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Old 03-25-2019, 10:40 AM   #4
ASURay
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Join Date: Jul 2010
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Originally Posted by Tieran View Post
I can answer this. In the old versions of OOTP by setting a SP as say a CF you could make them lose all value in the eyes of the AI. Meaning if I were to set Chris Sale as a CF I could trade for him with his contract 100% retained at the price of a half star scrub. Or if I wanted Adley Rutschman but didn't pick until the 24th pick I could set him as a reliever and guarantee he would be available at my pick.
I understand that you could use it to game the system. It was widely used to evaluate draft prospects that were set at "SP" but that were really "RP" (i.e., they only had two pitches and/or had poor stamina). It was a very useful feature.
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