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Originally Posted by ohiodevil
I mean the AI does purchase players from the Indy Leagues, they just wait a bit before they do it, but I have seen guys who were regulars in the majors sign with Indy league team and then end up getting picked up by a major league team and make a mini comeback.
I personally have a house rule where I do not purchase any players from the Indy or Australian league until June 1st and I have noticed that there are a decent number of guys getting signed, with almost all going to a teams AAA or AA team, but most are signed in late April or early May.
This past off season there was an OF that I traded for that had a good season, but he was too expensive for me so I let him walk and I noticed that he signed with an Australian team in November, and then signed with Cleveland after the ABL season ended, was kind of cool to see a guy go play "Winter Ball" and then sign a 3 year deal with a MLB team. I looked into this and noticed that it happens fairly often for guys who are easily MLB starter caliber play in the ABL and then sign a multi year deal with a MLB team.
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I love the idea of the feature...I just don't feel it's implemented well. Like you said...the AI WILL purchase players...but they wait so long that the human player can now essentially snatch up all the best talent uncontested.
You would think there'd be a better way to do this. You are also right, in that some players who are most certainly AAA talent (and therefore low MLB talent) are signing with Indy leagues for some reason. This may be the real crux of the issue.