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Originally Posted by IsaacR
I think it has to be a semi-popular player who is from the region. Nobody cares if the 30 year old scrub you happened to sign to a minors deal is from Tampa or Anchorage, Alaska.
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Can someone confirm the eligibility of players for this goal? As the Braves (in 2016), I signed Jeff Francoeur (from Atlanta, GA) to a minor league deal (uhh to save money!) knowing I can promote him and he'll make the minimum. I did promote him, he didn't qualify for the owner goal. Then later on I completed a trade and found out my owner now believes Matt Moore is the "closest match", who's from Ft Walton Beach, FL (325 miles per google maps).
1. So, had I signed Francoeur to a major league deal, would he have qualified?
2. Does it not matter that Francoeur has a history in ATL in addition to it being his hometown (drafted in the first round by the Braves and came up through their system)? I feel like fans would have a positive reaction to signing a guy like this as a backup in the twilight of his career.
3. Moore is a high profile guy (IRL at least, my current game says he's unknown nationally and locally which seems like a different issue altogether) so in my owner's eyes, does that trump bringing in a hometown backup?