Best Roster for Hardcore Franchise Sim
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I've got to be honest, I've been more and more underwhelmed with Ridin's minor league rosters every year. This year, I thought maybe since he was working with SDS he would step it up a notch, but it doesn't seem like that at all. I still found more than a few egregious errors and missing players that absolutely should have been included.
In conjunction with that, the base SDS roster has plenty of flaws as well. Due to these issues, I usually take a good amount of time to edit the rosters to my liking before starting my multiple franchises. Last year I posted them in my vault and got some decent responses, so I thought I'd make them available again this year.
I am currently working to finalize them as quickly as possible. I'm getting antsy to start my franchises myself. I'm hoping to have them done this weekend for everyone to use. This post is just a heads up for those hardcore sim guys who want realistic rosters. Here are some of the features that will be included in my roster set:
-Every team's top 10 prospects (MLB pipeline) are included (not included in base rosters)
-Most, if not all, of team's top 15 prospects are included (average of 14 per team)
-Prospect overalls are more accurate according to the current level they are at, how well they're playing, and their ETA for MLB arrival
-More balanced potentials (potential ratings scaled based on future projected roles; less "A", more "B", even more "C")
-Edited major leaguers to scale OVR to current roles and adjusted potentials in a similar fashion to minor leaguers (Note: most MLB players will actually be left unedited minus potential alterations)The hope of this roster is to create a more balanced sim experience while also getting even more top prospects available to play with. Keep an eye on my vault at "ViatorLion10", but I also will post here when I have them ready.
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Alright, thanks. Can't wait.
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Man, I wish I saw this before I started my franchise. Keep up the good work
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@GreatHygiene said in Best Roster for Hardcore Franchise Sim:
Man, I wish I saw this before I started my franchise. Keep up the good work
You'll want to restart once you see them. Trust me
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Update:
I've been working really hard on this, but it is taking MUCH longer than expected. Each team is roughly 1 and a half to 2 hours of work. It also doesn't help that I accidentally overwrote my progress one time (smfh I'm dumb), but fortunately I didn't lose a ton.
Should be done with the AL East by today. Hopefully the rest of the AL by the end of the weekend, maybe a little bit of the NL East as well. I'll keep everybody posted.
Trust me, I think these rosters will be very worth the wait. I started out doing this just for my own franchise, but figured there'd be others that would appreciate as well
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Update:
AL East has been completed
I expect to have the AL Central completed by tomorrow and hopefully get a start on the AL West
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Please post when ready
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@mexican_king_08 said in Best Roster for Hardcore Franchise Sim:
Please post when ready
You can count on it
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Update:
The AL Central has been completed
I might try and get a jump start on the AL West tonight. Regardless, I'm making good progress.
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Update:
The AL West is done, and thus so is the entire AL.
I'll embark on the NL starting tomorrow
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Update:
The NL East is done. I got a little behind schedule because of Easter Sunday and I had things to work on most of Monday, but I should catch up in short order. Rosters will for sure be ready by the weekend
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Just out of curiosity are you familiar with the Operation Sports forums? There are multiple rosters that have already been made. I know what your after, but I think you could've saved yourself some time.
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@knucklecutter said in Best Roster for Hardcore Franchise Sim:
Just out of curiosity are you familiar with the Operation Sports forums? There are multiple rosters that have already been made. I know what your after, but I think you could've saved yourself some time.
I am, and in all honesty, they aren't that good of rosters. They often put minimal effort into it, forgetting or ignoring top prospects and do a poor job evaluating players. My rosters should be a lot closer to reality than the others available out there.
Trust me, if I thought those rosters were sufficient I wouldn't have spend 60+ hours by myself doing this.
Then again, what else is there to do right now lol
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Update:
The NL Central has been completed. Just one division left!
I'm going to try to have the rosters done by tomorrow, but time permitting. Definitely by sometime Friday.
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Update:
I only have the Dodgers and Giants left to edit. Once completed, I'll give everything a quick once over and then I'll publish them in my locker. Expect that to happen by tomorrow night.
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