Question on commissioner powers

BaseballGoodToMe · 08-03-2018, 10:30 AM

Can a commissioner stop the waive/DFA process on a player? Also related question, how is the 40 man management AI in 19? I'm playing 18 and looking at a very good 25 year old who just this season picked up his first 24 days of ML service, pitched well, and is now being DFAed to make room for a returning player off the 60 day DL, while the team clings to older, less talented guys in the final years of their contracts.

eriqjaffe · 08-03-2018, 11:57 AM

Can't speak to the latter, but yes, the commissioner can manually assign a player to any team (doesn't matter if it's major or minor league), which circumvents the waiver / DFA process.

BaseballGoodToMe · 08-03-2018, 01:58 PM

Thanks, the Nationals almost lost their closer of the future because some vet long relivers thought they were above AAA.

eriqjaffe · 08-03-2018, 03:45 PM

One thing to note - if you manually assign the player to a minor league team it will change his contract to a minor league one, which may or may not be what you want.

BaseballGoodToMe · 08-03-2018, 04:36 PM

Good catch, I just checked and he's on a minimum major league contract. I immediately added him back to the 40 man which must have fixed that.

NoOne · 08-04-2018, 12:15 AM

the only effect we can have on the preference of young v old is for GM ai eval. favor prospects should move their sliders skewed toward favoring kids vs vets.

i'd backup and test to verify that's true. there's a button that re-does the gm's or coaches there... if it's gm's it might work. check before and after with a few current ai gms.

BaseballGoodToMe · 08-04-2018, 01:00 PM

Ok he's BACK on the waiver wire to make room for a 28 year old injury replacement outfielder hitting .266 at AAA(I'm surprised they didn't re add the 32 year old hitting .158 that I DFAed for them as commissioner). On closer examination it's seeming a little less ridiculous, they're a win now! team and he's 1.5 overall out of his 3 star potential(according to my scout, their inferior scout with less budget has him as 2.5/4.5), having given up 2.3 HRs in his 7.2 innings as a fill in at the ML level, 1.3 at AAA despite being solid in his other ratios. There's a better performing OF at AAA, but he lacks the speed, defense, and sparkplug personality of the guy they called up. Then there's a .228 hitter, but again speed, defense and beneficial personality(captain), so those 2 could have value in September. The first time was a definite blunder with that washout keeping his spot, but this time I'm realizing "probably not what I would do" doesn't always mean "idiotic blunder". I may put a claim this time, he should do well in front of my infield.

08-03-2018, 10:30 AM	#1
BaseballGoodToMe Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 97	Question on commissioner powers Can a commissioner stop the waive/DFA process on a player? Also related question, how is the 40 man management AI in 19? I'm playing 18 and looking at a very good 25 year old who just this season picked up his first 24 days of ML service, pitched well, and is now being DFAed to make room for a returning player off the 60 day DL, while the team clings to older, less talented guys in the final years of their contracts.

08-03-2018, 11:57 AM	#2
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,485	Can't speak to the latter, but yes, the commissioner can manually assign a player to any team (doesn't matter if it's major or minor league), which circumvents the waiver / DFA process. __________________

08-03-2018, 03:45 PM	#4
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,485	One thing to note - if you manually assign the player to a minor league team it will change his contract to a minor league one, which may or may not be what you want. __________________

08-03-2018, 01:58 PM	#3
BaseballGoodToMe Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 97	Thanks, the Nationals almost lost their closer of the future because some vet long relivers thought they were above AAA.

08-03-2018, 04:36 PM	#5
BaseballGoodToMe Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 97	Good catch, I just checked and he's on a minimum major league contract. I immediately added him back to the 40 man which must have fixed that.

08-04-2018, 12:15 AM	#6
NoOne Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,167	the only effect we can have on the preference of young v old is for GM ai eval. favor prospects should move their sliders skewed toward favoring kids vs vets. i'd backup and test to verify that's true. there's a button that re-does the gm's or coaches there... if it's gm's it might work. check before and after with a few current ai gms.

08-04-2018, 01:00 PM	#7
BaseballGoodToMe Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 97	Ok he's BACK on the waiver wire to make room for a 28 year old injury replacement outfielder hitting .266 at AAA(I'm surprised they didn't re add the 32 year old hitting .158 that I DFAed for them as commissioner). On closer examination it's seeming a little less ridiculous, they're a win now! team and he's 1.5 overall out of his 3 star potential(according to my scout, their inferior scout with less budget has him as 2.5/4.5), having given up 2.3 HRs in his 7.2 innings as a fill in at the ML level, 1.3 at AAA despite being solid in his other ratios. There's a better performing OF at AAA, but he lacks the speed, defense, and sparkplug personality of the guy they called up. Then there's a .228 hitter, but again speed, defense and beneficial personality(captain), so those 2 could have value in September. The first time was a definite blunder with that washout keeping his spot, but this time I'm realizing "probably not what I would do" doesn't always mean "idiotic blunder". I may put a claim this time, he should do well in front of my infield.