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rink23 · 05-01-2023, 02:32 AM

Similar to Baldguy, I take 60 players to spring training and gradually pare it down over the course of the 30 games.
I basically carry my 26 man roster and most of the AAA roster. After that, I will bring up my top prospects from AA and A just to give them a taste.
They are usually the first cuts after 10 or so games.
I don't play out of the games, let the AI handle it.
My goal is to try and get at least 20 starts out of what I believe will be my starting position players and at least 15 out of the ones I believe will make the Opening Day roster.
(Since I sim, the CPU will sometimes use them as pinch hitters in games where they do not start. I don't count that as a game started).
I also go with a six-man rotation, usually with starters No. 5 and 6 battling out for the final spot in the regular season. This gives everyone five starts before Opening Day.
As for pairing down the roster, after 10 games from 60 to 50, after 15 games 50 to 45, after 20 games 45 to 40 and 35 players for the final five.
The only issue I have with spring training is the schedule. We only play the National League teams, I play as the Cardinals, Ias 'd rather see a mix of AL and NL teams but I have no idea how to set that up and I don't take spring training serious enough to figure it out.

05-01-2023, 02:32 AM	#3
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 19,541	Similar to Baldguy, I take 60 players to spring training and gradually pare it down over the course of the 30 games. I basically carry my 26 man roster and most of the AAA roster. After that, I will bring up my top prospects from AA and A just to give them a taste. They are usually the first cuts after 10 or so games. I don't play out of the games, let the AI handle it. My goal is to try and get at least 20 starts out of what I believe will be my starting position players and at least 15 out of the ones I believe will make the Opening Day roster. (Since I sim, the CPU will sometimes use them as pinch hitters in games where they do not start. I don't count that as a game started). I also go with a six-man rotation, usually with starters No. 5 and 6 battling out for the final spot in the regular season. This gives everyone five starts before Opening Day. As for pairing down the roster, after 10 games from 60 to 50, after 15 games 50 to 45, after 20 games 45 to 40 and 35 players for the final five. The only issue I have with spring training is the schedule. We only play the National League teams, I play as the Cardinals, Ias 'd rather see a mix of AL and NL teams but I have no idea how to set that up and I don't take spring training serious enough to figure it out. Last edited by rink23; 05-01-2023 at 02:35 AM.