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Here are a few suggestions:
1. Add an OPTION to turn off the "star ratings," so people who want more of a challenge can choose to play with "talent only, no stars." While the stars are helpful in fictional leagues and for those without much experience in player statistical analysis, I think the star system of rating players is too simplified and misleading.
2. Incorporate spring training statistics, even if not actual games. For example, in addition to (or maybe instead of?) the spring training "news" reports that "xxx player had good batting sessions," give the player a generated sping training stat line with a batting average reflecting these "good batting sessions." Likewise, where the player "showed good pawer in bratting practice," generate a spring training stat line with good home run numbers. Everyone knows spring training statistics are usually meaningless and unreliable, but having them in ootp would make finalizing opening day rosters more interesting, realistic, and challening.
3. Also with regard to preseason, there should be some way to inorporate the possibility of players getting injured prior to opening day. In real baseball, players get hurt in spring training all the time and start the year on the DL. In OOTP, by the start of the year players are generally recovered from the past season's injuries and every team starts the season with a healthy roster, which is not realistic.
3. Fix the minors promotion/demotion logic so you don't have AI teams promoting and demoting the same two players every other day. This can be ignored, but it's annoying to see and dreadfully unrealistic. For example, this is from my current season (Monday 5/12 is indecision at its worst):
Tuesday 5/6/2004 :
Boof Bonser was promoted from AAA Fresno Grizzlies to the active roster.
Clay Hensley was sent down from the active roster to AAA Fresno Grizzlies.
Wednesday 5/7/2004 :
Boof Bonser was sent down from the active roster to AAA Fresno Grizzlies.
Clay Hensley was promoted from AAA Fresno Grizzlies to the active roster.
Thursday 5/8/2004 :
Boof Bonser was promoted from AAA Fresno Grizzlies to the active roster.
Clay Hensley was sent down from the active roster to AAA Fresno Grizzlies.
Friday 5/9/2004 :
Boof Bonser was sent down from the active roster to AAA Fresno Grizzlies.
Clay Hensley was promoted from AAA Fresno Grizzlies to the active roster.
Saturday 5/10/2004 :
Boof Bonser was promoted from AAA Fresno Grizzlies to the active roster.
Clay Hensley was sent down from the active roster to AAA Fresno Grizzlies.
Sunday 5/11/2004 :
Boof Bonser was sent down from the active roster to AAA Fresno Grizzlies.
Clay Hensley was promoted from AAA Fresno Grizzlies to the active roster.
Monday 5/12/2004 :
Boof Bonser was promoted from AAA Fresno Grizzlies to the active roster.
Clay Hensley was sent down from the active roster to AAA Fresno Grizzlies.
Boof Bonser was sent down from the active roster to AAA Fresno Grizzlies.
Clay Hensley was promoted from AAA Fresno Grizzlies to the active roster.
Tuesday 5/13/2004 :
Boof Bonser was promoted from AAA Fresno Grizzlies to the active roster.
Clay Hensley was sent down from the active roster to AAA Fresno Grizzlies.
Wednesday 5/14/2004 :
Boof Bonser was sent down from the active roster to AAA Fresno Grizzlies.
Clay Hensley was promoted from AAA Fresno Grizzlies to the active roster.
Thursday 5/15/2004 :
Boof Bonser was promoted from AAA Fresno Grizzlies to the active roster.
Clay Hensley was sent down from the active roster to AAA Fresno Grizzlies.
Friday 5/16/2004 :
Boof Bonser was sent down from the active roster to AAA Fresno Grizzlies.
Clay Hensley was promoted from AAA Fresno Grizzlies to the active roster.
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