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DougS · 12-08-2015, 07:03 PM

If this has been covered in the Quick Questions thread, I apologize. But it's awfully long at this point to flip through it looking for the answer to one particular question.

The circumstance: Playing in historical mode, starting in 2000. The option to generate rookies at 17 and have a draft is selected. When searching the draft pool, the parameters are the most inclusive (i.e., the default).

The issue: After the first couple of years of the simulation, the draft pool is underpopulated, so that there are no draftable players left after Round 5.

Am I missing something, or is this a known issue? It's a bit of a disappointment, as my favorite challenge in games like this is to take a team that's in the dumps, strip it down and rebuild it. This almost always means making good use of the draft to keep your farm teams/reserve list well stocked (as well as trying to wrangle top prospects from other teams). Having a short draft pool year after year puts a crimp in that strategy.

12-08-2015, 07:03 PM	#1
DougS Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 6	Draft in Historical Mode Thins Out If this has been covered in the Quick Questions thread, I apologize. But it's awfully long at this point to flip through it looking for the answer to one particular question. The circumstance: Playing in historical mode, starting in 2000. The option to generate rookies at 17 and have a draft is selected. When searching the draft pool, the parameters are the most inclusive (i.e., the default). The issue: After the first couple of years of the simulation, the draft pool is underpopulated, so that there are no draftable players left after Round 5. Am I missing something, or is this a known issue? It's a bit of a disappointment, as my favorite challenge in games like this is to take a team that's in the dumps, strip it down and rebuild it. This almost always means making good use of the draft to keep your farm teams/reserve list well stocked (as well as trying to wrangle top prospects from other teams). Having a short draft pool year after year puts a crimp in that strategy.