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CobaltJays · 03-02-2007, 09:42 AM

dola

Thinking about this, I’m not sure what purpose options are supposed to serve in the game in their presently broken state. It seems like much of the heavy lifting has been transferred to minor league free agency, which isn’t working properly either (as noted earlier in this thread).

Here are a couple scenarios illustrating why these two features desperately need to be fixed:

1) You have a minor league player who hasn’t done much in his career since you drafted him. However, in his fifth year in your minor league system, he finally starts to develop and becomes a solid prospect. At the end of that year, you decide to put him on your 40-man roster and protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He’s still not quite ready for the big leagues and he still needs some time in the minors to develop.

Here’s where the game and real life diverge: In real life, he would be yours for another three years before he even needed to set foot in the major leagues because he's on the 40-man roster. In the game, however, you could lose him after just one more year due to minor league free agency.

2) Due to injuries, your major league club is desperate for a pitcher. You just drafted a guy in June who looks almost ready for the major leagues. You decide to add him to the 40-man roster and call him up to the big leagues. Once August rolls around your staff is healthy and you option the rookie back to the minors.

The game/real life divergence: In real life, by calling this guy up right after being drafted, you only have the ability to send him down to the minors for two more seasons before you have to expose him to waivers. In the game, you can hang onto him for six years before minor league free agency kicks in for him.

As things stand now, if Solonor’s descriptions are accurate, the game does a terrible job of replicating real-life roster rules. In some instances you’re not going to have a player as long as you’re rightfully entitled to, and in others you can hang onto him for far too long. Fixing the game so that you have to option players to the minors before each season and making players on the 40-man roster ineligible for minor league free agency should be a top priority.

This game is trying to mimic how things are in real life in many ways, yet apparently a conscious decision has been made to keep the above things unrealistic. This is very disappointing, to say the least. These things should either be fixed or removed from the game altogether. Their current broken state is unacceptable.

03-02-2007, 09:42 AM	#24
CobaltJays All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 706	dola Thinking about this, I’m not sure what purpose options are supposed to serve in the game in their presently broken state. It seems like much of the heavy lifting has been transferred to minor league free agency, which isn’t working properly either (as noted earlier in this thread). Here are a couple scenarios illustrating why these two features desperately need to be fixed: 1) You have a minor league player who hasn’t done much in his career since you drafted him. However, in his fifth year in your minor league system, he finally starts to develop and becomes a solid prospect. At the end of that year, you decide to put him on your 40-man roster and protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He’s still not quite ready for the big leagues and he still needs some time in the minors to develop. Here’s where the game and real life diverge: In real life, he would be yours for another three years before he even needed to set foot in the major leagues because he's on the 40-man roster. In the game, however, you could lose him after just one more year due to minor league free agency. 2) Due to injuries, your major league club is desperate for a pitcher. You just drafted a guy in June who looks almost ready for the major leagues. You decide to add him to the 40-man roster and call him up to the big leagues. Once August rolls around your staff is healthy and you option the rookie back to the minors. The game/real life divergence: In real life, by calling this guy up right after being drafted, you only have the ability to send him down to the minors for two more seasons before you have to expose him to waivers. In the game, you can hang onto him for six years before minor league free agency kicks in for him. As things stand now, if Solonor’s descriptions are accurate, the game does a terrible job of replicating real-life roster rules. In some instances you’re not going to have a player as long as you’re rightfully entitled to, and in others you can hang onto him for far too long. Fixing the game so that you have to option players to the minors before each season and making players on the 40-man roster ineligible for minor league free agency should be a top priority. This game is trying to mimic how things are in real life in many ways, yet apparently a conscious decision has been made to keep the above things unrealistic. This is very disappointing, to say the least. These things should either be fixed or removed from the game altogether. Their current broken state is unacceptable.