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BirdWatcher · 08-13-2019, 09:26 PM

Here is one explanation of how the Rule 5 Draft works:
https://www.baseballamerica.com/stor...-rule-5-draft/

I'm not sure how much OOTP follows all the details of this process, but yes, as qcbandits indicated, if a team which picked a player in the Rule 5 draft wishes to remove them from their active roster they must place them on waivers and then any other team can assume the responsibilities as outlined by the Rule 5 process for that player. If unclaimed, he can be offered back to his original team prior to the Rule 5 draft, who would then compensate the team who drafted that player half of the amount that the drafting team had originally been required to pay to the player's original team.
(The original team can reject him and just keep all the money and then he is free and clear a member of the drafting team with no Rule 5 strings attached.)

Again, I can't speak to the details of how this is handled in OOTP, but from what I can see qcbandits is not wrong about how this works in the MLB. (Per the OOTP manual, the fee that teams must pay for drafting a player in the Rule 5 draft is not modeled in OOTP.)

EDIT: Per OOTP manual: "In OOTP, Rule 5 draft picks are never offered back to their original franchise. You simply have to obey the roster rules defined below."

And the roster rules listed below are as follows: " Rule 5 Draft Roster Rules
There are a number of roster rules relating to Rule 5 drafts:

A team that wants to select a player in the Rule 5 draft must have at least one spot open on its secondary roster.
A player selected in the Rule 5 draft must remain on the selecting team's active roster or disabled list for the entire season.
A player who was drafted in the Rule 5 draft can be waived. If he is claimed, then the player must remain on the claiming team's active roster for the remainder of the season.
A player selected in the Rule 5 draft can be traded. The team that receives the player must keep the player on its active roster for the remainder of the season.
A player selected in the Rule 5 draft must spend 90 days on the active roster. This rule prevents teams from picking players and then dumping them on the disabled list for an entire season to avoid using an active roster spot. This rule can extend into the following season if necessary."

So according to the manual, it appears that the way the Rule 5 process is set up in OOTP does not allow for the move you described above "The player was released and correctly returned to the original team on their DFA." This is neither exactly the correct process in MLB or OOTP. So makes sense that it didn't work correctly for you.

08-13-2019, 09:26 PM	#17
BirdWatcher Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 4,263	Here is one explanation of how the Rule 5 Draft works: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stor...-rule-5-draft/ I'm not sure how much OOTP follows all the details of this process, but yes, as qcbandits indicated, if a team which picked a player in the Rule 5 draft wishes to remove them from their active roster they must place them on waivers and then any other team can assume the responsibilities as outlined by the Rule 5 process for that player. If unclaimed, he can be offered back to his original team prior to the Rule 5 draft, who would then compensate the team who drafted that player half of the amount that the drafting team had originally been required to pay to the player's original team. (The original team can reject him and just keep all the money and then he is free and clear a member of the drafting team with no Rule 5 strings attached.) Again, I can't speak to the details of how this is handled in OOTP, but from what I can see qcbandits is not wrong about how this works in the MLB. (Per the OOTP manual, the fee that teams must pay for drafting a player in the Rule 5 draft is not modeled in OOTP.) EDIT: Per OOTP manual: "In OOTP, Rule 5 draft picks are never offered back to their original franchise. You simply have to obey the roster rules defined below." And the roster rules listed below are as follows: " Rule 5 Draft Roster Rules There are a number of roster rules relating to Rule 5 drafts: A team that wants to select a player in the Rule 5 draft must have at least one spot open on its secondary roster. A player selected in the Rule 5 draft must remain on the selecting team's active roster or disabled list for the entire season. A player who was drafted in the Rule 5 draft can be waived. If he is claimed, then the player must remain on the claiming team's active roster for the remainder of the season. A player selected in the Rule 5 draft can be traded. The team that receives the player must keep the player on its active roster for the remainder of the season. A player selected in the Rule 5 draft must spend 90 days on the active roster. This rule prevents teams from picking players and then dumping them on the disabled list for an entire season to avoid using an active roster spot. This rule can extend into the following season if necessary." So according to the manual, it appears that the way the Rule 5 process is set up in OOTP does not allow for the move you described above "The player was released and correctly returned to the original team on their DFA." This is neither exactly the correct process in MLB or OOTP. So makes sense that it didn't work correctly for you. Last edited by BirdWatcher; 08-13-2019 at 09:34 PM. Reason: additional information from OOTP 20 manual.