Waivers/Options/40-man Issue

bubbaloo · 04-17-2004, 04:14 PM

Should have posted this here..sorry for the double thread..

Currently if one team acquires a player on another team's 40-man roster (through trade, waivers etc.) that player is NOT added immediately to the acquiring team's 40-man roster. This causes all sorts of loopholes, players out of options are able to play in AAA, long time veterans are not on the 40-man. In MLB any player already on a 40-man roster MUST be placed immediately be placed on your 40-man once acquired. If it is already full you have to release a player to add the new guy. The same rule applies to 25-man rosters. In OOTP I shouldn't be able to trade for a player on another team's 25-man roster and out of option and all of a sudden have him in my minors. To demote this player I would have to pass him through waivers.

Can a patch catch this loophole?

bubbaloo · 04-17-2004, 10:21 PM

bumpity bump

fluharty · 04-27-2004, 07:35 PM

Markus? Steve? Will a fix for this be in the 02 patch?

crackpott · 04-27-2004, 07:38 PM

There's also the waivers issue with the 40-man I brought up. I haven't heard comment from Markus/Steve, but Sporr said it was noted, so I'll trust him on it.

fluharty · 04-27-2004, 08:07 PM

Which issue is that crackpott?

crackpott · 04-27-2004, 09:01 PM

as it currently stands, taking a player off the 40-man roster doesn't require them to go through waivers. Which completely defeats the purpose of the 40-man roster.

04-17-2004, 04:14 PM	#1
bubbaloo Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 6	Waivers/Options/40-man Issue Should have posted this here..sorry for the double thread.. Currently if one team acquires a player on another team's 40-man roster (through trade, waivers etc.) that player is NOT added immediately to the acquiring team's 40-man roster. This causes all sorts of loopholes, players out of options are able to play in AAA, long time veterans are not on the 40-man. In MLB any player already on a 40-man roster MUST be placed immediately be placed on your 40-man once acquired. If it is already full you have to release a player to add the new guy. The same rule applies to 25-man rosters. In OOTP I shouldn't be able to trade for a player on another team's 25-man roster and out of option and all of a sudden have him in my minors. To demote this player I would have to pass him through waivers. Can a patch catch this loophole?

04-27-2004, 07:38 PM	#4
crackpott Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,961	There's also the waivers issue with the 40-man I brought up. I haven't heard comment from Markus/Steve, but Sporr said it was noted, so I'll trust him on it. __________________ Abandoned Planet - Check it out. The photos don't suck anymore.

04-27-2004, 09:01 PM	#6
crackpott Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,961	as it currently stands, taking a player off the 40-man roster doesn't require them to go through waivers. Which completely defeats the purpose of the 40-man roster. __________________ Abandoned Planet - Check it out. The photos don't suck anymore.

04-17-2004, 10:21 PM	#2
bubbaloo Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 6	bumpity bump

04-27-2004, 07:35 PM	#3
fluharty All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Morgantown, WV Posts: 1,023	Markus? Steve? Will a fix for this be in the 02 patch?

04-27-2004, 08:07 PM	#5
fluharty All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Morgantown, WV Posts: 1,023	Which issue is that crackpott?