Anyone able to tell me why...

[luckymann]

... this guy is R5 eligible? There's a bunch like him in a historical minors save.

[niu354]

Did you sign him as a free agent?

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by niu354

Did you sign him as a free agent?

Not sure how it's relevant, but no.

[niu354]

It’s relevant because players who get released and sign a new contract become rule 5 eligible regardless of their service time.

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by niu354

It’s relevant because players who get released and sign a new contract become rule 5 eligible regardless of their service time.

Only if it is a majors contract, which means they either have to be on the 40 or must go through the waiver / DFA process, no?

Interesting point you raise, all the same. Appreciate it.

G

[niu354]

No problem! It applies to minors as well, even if they don’t have 4-5 years of professional experience.

If you didn’t sign your guy from free agency, I can’t explain that though.

One more wrinkle, if you’re playing historical without a draft (pre-1965) I’m not sure how the game knows that the first year free agents aren’t rule 5.

[luckymann]

Originally Posted by niu354

No problem! It applies to minors as well, even if they don’t have 4-5 years of professional experience.

If you didn’t sign your guy from free agency, I can’t explain that though.

One more wrinkle, if you’re playing historical without a draft (pre-1965) I’m not sure how the game knows that the first year free agents aren’t rule 5.

Yeah, I am using a bit of a workaround here and also moving certain rookies manually onto their IRL team.

This guy was handled thusly. For some reason, I suspect this might be the reason behind it.

Which is annoying, because he's a legit rookie on a minors deal with the above service info, so he's not R5 eligible.

Equally annoying is the inability to remove him from this designation in commish mode. I'm sure you could do so at some stage, from memory simply by reducing their service time accordingly. Now you can only add them as a R5 roster spot so they must stay on the Active Roster.

First-world problems...

Cheers

G