Oh boy..Just had a top prospect retire at the age of 22 (less than 2 months after being drafted)

Habsfan18 · 02-19-2014, 12:01 PM

I hadn't even noticed until almost a year later.

I was wondering why I could no longer find him on my 40-man roster. I was so busy with other GM duties that I hadn't even noticed him missing from my prospect list.

Oh, and for those wondering, I allow recently drafted players to be traded in my dynasty. That's how I acquired him.

Man, I acquired him thinking he was going to be the future ace of my staff.

PSUColonel · 02-19-2014, 01:07 PM

The part that is Really hard for me to wrap my head around is why he was immediately traded.

That's why I enabled the one year rule

Habsfan18 · 02-19-2014, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by PSUColonel

The part that is Really hard for me to wrap my head around is why he was immediately traded.

I allow recently drafted players to be traded in my dynasty. That was pretty much the only rule change I've made so far.

Maybe the Giants knew something I didn't, and that's why they were willing to trade him after drafting him?

Not sure if that's even possible in OOTP, but you never know.

Also, San Fransisco was REALLY high on DJ Davis.

PSUColonel · 02-19-2014, 02:29 PM

What trading difficulty are you using?

Habsfan18 · 02-19-2014, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by PSUColonel

What trading difficulty are you using?

Looks like I have it set to average, so right in the middle. Maybe I should up it to a higher difficulty?

I think it was more a matter of the Giants being super high on Davis, and that's why they were willing to part with a recently drafted top prospect. I believe they made me 5-6 different offers for DJ before the draft that year.

kingtut313 · 02-19-2014, 03:00 PM

i have DJ Davis in my San Diego save and he is a tremendous player

Habsfan18 · 02-19-2014, 03:05 PM

At least having this kid softens the blow a little. Doesn't look as promising, but still a good prospect.

Only thing I don't understand (and hopefully I'm not being a total noobie here) is that he's only 21 and already I'm forced to keep him on my 25-man roster as it says he must clear waivers to be sent down. He hasn't even played AA ball yet!

ihatenames · 02-19-2014, 03:09 PM

I guess he really didn't want to pitch for the Blue Jays.

byzeil · 02-19-2014, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Habsfan18

At least having this kid softens the blow a little. Doesn't look as promising, but still a good prospect.

Only thing I don't understand (and hopefully I'm not being a total noobie here) is that he's only 21 and already I'm forced to keep him on my 25-man roster as it says he must clear waivers to be sent down. He hasn't even played AA ball yet!

He was drafted in '13 and now it is '16. Why did you place him on your 40-man roster from the time he was drafted? That is the issue. Once you placed him on your 40-man roster he used an option each year when you sent him to the minors.

Habsfan18 · 02-19-2014, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by byzeil

He was drafted in '13 and now it is '16. Why did you place him on your 40-man roster from the time he was drafted? That is the issue. Once you placed him on your 40-man roster he used an option each year when you sent him to the minors.

Well, I'm a pretty big noob when it comes to minor league management. I guess I assumed I was "protecting" his services by putting him on the 40-man roster..

When exactly do I need to put players on the 40-man?

Cinnamon J. Scudworth · 02-19-2014, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Habsfan18

Well, I'm a pretty big noob when it comes to minor league management. I guess I assumed I was "protecting" his services by putting him on the 40-man roster..

When exactly do I need to put players on the 40-man?

When they become eligible for the Rule 5 draft. Putting them on the 40-man protects them from being drafted.

Sabres2000 · 02-19-2014, 05:31 PM

habsfan... how did u put that dark great as your back ground im using the default one which is a white and hard on the eyes..

Habsfan18 · 02-19-2014, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Sabres2000

habsfan... how did u put that dark great as your back ground im using the default one which is a white and hard on the eyes..

Go to your preferences, and pick the OOTP14 dark skin. It's in the game options, to the left of manager options.

markprior22 · 02-19-2014, 08:31 PM

"The Tall Tactician" at 5'11" lol

Habsfan18 · 02-19-2014, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by markprior22

"The Tall Tactician" at 5'11" lol

I thought that was pretty funny as well, so I kept it.

pallison14 · 02-20-2014, 01:13 PM

We've seen this happen several times in our online league. It's always to players that are ready for the majors, but still in AAA during the offseason. Which makes total sense from an organizational perspective - why would you start 40 man clock on a player you just drafted?

The first one we shrugged off - but when it happened again a year later - and then again to a player who was just the #1 overall pick, we nulled that setting.

There's a lot of good storyline features to boast about in OOTP 14 - I don't think this is one of them.

conception · 02-20-2014, 09:03 PM

It stinks that he lost his passion for the game, but with the best chin since Leno you can be sure he's got a lucrative career in late night TV ahead of him.

Habsfan18 · 02-20-2014, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by conception

It stinks that he lost his passion for the game, but with the best chin since Leno you can be sure he's got a lucrative career in late night TV ahead of him.

haha, absolutely!

02-19-2014, 03:00 PM	#6
kingtut313 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 163	i have DJ Davis in my San Diego save and he is a tremendous player __________________ Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything. - Toby Harrah

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Habsfan18 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 2,249	At least having this kid softens the blow a little. Doesn't look as promising, but still a good prospect. Only thing I don't understand (and hopefully I'm not being a total noobie here) is that he's only 21 and already I'm forced to keep him on my 25-man roster as it says he must clear waivers to be sent down. He hasn't even played AA ball yet! Attached Images

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ihatenames Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rockford Posts: 2,534	I guess he really didn't want to pitch for the Blue Jays. __________________ New Album coming soon!

02-20-2014, 01:13 PM	#16
pallison14 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 452	We've seen this happen several times in our online league. It's always to players that are ready for the majors, but still in AAA during the offseason. Which makes total sense from an organizational perspective - why would you start 40 man clock on a player you just drafted? The first one we shrugged off - but when it happened again a year later - and then again to a player who was just the #1 overall pick, we nulled that setting. There's a lot of good storyline features to boast about in OOTP 14 - I don't think this is one of them. __________________ Commissioner, NGBL - Putting the FUNK in defunct. New York (AL), UBL

02-19-2014, 12:01 PM	#1
Habsfan18 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 2,249	Oh boy..Just had a top prospect retire at the age of 22 (less than 2 months after being drafted) I hadn't even noticed until almost a year later. I was wondering why I could no longer find him on my 40-man roster. I was so busy with other GM duties that I hadn't even noticed him missing from my prospect list. Oh, and for those wondering, I allow recently drafted players to be traded in my dynasty. That's how I acquired him. Man, I acquired him thinking he was going to be the future ace of my staff. Attached Images

02-19-2014, 01:07 PM	#2
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,141	The part that is Really hard for me to wrap my head around is why he was immediately traded. That's why I enabled the one year rule

02-19-2014, 02:29 PM	#4
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,141	What trading difficulty are you using?

02-19-2014, 05:31 PM	#12
Sabres2000 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,022	habsfan... how did u put that dark great as your back ground im using the default one which is a white and hard on the eyes..

02-19-2014, 08:31 PM	#14
markprior22 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: springfield, illinois Posts: 1,243	"The Tall Tactician" at 5'11" lol

02-20-2014, 09:03 PM	#17
conception All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,150	It stinks that he lost his passion for the game, but with the best chin since Leno you can be sure he's got a lucrative career in late night TV ahead of him.