Please post MLB Roster set issues here

[haveband]

Originally Posted by bucketsndimes

Something extremely small..the abbreviation for the Pacific Conference in the Pacific Coast League is AC.

No such thing as too small... We wanted to make this the best roster release we ever had and ever suggestion and tip helps. So keep anything like this coming so we can fix it.


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[southside_hitmen]

Jermaine Dye - 2010 Should be a mutual option for $12 million with a $1 Million buyout

Octavio Dotel - Should be in 2nd year of 2 year deal, $5 million in 2008, $6 Million in 2009. Signed before 2008 season

Dayan Viciedo - Makes $1 million less per year than currently in game, although signed a $4 million signing bonus so you may be putting in a mill a year over his 4 year contract

Matt Thorton - Last 2 years of his contract should be club options with 250k buyouts for each of them. The year-by-year salary is correct

Gavin Floyd - last year of contract should be a club option

Jimmy Gobble - Not sure on this but was signed to a minor league contract by the Sox, on 4/5/09 by the way

D.J. Carrasco - contract should be for 440k this year instead of 400k

Josh Fields - contract should be for 410k this year instead of 400k

Clayton Richard - contract should be 405k instead of 400k

Brent Lillibridge - contract should be for $402,500 instead of 400k

Chris Getz - contract should be for 401k this year instead of 400k

Kelvin Jimenez - Should be signed to a 1 year 406k deal (major league contract)

Adam Russell - Should be signed to a 1 year 405k deal (major league contract)

Brandon Allen - Should be signed to a 1 year 400k deal (major league contract)

Cole Armstrong - Should be signed to a 1 year 400k deal (major league contract)

Jack Egbert - Should be signed to a 1 year 400k deal (major league contract)

Lucas Harrell - Should be signed to a 1 year 400k deal (major league contract)

Jon Link - Should be signed to a 1 year 400k deal (major league contract)

Jeffery Marquez - Should be signed to a 1 year 400k deal (major league contract)

Jhonny Nunez - Should be signed to a 1 year 400k deal (major league contract)

Clevelan Santeliz - Should be signed to a 1 year 400k deal (major league contract)

Wes Whisler - Should be signed to a 1 year 400k deal (major league contract)


*** I am not exactly sure how to treat the guys with minor league deals right now listed above. They do have major league contracts but are in the the minors. I am not sure if this will translate into OOTP or not.***

[Joaker]

Ben Sheets is willing to sign a minor league deal from Free agency.

[mgom27]

Because this is a Opening Day Roster set Penn will still be on the Marlins and not DFA but maybe in the next release of World Baseball beta he could be DFA and in my Update coming out Tomorrow.

[Double Deuce]

San Francisco Giants issues I've found-

AAA 1B Jesus Guzman is listed as a switch hitter, when he is actually a right-handed hitter in real life. He has been inaccurately listed as a switch hitter on some websites (either that or he used to switch hit, but he doesn't anymore), but here's his Giants page: Jesus Guzman Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights | SFGiants.com: Team
His City of Birth is also listed as "Barinas" in-game, but this page says he was born in "Sucre, Venezuela".

Also, don't know if the lineups and pitching rotations matter to you guys, but if so... Matt Cain and Randy Johnson should be swapped in the pitching rotation (make Cain #3 and RJ #2) and Barry Zito and Jonathan Sanchez should also be swapped (make Zito #4 and Sanchez #5). That is the order they've been pitching in all season.

Eugenio Velez is listed as starting at 2B and leading off in all four lineups. He should be a bench player, and Emmanuel Burriss should be the 2B starter, as he has been all season in real life (and Velez has been sent down).

The actual Giants opening day lineup looked like this:

RF Winn
SS Renteria
LF Lewis
C Molina
3B Sandoval
CF Rowand
1B Ishikawa (Aurilia against lefties)
2B Burriss

They have changed some things around over the course of the season, but that is what it should begin at if you want real opening day lineups.

Also, there are a lot of minor leaguers who are at the wrong levels. For example, Madison Bumgarner starts at AAA, but in real life he opened the season at High A. I can make a list of the rest of the misplaced players, if that's something that would help. Let me know.

[Cryomaniac]

Pat Venditte (Everyone groans...) is on the Charleston Riverdogs in real life, but starts on Tampa in the game. I also think his third pitch should be a slider rather than a splitter, since his left handed slider is pretty famous. I think he should have better control too, his real life minor league K/BB is something like 70/11.

[tysok]

Being a hater... I've finished running my 10th sim of the 2009 mlb roster and checked Ryan Howard each time.

He's never struck out more than 168 times in OOTP so far (and usually 150-160).

His 162 game average in RL is 197.... and from what I see of this season he looks to be on a good 190 or so pace again this year. Did they really projected "the air conditioner" to strike out less in '09?

[Cryomaniac]

Also, Venditte should be a Closer not a MR.

[Jay Elias]

Orioles salary issues:

Adam Eaton was signed for the major league minimum for one season (2009). The game lists Eaton's salary as $8.5m in 2009 and $9m in 2010.

Aubrey Huff is a free agent after 2009. The game lists Huff as having a salary of $16.4m in 2010.

Brian Roberts signed an extension which pays him $10m per season for four years, expiring after 2013. The game has his extension as only two years.

Nick Markakis earns $4m in 2009 (including signing bonus), $7.85m in 2010 (including signing bonus), $10.25m in 2011, $12m in 2012, $15m in 2013, $15m in 2014 and has a $17.5m mutual option for 2015. Without detailing each year, the in-game figures for him are incorrect.

Robby Hammock and Donnie Murphy incorrectly have major-league deals.

[Jay Elias]

Orioles prospect issues:

RHP Oliver Drake is considered one of the O's better prospects, ranking in the late teens in their system. In the game he has no pitches that he throws at all, and has an extremely low endurance. Via Camden Depot, a scouting report on Drake:

http://camdendepot.com/winter2009_pr...BAL_part2.html

"His fastball is a solid-average offering that ranges from the upper-80s to the low-90s with good late life. Currently, only his slider is a plus-offering, sitting in the low-80s with good tilt and occasional 2-plane action. His curveball and his changeup each show lots of promise, as Drake has shown a good feel for both despite not focusing on either at Navy.

Drake has a durable frame that Baltimore hopes will translate into a solid back-end innings-eater. If he's able to develop a viable third offering and continue to improve upon an already solid fastball/slider combo, he could top out as high as a capable mid-rotation arm. LoA Delmarva seems the most logical jumping-off point after working out of the bullpen in Bluefield and Aberdeen last Summer."


So far for Delmarva (Lo-A) Drake has appeared in 9 games with 8 starts, putting up an ERA of 2.80 with 45.1 innings pitched, 37 hits, 2 HR allowed, 12 BB and 31 Ks.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/mi...d=drake-001oli


Another valuable Orioles pitching prospect without any pitch ratings is Rich Zagone (incorrectly named "Rick" in the game). Zagone is another of the O's top 30 prospects. His scouting report, also via Camden Depot:

http://camdendepot.com/winter2009_pr...BAL_part1.html


"Zagone's refined approach and deceptive delivery played well against less developed talent in the NY-Penn League, his average stuff playing-up on a regular basis. His fastball is a fringe-average offering sitting in the upper-80s with some sink. He can add and subtract velocity from his slider and changeup, which range from the upper-70s to the low-80s and mid-70s to the low-70s, respectively. His slider has average, late bite and his changeup can be an average offering when kept down in the zone. When he fails to stay on top of his slider, it tends to spin and drag up in the zone.

Zagone's stuff is fringy for a Major League starter, though his solid command and above-average pitchability should allow him to progress quickly through the low-minors. His high leg kick helps his stuff to play-up, and he likely profiles best as a situational lefty arm or a low-leverage longarm in the pen. LoA Delmarva should give a little more insight into Zagone's projection."



Zagone is also in lo-A Delmarva, and his stats on the season are 53.2 innings pitched, 40 hits allowed, 3 HR allowed, 20 BB and 54 Ks.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/mi...d=zagone001ric









EDITED TO ADD: If this is not the most helpful way to offer notes on lower end prospects who don't have reports by projection systems, please let me know.

[Raidergoo]

Originally Posted by Jay Elias

EDITED TO ADD: If this is not the most helpful way to offer notes on lower end prospects who don't have reports by projection systems, please let me know.

Links help greatly.

[Jay Elias]

Links added. I'll try to figure out how to embed them in the future.

[Rockeo]

I'm a big Met fan and don't know if this is with every team because I'm not familiar with their contracts but JJ PUTZ, Billy Wagner have team options. I dont know if no player has an option on there contract or if the mets are just an oversight. There final yrs should be team options. Also it has sheffield as making 14 mil with the Mets. However The tigers actually are on the hook for 13.6 mil while the mets only have 400k. Great Game.

[udbacker58]

Originally Posted by Double Deuce

Also, don't know if the lineups and pitching rotations matter to you guys, but if so... Matt Cain and Randy Johnson should be swapped in the pitching rotation (make Cain #3 and RJ #2) and Barry Zito and Jonathan Sanchez should also be swapped (make Zito #4 and Sanchez #5). That is the order they've been pitching in all season.

I'm sorry, but we will not be able to do this one. In order to make the AI put Johnson in as the #2 ahead of Cain, he would have to be better, which is not correct. The AI will always try to put it's best pitchers in the rotation and slot them according to talent.

Originally Posted by Jay Elias

Orioles prospect issues:

RHP Oliver Drake is considered one of the O's better prospects, ranking in the late teens in their system. In the game he has no pitches that he throws at all, and has an extremely low endurance. Via Camden Depot, a scouting report on Drake:

Top 30 (11-20)

"His fastball is a solid-average offering that ranges from the upper-80s to the low-90s with good late life. Currently, only his slider is a plus-offering, sitting in the low-80s with good tilt and occasional 2-plane action. His curveball and his changeup each show lots of promise, as Drake has shown a good feel for both despite not focusing on either at Navy.

Drake has a durable frame that Baltimore hopes will translate into a solid back-end innings-eater. If he's able to develop a viable third offering and continue to improve upon an already solid fastball/slider combo, he could top out as high as a capable mid-rotation arm. LoA Delmarva seems the most logical jumping-off point after working out of the bullpen in Bluefield and Aberdeen last Summer."


So far for Delmarva (Lo-A) Drake has appeared in 9 games with 8 starts, putting up an ERA of 2.80 with 45.1 innings pitched, 37 hits, 2 HR allowed, 12 BB and 31 Ks.

Oliver Drake Minor League Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com

He is ranked as the #9, right-handed relief prospect by Baseball America. Which would put him at about the 20-25th ranked pitcher in the system.

I have made changes to him in the DB and he should look better in the next patch. He looks like a typical average-low K-rate, high control guy, and will not be one of the top 20 prospects. However, he will be good enough that he could be a solid major leaguer if the stars line up.

Originally Posted by Jay Elias

Another valuable Orioles pitching prospect without any pitch ratings is Rich Zagone (incorrectly named "Rick" in the game). Zagone is another of the O's top 30 prospects. His scouting report, also via Camden Depot:

Top 30 (21-30)


"Zagone's refined approach and deceptive delivery played well against less developed talent in the NY-Penn League, his average stuff playing-up on a regular basis. His fastball is a fringe-average offering sitting in the upper-80s with some sink. He can add and subtract velocity from his slider and changeup, which range from the upper-70s to the low-80s and mid-70s to the low-70s, respectively. His slider has average, late bite and his changeup can be an average offering when kept down in the zone. When he fails to stay on top of his slider, it tends to spin and drag up in the zone.

Zagone's stuff is fringy for a Major League starter, though his solid command and above-average pitchability should allow him to progress quickly through the low-minors. His high leg kick helps his stuff to play-up, and he likely profiles best as a situational lefty arm or a low-leverage longarm in the pen. LoA Delmarva should give a little more insight into Zagone's projection."



Zagone is also in lo-A Delmarva, and his stats on the season are 53.2 innings pitched, 40 hits allowed, 3 HR allowed, 20 BB and 54 Ks.
Richard Zagone Minor League Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com

Changes made to Zagone (who's first name is Rick in BA's Handbook and on that site you linked). He is listed as the #3 lefty reliever by BA and also far from the top 30. He does have a fastball/slider/changeup now and ratings.

Thanks for directing us toward that site, some good info there

[Jay Elias]

Thank you. I hope it didn't come across that I thought these guys were top prospects, just people who ought to be able to hold their own in low-A and maybe become something.

I've clearly spent most of my time looking at the Orioles, but despite these minor corrections, I hope y'all know you did a tremendous job. That I'm able to find prospects down as far as Drake and Zagone is very impressive. Thanks for a great roster set, and your commitment to continuing to make it better.

[udbacker58]

Originally Posted by Jay Elias

Thank you. I hope it didn't come across that I thought these guys were top prospects, just people who ought to be able to hold their own in low-A and maybe become something.

I've clearly spent most of my time looking at the Orioles, but despite these minor corrections, I hope y'all know you did a tremendous job. That I'm able to find prospects down as far as Drake and Zagone is very impressive. Thanks for a great roster set, and your commitment to continuing to make it better.

No, not at all. Just telling you why they were off. Just hadn't gotten to them yet. If you see any more players with ratings of 1, and you have links to scouting reports, post them up here. That is a sure-fire way to make sure they are being attended to.

[southside_hitmen]

I think Brandon Webb needs a major boost on his sinker. It is currently a 99 in the editor right now, while his changeup is a 167. He is well known to have one of if not the best sinker in the game, and right now the game has it at major league average. I know these are the "pure" ratings, but even when combined with his 65% GB% his sinker only grades at a tick above major league average.

EDIT: He's also from Ashland, KY not Ashland, CA

[southside_hitmen]

Also, Johan Santana throws a circle change, not a regular change-up. I believe he also throws a cutter, in addition to the Fastball and Slider that are currently in the roster.

Circle Change links
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/03/sp...=5070&emc=eta1 - If you look at the picture on the top you can see the circle made by his thumb and index finger
MetsBlog.com PSL: Johan taught me his Change-Up
Changeup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[jbergey22]

Originally Posted by southside_hitmen

Also, Johan Santana throws a circle change, not a regular change-up. I believe he also throws a cutter, in addition to the Fastball and Slider that are currently in the roster.

Circle Change links
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/03/sp...=5070&emc=eta1 - If you look at the picture on the top you can see the circle made by his thumb and index finger
MetsBlog.com PSL: Johan taught me his Change-Up
Changeup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I dont think he throws a cutter unless he just developed it when he went to the Mets.

[southside_hitmen]

Originally Posted by jbergey22

I dont think he throws a cutter unless he just developed it when he went to the Mets.

Yeah I'm not sure on that one as it was from memory, but I am for certain that he throws a circle change.