injury comebacks

ajenko80 · 07-25-2007, 11:54 PM

do players need some rehab time in the minors after coming back from an injury or are they automatically back to their best?

DrSatan · 07-26-2007, 01:47 AM

They don't need time in the minors from what I've seen. As far as performance, it depends on the player and injury. Sometimes ratings won't be affected at all, and sometimes they will take a hit, but I've never in 5 years of playing OOTP sent a player to the minors for a rehab assignment. It's an interesting idea though. I'm curious if anyone has tried it, and what kind of results they got. Maybe that could be in feature in future versions.

AirmenSmith · 07-26-2007, 06:00 AM

I too would like to see a rehab assignment added to the next game. I never thought about it before but it would be pretty cool. It would only be for players that had long injuries but it would be nice. The OP should put this in the suggestions forum.

injury log · 07-26-2007, 06:58 AM

There is, apparently, a hidden 'rust' rating that affects performance. Players who haven't played for a while may need some playing time to play up to their ability. The effect is often seen in bench players, who don't normally play quite as well as their ratings suggest. I don't know whether rust affects players coming off the DL, but it's certainly possible, in which case a few games in the minors might help to get them playing at full ability. That's the only benefit a minor league rehab assignment could have in the game now, and I'd guess it's a very small benefit, so I personally don't bother. In any event, you'd have to put any veteran through waivers to do it, which would often be a bad idea!

zukes · 07-26-2007, 08:12 AM

I've never noticed rust after an injury, usually because I am so happy to have the guy back, and I may just expect the guy to start slowly. I do however see it in all of my bench players who rarely get starts (outside of injuries and the ood time someone gets tired). They only see pinch hitting duty so most of them bat about .180-.220 when they should be .260-.280.

07-25-2007, 11:54 PM	#1
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07-26-2007, 06:00 AM	#3
AirmenSmith Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT Posts: 2,094	I too would like to see a rehab assignment added to the next game. I never thought about it before but it would be pretty cool. It would only be for players that had long injuries but it would be nice. The OP should put this in the suggestions forum. __________________ Come join me on my Twitch Channel for gaming at its excellence Twitch Link

07-26-2007, 01:47 AM	#2
DrSatan All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 627	They don't need time in the minors from what I've seen. As far as performance, it depends on the player and injury. Sometimes ratings won't be affected at all, and sometimes they will take a hit, but I've never in 5 years of playing OOTP sent a player to the minors for a rehab assignment. It's an interesting idea though. I'm curious if anyone has tried it, and what kind of results they got. Maybe that could be in feature in future versions.

07-26-2007, 06:58 AM	#4
injury log Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,162	There is, apparently, a hidden 'rust' rating that affects performance. Players who haven't played for a while may need some playing time to play up to their ability. The effect is often seen in bench players, who don't normally play quite as well as their ratings suggest. I don't know whether rust affects players coming off the DL, but it's certainly possible, in which case a few games in the minors might help to get them playing at full ability. That's the only benefit a minor league rehab assignment could have in the game now, and I'd guess it's a very small benefit, so I personally don't bother. In any event, you'd have to put any veteran through waivers to do it, which would often be a bad idea!

07-26-2007, 08:12 AM	#5
zukes All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London, Ont. Canada Posts: 1,106	I've never noticed rust after an injury, usually because I am so happy to have the guy back, and I may just expect the guy to start slowly. I do however see it in all of my bench players who rarely get starts (outside of injuries and the ood time someone gets tired). They only see pinch hitting duty so most of them bat about .180-.220 when they should be .260-.280.