How do you sign a Tryout Offer (TO) player at end of camp

Jiggs McGee · 05-03-2023, 01:24 PM

Fictional online league and I have several players listed as on tryout offers. Training camp is at its end and I am trying to sign one of them but am told I can't because he is under contract to a team in a minor league. Each of the TO players give the same response

It is a fictional setup with 1 pro league and 2 minor leagues. I am the GM of a pro league team and the players invited to tryouts were all under minor league team contracts.

I looked in the online manual and there is no mention of tryouts, or even what the TO shortform means that I could find at all.

JeffR · 05-03-2023, 09:33 PM

Normally, you can just give the tryout player a contract offer, but in this case, it's not letting you do that because your league honors the contracts of the league(s) they're in - that will prevent you from signing any players from that league, whether or not they're on a tryout. That doesn't prevent the tryout from occurring, since the tryout doesn't permanently remove the player from the other team, but you still won't be able to sign the player as you would if he were e.g. a free agent with no contract at all.

mjj55409 · 05-04-2023, 09:28 AM

Just wondering if there is a point even doing tryouts in this case then.

Tiger Fan · 05-04-2023, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mjj55409

Just wondering if there is a point even doing tryouts in this case then.

In our league setup I would say there is no reason to do them.

JeffR · 05-08-2023, 04:57 AM

In this case, it would be better to use tryouts on free agents who aren't signed to any team.

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Jiggs McGee All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 677	How do you sign a Tryout Offer (TO) player at end of camp Fictional online league and I have several players listed as on tryout offers. Training camp is at its end and I am trying to sign one of them but am told I can't because he is under contract to a team in a minor league. Each of the TO players give the same response It is a fictional setup with 1 pro league and 2 minor leagues. I am the GM of a pro league team and the players invited to tryouts were all under minor league team contracts. I looked in the online manual and there is no mention of tryouts, or even what the TO shortform means that I could find at all. Attached Images __________________ Lead Columnist of The Figment Sporting Journal The Scripture of Sports Last edited by Jiggs McGee; 05-03-2023 at 01:41 PM.

05-04-2023, 09:28 AM	#3
mjj55409 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,166	Just wondering if there is a point even doing tryouts in this case then. __________________ FABL -- Chicago Chiefs

05-03-2023, 09:33 PM	#2
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 17,434	Normally, you can just give the tryout player a contract offer, but in this case, it's not letting you do that because your league honors the contracts of the league(s) they're in - that will prevent you from signing any players from that league, whether or not they're on a tryout. That doesn't prevent the tryout from occurring, since the tryout doesn't permanently remove the player from the other team, but you still won't be able to sign the player as you would if he were e.g. a free agent with no contract at all.

05-08-2023, 04:57 AM	#5
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 17,434	In this case, it would be better to use tryouts on free agents who aren't signed to any team.