Roster Sizes

[plannine]

What size rosters do you use for historical play.
Currently Im using these:

1871-1885 - 16 (20)
1886-1900 - 18 (22)
1901-1905 - 20 (24)
1906-1910 - 22 (26)
1911-1915 - 24 (28)
1915-1950 - 25 (30)
1951-1960 - 25 (35)
1961-2000 - 25 (40)


Since I play with only 1 minor league (A from 1871 to 1900, AA from 1901 to 1945 and AAA from 1946 on) the roster size is A=25 AA=30 AAA=35.


Anyone else use a different/better setting?:

[No Pepper]

Currently I've followed this route:

1901-1902 - 16 (16)
1903- 18 (18), goes back to 16 on June 1

I reduced FA settings for 1901-1902 to recreate contract jumping and arbitration is every year. In 1903 with the settlement between leagues, I increased roster size and set FA out to 12 years, arbitration still set to every year to recreate a "reserve clause" and "1 year contracts". 4-man rotations. I have 2 levels of minors, AAA and AA, with ghost players and I believe FA set for a year or two to recreate "independent" minors and encourage player movement in the lower levels. I should state I have two levels of minors simply because I was importing rookies several years before their pro debut and wanted the 'development'. I was only importing pitchers and found that some pitchers imported essentially as relief guys even though they were starters their whole careers (ratings based on rest of career). Can't say that every team uses their minor league system adequately.

I've used this as a guide and will see how it works as I get along in years. Only having played 2.5 years so far, I can't comment with any significance as to how these settings are working. Depth seems to be an issue where some teams should have filled holes with available free agents or made trades, as some players are playing out of position or at positions where they are rated poorly and field terribly. I guess one could argue that this might happen already with full rosters too.

I have a true independent Pacific Coast League (was 4 teams, now 6) and there seems to be a 'realistic' amount of leftover major league imports that filtered over into that league, by free agency and trade.

[ashantewarrier]

Good stuff!