off-season &/or spring training injuries; international imports/exports

Filthy Slider · 11-08-2004, 10:48 AM

Are these already in the game somewhere and I just haven't noticed yet?

I wouldn't want too many of them to happen to my team...but, to be realistic, it would, to me, be a welcome addition.

And, on a not entirely dissimmilar note:
Free agents that choose to go overseas the following year to play in Japan or (insert other country..possibly ficticious...here)

And, on a similar note to that:
Godzillas and Ichiros and El Duque's
Sure, we can edit in new free agents...but, it would be a fun thing, IMO, to have the possibility that one or two major 'prospects' could sometimes show up as free agents during an off-season period (nice if there was a news item or report log somewhere so that any players coming to the league as "fully-grown" free agents could be easily noticed).
Definitely would give a different sort of career arc. Rich teams would probably get a bit more of an advantage from the ability to sign such pre-developed rookies (if playing without salary caps) than they already do...unless the new free agent wanted to live close to his family (assuming they moved with him, etc.)

Filthy Slider · 11-08-2004, 12:22 PM

rather than simply being added to free agent pool...any international pre-developed rookies (possibly stars in their native countries) could, instead, approach someone from the franchise of a certain big market team and try to work out a deal with just that team...then, possibly moving on to second choice of team, etc.

others could simply go free agency, but, it seems that in non-real-computer baseball, that players are coming to North America already signed by a particular team.

Also, it would be nice to have the option [yeah, yet another option...and, another toggle situation at that] to not have international or 'fully-developed' rookies entering the league during an offseason as a natural course of game mechanics if such a game element were ever developed.

11-08-2004, 10:48 AM	#1
Filthy Slider Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 467	off-season &/or spring training injuries; international imports/exports Are these already in the game somewhere and I just haven't noticed yet? I wouldn't want too many of them to happen to my team...but, to be realistic, it would, to me, be a welcome addition. And, on a not entirely dissimmilar note: Free agents that choose to go overseas the following year to play in Japan or (insert other country..possibly ficticious...here) And, on a similar note to that: Godzillas and Ichiros and El Duque's Sure, we can edit in new free agents...but, it would be a fun thing, IMO, to have the possibility that one or two major 'prospects' could sometimes show up as free agents during an off-season period (nice if there was a news item or report log somewhere so that any players coming to the league as "fully-grown" free agents could be easily noticed). Definitely would give a different sort of career arc. Rich teams would probably get a bit more of an advantage from the ability to sign such pre-developed rookies (if playing without salary caps) than they already do...unless the new free agent wanted to live close to his family (assuming they moved with him, etc.)

11-08-2004, 12:22 PM	#2
Filthy Slider Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 467	rather than simply being added to free agent pool...any international pre-developed rookies (possibly stars in their native countries) could, instead, approach someone from the franchise of a certain big market team and try to work out a deal with just that team...then, possibly moving on to second choice of team, etc. others could simply go free agency, but, it seems that in non-real-computer baseball, that players are coming to North America already signed by a particular team. Also, it would be nice to have the option [yeah, yet another option...and, another toggle situation at that] to not have international or 'fully-developed' rookies entering the league during an offseason as a natural course of game mechanics if such a game element were ever developed.