Losing of Draft picks through FA

Cubfan2001 · 10-10-2008, 01:35 PM

I was wondering when do I lose or gain draft picks? When doing FA.... reason I ask is when a team signed Magglio Ordonez (who I had on my team) I gained a draft pick but when I picked up a player like Carl Crawford I lost a pick... however I didnt lose a pick for every FA I picked up.... so is there a way for me to know ahead of time when Im going to lose a pick or gain a pick?

ejbucs · 10-10-2008, 01:43 PM

This link explains the process.

Draft Pick Compensation

Cubfan2001 · 10-10-2008, 02:37 PM

What happens then if I try to sign two Type A or Type B players then and only have one 1st round pick? Will I not be allowed to get two Type A players?

ejbucs · 10-10-2008, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Cubfan2001

What happens then if I try to sign two Type A or Type B players then and only have one 1st round pick? Will I not be allowed to get two Type A players?

Pretty sure you only lose the pick for the first FA you sign. So the most you can lose is 2 picks, a 1st rounder for a Type A and a 2nd rounder for a Type B, no matter how many players you sign.

Cubfan2001 · 10-10-2008, 04:06 PM

I know this is probably so simple to find and I believe I read it somewhere but I cant remember... now that im into a new season.... how do I find last seasons league leaders... like who had the best BA last season and saves and ERA's etc.

Cubfan2001 · 10-10-2008, 11:13 PM

So any idea where I can find it?? I want to pick up last years best closer...

Cubfan2001 · 10-11-2008, 01:46 PM

Okay after looking through most of the game for this... is the only way to do it is doing an almanac or am I missing something?

Flying Dutchmen · 10-12-2008, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Cubfan2001

I know this is probably so simple to find and I believe I read it somewhere but I cant remember... now that im into a new season.... how do I find last seasons league leaders... like who had the best BA last season and saves and ERA's etc.

For any year, you can click on History -> the league link for a year (i.e. AL, NL) and then you'll be on the Stats Leaders screen and scroll down for the top 5 in a lot of stats including BA, ERA, Saves, for that league. If you glance at the two pages for AL and NL (provided you're running a regular MLB setup), you'll be set.

Cubfan2001 · 10-12-2008, 07:38 PM

Thanks so much... now how does it work for all time HR leaders and so forth when I go really deep into the future?

tysok · 10-12-2008, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Cubfan2001

Thanks so much... now how does it work for all time HR leaders and so forth when I go really deep into the future?

That's under history too. Instead of going down and clicking a league link for a year you'd hit "leaderboards" at the top of that screen. Just above whatever "league history index". Then you can click season or career to see the top 100 or so.

So through the league links I can see that the best HR hitter in the AL in 2027 was Billy Fox with 64... through leaderboards I can see the best HR season was 65 in 2015 by Jesus Orozco. Billy Fox's 64 was tied for 2nd all time for a season. Derek Bishop hit 65 in 2042 and Tony May hit 64 in 2032. I can then see that Billy Fox hit 676 HRs in his career, 3rd place all time having played from 2026 to 2041.

And it's currently July 20, 2056.

10-10-2008, 01:35 PM	#1
Cubfan2001 Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 416	Losing of Draft picks through FA I was wondering when do I lose or gain draft picks? When doing FA.... reason I ask is when a team signed Magglio Ordonez (who I had on my team) I gained a draft pick but when I picked up a player like Carl Crawford I lost a pick... however I didnt lose a pick for every FA I picked up.... so is there a way for me to know ahead of time when Im going to lose a pick or gain a pick?

10-10-2008, 01:43 PM	#2
ejbucs Minors (Single A) Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 77	This link explains the process. Draft Pick Compensation __________________ Baseball Maelstrom Sr - Anaheim Angels Baseball Maelstrom Jr - Pittsburgh Pirates

10-10-2008, 02:37 PM	#3
Cubfan2001 Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 416	What happens then if I try to sign two Type A or Type B players then and only have one 1st round pick? Will I not be allowed to get two Type A players?

10-10-2008, 04:06 PM	#5
Cubfan2001 Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 416	I know this is probably so simple to find and I believe I read it somewhere but I cant remember... now that im into a new season.... how do I find last seasons league leaders... like who had the best BA last season and saves and ERA's etc.

10-10-2008, 11:13 PM	#6
Cubfan2001 Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 416	So any idea where I can find it?? I want to pick up last years best closer...

10-11-2008, 01:46 PM	#7
Cubfan2001 Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 416	Okay after looking through most of the game for this... is the only way to do it is doing an almanac or am I missing something?

10-12-2008, 07:38 PM	#9
Cubfan2001 Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 416	Thanks so much... now how does it work for all time HR leaders and so forth when I go really deep into the future?