Fictional/Historical - Reserve Clause Era rules and minor league free agency

Mordrehl · 02-10-2015, 11:23 AM

Ok upgraded from OOTP14 to 15 since it's on sale. Started a new fictional league in 1905 with 5 levels of Minor Leagues and Feeder Leagues. Nothing too extravagant.

I have reserve era rules enabled, so free agency should not be happening ... yet every year a small handful of players in the minor leagues are going to free agency ....

am I missing something? The only thing I can think it might be caused by, is that I used a league template from OOTP14 and the financials are "messed" up on the backend somewhere ... going to test with a fresh made fictional league tonight

Anybody else expreience this?

Richard Stallworth · 02-10-2015, 04:58 PM

How did you enable "Reserve Era" rules? I'm trying to start in the 1890s
playing a fictional version of the old American Association. I see references to "free agents" and "contract negotiations." Not in the 1890s
with people like John T. Brush as a team owner. I'm also still having problems creating the right demographics for my league.

The Game · 02-10-2015, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mordrehl

Ok upgraded from OOTP14 to 15 since it's on sale. Started a new fictional league in 1905 with 5 levels of Minor Leagues and Feeder Leagues. Nothing too extravagant.

I have reserve era rules enabled, so free agency should not be happening ... yet every year a small handful of players in the minor leagues are going to free agency ....

am I missing something? The only thing I can think it might be caused by, is that I used a league template from OOTP14 and the financials are "messed" up on the backend somewhere ... going to test with a fresh made fictional league tonight

Anybody else expreience this?

What do you have on the screen below? I have option years enabled so I do have some minor league FA's.

The Game · 02-10-2015, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard Stallworth

How did you enable "Reserve Era" rules? I'm trying to start in the 1890s
playing a fictional version of the old American Association. I see references to "free agents" and "contract negotiations." Not in the 1890s
with people like John T. Brush as a team owner. I'm also still having problems creating the right demographics for my league.

League settings - Financials must be at league creation or preseason.

Mordrehl · 02-24-2015, 10:34 PM

Sorry for the late reply ... I sorted it out. It had to have been something with the OOTP14 template I used, started from scratch and it's fine now

However ... now I'm going crazy because I'm historical rookies popping up yet I don't have those options enabled in any of the leagues active in my game :P

02-10-2015, 11:23 AM	#1
Mordrehl Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 203	Fictional/Historical - Reserve Clause Era rules and minor league free agency Ok upgraded from OOTP14 to 15 since it's on sale. Started a new fictional league in 1905 with 5 levels of Minor Leagues and Feeder Leagues. Nothing too extravagant. I have reserve era rules enabled, so free agency should not be happening ... yet every year a small handful of players in the minor leagues are going to free agency .... am I missing something? The only thing I can think it might be caused by, is that I used a league template from OOTP14 and the financials are "messed" up on the backend somewhere ... going to test with a fresh made fictional league tonight Anybody else expreience this?

02-10-2015, 04:58 PM	#2
Richard Stallworth Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 4	"Reserve Era" rules How did you enable "Reserve Era" rules? I'm trying to start in the 1890s playing a fictional version of the old American Association. I see references to "free agents" and "contract negotiations." Not in the 1890s with people like John T. Brush as a team owner. I'm also still having problems creating the right demographics for my league.

02-24-2015, 10:34 PM	#5
Mordrehl Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 203	Sorry for the late reply ... I sorted it out. It had to have been something with the OOTP14 template I used, started from scratch and it's fine now However ... now I'm going crazy because I'm historical rookies popping up yet I don't have those options enabled in any of the leagues active in my game :P