Can Anybody Explain This or is it a Bug?

[james17]

Just finished the June amateur draft. As usual my scout was drafting 1 star players (potential) towards the end.

But somehow the free agent pool has become a gold mine of leftover amateurs. How can this be?

[robert2]

I'm gonna assume that maybe those guys were very hard to sign.

[james17]

Originally Posted by robert2

I'm gonna assume that maybe those guys were very hard to sign.

I've signed 4 as free agents who just wanted a minor league contract. No haggling. They all want $410,000 to sign and I've offered $350,000 and they signed with no problem.

[james17]

Help! Has anybody ever seen this happen?

[grmagne]

Originally Posted by james17

Help! Has anybody ever seen this happen?

I have a similar issue in my fictional league, but slightly different. A lot of teams draft players and then release them within a few months. And my scouts think a lot are great prospects, so I have 25+ great prospects to sign. They mostly have low intelligence & work ethic, though. And I can only accommodate so many guys in my rookie league teams, so I just sign a few.

[james17]

Originally Posted by grmagne

I have a similar issue in my fictional league, but slightly different. A lot of teams draft players and then release them within a few months. And my scouts think a lot are great prospects, so I have 25+ great prospects to sign. They mostly have low intelligence & work ethic, though. And I can only accommodate so many guys in my rookie league teams, so I just sign a few.

Most of them do have low work ethic and intelligence, but I was able to find and sign a few with high ratings in those areas.

KInda seems like a bug and/or an exploit.

[MrWideFrame]

That shouldn't be happening.

Did you put limits on the lower minors (roster size, age limits)?

[james17]

Originally Posted by MrWideFrame

That shouldn't be happening.

Did you put limits on the lower minors (roster size, age limits)?

No there's no limit.

[MrBojangles]

My fictional league has similar (though not as extreme) "leftovers" every year. I always thought I was just a smart manager for diving straight into the FA pool after the draft!

[james17]

Originally Posted by MrBojangles

My fictional league has similar (though not as extreme) "leftovers" every year. I always thought I was just a smart manager for diving straight into the FA pool after the draft!

I know what you're saying. Same here. I have a fictional league too with the MLB teams and structure. Only the player names are fictional. Guess we're not such great GMs after all.

[MrWideFrame]

Originally Posted by james17

No there's no limit.

Hmm...I'm not sure why it is happening then. I sometimes see promising guys show up in the FA but not like that. I sign them but it always feels a little gamey to me.

[james17]

Originally Posted by MrWideFrame

Hmm...I'm not sure why it is happening then. I sometimes see promising guys show up in the FA but not like that. I sign them but it always feels a little gamey to me.

I agree. It is gamey to a point. Most of these guys have work ethic or intelligence problems but there are definitely a few very good prospects there.

[fcabanski]

The scout assessments aren't necessarily accurate.

[james17]

Originally Posted by fcabanski

The scout assessments aren't necessarily accurate.

Thanks and I now see that that's what's causing this. Shoot I thought my scout was pretty good until I saw your answer.