137
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My A- team just broke a 42 game losing streak. They're currently sitting at a cool 3-61. I feel like they're about to turn it around.
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#5 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 2,027
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Are you using service time limits for the minors? I found my rookie and Short A was awful with the standard setup and a 40 round draft. I think I was holding guys at lowest levels shorter. So you had fresh real prospects and a lot scrubs playing there.
Without service limits the AI may be holding guys at lower levels for longer. So your day 1 rookie is possibly competing against guys with over 3 years service compared to MILB rules. For me, I think a lot of it is just replacing the whole team every year at least that was happening for me. I used to run Short A and R and have 40 round drafts so my entire rookie league could replaced every year. I now cut Short A, one rookie league team per MLB club and 25 round drafts. I have rookie on 3 years service (not more than 4 years 1 day allowed) and a shorter draft. My teams look more competitive haven't won the rookie league but the guys are competing. Previously AAA and AA were making the playoffs almost every year while the A levels sometimes did and the SA/R never did. Now my teams are in the hunt. |
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