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In 2007 you can do it very easily. While the reserve list will give you the best historical simulation, you can set up AAA and other minors.
I do not suggest you go below AAA, as there just is not enough extra players to fill minor league teams, and even if you were to somehow fill them with real minor league players, then what? Are you going to bring up Joe Blow, a minor league player who never really saw action that year? There goes your historical accuracy.
Now, with the ghost players, it really works good. You have minor leagues, so you can see how your prospects are doing. Most teams will not have enough players to field a team, so that is where the ghost players come in. If the Mud Hens do not have a SS, a ghost named Joe Unknown will play. His stats are disgarded, but at least you have your minor league guy playing down there.
I like to play with the reserve roster instead of having minor leagues, as you do not have to deal with trying to send guys to the minor and have them refuse. I treat the reserve as a invisible minors. Where, if my backup left fielder is struggling, I can look at the reserve and see what else I have.
If you are running historical and having a draft with the new guys coming in, you will not have much talent in your reserve list or in your minor leagues. They are a lot of scrubs that will not be called up anyhow. But, if you lose Andy Kosko for the season, it is nice to have an old vet you can pull up to fill his spot.
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