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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn
OK, I changed it... let's see how it works out  ... 7,953 is a good number. |
Hallelujah! Praise Markus! This one thing made me so mad every time I was reminded of it. I'm so thankful it's been thrown out. Now let's just hope he never brings it back.
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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn
OK, an update.
The following things have been fixed in the meantime:
- FA compensation: There is now a supplemental round in the draft, and the compensation rules follow real life.
- Arbitration: You now submit contract amounts, and the arbitrator decides. If no offer is made, the player becomes a FA. Super-2 players are supported as well. Also, 'normal' potential free agents have to be offered arbitration as well if you want to get a compensation pick, following current MLB rules.
- The AI is now more agressive claiming players from waivers.
- Pitching prospects are valued higher now
- Improved player creation code (more utility players and position ratings make more sense now)
- Improved player development (removed player performance in the calculation if a talent change happens)
- Players are now more likely to test free agency (less extensions = better FA class)
- Improved injuries... more short-term, less long-term (I'll look into the CEI later)
That's it for now... I'll continue to keep you posted on the progress |
Impressive list, but a few concerns:
-I hope the having to offer arbitration amounts will be optional. I just think that's verging on the realm of stuff many of us would rather not be bothered with. I know it's not how baseball does it, but I'd also like the option of having the judge pick the arbitration amount. Maybe you can just give us the first option, but call it the judge gets to pick option.
-While I'm pleased that short and long term injuries will be tweaked, I'd really like the ability to fully tweak the frequencies of all injuries ourselves. That, and I hope we do away with the instant CEIs as that is incredibly frustrating and unrealistic. Give us at least some hope that they can come back. As others have said, maybe the entire injury model needs to be re-worked because there's not much to like about it as it is.