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Originally Posted by ra7c7er
I don't think so.
Most guys know they will never make the big club. So depending on the money the indy league offer could be better.
I'd agree that high potential guys should probably take the minor league contract with a MLB team but not everyone across the board. Most players, IMO, would take the best offer.
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Disagree.
In real life, there are lots of guys out there, that a indy league would be happy to sign, that prefer no deal to signing with an Indy team. Not high-potential guys, but just established AAA/AAAA types -- e.g. Kevin Slowey, Scott Hairston, those kinds of guys. IRL a very few of those guys will go to the Indy leagues -- usually on short term contracts that they can opt out of -- but most of them will prefer to just wait for an offer from organized ball.
Think about it from the players POV: signing with an indy league team to a full-year contract (the only kind in OOTP) means spending six months on a bus, dealing with crappy facilities, being away from your family, making $3k a month. Signing a minor-league deal with organized ball likely means the same thing -- except that if an injury happens and the big club needs a spare part, they'll make ~$20,000 for spending a single week on the 40-man roster.
There is simply nothing Indy ball that can offer that compares to that. For 23 year olds trying to get back on the ladder and who have nothing else going on, indy ball makes sense. For 30 year olds with a wife and kids, and an established baseball resume, not so much. He's better off staying in shape and letting his agent work the phones.