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RedSoxJack · 03-18-2021, 01:53 AM

My league automatically evolved to 32 teams following the 2019 season, which I've been working with for a while now. I have now just finished the 2037 season and would like to add 4 more teams. Looking for general advice for manual expansion and would love it if someone could answer these questions:

- When it says "Fill new teams with Coaches", does this pull from the pool of available personnel or does it create fictional coaches?
- Is there a way to expand the league say on the first day of the offseason and then schedule the expansion draft for later in the winter?
- Is there a way to entice teams to be active on the free agent market? I've ran simulations in test leagues where I expand and the teams never even try to make a play for anyone in free agency. Just trying to make sure the new teams are at least marginally competitive.

Again, would greatly appreciate hearing your experience, if any. I'm trying to make an expansion as realistic as possible to practices we've seen in the past in the MLB.

I'll probably wait until next week when I get OOTP 22 to actually do this, just in case they add any new small features that might make it easier.

Thanks again.

03-18-2021, 01:53 AM	#1
RedSoxJack Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 30	Expansion Draft Advice My league automatically evolved to 32 teams following the 2019 season, which I've been working with for a while now. I have now just finished the 2037 season and would like to add 4 more teams. Looking for general advice for manual expansion and would love it if someone could answer these questions: - When it says "Fill new teams with Coaches", does this pull from the pool of available personnel or does it create fictional coaches? - Is there a way to expand the league say on the first day of the offseason and then schedule the expansion draft for later in the winter? - Is there a way to entice teams to be active on the free agent market? I've ran simulations in test leagues where I expand and the teams never even try to make a play for anyone in free agency. Just trying to make sure the new teams are at least marginally competitive. Again, would greatly appreciate hearing your experience, if any. I'm trying to make an expansion as realistic as possible to practices we've seen in the past in the MLB. I'll probably wait until next week when I get OOTP 22 to actually do this, just in case they add any new small features that might make it easier. Thanks again. Last edited by RedSoxJack; 03-18-2021 at 02:02 AM.