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Originally Posted by jpeters1734
That’s interesting! Why do you turn off signings?
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Sorry for length it was hard to explain my reasoning lol apologizes.
I just did it in my most recent universe. I find the July Int Amateur signings to be a severely broken mechanic. I loathe house rules but nothing prevents the player from getting a top 3 rated prospect for 5 million every single year. Yes not all of them develop but they all are valuable trade offerings.
But it's actually more like 1-3 teams get a top prospect whoever offers 5 million first. Some AI teams just like the player and always get their man.
And the top July guys are always way higher potential then any draft pick I've ever seen. And they can be instantly traded since you can promote to DSL immediately and basically get any star or prospect you want because that July guy will have off the charts potential.
It even works for players who haven't developed fielding yet they are still 5 star potential. And it is completely random if they develop fielding. I personally avoid those ones they seem broken too. How can a 16 year old SS prospect have 20 for range, arm, error. Probably because there is no listed potential ratings for those categories.
I think there should actually be an international scouting mechanic. Where you have to send scouts and build reports. Maybe starting when players are 12/13 so when its time to make deals at 15/16 you have a list. Each teams list would be slightly different but their would also be overlaps. Then some kind of signing mechanic.
The way it is now is just so simple it's bothersome. Every July, here you guys, take 20/30/40 players with 3 to 5 universal 4/5 Star potential guys.
And after reading many posts about the same thing since 21 launched an idea popped to me. Max Int Complex and Max scouting discoveries. And setup a Winter league so the Int Complex guys get playing time and stats.
Now its actually like its own mini game with its own mechanics. There is no automatic 5 star beast. Just a bunch of .5 to 2 star potential guys. But some will develop into all stars and some will be destined for Indy ball.
The winter league idea for int complex was the newest thing. They gain stats without any time served since it's a winter league/tourney. I didn't do any long sims of decades or anything. So I don't know if the stats and playing time help development or if its just a placebo. But it makes me feel better at least lol
I did a 10 team winter league with 3 mlb complexes per winter team. Most teams usually have about 60 players in their complex. And since they are all 16 it doesn't really matter if they pitch/bat/field completely out of position. Its like little league.