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GCCWolverine · 09-23-2008, 12:47 AM

Yeah, I understand - but one of the shortcomings of this database (and I don't know of any others that would work around this) is that Paul Molitor is picked first in the draft, and the next day, he's the starting second baseman for the Orioles. Of the 26 players picked in the first round, 7 jump to the majors immediately - when only about 20 or so in the draft era have done so IRL - and 14 start in AAA. I want to set up a historical league for the purposes of telling a story and doing a dynasty, but it's difficult to talk about my character's fight through the minor leagues if there are a dozen blue-chippers suddenly leap-frogging him on their way to their debuts.

The way I'm going to do this, unless anybody has any ideas, is to sim ahead a year and a half, hold the draft in the game in the off-season, then use the fictional minor leaguers to simulate what they did up until that point and pretend they got drafted in June a year and a half prior. Not the best, but it'll be doable for what I'd like to do.

09-23-2008, 12:47 AM	#7
GCCWolverine Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Amherst, NY Posts: 145	Yeah, I understand - but one of the shortcomings of this database (and I don't know of any others that would work around this) is that Paul Molitor is picked first in the draft, and the next day, he's the starting second baseman for the Orioles. Of the 26 players picked in the first round, 7 jump to the majors immediately - when only about 20 or so in the draft era have done so IRL - and 14 start in AAA. I want to set up a historical league for the purposes of telling a story and doing a dynasty, but it's difficult to talk about my character's fight through the minor leagues if there are a dozen blue-chippers suddenly leap-frogging him on their way to their debuts. The way I'm going to do this, unless anybody has any ideas, is to sim ahead a year and a half, hold the draft in the game in the off-season, then use the fictional minor leaguers to simulate what they did up until that point and pretend they got drafted in June a year and a half prior. Not the best, but it'll be doable for what I'd like to do.