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Originally Posted by Greymantle
I stopped using spring training because at the start of each spring training the AI will put all the players you have that have a contract on your roster. This includes all minor league players. If there is a way around this I couldn't find it so I stopped using spring training. I thought you would like to know if not never mind.  |
At the beginning of ST the AI places all players
on your 40-man roster on your ST roster. This mirrors real life where there is not Active roster during the off-season only the 40-man roster so all 40-man roster players go to ST. If also causes players sent back to the minors during/after ST to use a MLB option, again mirroring MLB. The idea of options is to not allow a team to keep a player indefinitely while on the 40-man roster. You basically get 3 seasons (STs) to try out a guy and return him to the minors and after ST #4 you either keep him up of expose him to waivers to DFA him. Same usage of options if you add a guy to the 40 during the season and bring him up then send him down. Only 1 option is used per season.
edit: I'm not sure how things work if you are using reserve rosters