AI-Depth Chart

[Gaedel]

Possibly an easier way to manage injury replacments would be for the player (and the AI for each team) to prepare a Depth Chart and update it as personnel change.

The Depth Chart could go hand in hand with the 40 man roster (i.e. only the 40 man roster appears on the Depth Chart and the remaining players in the organization are "prospects only").


Catcher
1. Allen Lineup C
2. Baker Bench C
3. Cole Bench C
4. Davis AAA C

First Base
1. Evans Lineup 1B
2. Farley Lineup LF (moves to 1B if Evans is out)
3. Grogan-AAA 1B
4. Harley-Bench RF

Second Base
1. Ippolito Lineup 2B
2. Jenkins Bench SS
3. King AAA 2B
4. Lumpkin AAA SS

Shortstop
1. Mason Lineup SS
2. Jenkins Bench SS
3. Lumpkin AAA SS
4. Noonan Bench 3B

Third Base
1. Oliver Lineup 3B
2. Noonan Bench 3B
3. Pascoe Bench LF
4. Quincy AAA 3B

Right Field
1. Raynor Lineup RF
2. Harley Bench RF
3. Unger AAA RF
4. Thomas AAA CF

Center Field
1. Smith Lineup CF
2. Raynor Lineup RF (moves to CF if Smith is out)
3. Thomas AAA CF
4. Unger AAA RF

Left Field
1. Farley Lineup LF
2. Quincy Bench LF
3. Vincent AAA LF
4. Grogan AAA 1B

This makes 22 players (8 lineup, 6 bench, 8 AAA lineup) and leaves 18 pitchers (5 starters, 6 relievers, 7 AAA) to make up the 40 man roster.

Possibly having the positions run horizontally accross the page with the four deep chart listed below the position migh be graphically better. The names could be color coded as lineup, bench, AAA.

If any player is out for more than 15 days, you or the AI would have to redo the depth chart and move a man up from AA or trade or sign a free agent to fill the hole.

[MrMackie]

Very good idea; nice format.

[ohms_law]

yea, this would be good if it can be done.

I imagine that it would be easier/less disruptive to the AI if the current roster management were extended so that there was one whole roster for each level. Only the MLB roster would need to be completely full though.
Then, there could be some mechanism to select players at the minor league levels that could be switched with players at the major league level. Color coding the names could be usefull for this. perhaps a pop-up menu (right click) could be used on selected players to designate the highlighted player as being available for the major league roster.
Then, an additional screen with a depth chart for each position could also be added (either an entirely different dialog or just another level to the roster). an overview screen or something.