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Ok, ran the test league through 1973. Here's a brief summary of the eight expansion teams that have come into the game starting with the 1960 expansion.
California Angels (previously Los Angeles Angels):
1961-1973 (13 seasons):
1,003-1,103 (.476 WPct)
2 winning seasons (1966, 1971)
1 .500 season (1963)
10 losing seasons
1 playoff appearance (1966)
Best season (1966): 94-68 + playoffs (finished 2nd, but I take the top two in each subleague)
Texas Rangers (previously Washington Senators):
1961-1973 (13 seasons):
977-1,129 (.464 WPct)
3 winning seasons (1968-1970)
10 losing seasons
0 playoff appearances
Best season (1970): 93-69 (finished 3rd, so close but no cigar)
Houston Astros (previously Houston Colt .45's):
1962-1973 (12 seasons):
986-958 (.507 WPct)
8 winning seasons (1964, 1966-1972)
4 losing seasons
2 playoff appearances (1966, 1968)
Best season (1968): 102-60, finished first in NL
New York Mets:
1962-1973 (12 seasons):
976-968 (.502 WPct)
7 winning seasons (1964, 1968-1973)
5 losing seasons
1 playoff appearance (1969)
1 World Series Title (1969)
Best season (1969): 94-68, finished second in NL; upset Cubs (110-52) and Athletics (101-61) to win World Series; Miracle Mets indeed!
Kansas City Royals:
1969-1973 (5 seasons):
322-488 (.398 WPct)
5 losing seasons
Best season (1971): 78-84, finished 7th in the league (no divisions)
Milwaukee Brewers (previously Seattle Pilots):
1969-1973 (5 seasons):
342-468 (.422 WPct)
5 losing seasons
Best season (1971): 76-86, finished 9th in the league
Montreal Expos:
1969-1973 (5 seasons):
323-487 (.399 WPct)
5 losing seasons
Best season (1973): 75-87, finished 7th in the league
San Diego Padres:
1969-1973 (5 seasons):
333-477 (.411 WPct)
5 losing seasons
Best season (1972): 79-83, finished 8th in the league
I think the expansion draft player dispersal method that I have in place is working. 20 winning seasons for the expansion clubs amongst 70 total seasons would indicate that for me. First, I have each established team protect 25 players. Then, I disable the auto-protect feature because part of the idea of expansion is to get players who have played very little (if at all) some playing time (at least to me it is).
I also allow each established club to lose a maximum of 4 players in 1960 and 1961 because that keeps those clubs healthy and competitive. During those two expansion drafts, I make the number four because that's the fewest guys I can strip from the established teams and simultaneously ensure that I have 60 available players for the two clubs coming in to take 30 players each. That number has to be raised to 6 in 1968 because there are four new clubs coming in, so 120 players are required in order to get 30 on to each team, and there are 20 teams to provide those 120 players, so six is the number that it has to be. For the far into the future expansion drafts of 1976, 1992, and 1998, I can drop that number back down to three and still make sure each incoming club gets 30 players.
If I expand at some point beyond where history stopped (which in OOTP16 [the version that this dynasty is on] is 2014), I would be able to pare this down to two players lost per established club, as there are 30 clubs at that point, and using a maximum of two per team will get the number of players available to the new teams right at 60, which is perfect. I'd probably only expand to 32 in order to have an even number in the AL and NL in order to keep interleague out of my dynasty. I won't move the Astros to the AL when the time comes. They're staying in the NL, and I would put the two new teams in the AL. But that is a looong way away. Now that this test league is over, I can get back to this dynasty of 60 years and counting.
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