Independent League Free Agents.

goof1016 · 04-17-2013, 09:20 PM

I was wondering if anyone has had any players come from the Independent Leagues.

Does your scout find them or do they just appear as free agents at a certain time of year?

I've been playing with the MLB quickstart and have yet to see any of these players (although I have it set to the default 6, so there aren't many to begin with).

olivertheorem · 04-17-2013, 09:23 PM

I think they come in when free agency starts. Don't know if there's supposed to be an announcement or not.

The Yurpman · 04-17-2013, 09:30 PM

I saw one within the first few weeks of starting my MLB QS. The Royals signed a pitcher from an independent league. If I remember right he was something like 20 OVR, 41 POT. I haven't seen another independent league player since though.

captaincoop17 · 04-30-2013, 06:51 PM

Independent Players are dumped into the free agent pool at random during the season. Your scout will not notify you. They will just appear in your player shortlist. Of course if you only have 6 generating/ year then this is not going to happen very often, but if you have 30 like me I can get like 3-4/ year. I have pictures but they are not uploading. I will try again later.

CBL-Commish · 05-02-2013, 08:37 AM

I already have a universe with a dozen or more indy leagues. Does this mean that in OOTP14 I'll have random indy leaguers popping up as free agent signings above and beyond that? Is there a league setup option to turn this off?

I already have twice as many indy leagues as in real life, along with several foreign leagues that don't really exist at that level, so it'll be difficult to suspend disbelief that there are other leagues with high-quality players that have previously escaped my notice.

injury log · 05-02-2013, 10:35 AM

You can turn them off.

04-17-2013, 09:20 PM	#1
goof1016 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 64	Independent League Free Agents. I was wondering if anyone has had any players come from the Independent Leagues. Does your scout find them or do they just appear as free agents at a certain time of year? I've been playing with the MLB quickstart and have yet to see any of these players (although I have it set to the default 6, so there aren't many to begin with).

05-02-2013, 08:37 AM	#5
CBL-Commish All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,999	I already have a universe with a dozen or more indy leagues. Does this mean that in OOTP14 I'll have random indy leaguers popping up as free agent signings above and beyond that? Is there a league setup option to turn this off? I already have twice as many indy leagues as in real life, along with several foreign leagues that don't really exist at that level, so it'll be difficult to suspend disbelief that there are other leagues with high-quality players that have previously escaped my notice. __________________ For the best in O's news: Orioles' Hangout.com

04-17-2013, 09:23 PM	#2
olivertheorem All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,919	I think they come in when free agency starts. Don't know if there's supposed to be an announcement or not.

04-17-2013, 09:30 PM	#3
The Yurpman Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 320	I saw one within the first few weeks of starting my MLB QS. The Royals signed a pitcher from an independent league. If I remember right he was something like 20 OVR, 41 POT. I haven't seen another independent league player since though.

04-30-2013, 06:51 PM	#4
captaincoop17 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 869	Independent Players are dumped into the free agent pool at random during the season. Your scout will not notify you. They will just appear in your player shortlist. Of course if you only have 6 generating/ year then this is not going to happen very often, but if you have 30 like me I can get like 3-4/ year. I have pictures but they are not uploading. I will try again later.

05-02-2013, 10:35 AM	#6
injury log Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,162	You can turn them off.