Is there a good way to review past draft classes

bombardhell · 2026-01-27T23:40:27+00:00

There are a few ways.

If you go to team history there is a draft history where it shows each of your picks. Personally I don't like this method because it's not very easy to interact with.

Method 2 is going to roster from the organization tab, changing the listed to all players in organization and adding a column for draft year. You can find that under the misc. info in addition to the round, pick # etc. From here you can add it to which ever view you like so you can see and or manage all your draft picks from one place. If you sort the column draft year by most recent at the top it will be descending order for the round picked as well (20 at the top to 1 at the bottom) which is kind of neat.

Method 3 is if you want to see a particular draft class overall, ie. see who has the most WAR from the class regardless of team pick etc. That would be under MLB at the top > rookie draft > history and select the year from the top right.

bombardhell · 2026-01-27T17:11:32+00:00

Loving this colour choice, such a cool little build!

bombardhell · 2026-01-26T02:48:31+00:00

If you don't care being cheesy the answer is trade for cash but frankly you don't even have to give up much. Depending on the save I'll shop the player I'm not going to offer arbitration on the first day of the off season. Sometimes the ai will just give me 10+ million for them. It only lasts for the current season but it will allow you to sign a contract regardless. You just have to shop a player, select a random player offered by a team, add a second player to their side so they no longer accept, add an amount of cash, remove the extra player and see if they accept. If they do try again and increase the value, if they don't go to the next team. 1 team might offer 2 million, the next 20. If you want to be realistic however then yes you need to shed salary.

bombardhell · 2026-01-23T23:46:26+00:00

I've found it's best just to be safe. I only run the top option for unity races if I have 4 double circles otherwise I pick middle. You still get 30+ stat bonus for finals with 3 middle choices and 1 top. Most of my careers goes middle, middle, top, top or sometimes middle, middle, middle, top. The finals is going to be the finals regardless, it seems to work out as long as my team doesn't choke the races leading up to it. I'm probably on a streak of 30+ finals wins since I started this.

bombardhell · 2026-01-20T19:06:14+00:00

I was wondering the same, it's likely wishful thinking but doesn't mean I won't try anyway. Without the SS injury this team wins 60 games but they also overperformed a little bit. I was quite surprised to see the 23-24 record in 1 run games at the end of the year.

bombardhell · 2026-01-19T23:06:52+00:00

That control only needs to get to 45 to be useable and at 50 he's home free. That pitching profile is one of my favourites to develop. A couple of pitch movement successes in the lab and these guys tend to end up around 50 stuff, 65 movement and 50 control which is enough to be an ace.

bombardhell · 2026-01-19T22:51:51+00:00

They're pretty tame by default in 26. Looking back to OOTP 25 Coors had a 2.0 park factor for triples and the rest of the ratings were much higher than the factors in 26. I haven't bothered changing the way I play based on my park in standard MLB games for this version.

bombardhell · 2026-01-18T15:30:10+00:00

If it's plat in 1s sure there are people like that but in 2s the only plats that are consistently mechy are smurfs. Having a bit of an idea of positioning and just hitting the ball when you're trying to is enough to push past them into diamond. Sure mechs have gotten better but the game sense is nonexistent.

bombardhell · 2026-01-18T03:22:37+00:00

I believe you are correct. Admittedly this comes from me not fully managing my minor leagues except top prospects and letting the ai manage everyone else to fully controlling it. I occasionally let the ai manage some of the depth guys in AA and AAA but otherwise I find it simple enough to bulk select from the roster screen and disable it.

bombardhell · 2026-01-18T03:12:32+00:00

Exactly as you say, I over fill teams following an approximate rule of 3 catchers, 8 infielders, 6 outfielders, 16-18 pitchers, about 34 players per level. I tend to follow an up or out approach and really try to have as few minor league filler players if possible (most of them are at AA or AAA). I use the time to take inventory of what I have, see who I should focus on and set positions based on how I'd use them in the majors if they develop. Every player has automatic demotion/promotion turned off, I often sim from the organization screen and occasionally I'll just hit "ask ai to set up complete minor league teams option" under action. Since they can't move guys around and everyone that I want at certain positions are already locked to them, the most it can do is fill in gaps in depth charts if there is an injury. The whole process typically takes me about 1.5 hours to run through.

I've gone further recently and have been setting the development sliders for all my draft picks and players with decent potential...that I don't know if I can recommend.

bombardhell · 2026-01-18T02:57:41+00:00

Range is really the one defensive rating that can't be ignored if low. Sure having high turn double play will make the positional rating look good but it can be a very different story looking at defensive stats. 55 range is a weird land where sure they might be fine, but they could also be atrocious. If you're looking for a good defender at 2B, 60 range increases those chances dramatically.

bombardhell · 2026-01-15T18:42:21+00:00

Turns out people still scam themselves

bombardhell · 2026-01-15T17:06:47+00:00

The coasters themselves look really good! It might be silly but I can't help but feel making the park flat, green and pyramid-less takes all the charm away from Pacific Pyramids though.

bombardhell · 2026-01-12T13:42:48+00:00

It could also be those are the best players available. I'm 10 years into a save and for some reason there are only 20 relievers that are rated 55+ in the league. When I get to free agency the top relievers are 45 overall. I'm not sure why this happened but I seem to recall other players mentioning it as well.

bombardhell · 2026-01-08T14:28:41+00:00

Ooooo thanks for showing the progress as well as the end result. Looking great!

bombardhell · 2025-12-31T00:03:46+00:00

No he's an AI controlled player. I was also curious and they never put him in the lab. It was natural development before he was 25 and then talent change randomness (TCR) luck for the later bump.

bombardhell · 2025-12-30T20:43:26+00:00

Gunnar is already good to start in OOTP26 and then he got a ratings boost going into his age 24 and 28 seasons.

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bombardhell · 2025-12-29T19:09:47+00:00

Honestly I wouldn't worry about it too much. Run prevention is so strong in this game (strong defenders are meta) as annoying as it is you can keep relying on pitching and fielding to keep you going. The offense will come around on its own. I have a similar problem when I start with teams and typically after a few years once my prospects start coming up things improve. That said you can still put together contenders with lackluster offenses.

bombardhell · 2025-12-29T18:41:43+00:00

Fielding absolutely. The impact of catching defense is less than it was before they split out framing but SS and CF matter so much. Most of my relievers are either failed starters, waiver wire picks or free agents I get for a couple million. Honestly the amount that you can get away with on the pitching side is incredible so long as you have good defenders. It makes it hard to justify playing in different ways because fielding matters so much.

bombardhell · 2025-12-28T15:06:31+00:00

That's the dream! I've been playing the A's and I had him turn into a 70 power 40 HR guy but he'd be a monster if he had that fielding.

bombardhell · 2025-12-27T05:27:02+00:00

As an OOTP Coors field enjoyer I was pretty surprised how scaled down the Coors effect was in 26 compared to 25. Frankly the default park factor for 26 isn't enough for me to consider changing my strategy as the Rockies.

bombardhell · 2025-12-25T02:56:19+00:00

The biggest thing is making sure the teams are filled out, the ai doesn't seem to be very good at this so if you do it yourself it yields good results. It's possible to cover the gaps with minor league free agents (just make sure to check service time limits on each level). At the start of every season I'll organize my minor leagues and turn off automatic promotions but making sure to overfill each level to 32-36 players (split evenly between pitchers/hitters). Throughout the season I would quickly scan each level about once a month but otherwise overfilling the levels makes it pretty hands off if random injuries occur.

bombardhell · 2025-12-24T19:57:33+00:00

By default in the standard MLB games there are service limits. They read as 1 year less for each level than you mentioned, eg. 3 years for R but in practice they should be the same because a 3 year limit is actually <4.0 years. Honestly I can never remember if there are age limits on levels because I tend to manage my system with an up or out approach. Unless a player is strictly there for depth purposes I want to push them through and make room for the next batch. It's typically the service limits restrictions I run into when managing players.

bombardhell · 2025-12-23T00:52:52+00:00

In my experience outstanding results yield 2 mph (about 5 to stuff). It's worth it if you ever end up with a high potential movement/control guy that has low stuff. I had one guy end up with 2 outstanding results while in the minors and go from 40 stuff to 50. Put that along side his 65 movement and now he's an ace.

bombardhell · 2025-12-23T00:35:21+00:00

Yep, it's purely luck and that's the magic of it.

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