Roster Sizes

plannine · 07-04-2008, 10:12 AM

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 · 07-07-2008, 08:56 AM

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 · 07-07-2008, 10:24 AM

Good stuff!

07-04-2008, 10:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
plannine Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 381	Roster Sizes 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?: __________________ "Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good as someone else but to be better than someone else. This is the nature of man and the name of the game. Ted Williams (1918-2002) Last edited by plannine : 07-06-2008 at 01:48 PM.

07-07-2008, 08:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
No Pepper All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 810	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. __________________ Current Dynasty: The Slippery Elm Boys Historical Uniforms: Major, Minor, Latin and Negro Leagues 19th century uniforms and templates. Logo Collection Last edited by No Pepper : 07-07-2008 at 10:32 AM.

07-07-2008, 10:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
ashantewarrier All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somerset, NJ via Brooklyn, NY Posts: 848	Good stuff! __________________ "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." -Barack Obama "I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being." -Jackie Robinson, #42 Brooklyn Dodgers

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