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injury log · 02-19-2008, 02:56 PM

I haven't read what the manual has to say about waivers, but it sounds as if the manual is describing real life, not OOTP.

-in real life, there are a few types of waivers- the most commonly used are outright waivers, release waivers and Major League waivers. To remove a player from the 40-man roster, he must be placed on outright waivers, which are always irrevocable (it doesn't matter whether he's out of options). Some players- those with enough service time, those who have been outrighted once before in their career, and a few others- have the right to declare free agency if a team attempts to outright them.

-in OOTP, there is only one type of waiver (well, two, I think, but I'll get to that). To remove a player from the 40-man roster, he must be placed on OOTP waivers and designated for assignment. In OOTP, these waivers are *not* always irrevocable, unlike real life (they are only irrevocable in OOTP if the player is out of options). Unlike real life, players never declare free agency when outrighted, even if they ought to be entitled to do so.

So, the guy sitting in DFA in your game, who in real life would have become a free agent, there are two options: he can be released, or he can be put back on the active roster. It sounds to me as though you've used waivers correctly, at least for OOTP- there is no choice of 'type' of waiver in the game.

I mention that there seems to be a second kind of waiver in OOTP, which is like real life Major League waivers. When you try to trade someone after the trade deadline, in the game and in real life the player would need to clear Major League waivers. Unlike outright waivers, Major League waivers are revocable the first time they are requested during a waiver period (if you try to pass a guy through ML waivers a second time, the waivers are irrevocable in real life, though not in OOTP). The game seems to implement ML waivers automatically; if you try to trade after the deadline, and one of the players is claimed, it seems he is automatically removed from waivers without you needing to worry about it. Which is good- simple for everyone.

02-19-2008, 02:56 PM	#3
injury log Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,162	I haven't read what the manual has to say about waivers, but it sounds as if the manual is describing real life, not OOTP. -in real life, there are a few types of waivers- the most commonly used are outright waivers, release waivers and Major League waivers. To remove a player from the 40-man roster, he must be placed on outright waivers, which are always irrevocable (it doesn't matter whether he's out of options). Some players- those with enough service time, those who have been outrighted once before in their career, and a few others- have the right to declare free agency if a team attempts to outright them. -in OOTP, there is only one type of waiver (well, two, I think, but I'll get to that). To remove a player from the 40-man roster, he must be placed on OOTP waivers and designated for assignment. In OOTP, these waivers are not always irrevocable, unlike real life (they are only irrevocable in OOTP if the player is out of options). Unlike real life, players never declare free agency when outrighted, even if they ought to be entitled to do so. So, the guy sitting in DFA in your game, who in real life would have become a free agent, there are two options: he can be released, or he can be put back on the active roster. It sounds to me as though you've used waivers correctly, at least for OOTP- there is no choice of 'type' of waiver in the game. I mention that there seems to be a second kind of waiver in OOTP, which is like real life Major League waivers. When you try to trade someone after the trade deadline, in the game and in real life the player would need to clear Major League waivers. Unlike outright waivers, Major League waivers are revocable the first time they are requested during a waiver period (if you try to pass a guy through ML waivers a second time, the waivers are irrevocable in real life, though not in OOTP). The game seems to implement ML waivers automatically; if you try to trade after the deadline, and one of the players is claimed, it seems he is automatically removed from waivers without you needing to worry about it. Which is good- simple for everyone.