justmunc Fictional 2017

[JoshC1977]

Re: justmunc Fictional 2017

Quick question - How come the top of top 50 prospects list in my franchise are all basically the top players in the league? (The top CF, 3B, SP etc) Is this due to a lack of prospects on the roster or just something that will fix itself as I go into the season more? Still pre-spring training

It's because of service time (or lack thereof) for the guys in the roster. The downside of a lot of created rosters is that when you create guys, they have no historical stats, so they are identified as rookies. Unless you go through a very painful process of simulating seasons, exporting the player, and then adding to a roster, this is going to be here.

It's just a byproduct of the roster creation process and does not harm anything. Just more of an aesthetic thing that will eventually iron itself out over the course of your franchise.

[No.27]

Re: justmunc Fictional 2017

It's because of service time (or lack thereof) for the guys in the roster. The downside of a lot of created rosters is that when you create guys, they have no historical stats, so they are identified as rookies. Unless you go through a very painful process of simulating seasons, exporting the player, and then adding to a roster, this is going to be here.

It's just a byproduct of the roster creation process and does not harm anything. Just more of an aesthetic thing that will eventually iron itself out over the course of your franchise.

On the back of this I've sort have grown to like the clean sheet approach. Every stat you see in your franchise will have occurred while you are running it. Once you get over the first hit/first strike business early in the season I don't notice it too much.

[TheWarmWind]

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Any suggestions for a Quick Manage/MoM only team? I'd be interested in a rebuild project and a dynamic roof stadium is always a plus so I was leaning towards Brewers, though I've noticed some issues with quick manage and NL baseball. Astros are also on the short list, but honestly I'd go for almost any team at this point.

[lek]

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Mariners are a good rebuild project. Playing with them now in year two and slowly selling off assets and building the farm. I traded my ace to the Yankees last year for Cole who looks like he will develop into a 1 or 2. I am growing to love some of the guys on the team. I am especially fond of RP David Acosta. Loving these rosters!!!

[KingV2k3]

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@justmunc:

VERY intriguing project, indeed...

I'm new to fictional rosters, so I have a couple questions:

1) Do the players have career stats or is everyone a "virtual rookie"?

2) Since your team of choice is OAK, I'd likely roll with them as well...do you have an overview for them like the ones you wrote for BAL / BOS / NYY?

Thanks!

[Rwings832]

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Mariners are a good rebuild project. Playing with them now in year two and slowly selling off assets and building the farm. I traded my ace to the Yankees last year for Cole who looks like he will develop into a 1 or 2. I am growing to love some of the guys on the team. I am especially fond of RP David Acosta. Loving these rosters!!!

I really want to trade for David Acosta.

[justmunc]

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@justmunc:

VERY intriguing project, indeed...

I'm new to fictional rosters, so I have a couple questions:

1) Do the players have career stats or is everyone a "virtual rookie"?

2) Since your team of choice is OAK, I'd likely roll with them as well...do you have an overview for them like the ones you wrote for BAL / BOS / NYY?

Thanks!

Every player on the roster starts out with an exact 0 on their MLB service time...however, they do have contract that mimic what you'd see in today's game. This was to make sure every team had realistic cap room when signing players once they get service time.

For the A's, I set them up very similarly to the teams they commonly assemble. Young talents and mediocre veterans with small price tags. The pitching is pretty solid, bolstering an above average pen with the likes of Brandon Catalanotto, Nick Chastain, and Wyatt Overstreet. Dylan Haywood is the young ace who will soon be too pricey for the A's to keep. The offense may be the weakest link to this team. Trevor Reeves, the 3rd baseman, has the tools to become a star but is still raw. Salvador Huerta will hit cleanup and knows how to drive in runs. After those two though, platoons and weak offensive tools fill the lineup. The farm isn't necessarily stockpiled either. Their top prospect sits in single A (Bennett Dawson) and the others are still a year away. The closest solid prospect is Justin Munson (my virtual self)

I'm currently in year 2 of my franchise and finished the last season way under 500 due to a terrible offense and unsteadiness in the back-end of the rotation. I actually traded Bennett Dawson to Tampa for a few other prospects who I believed could contribute in the next year. I also traded Takao Matsuzaka to the Mets in hopes of shedding his large contract. So far in season two, we are a few games above 500 but have faltered before hitting the All-Star break. As I see it, this team can be competitive in a couple seasons if you really commit to a rebuild.

[No.27]

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Every player on the roster starts out with an exact 0 on their MLB service time...however, they do have contract that mimic what you'd see in today's game. This was to make sure every team had realistic cap room when signing players once they get service time.

For the A's, I set them up very similarly to the teams they commonly assemble. Young talents and mediocre veterans with small price tags. The pitching is pretty solid, bolstering an above average pen with the likes of Brandon Catalanotto, Nick Chastain, and Wyatt Overstreet. Dylan Haywood is the young ace who will soon be too pricey for the A's to keep. The offense may be the weakest link to this team. Trevor Reeves, the 3rd baseman, has the tools to become a star but is still raw. Salvador Huerta will hit cleanup and knows how to drive in runs. After those two though, platoons and weak offensive tools fill the lineup. The farm isn't necessarily stockpiled either. Their top prospect sits in single A (Bennett Dawson) and the others are still a year away. The closest solid prospect is Justin Munson (my virtual self)

I'm currently in year 2 of my franchise and finished the last season way under 500 due to a terrible offense and unsteadiness in the back-end of the rotation. I actually traded Bennett Dawson to Tampa for a few other prospects who I believed could contribute in the next year. I also traded Takao Matsuzaka to the Mets in hopes of shedding his large contract. So far in season two, we are a few games above 500 but have faltered before hitting the All-Star break. As I see it, this team can be competitive in a couple seasons if you really commit to a rebuild.

It’s funny how the game plays out. My Red Sox are facing the Oakland A’s in the ALDS 2017 Playoffs and it’s been a tough series (Matsuzaka featuring) with how competitive the CPU is on the new game. Speaking of the new game all the work you put into the players and gear looks stunning! I’m in baseball video game heaven. Thanks again.