Minor League Contracts

RBI Baseball · 05-22-2020, 09:31 PM

In spring training, I signed a couple of guys to minor league deals that would become guaranteed major league deals if they made the active roster before day 30 of the season. I had no intention of promoting them so the dollar value didn't matter much. None of them have spent a day in the majors, or on my 40 man roster, and yet all of the contracts are now guaranteed and on my payroll. How did I screw this up??

chrondon84 · 05-22-2020, 09:43 PM

Maybe they played in a spring training game and that counted?

diamond3017 · 05-22-2020, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by RBI Baseball

In spring training, I signed a couple of guys to minor league deals that would become guaranteed major league deals if they made the active roster before day 30 of the season. I had no intention of promoting them so the dollar value didn't matter much. None of them have spent a day in the majors, or on my 40 man roster, and yet all of the contracts are now guaranteed and on my payroll. How did I screw this up??

Same thing happened to me. I signed a guy to this type of contract, and two months later he was still in my organization. I released him shortly afterward, and then found out I was fully on the hook for his "major league" salary, even though I didn't even get the typical warning ("releasing this player will add $xxx to your player expenses") when I released him.

I think these contracts got screwed up in this version, and would recommend avoiding them. You're effectively signing a player to a minor league contract with a bonus.

CBeisbol · 05-22-2020, 11:27 PM

Someone should do a test

With screen shots

Then post it to the bug forum

jimmysthebestcop · 05-23-2020, 12:33 AM

Technically these contracts never worked correctly. Before they 100% become free agents. Should have at least had some chance to stay with a minor league contract. Just like player options aren't 100% the player always leaves. Its really high but every know and then they don't opt out.

But I do remember seeing a thread about this a couple patches ago someone else was complaining of the same thing. It just automatically become a major league contract instead of the player opting for free agency.

05-22-2020, 09:31 PM	#1
RBI Baseball Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 50	Minor League Contracts In spring training, I signed a couple of guys to minor league deals that would become guaranteed major league deals if they made the active roster before day 30 of the season. I had no intention of promoting them so the dollar value didn't matter much. None of them have spent a day in the majors, or on my 40 man roster, and yet all of the contracts are now guaranteed and on my payroll. How did I screw this up??

05-22-2020, 09:43 PM	#2
chrondon84 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 95	Maybe they played in a spring training game and that counted?

05-22-2020, 11:27 PM	#4
CBeisbol Banned Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Ban land in 3...2... Posts: 2,943	Someone should do a test With screen shots Then post it to the bug forum

05-23-2020, 12:33 AM	#5
jimmysthebestcop Banned Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 1,727 Infractions: 0/2 (5)	Technically these contracts never worked correctly. Before they 100% become free agents. Should have at least had some chance to stay with a minor league contract. Just like player options aren't 100% the player always leaves. Its really high but every know and then they don't opt out. But I do remember seeing a thread about this a couple patches ago someone else was complaining of the same thing. It just automatically become a major league contract instead of the player opting for free agency.