First round draft picks not signing contracts...

[kenyan_cheena]

Can someone enlighten me on why this happens? Had some top ten players in my league not sign a contract before the cutoff date. A bit puzzling that a team would draft a player so high and not sign them.

[ohiodevil]

Originally Posted by kenyan_cheena

Can someone enlighten me on why this happens? Had some top ten players in my league not sign a contract before the cutoff date. A bit puzzling that a team would draft a player so high and not sign them.

How many did not sign? Are they High School players? How many seasons have you played through? It happens all the time in real baseball where players won't sign because of various reasons.

Granted in real life, a team would do their homework on a top draft pick to see if they would sign, but I don't think that is coded in the game yet.

[kenyan_cheena]

I'll check on it when I get home tonight. Thanks.

[TuckerDuckson]

I sometimes do this but if it's a weak class of draftees then I draft a guy who is impossible to sign just to get the extra comp pick for next year

[saturn2187]

Originally Posted by TuckerDuckson

I sometimes do this but if it's a weak class of draftees then I draft a guy who is impossible to sign just to get the extra comp pick for next year

Why would it matter if a player is impossible to sign or not? Even if he was very easy to sign, couldn't you simply not make him an offer?

[ohiodevil]

Originally Posted by saturn2187

Why would it matter if a player is impossible to sign or not? Even if he was very easy to sign, couldn't you simply not make him an offer?

Guys who are listed as Impossible to sign will break off negotiations with you if you make them a low offer, then you get the compensation pick because they didn't sign.