Historical Problem

Pirate Fan · 07-24-2008, 08:27 PM

I recently purchased the game hoping to do some historical sims. I set up a historical league starting in 1947. The settings I used for trades were rare and hard. Before the season even started the Braves traded Warren Spahn to the Cubs for some 34 year old outfileder in his last year and Washington traded Early Wynn for something very similar.

Are there any settings to use that result in either historical trades or at least not silly ones as above? I hate to go with no trading at all but from the little I've seen so far the AI is not up to the task.

Any thoughts on how I can get more realistic results will be appreciated.

TribeFanInNC · 07-24-2008, 09:37 PM

You might need to tweak the favor prospect/veteran slider. I don't remember exactly how old those two were then, but it was earlier in their career anyway. Maybe knock it a notch or two toward prospect. Alternately, since they are starters, you could favor pitching a little too.

Pirate Fan · 07-24-2008, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TribeFanInNC

You might need to tweak the favor prospect/veteran slider. I don't remember exactly how old those two were then, but it was earlier in their career anyway. Maybe knock it a notch or two toward prospect. Alternately, since they are starters, you could favor pitching a little too.

Good idea, I'll try that. Spahn was 24 and I had the AI set to neutral on trades. Maybe that means the some teams perferred vets and other prospects. If I skew it one way or the other it ought to mean every team will have the same bias.

Another odd thing is that my scout had Spahn with very bad current and potential ratings. Maybe all of the teams thought of him as a bum except Chicago.

BeachBum · 07-25-2008, 01:48 PM

Another factor is the financial situation of the teams involved in the trade and the contracts of Spahn and Wynn. When you start a sim, the AI assigns a contract which to me has always seemed somewhat arbitrary.

Also your setting as to arbitration and free agency can affect this. The AI does seem to make some trades to dump salaries and/or trade away prospective free agents.

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Pirate Fan Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 165 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2x in 1 post	Historical Problem I recently purchased the game hoping to do some historical sims. I set up a historical league starting in 1947. The settings I used for trades were rare and hard. Before the season even started the Braves traded Warren Spahn to the Cubs for some 34 year old outfileder in his last year and Washington traded Early Wynn for something very similar. Are there any settings to use that result in either historical trades or at least not silly ones as above? I hate to go with no trading at all but from the little I've seen so far the AI is not up to the task. Any thoughts on how I can get more realistic results will be appreciated.

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07-25-2008, 01:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
BeachBum Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2007 Location: Copalis Beach, WA Posts: 186 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Another factor is the financial situation of the teams involved in the trade and the contracts of Spahn and Wynn. When you start a sim, the AI assigns a contract which to me has always seemed somewhat arbitrary. Also your setting as to arbitration and free agency can affect this. The AI does seem to make some trades to dump salaries and/or trade away prospective free agents.