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luckymann · 07-10-2020, 02:59 AM

As I mentioned earlier, I wanted to have farm systems incorporated into the FL from the get-go to keep the overflow of players properly occupied. I toyed with the idea of having unaffiliated leagues and various other options such as suggested by Tiger Fan in his fantastic post on this topic, but I think these concepts are still a bit beyond my OOTP skillset, and so in the end I decided to handle it manually. It’s a fair bit more work and – especially in the early years – impossible to get 100% authentic, but I am OK with both of these facts.

What’s more, the FL being a Random Debut rather than purely Historical league means that I don’t want real minors to just come in with their full historical rosters attached, especially considering the premise being applied with regard to player eligibility, as it makes it so much harder to keep track of players being added. That side of it is already the biggest headache, mainly because of the OOTP ratings concept being a relative one, which means that as soon as all of the highly rated players are removed, the ratings of those remaining jumps up. I’m again OK with that, I just have to be diligent in keeping an eye out for superstars sneaking through to spoil the party.

So 1901 sees the independent Postscript League come into being with a selection of MiLB teams from that era brought together, each affiliated with one MLB parent club. The families are as follows:

BALTIMORE ORIOLES / NEWARK BEARS
BOSTON AMERICANS / WILMINGTON PIRATES
BOSTON BEANEATERS / HARRISBURG SENATORS
BROOKLYN SUPERBAS / JERSEY CITY SKEETERS
CHICAGO ORPHANS / READING KEYSTONES
CHICAGO WHITE STOCKINGS (SOX) / WATERLOO HAWKS
CINCINNATI REDS / CEDAR RAPIDS BUNNIES
CLEVELAND BLUES / WILLIAMSPORT GRAYS
DETROIT TIGERS / FORT WORTH PANTHERS
MILWAUKEE BREWERS / JOPLIN MINERS
NEW YORK GIANTS / BRIDGEPORT BEES
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS / SHREVEPORT GASSERS
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES / HAZLETON MOUNTAINEERS
PITTSBURGH PIRATES / WICHITA FALLS SPUDDERS
ST LOUIS CARDINALS / HOUSTON BUFFALOES
WASHINGTON SENATORS / CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS

These will evolve as I see fit and as the parent league and its teams change (I have auto-expansion ON) until I have it so that the FL version matches up with the MLB version at some point down the track. Which means I’ll look at adding a new level every few years as the player pool grows until they are all in place, again trying to synchronize it as closely to the IRL timeline a few decades along the continuum.

In order to keep the stats and history intact for each minor league, I’ll change their names and designations over time rather than delete and recreate them.

A few questions I’d love to have answered by any of you with experience in this area.

Am I doing something completely wrong in what I have described that may cause me some problems down the line?
If I have auto-expansion ON and real minors OFF, how will the minor leagues I have established / will establish be affected in expansion years? How about in these early years when teams change names so often? Would you advise instead that I switch auto-expansion off and handle my league’s evolution (mirroring the MLB one) myself?

Thanks as always in advance.

07-10-2020, 02:59 AM	#33
luckymann Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 13,074	A quick note (and some questions) re Minors in the Footnote League As I mentioned earlier, I wanted to have farm systems incorporated into the FL from the get-go to keep the overflow of players properly occupied. I toyed with the idea of having unaffiliated leagues and various other options such as suggested by Tiger Fan in his fantastic post on this topic, but I think these concepts are still a bit beyond my OOTP skillset, and so in the end I decided to handle it manually. It’s a fair bit more work and – especially in the early years – impossible to get 100% authentic, but I am OK with both of these facts. What’s more, the FL being a Random Debut rather than purely Historical league means that I don’t want real minors to just come in with their full historical rosters attached, especially considering the premise being applied with regard to player eligibility, as it makes it so much harder to keep track of players being added. That side of it is already the biggest headache, mainly because of the OOTP ratings concept being a relative one, which means that as soon as all of the highly rated players are removed, the ratings of those remaining jumps up. I’m again OK with that, I just have to be diligent in keeping an eye out for superstars sneaking through to spoil the party. So 1901 sees the independent Postscript League come into being with a selection of MiLB teams from that era brought together, each affiliated with one MLB parent club. The families are as follows: BALTIMORE ORIOLES / NEWARK BEARS BOSTON AMERICANS / WILMINGTON PIRATES BOSTON BEANEATERS / HARRISBURG SENATORS BROOKLYN SUPERBAS / JERSEY CITY SKEETERS CHICAGO ORPHANS / READING KEYSTONES CHICAGO WHITE STOCKINGS (SOX) / WATERLOO HAWKS CINCINNATI REDS / CEDAR RAPIDS BUNNIES CLEVELAND BLUES / WILLIAMSPORT GRAYS DETROIT TIGERS / FORT WORTH PANTHERS MILWAUKEE BREWERS / JOPLIN MINERS NEW YORK GIANTS / BRIDGEPORT BEES PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS / SHREVEPORT GASSERS PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES / HAZLETON MOUNTAINEERS PITTSBURGH PIRATES / WICHITA FALLS SPUDDERS ST LOUIS CARDINALS / HOUSTON BUFFALOES WASHINGTON SENATORS / CHATTANOOGA LOOKOUTS These will evolve as I see fit and as the parent league and its teams change (I have auto-expansion ON) until I have it so that the FL version matches up with the MLB version at some point down the track. Which means I’ll look at adding a new level every few years as the player pool grows until they are all in place, again trying to synchronize it as closely to the IRL timeline a few decades along the continuum. In order to keep the stats and history intact for each minor league, I’ll change their names and designations over time rather than delete and recreate them. A few questions I’d love to have answered by any of you with experience in this area. Am I doing something completely wrong in what I have described that may cause me some problems down the line? If I have auto-expansion ON and real minors OFF, how will the minor leagues I have established / will establish be affected in expansion years? How about in these early years when teams change names so often? Would you advise instead that I switch auto-expansion off and handle my league’s evolution (mirroring the MLB one) myself? Thanks as always in advance.