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Many players retiring before there time
I am working with the db and condensed the debut years from 1871-2006 to 1901-1925. I have had pretty good success with the adjustments I made but there is one thing that is somewhat bothersome. I have many players who don't develop into major leagers and therefore retire before their time at say 25 years old or so ie. Josh Gibson retired at 25 years, Satchel Paige, and Sandy Koufax just to name a few. It seems they don't develop fast enough to make it to the majors. I am thinking because I adjusted their debut dates. Is there a field in the db that determines their retirement date?
One more question, does anyone have a good idea how to end a career historical sim? I am in my last year of rookies and will no longer draft new players into the game. I have plenty of free agents to pick up once the current players retire. I don't want to add any ficticious players but I do want players like Barry Bonds to play out his entire career. I thought once the free agents list gets down to slim pickings I would desolve a few franchises. Any ideas would be appreciated.
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