Rule 5 Draft

gnomez · 08-30-2009, 11:55 AM

I don't know if this is a bug, or an oversight in the way the game is programmed, but in my leagues, service time does not roll over to the next year before the Rule 5 draft. For example, even though I have service time set at 172 days, players still show up for the Rule 5 draft at 3 years, 185 days (INELIGIBLE, less than 4 years).

jmknpk2 · 09-03-2009, 01:42 AM

Players who were 18 years old or younger when they signed a contract aren't eligible till four years. Could this be what you are seeing? This is explained in the on-line manual. Search for "rule 5" if you have access.

Le Grande Orange · 09-03-2009, 11:47 AM

In the real Rule 5 draft, eligibility is not based on minor league service time, it's based on how many drafts it's been since the first effective season of a player's contract.

gnomez · 09-06-2009, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

In the real Rule 5 draft, eligibility is not based on minor league service time, it's based on how many drafts it's been since the first effective season of a player's contract.

But that amount of time is displayed in service time.

08-30-2009, 11:55 AM	#1
gnomez Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2009 Location: under the sea in a submersible ship called the Flying Dutchman Posts: 135	Rule 5 Draft I don't know if this is a bug, or an oversight in the way the game is programmed, but in my leagues, service time does not roll over to the next year before the Rule 5 draft. For example, even though I have service time set at 172 days, players still show up for the Rule 5 draft at 3 years, 185 days (INELIGIBLE, less than 4 years).

09-03-2009, 01:42 AM	#2
jmknpk2 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 982	Players who were 18 years old or younger when they signed a contract aren't eligible till four years. Could this be what you are seeing? This is explained in the on-line manual. Search for "rule 5" if you have access.

09-03-2009, 11:47 AM	#3
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,642	In the real Rule 5 draft, eligibility is not based on minor league service time, it's based on how many drafts it's been since the first effective season of a player's contract.