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Post by glenn on May 16, 2015 19:29:56 GMT -5
This is something I'm learning. The object is to acquire veteran players from other teams through trades, and then turning around and trading away these veterans for high-potential minor-league players. It isn't cheating, but it is manipulating other teams' GMs. My 1946 Dodgers have done this, and it is a risky business, as I use age-based player development. This means that I have no guarantees that my younger players will develop into major-league-caliber players. Would you guys agree with my strategy, and think that it is kosher? This is why I make it a house rule for player for player trades. In other words, trading a slew of lesser players for one good player is forbidden in my association.
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Post by glenn on May 17, 2015 0:40:45 GMT -5
Now, to make my association more competitive, I use early draft entry. This places many more future stars into the leagues, and adds an element of uncertainty as the seasons progress. This means that in the future, there are more players who could be drafted by different teams than who they ended up with in real life. This simply means that Mickey Mantle, Hank Aaron and others will end up who knows where. With 60-man maximum rosters, this is definitely a counterfactual association.
What this also means is that if my Dodgers start off strong, they will also lose the chance to draft some of the future hall of famers. This is why I chose to trade for high-potential youngsters in my first season. This is simply to give me a head start on future drafts.
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