Negro League players in the draft in OOTP 26!

italyprof · 03-16-2025, 06:39 PM

I don't know why there is no Historical League Forum yet under OOTP26 Forums, but you should all know that something many of us have been asking for for years has finally happened:

You can set a historical league to have Negro League players in the drafts including in Random Debut, and without the actual Negro Leagues or Historical Minor Leagues.

I started a random debut league and Buck Leonard is my team's first baseman and so far he is killing the ball in the first two games.

There is a setting for "Negro League Equivalencies" under Historical under League Settings that you will want to leave checked which I guess gives them MLB equivalent ratings.

Anyway, a nice addition. When will there be a historical league forum under 26?

pholmer · 04-02-2025, 04:30 AM

Good to know. I'm having a blast playing the NeL mod in OOTP 25. My 1927 Yankees had an outfield with Babe Ruth in right, Oscar Charleston in center, & Cool Papa in left. In the 1950s & 60s I had Jackie Robinson at 2nd, DiMaggio/ Mantle in center, & Mantle/Maris in right. When you know which players are going to be great, you have an advantage in trading, drafting & picking up free agents.

03-16-2025, 06:39 PM	#1
italyprof All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,004	Negro League players in the draft in OOTP 26! I don't know why there is no Historical League Forum yet under OOTP26 Forums, but you should all know that something many of us have been asking for for years has finally happened: You can set a historical league to have Negro League players in the drafts including in Random Debut, and without the actual Negro Leagues or Historical Minor Leagues. I started a random debut league and Buck Leonard is my team's first baseman and so far he is killing the ball in the first two games. There is a setting for "Negro League Equivalencies" under Historical under League Settings that you will want to leave checked which I guess gives them MLB equivalent ratings. Anyway, a nice addition. When will there be a historical league forum under 26?

04-02-2025, 04:30 AM	#2
pholmer Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 49	Good to know. I'm having a blast playing the NeL mod in OOTP 25. My 1927 Yankees had an outfield with Babe Ruth in right, Oscar Charleston in center, & Cool Papa in left. In the 1950s & 60s I had Jackie Robinson at 2nd, DiMaggio/ Mantle in center, & Mantle/Maris in right. When you know which players are going to be great, you have an advantage in trading, drafting & picking up free agents.