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Originally Posted by warneke
Yeah I understand that.
So, how do you set up your base year in a Random Debut League? Do you choose a start year and let 'er rip? This is my main question.
Also, do you use Recalc totals for players and/or use Player Development? I know that is a wider topic, but it seems relevant here because in my experience without using recalc the AI often gives a Fragile Injury ratingt to imported rookies who didnt play much their first season, which of course applies to a lot of rookies--and so then you have players who were actually Durable for most their career stuck with a Fragile rating for the entire replay, unless you manually edit the Injury Setting.
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How I set my league up is...complicated. I start in 1901 (by 1901 AL and NL were established IRL and things are a lot less messy than the 19th century was), but I use 1984 strategy settings and stats output for every season. This helps me avoid both deadball and bazookaball nonsense, and allows relief pitchers to actually do something instead of sitting down in the bullpen watching the starters throw CG after CG. I also take all players in the random debut database (i.e. 1871 through 2017) even though this goes against Markus' recommendations, because I just can't rule any of them out, even though the 19th century pitchers can be a bit beastly.
I use recalc plus development so that those players that run out of RL stats are subject to the player development engine, and don't just recalc ad infinitum based on their last season (this is only what I imagine happens - I don't know if it actually does). As for injuries I don't even look at individual injury ratings. I just turn them off and let what happens happen. I also never delay the injury diagnosis even though that's unrealistic and not really what happens IRL. I turn injuries on, set them to Normal (OOTP Classic), set position player fatigue to Average, and enable suspensions at normal frequency.
If I'm using Real Stats, I will use 5-year recalc double weighted for the current year, and if I'm using Neutralized Stats, I will use 3-year recalc double weighted for the current year. I base fielding ratings and pitcher stamina on a 3-year period rather than just the player's current year or the player's entire career.