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patrick_raasch · 11-13-2008, 01:29 AM

first of all, i gotta say great game (although my wife may say otherwise!) first real substantial playing i've done since season ticket baseball....alright, onto my questions.....

i've created a new league from scratch roughly based on the majors. the majors are exact as they should be, but i compacted down the minors to just one AAA/AA/A/R league with divisions set up to mirror the majors alignment. i'm trying to create a somewhat equal playing field, making everyone have the same media contract, using a soft cap of 120% and a luxury tax. rosters are 25 for ML, 30 for AAA/AA/A and 45 for R. now for questions.

1 - After simming one season to see how things play out, it looks as though on the Rookie league, they do not set up the roster properly. i've seen teams with about 6-8 pitchers and tons of fielders. is there something i'm missing to make this even out

2 - As for salaries, i've got superstars set to $14M, but in the first offseason, there are 2 over $20M per season and another handful approaching that. is this normal? (such as an ARod or Manny type contract?) I'm assuming salaries will stay semi-controlled since there is a cap that teams have to deal with.

any other advice on setting up a league for the first time would be greatly appreciated.

11-13-2008, 01:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
patrick_raasch Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2	?'s in creating a new league first of all, i gotta say great game (although my wife may say otherwise!) first real substantial playing i've done since season ticket baseball....alright, onto my questions..... i've created a new league from scratch roughly based on the majors. the majors are exact as they should be, but i compacted down the minors to just one AAA/AA/A/R league with divisions set up to mirror the majors alignment. i'm trying to create a somewhat equal playing field, making everyone have the same media contract, using a soft cap of 120% and a luxury tax. rosters are 25 for ML, 30 for AAA/AA/A and 45 for R. now for questions. 1 - After simming one season to see how things play out, it looks as though on the Rookie league, they do not set up the roster properly. i've seen teams with about 6-8 pitchers and tons of fielders. is there something i'm missing to make this even out 2 - As for salaries, i've got superstars set to $14M, but in the first offseason, there are 2 over $20M per season and another handful approaching that. is this normal? (such as an ARod or Manny type contract?) I'm assuming salaries will stay semi-controlled since there is a cap that teams have to deal with. any other advice on setting up a league for the first time would be greatly appreciated.