Totally frustrated with this. When I import one at a time from the Spritze database using the regular lahman ID (e.g. ruthba01,1927), everything works peachy keen, easy peezy. When I import one at a time using a non-lahman ID e.g. Shohei Otani (ID: OtaniSh31J, season year: 2012 [I always import the year prior to the Spritze debut year, which is usually somewhere around a player's age 18 season, because my draft occurs in the November prior to the player's debut season]), everything gets fubared. The import succeeds, but he has no real life stats to base his ratings on, so he comes in playing a random position, unable to play defense and unable to hit. He doesn't pitch either...because no real life stats.
But wait there's more, and this one reeeally baffles me. When I try to use the "OR select text file containing numerous entries:" feature, and select my .txt file, it says the import was successful...Yet no players show up on the free agents page. So I decided to try to assign him to a team e.g. OtaniSh31J,2012,BOS - no dice. I don't know what else to do here, but I sure am frustrated.
Apologies for my negative tone, but this is ridiculous.
EDIT: I just used a .txt file with players that have normal lahman IDs (i.e. major leaguers and other players that use the ruthba01 format), and all the players imported correctly, with proper real life stats, which results in ratings that suit the said players. I give up.
