[t-bone shuffle]

Originally Posted by NoOne

even though not exactly as you want it.. just plop some names in the empty slots... still have to drag and drop anyway on game day lineups... but you don't have to re-do everything.

actually, even less wor 1/x times... because sometimes the guy you have there will be the choice... but same effort to drag someone over a pre-filled slot in lineup at game start or if it is empty as it was in the past. don't leave empty slots and no problems - in the meantime.

Thanks. I'm fully aware of the options to override the issue.

What I was hoping to glean from this was an understanding if this is a bug, or an intentional change. I'm still leaning/hoping it's a bug. Partly because I do this with minor league teams as well, and I almost never see my minor league managers use an unreasonable lineup despite the empty spots. In fact I do this at these levels specifically to monitor what the manager does/thinks.

Regardless, I'll let it go now. I'll continue to hope that this is temporary, but I'm experienced enough to know that when the Dev's go silent on a little matter (and it is a little matter, relatively) such as this, continuing to push has no consequences.

Thanks again. Any other input, from any source, would be appreciated.