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Charlie Hough · 12-03-2020, 04:54 PM

In my particular game, this has been happening with players in their late 20s and guys who are as good as 4-star players. Here's a quick sample of two star players and a few more were were unsigned on opening day, including one that wasn't signed for three more weeks.

29 year-old 3.5-star 2B/LF with 8/6/6/6/9 batting ratings and 5 for almost all fielding ratings
28 year-old 4-star OF with 7/6/5/5/9 batting and fielding ratings of 9/8/7

34 year-old 3-star 3B with 6/6/7/6/8 batting and fielding/def ratings of 5 to 9
28 year-old 2.5-star RF with 5/9/7/6/6 batting, fielding/def ratings of 6 to 7 and 4/10/9 on the bases
28 year-old 2.5-star OF/1B/2B with 4/4/6/6/6, fielding ratings of 5-8 and 7/10/9 on the bases
27 year-old 3-star SS/2B with 5/4/3/5/8 batting, fielding/def of mostly 8s and 9s, and 7/8/8 on the bases

Once they've been signed, these players have immediately become regulars, so there's no reason for teams to have waited so long to sign them. But this is just a partial list that doesn't include a number of other very solid players who are either better than players on major league rosters or certainly better than a lot of the players on teams' reserve lists, many of which are aging veterans with worse ratings.

12-03-2020, 04:54 PM	#3
Charlie Hough Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,640	In my particular game, this has been happening with players in their late 20s and guys who are as good as 4-star players. Here's a quick sample of two star players and a few more were were unsigned on opening day, including one that wasn't signed for three more weeks. 29 year-old 3.5-star 2B/LF with 8/6/6/6/9 batting ratings and 5 for almost all fielding ratings 28 year-old 4-star OF with 7/6/5/5/9 batting and fielding ratings of 9/8/7 34 year-old 3-star 3B with 6/6/7/6/8 batting and fielding/def ratings of 5 to 9 28 year-old 2.5-star RF with 5/9/7/6/6 batting, fielding/def ratings of 6 to 7 and 4/10/9 on the bases 28 year-old 2.5-star OF/1B/2B with 4/4/6/6/6, fielding ratings of 5-8 and 7/10/9 on the bases 27 year-old 3-star SS/2B with 5/4/3/5/8 batting, fielding/def of mostly 8s and 9s, and 7/8/8 on the bases Once they've been signed, these players have immediately become regulars, so there's no reason for teams to have waited so long to sign them. But this is just a partial list that doesn't include a number of other very solid players who are either better than players on major league rosters or certainly better than a lot of the players on teams' reserve lists, many of which are aging veterans with worse ratings. Last edited by Charlie Hough; 12-03-2020 at 05:51 PM.