Post by Anthony_TwinsGM on Sept 9, 2015 22:50:11 GMT -5
Changes for the upcoming 2022 Season!
Minor League Age Restrictions
Ratings
Scouts
Other notes for upcoming SBL seasons.
At this time we will not incorporate Coaching into SBL
I have mentioned expansion prior to this season, currently there is no plan to expand from our current 30 team league but the option is potentially on the table in future years. We will give teams at least 1 full seasons notice prior to any league expansion.
Minor League Age Restrictions
- Short Season A = 25 Years Old
- Rookie League = 24 Years Old
- There will be no Age Restrictions on other minor leagues
- The draft will be pushed back from December 1st → Middle of December. Date to be determined to line up to a Monday in-game to allow us a chance at a full sim. The date will likely be 2 weeks into the Month, prior to Winter Meetings. Date will be announced at each seasons end.
Ratings
- Stars will be removed and replaced with a 20-80 Overall & Potential Scale.
- All other Ratings will be replaced with the 20-80 Scale.
- For more information and to learn about the 20-80 Scale if you are unfamiliar, this is a great read: www.fangraphs.com/blogs/scouting-explained-the-20-80-scouting-scale/
Scouts
- Full Scouting will be turned on. To make this transition easier, we will start out next season at “High” Accuracy. This will be lowered to “Normal” after the first season. We will review and may extend the “High” accuracy for another year if deemed necessary.
- It is absolutely important that if you do not have a scout, you will need to hire one! Teams currently with no scouts:
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
ATLANTA BRAVES
CINCINNATI REDS
HOUSTON ASTROS
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
LOS ANGELES DODGERS
MINNESOTA TWINS
SAN DIEGO PADRES
TEXAS RANGERS
WASHINGTON NATIONALS - There looks to be a quirk/bug in game that some teams have scouts that are being paid $0. These scouts have been given defaulted contracts for the previous season (Game Generated Salaries) and all of their contracts are about to expire. This was the fairest way to handle it as I was afraid those players would resign for $0 again. This affects the following teams:
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
CHICAGO CUBS
COLORADO ROCKIES
LOS ANGELES ANGELS
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
SEATTLE MARINERS
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS - Remember, to be effective in Full Scouting it requires you to put money into scouting outside of the International Free Agents. If you’re a large market team who is building through free agency, you’ll likely want to put more money into scouting Majors. If you’re a small market team, you’ll put more money into the Minors/Amatuer Draft/International Free Agents. In the Manager Settings, there is an option to allow the AI to control this aspect of the game for you as well.
- Because we were set-up to only invest in international Free Agents, I will allow a one-time “Get out of Jail” card releasing your current scout at no penalty to you. This is on a request only basis so please let me know.
Other notes for upcoming SBL seasons.
At this time we will not incorporate Coaching into SBL
I have mentioned expansion prior to this season, currently there is no plan to expand from our current 30 team league but the option is potentially on the table in future years. We will give teams at least 1 full seasons notice prior to any league expansion.