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Originally Posted by jpeters1734
Ideally, a player should be moving up every season, but that's not practical for every player since there's a whole host of reasons why he could not move up. Players are going to have to repeat sometimes. I wouldn't take my guide and apply the same rules to every player. However, I do have some hard lines that actually follow MiLB roster rules. A player will not spend more than:
3 seasons in rookie(4 for DSL rookie),
4 seasons in A- and below
5 seasons in A and below
6 seasons in A+ and below
So if I have a player that has been a pro for 6 seasons, he must be able to play AA or he's cut. If he's been in my minors for 4 seasons and is not ready for Single A, he gone.
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I started to GM my farm system with almost the exact same limits. My farm system is Rookie > Short-Season A > A+ > A+ > AA > AAA -- even though I have two A+ teams (Carolina & Florida Leagues) I often make players play in both, just because there is either no room yet, or more than likely, they just aren't ready for AA quite yet.
Since GM'ing in OOTP, I have gained a huge amount of respect for real-life General Managers and Minor League players. I can't believe how difficult this became for me so quickly.
I have a big problem and I don't know what the heck to do. 20 out of 26 players on my AAA team have Green Arrows. Most of them have been Green for a few years now. These guys are aging, considerably, but they're still better than 90% of my AA team. Over half of those green arrows came from my AA team over the years. Now I feel like I've created a huge traffic jam. But what am I to do? Slowly trade away those green arrow players just so I can keep traffic flowing for lower level players that might never become MLB quality? Trade them away for much less than they're worth because the AI is going to low-ball me when I "Shop Around" those guys.
I currently run the 1988 Yankees. So, I've been blessed with more cash than the average team. Basically, every year I get my hands on a 4-Star or higher Free Agent or two. These are MLB guys near the end of their first contracts and will be looking to get paid handsomely very soon. I have two 36-year-old players on my MLB squad who are still 4-Stars. Goose Gossage and Buddy Bell. I'm so afraid to let'em go and end up on teams that crush me while my 3-star replacements are still adjusting to MLB competition...and might never see 4-stars ever. Goose was a 5-star player for years.
A lot of this is just belly-aching. I'm sure plenty of people are reading this and thinking, "Wow...I
wish I had his
problems...
" I can already see my future where I hang onto these players too long - they turn to crap and the AAA players I've left waiting for their chance are now at an age where I might only get 3-5 really good years from once I finally promote them to The Show.
I pause and think about my beloved real-life Yankees squads of the past. Look at the Core 4 who pretty much all lasted 17-20 years. A-Rod 10 years (7-8 productive). CC 11 years. Among others. I know there is some separation - they didn't all play their entire runs together...but many did! I never really stopped to think, "Wow...I wonder what their poor AAA/AA talent is to do?" I guess I never really put the thought into how long an 8 or 10-year contract really is...