Possible Free Agents Screen

[bp_]

Went to the possible free agents screen within the front office tab and was looking through the players as I try to decide who to resign. I noticed that the list is showing players that are on my 40-man roster but in the minors. These players can't become FAs if they are on the 40-man roster so they shouldn't be showing up on this screen.

Player at the top - Jason Stokes - is on my secondary (40-man roster) yet he shows up on the possible FA screen.

[bp_]

Here's a shot showing Stokes is on the secondary roster.

[Zeyes]

He's out of options, perhaps that has something to do with it?

[Sweed]

You are correct, as long as he's on the 40 man he is protected. However with 6 years if you removed him he would be eligible for FA.

I find it to be a good "safety" for him to be listed. It gives a headsup that he has the chance of being a FA. It may save someone that doesn't pay close attention from losing the player ( and complaining about losing a prospect) by removing him from the 40 man without checking years or pro service first.

YMMV

[bp_]

Originally Posted by Sweed

I find it to be a good "safety" for him to be listed. It gives a headsup that he has the chance of being a FA. It may save someone that doesn't pay close attention from losing the player ( and complaining about losing a prospect) by removing him from the 40 man without checking years or pro service first.

YMMV

I disagree. You should familiarize yourself with the rules and the game should show you the correct info when you go to a screen labeled possible FAs. It makes it confusing to see a guy who you know is protected showing up on a possible FA screen.

[endgame]

I'm not understanding this concept of "protection" under these circumstances. Clearly, according to my understanding of the rules, if a player has 6+ years of accrued service time and does not possess a contract at the end of the season, he's eligible to become a FA regardless of his status on the 40-man. What am I missing?

Edit: I see what I'm missing in reading your player profile. His service time is Professional, not Major League.

[Sweed]

Originally Posted by bp_

I disagree. You should familiarize yourself with the rules and the game should show you the correct info when you go to a screen labeled possible FAs. It makes it confusing to see a guy who you know is protected showing up on a possible FA screen.

Like I said YMMV. As for me I don't use the screen, I use a custom filter to watch my roster.

I do know that hours have gone into testing this possible FA screen because players are claiming they are losing guys they shouldn't be. From what I can tell testing it is because the player's status does change because of days of service rules and they don't see it coming. Guys have been playing with the man for two or three years and still argue about and show they don't understand the rules as they are it ootp.

Too me it's just easier on the whole to have them on rather than off. They are potetial FA's becasue of time served and are also protected because of being on the man, so a little of both. I have a feeling that more people will lose guys and complain than guys that will be confused by the situation. Guys like you that no the rules will understand the player is still protected while guys that don't know the rule will not understand how they lost this player when he wasn't on the list all season long.

You can argue "know the rule" and I totally agree with you. But look around the boards and I think while we may not be a minority we are far from being a "super majority".

So either way it is done in the game is of no consequence to me. I find it neither distracting or confusing.

my last

[thomamon]

Logged.

If a minor leaguer is on the 40 man roster, he can not be a free agent so it should not be listed this way.

It was done correctly in 6.5.