Help setting up a league

shabagel · 06-26-2021, 10:06 PM

Hello, I've been wanting to set up a historical league where the OOTP talent development engine handles progression and real players are in the draft class as appropriate.
However, I would like to have fictional players sprinkled in, as when you get close to modern day the draft classes always end up with barely enough players to fill out a round. Also, within a few years every single team is deep in debt. From the Rays to the Yankees, they are all dramatically over budget and I can't trade with anyone without taking on huge contracts, even league minimum guys. I also would like to include the full minor league system from the start season to get some of my favorite busts from the past a chance to be a role player.

Is there any suggestions to make a league like this? I keep trying to run what if scenarios for recent players (last 10 or so years mostly) and just a few years in I lose interest from the budget issues, microscopic draft classes, and overall lack of depth present in the league.

Is there no way to get the quickstart experience with historical rosters?

06-26-2021, 10:06 PM	#1
shabagel Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 3	Help setting up a league Hello, I've been wanting to set up a historical league where the OOTP talent development engine handles progression and real players are in the draft class as appropriate. However, I would like to have fictional players sprinkled in, as when you get close to modern day the draft classes always end up with barely enough players to fill out a round. Also, within a few years every single team is deep in debt. From the Rays to the Yankees, they are all dramatically over budget and I can't trade with anyone without taking on huge contracts, even league minimum guys. I also would like to include the full minor league system from the start season to get some of my favorite busts from the past a chance to be a role player. Is there any suggestions to make a league like this? I keep trying to run what if scenarios for recent players (last 10 or so years mostly) and just a few years in I lose interest from the budget issues, microscopic draft classes, and overall lack of depth present in the league. Is there no way to get the quickstart experience with historical rosters?