I've just uploaded an expanded version of Knight's roster into the vault.
The roster now includes all players who were in the minors in 1975 and eventually made it to the majors, placed on the team they broke in with. This gives most teams anywhere from 45 to 65 players. The rest are generic placeholders.
I used three-year weighted ratings: 25% from 1974, 50% from 1975, and 25% from 1976.
I made some minor adjustments to a few faces before I realized that I'm not very good at face editing. Equipment was left largely untouched. Expansion teams have been filled with generic players set to league average ratings. I'll leave it up to others if they want to do anything with them.
The free agent list is filled with 120 real-life players who retired the year before (or played their last major league game).
This was another test for my RBU utility and I'm fairly pleased with the results. If you plan on using this roster I'd recommend swapping rosters for either the Diamondbacks or Rockies with an NL Central team, and either the Rays or Blue Jays with an AL central team to spread out the generic teams.
League-wide batting averages hovered around .263 to .265 for the seasons I simmed, which is a little high (actual was about .257 I think). I chalk this up to a number of factors, but most importantly is the fact that 4-man rotations and longer manager leashes can't really be reflected in the game. This means a larger number of innings thrown by inferior pitchers, both starters and relievers. Most other statistics I looked at were pretty much spot on for the era.
Anyway, enjoy. And a very special thanks to Knight for all his hard work.
The roster now includes all players who were in the minors in 1975 and eventually made it to the majors, placed on the team they broke in with. This gives most teams anywhere from 45 to 65 players. The rest are generic placeholders.
I used three-year weighted ratings: 25% from 1974, 50% from 1975, and 25% from 1976.
I made some minor adjustments to a few faces before I realized that I'm not very good at face editing. Equipment was left largely untouched. Expansion teams have been filled with generic players set to league average ratings. I'll leave it up to others if they want to do anything with them.
The free agent list is filled with 120 real-life players who retired the year before (or played their last major league game).
This was another test for my RBU utility and I'm fairly pleased with the results. If you plan on using this roster I'd recommend swapping rosters for either the Diamondbacks or Rockies with an NL Central team, and either the Rays or Blue Jays with an AL central team to spread out the generic teams.
League-wide batting averages hovered around .263 to .265 for the seasons I simmed, which is a little high (actual was about .257 I think). I chalk this up to a number of factors, but most importantly is the fact that 4-man rotations and longer manager leashes can't really be reflected in the game. This means a larger number of innings thrown by inferior pitchers, both starters and relievers. Most other statistics I looked at were pretty much spot on for the era.
Anyway, enjoy. And a very special thanks to Knight for all his hard work.
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