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Old 08-18-2006, 10:39 AM   #5 (permalink)
chimanbj
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Originally Posted by btheflash
You could edit the players' loyalty to 100. That should keep them on one team.
Only problem is, they players weren't loyal. They were slaves. They weren't allowed to entertain offers from other teams. It sucked. Really. Sucked.

So, the way I handled it, is to keep free agency off until 1960, which is when you really need to start paying attention to the league structure anyway (up to that point, I just fiddled with the financials here and there). Then, when I set free agency, I set it at 10 years for a few seasons, then to 8, 7 and finally to 6, and then add arbitration soon after that. I'm in the big expansion of 1969, and I'm moving free agency to 7 years. It's not necessarily accurate to the exact timing IRL, but for my sim, it will do.

I'm finding some very interesting stats as the sim is rolling along, from 1901 - 2020 (to see how current major leaguers play out, like Albert Pujols). For instance, Babe Ruth is NOT in the HOF!!! When the sim is done, I'll post my findings....
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