Ethan Holliday?
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@RiceRiceBaby15_PSN -- As far as the process itself goes, we set up a face scanning rig at Spring Training and players have the option to get scanned. Some choose to and some choose not to and we respect whatever their decision is. But that contributes to why you'll see some players with face scans and some without.
That's not the question at hand. Most of us understand that aspect.
What some folks keep asking about is why some scans come much later in the season than others. Some believe that they are purposely withheld for whatever reason.
Can you address this issue?
Didn't he just say that they have the option to be scanned or not? Are you blind or something?
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@Player99_MLBTS The question wasn’t “where do you scan players and does every player in Major League Baseball get scanned”.
We are asking why all the scans of new players they get at Spring Training are not released at the beginning of the season and are instead leaked out throughout the year.
Unless you’re honestly suggesting every player added to the game later went to San Diego and got scanned in the middle of the baseball season (something SDS has said rarely ever happens)?
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@bleachfro_mlbts Going off what @sds_joek_psn said and you’re thinking. Spring training started February 20th. The game launched March 17th. Possible they didn’t even finish scans for all 30 teams before launch. Logistically speaking they can’t have everyone at launch. I’ll go with what you are suggesting because it’s making sense and add some thoughts.
Minor league players might have to be on a major league roster before being added? Maybe they can add a certain number per update?
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First, watch your lips. I have never once questioned this. Go back and read my posts. I have said this from the get go.
Secondly, almost everyone on these forums accepts this as fact, with the exception of the odd few.
Lastly, there are a couple people who believe that the scans are all sitting in a vault somewhere and being dribbled out for marketing reasons (or whatever). I would like someone to put this to bed so we do not keep getting the same posts.
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@StinkyMcPooter_XBL -- Ah, sorry if I misunderstood. The answer there is simply that it takes the character team time to process not only the face scans, but also the players that weren't scanned.
I'm not aware of any kind of "priority list" as to the order players are processed and put into the game in, and if one does exist, I'm not privy to it.
What I can say is that we don't "purposely withhold" players. There wouldn't be any reason for that. The team goes through their processes and puts the players into the game, simple as that.
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@SDS_JoeK_PSN Thank you for the response!
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@dodgers19k88_MLBTS Oh I totally agree that they couldn’t have everyone at launch which is why I was asking about doing it their first roster update.
But it looks like we got an answer. I’m thankful for that but a tad bummed top prospects/players aren’t the priority when the new models are added. That being said, I’m glad we got an answer on this.
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@StinkyMcPooter_XBL -- Ah, sorry if I misunderstood. The answer there is simply that it takes the character team time to process not only the face scans, but also the players that weren't scanned.
I'm not aware of any kind of "priority list" as to the order players are processed and put into the game in, and if one does exist, I'm not privy to it.
What I can say is that we don't "purposely withhold" players. There wouldn't be any reason for that. The team goes through their processes and puts the players into the game, simple as that.
Very much appreciate the reply. Hopefully this will end these threads (probably not).
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@StinkyMcPooter_XBL -- Ah, sorry if I misunderstood. The answer there is simply that it takes the character team time to process not only the face scans, but also the players that weren't scanned.
I'm not aware of any kind of "priority list" as to the order players are processed and put into the game in, and if one does exist, I'm not privy to it.
What I can say is that we don't "purposely withhold" players. There wouldn't be any reason for that. The team goes through their processes and puts the players into the game, simple as that.
Very much appreciate the reply. Hopefully this will end these threads (probably not).
It won't.
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@StinkyMcPooter_XBL -- feel free to share this in any threads that may pop up!
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@dodgers19k88_MLBTS Oh I totally agree that they couldn’t have everyone at launch which is why I was asking about doing it their first roster update.
But it looks like we got an answer. I’m thankful for that but a tad bummed top prospects/players aren’t the priority when the new models are added. That being said, I’m glad we got an answer on this.
You could almost assume what I questioned and what someone else said, I think @polkrout_xbl was the one, that minor league players can’t be added until they play in the major leagues and I believe he said watch them appear once they play in the major leagues.
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@dodgers19k88_MLBTS I know we used to think that they needed to play a game first but we have Ryan Sloan in the Mariners organization who has a scan and hasn’t played in the majors. There’s also been many others who are in the game before appearing in the big leagues. Ultimately I don’t think we’ll completely know the ‘why’ or the ‘when’ but at least we have some kind of answer now.
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@bleachfro_mlbts I didn’t notice Sloan was actually scanned. Murakami and I assume Okamoto so good point.
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@bleachfro_mlbts I didn’t notice Sloan was actually scanned. Murakami and I assume Okamoto so good point.
Murakami was scanned all the way back in 23 with the WBC. So was his stance.
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@dodgers19k88_MLBTS I know we used to think that they needed to play a game first but we have Ryan Sloan in the Mariners organization who has a scan and hasn’t played in the majors. There’s also been many others who are in the game before appearing in the big leagues. Ultimately I don’t think we’ll completely know the ‘why’ or the ‘when’ but at least we have some kind of answer now.
The difference is minor league players that have not appeared in the majors have to give permission for their likeness to be used. Even though they are in the MLBPA, they have their own deal. So, guys like Sloan have allowed their scan to be used.
Once they are in the majors, they are part of the MLBPA's group agreement.
I don't know if this distinction applies to the 26 man MLB roster or the 40 man roster. I saw no mention of this in the MLBPA statements. Only major/minor league.
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@bleachfro_mlbts I didn’t notice Sloan was actually scanned. Murakami and I assume Okamoto so good point.
Murakami was scanned all the way back in 23 with the WBC. So was his stance.
True again. He probably got done again through with the new 3D scan they added since 2023. Yamamoto and Roki got done over since then.
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@StinkyMcPooter_XBL Good info. I always notice when they get called up they show them getting their new contract so I wasn’t sure if the same applied to their NIL deal.
