Player signed as FA but never released...

one4sorrow2fjoy · 07-06-2005, 03:21 PM

I'm playing 6.5 if that makes a difference.

I just simmed in my season for a bit and then I noticed a really good player had switched teams so I went to see if it had been a trade or what not and there was nothing. Somehow he went from being on the Padres, never released, and then was signed by the White Sox....

This is copied right out of his player file:

Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 1/31/2018 to a 4-year deal worth $10,760,000 per year...
Won World Series with San Diego in 2018...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/2020, going 5-1, 0.62...
Was selected to the 2020 Allstar game...
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 7/18/2020 to a 1-year deal worth $3,896,000 per year...
8/1/2020: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $9,500,000 per year, for 4 years.

The All-Star game was a few days before he signed with the White Sox so maybe they had something to do with it?

Any ever seen something like this?

Thanks...

Steve Kuffrey · 07-06-2005, 03:35 PM

I believe that if during the all-star game if you look at the player card then he gets released or something like that. I've not had it happen just have heard that some have had something like this take place.

mcgsports · 07-07-2005, 09:56 AM

Players like Reggie Sanders/Larry Walker and Mark G.are being put on Waviers/Chris Carpenter going to Triple-A and Jason Pearson becoming the Closer at the start of the season and they shouldn't be the Cardinals wouldn't do it in real life but the good thing is that the replacements are doing good and Cardinals have the best record in my league!

TETCHY · 07-07-2005, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcgsports

Players like Reggie Sanders/Larry Walker and Mark G.are being put on Waviers/Chris Carpenter going to Triple-A and Jason Pearson becoming the Closer at the start of the season and they shouldn't be the Cardinals wouldn't do it in real life but the good thing is that the replacements are doing good and Cardinals have the best record in my league!

Ummm.....what?

TETCHY · 07-07-2005, 07:16 PM

Just

had this happen to me last weekend...very annoying. Was gona restart the league then changed my mind and reformated the hard drive with a hammer instead.

asado · 07-09-2005, 09:41 PM

For the last two seasons I have played 6.5a. Two days after the All- star break in each season, one player in one season, two players in the next have been released; obviously they are picked up by a free agent by another team at a reduced salary. This has happened with the same player twice.

This is a DEFINITE BUG with 6.5. Players are released without any trades and it occurs several days after the ALL-Star Game. I am sick of this.

Also if you go into the transactions list of the teams that supposedly released them, there IS NO evidence that the teams have released them as a free agent. In other the teams are not releasing them, but the
AI component of 6.5 supposedly is taking the playwr from those teams without trades and giving them to another team

07-06-2005, 03:21 PM	#1
one4sorrow2fjoy Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 6	Player signed as FA but never released... I'm playing 6.5 if that makes a difference. I just simmed in my season for a bit and then I noticed a really good player had switched teams so I went to see if it had been a trade or what not and there was nothing. Somehow he went from being on the Padres, never released, and then was signed by the White Sox.... This is copied right out of his player file: Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 1/31/2018 to a 4-year deal worth $10,760,000 per year... Won World Series with San Diego in 2018... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/2020, going 5-1, 0.62... Was selected to the 2020 Allstar game... Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 7/18/2020 to a 1-year deal worth $3,896,000 per year... 8/1/2020: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $9,500,000 per year, for 4 years. The All-Star game was a few days before he signed with the White Sox so maybe they had something to do with it? Any ever seen something like this? Thanks...

07-06-2005, 03:35 PM	#2
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,023	I believe that if during the all-star game if you look at the player card then he gets released or something like that. I've not had it happen just have heard that some have had something like this take place. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

07-09-2005, 09:41 PM	#6
asado Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 22	Great Players Being Released After All Star Game with 6.5 For the last two seasons I have played 6.5a. Two days after the All- star break in each season, one player in one season, two players in the next have been released; obviously they are picked up by a free agent by another team at a reduced salary. This has happened with the same player twice. This is a DEFINITE BUG with 6.5. Players are released without any trades and it occurs several days after the ALL-Star Game. I am sick of this. Also if you go into the transactions list of the teams that supposedly released them, there IS NO evidence that the teams have released them as a free agent. In other the teams are not releasing them, but the AI component of 6.5 supposedly is taking the playwr from those teams without trades and giving them to another team Last edited by asado; 07-09-2005 at 09:43 PM.

07-07-2005, 09:56 AM	#3
mcgsports Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 203	Players like Reggie Sanders/Larry Walker and Mark G.are being put on Waviers/Chris Carpenter going to Triple-A and Jason Pearson becoming the Closer at the start of the season and they shouldn't be the Cardinals wouldn't do it in real life but the good thing is that the replacements are doing good and Cardinals have the best record in my league!