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Old 12-29-2012, 07:47 PM   #8
Cinnamon J. Scudworth
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Originally Posted by Charlie Hough View Post
The distinction is exactly as you described. I almost always play historical leagues with no minors, so I had no idea whether minor league teams can sign free agents. But, as Righty Groove pointed out, I suspect that only unaffiliated minor league teams can sign free agents. And this is completely unrealistic, because minor league teams sign unattached free agents for veteran leadership or depth in real life.
In the situation I described, the minor league team was affiliated. So it seems to happen.

Edit: My confusion about your question came because I've always used minor leagues, and I've always seen the AI teams sign players to fill out their minor league rosters, but I've never noticed whether OOTP records the transaction as being done at the organizational level or the affiliate level -- it seemed sort of irrelevant in a gameplay sense. But it seems that they are recorded as signings at the affiliate level.
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