Why Is This Player Ineligible for Playoff Roster?

[RchW]

Originally Posted by nyy26wc

No. The player has to be UP on that date.

At least he used to have to be, until Brian Cashman found the loophole. Now, as a practical matter, he just has to be on the 40 man roster on 8/31. There's a loophole that allows you to replace an injured player with anyone who was on the 40 man on 8/31. The only limit is a non P has to be replaced by a non P and a P has to be replaced by a P.

OOTP doesn't allow that loophole.

It's not really a loophole now since it is part of the rule. OOTP is more liberal for most of the replacement player eligibility but misses the critical in-series replacement available IRL.

OOTP also screws up eligible replacements for 60-day DL. Because these players are taken off the 40-man roster they show as ineligible for the playoffs. The work around is not to use the 60-day DL after roster expansion.

More work is needed on this feature.

[Leo_The_Lip]

Originally Posted by Fyrestorm3

I still want to know why he couldn't find the Playoff Roster Eligibility option...

I could not find this either when a similar faux pas happened to me last week.

I also simply moved on without my #2 starter.

[akw4572]

Well, heck, you learn something new every day. Thanks guys.

[Xpert7777]

Originally Posted by rpriske

While it WAS his mistake, I don't think asking that the game send out a reminder (like it does for those other important dates mentioned) is an unreasonable enhancement request.

I agree a little reminder would be nice.

[Le Grande Orange]

Originally Posted by nyy26wc

No. The player has to be UP on that date.

At least he used to have to be, until Brian Cashman found the loophole. Now, as a practical matter, he just has to be on the 40 man roster on 8/31. There's a loophole that allows you to replace an injured player with anyone who was on the 40 man on 8/31. The only limit is a non P has to be replaced by a non P and a P has to be replaced by a P.

There is no "loophole". The real-life rules provide that an eligible player injured and unable to play at the time the post-season begins can be replaced provided that (a) the club certifies to the commissioner's office that the player is indeed injured; (b) the replacement player was in the club's minor league organization from Aug. 31st through to the end of the regular season; (c) the replacement player is on the 40-man roster (if not on it already he would have to be added to it before he could play in the post-season); and (d) the commissioner's office approves the replacement.

The restriction requiring a pitcher to replace a pitcher and a non-pitcher to replace a non-pitcher was removed in 2007. Also at that time the ability to replace a player injured during a post-season series was added. Such replacement operates under the same principles as replacing an injured player before a post-season series except that the pitcher for pitcher and non-pitcher for non-pitcher restriction applies.

As to players on the DL as of Aug. 31st being playoff eligible, that's due to the assumption that, had they not been injured, they would have been with the club and on the roster. They are, in essence, given the benefit of the doubt.