[Kelric]

Originally Posted by stickball

1. When I switch a player's position their overall and potential star ratings often drop dramatically, even though there's no actual change in the player's ratings. For example, I drafted a 4.0/4.0 2B who had a much higher fielding score at 1B than at 2B, planning to use him to play 1B. When I switched his position on the player screen his overall/potential ratings dropped to 2.5/2.5. What's that all about?

You have your game set to give stars to players based on their positions rather than as compared to all players (I go with by position, myself). First base is where a lot of sluggers wind up, so he may just be an average offensive first baseman but a pretty good offensive second baseman in comparison to his peers.

[quote]2. When I do the inaugural draft, my scouts keep recommending that I draft mediocre to average players, even when there's still 5 and 4.5-star players available. Is there a reason for that or do my scouts just suck? Also, why do middle relievers take forever to get drafted? And I guess third, what types of players should I prioritize on snagging early in the draft?

I keep scouts turned off, so I'll skip that. MRs tend not to get drafted quickly because, well, they're MRs. Though the game does underestimate good MRs by not realizing they can become CLs rather easily. As for what type of players you should prioritize, that depends on a lot of factors. Players up the middle are important - C, SS, 2B, CF. Good starting pitching is important. Power corner guys can be important... not helpful, I know.

3. I'm still not entirely sure how the waiver system works. I got from the manual that you need to put a player through the waivers process before you can do certain things with them (like move them to the minors). However, how do you get them off the waivers list once they've cleared the process? When I try to drag them off it comes back with a message saying something like "move players to the bottom half of this page to remove them from the waivers list". I'm not really sure what it's trying to tell me to do.

Thanks a lot for the help.

See the white bar at the bottom of the transaction screen? Click and drag them there. Just remember that they may still be sitting in the Designated For Assignment screen as well.