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Originally Posted by Astroboy
Some really good relievers can be claimed on the first day of the offseason via waivers and I really don't understand why this happens. Is this a bug?
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The AI putting decent to good players on waivers (or releasing them) has been a long standing issue with this game. There have been countless threads asking the same question you are asking.
Even Markus
admitted that he "
...would love the perfect (yet still adjustable) AI for trading / roster management etc. But this is pretty much impossible."
One of my house rules is if I see a decent to good young player put on waivers, I'm not allowed to claim him - I have to work out a trade for that player. And of course, with trade setting set at very hard, it will cost me one or more good players in return to trade for that guy.
Check out some discussions about minor league active roster size limits. That can definitely have an impact on AI roster management.