Amateur Draft Rules

[Kemp]

I'm a little confused about the "Amateur Draft Rules" section of the League Setup/Rules screen.

If you select "Enable Amateur Draft", it allows you to specify a number of parameters including "Number of Rounds", "Generate Players for X Rounds", "Amateur Draft Rule Reveal Date", and "Draft Feeding Mode".

I have feeder leagues set up to supply the players for the draft so I went with:
Amateur Draft Number of Rounds = 5 (I want it small)
Generate Players for X Rounds = 0 (I'm assuming they'll be generated by the feeder leagues!)
Amateur Draft Rule Reveal Date = 60 Days (though I'm assuming this is simply a formality since I should SEE the players in the feeder leagues?)
Draft Feeding Mode = Feeder Lg Players Only

Is this correct?

[1998 Yankees]

Originally Posted by Kemp

Generate Players for X Rounds = 0 (I'm assuming they'll be generated by the feeder leagues!)

Well, my guess (see if somebody else comes along who does not have to) is this setting is for making sure that no players are generated whatsoever, even though it might be redundant with the Feeder Leagues Only setting. Don't forget that the Feeder Leagues Only option came later than the others, when feeder leagues were added to the game.

IIRC, the effect that I have seen with Feeder Leagues Only, 18-22 their age range, and with player creation min/max both set at 18, is that the first few drafts have nobody in them until players "graduate" at 22. I do remember setting that situation up (I don't play it that way any more) by using the Feeder Leagues Only option; I left the Generate Players for X Rounds alone. That is, I don't remember dialing that to zero and I still achieved the effect that you are seeking: no instant players created just for the draft.