Note: This might belong in the roster forum, I dunno.
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So I've decided to ditch my current Franchise file and just wait for OSFM 2.0 to drop; when it does I'm gonna go 1-team control and never look back en route to a 200+ hour adventure, starting with spring training.
Now here's the thing: without non-roster invitees, only players on the 40-man can play during spring ball. Ok, fine. But to use my Tigers as an example, their current 40-man is their starting 9, JD Martinez (DL), their 4 backup position players, and then literally everyone else is a pitcher. I assume many teams' 40-man rosters are in a similar if not identical state. Point being, using current/real 40-man rosters would sorta kill the fun of spring training (playing around with a ton of different lineups, playing out position battles, seeing if some rook can make the team, etc.). So that seems to mean "custom" 40-man rosters for both myself and the CPU.
My question is: what are some ideas on how to set up 40-man rosters in a way that facilitates a fun spring training experience but that also doesn't mess anything up (particularly for the CPU) once advancing to the regular season? What are some pitfalls to look out for? Is this approach even possible without 30-team control? (I'd really like to avoid that.)
In short: what's a good way to organize everyone's 40-man such that it can make for a fun spring while also not setting any unforeseen traps for myself or the AI?
Hope the problem & question is clear.
Cheers.
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So I've decided to ditch my current Franchise file and just wait for OSFM 2.0 to drop; when it does I'm gonna go 1-team control and never look back en route to a 200+ hour adventure, starting with spring training.
Now here's the thing: without non-roster invitees, only players on the 40-man can play during spring ball. Ok, fine. But to use my Tigers as an example, their current 40-man is their starting 9, JD Martinez (DL), their 4 backup position players, and then literally everyone else is a pitcher. I assume many teams' 40-man rosters are in a similar if not identical state. Point being, using current/real 40-man rosters would sorta kill the fun of spring training (playing around with a ton of different lineups, playing out position battles, seeing if some rook can make the team, etc.). So that seems to mean "custom" 40-man rosters for both myself and the CPU.
My question is: what are some ideas on how to set up 40-man rosters in a way that facilitates a fun spring training experience but that also doesn't mess anything up (particularly for the CPU) once advancing to the regular season? What are some pitfalls to look out for? Is this approach even possible without 30-team control? (I'd really like to avoid that.)
In short: what's a good way to organize everyone's 40-man such that it can make for a fun spring while also not setting any unforeseen traps for myself or the AI?
Hope the problem & question is clear.
Cheers.
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