Any reason not to sign loads of free agents to minor league contracts

kwyjibo · 10-21-2020, 02:06 PM

Hi, so I'm new to both OOTP and baseball in general so apologies if this is a dumb question: When I look at free agents at the start of the season there are loads with decent/good potential while most of the players in my rookie or A- teams have half a star potential and poor current abilities(according to my scout). Given that minor league contracts don't appear to cost me anything is there any particular reason I shouldn't just sign up all these players, shove them into my minor league teams and see how they get on?

Rain King · 10-21-2020, 02:09 PM

They aren't going to develop unless they get playing time, so unless you are going to have a spot to play them it doesn't do much good to sign them.

Also, how old are they? At a certain point (somewhere around 24 or 25) it becomes much less likely they will do any developing.

kwyjibo · 10-21-2020, 05:15 PM

Thanks for your reply

10-21-2020, 02:06 PM	#1
kwyjibo Bat Boy Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 16	Any reason not to sign loads of free agents to minor league contracts Hi, so I'm new to both OOTP and baseball in general so apologies if this is a dumb question: When I look at free agents at the start of the season there are loads with decent/good potential while most of the players in my rookie or A- teams have half a star potential and poor current abilities(according to my scout). Given that minor league contracts don't appear to cost me anything is there any particular reason I shouldn't just sign up all these players, shove them into my minor league teams and see how they get on?

10-21-2020, 02:09 PM	#2
Rain King Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,072 Infractions: 1/1 (1)	They aren't going to develop unless they get playing time, so unless you are going to have a spot to play them it doesn't do much good to sign them. Also, how old are they? At a certain point (somewhere around 24 or 25) it becomes much less likely they will do any developing.

10-21-2020, 05:15 PM	#3
kwyjibo Bat Boy Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 16	Thanks for your reply