Franchise logic & feedback on QoL changes
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@sds_joek_psn look at all of these posts that will help franchise.
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@StinkyMcPooter_XBL Just to clarify, MLB rules are that all 40 man players are considered on the MLB roster at the beginning of each "new year". I believe the new year begins the day after the WS ends. That's one way MLB uses to keep some teams from accumulating too many good players and just stashing them in the minors.
Lots of good information in this post to digest. Haven't spent enough time on MLBTS26, but for all prior years the one problem I always see is the CPU promoting good prospects to the 40 man too early and way before required. By the time their 3 option years are up, some still aren't MLB ready. This not only takes up 40 man spots but eventually causes the 26 man to have the sub 70 players mentioned. As this keeps happening it continues to get worse. Maybe the game should have a default that players aren't added to the 40 man until they get to 70 OVR or are Rule 5 eligible. Maybe the 70 can be a moving target based on the overall OVR of the league.
For teams classified as rebuilding, CPU logic should be the team signs veteran players to 1-2 year deals to fill out their 40 man rather than filling with in-house prospects that have lower OVRs. For rebuilding teams the logic needs to be build this team to win in 3 years, not this year. Any vets signed this year are expressly for the purpose of trade capital at the deadline. Continue to groom prospects so they are ready to contribute in 3 years.
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Exactly. AFAIK, players have 3 years of professional service before they are eligible for the Rule 5 draft. There is absolutely no reason to place these players on the 40 man roster, unless you plan to move them to the MLB roster.
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Well, this is where the not having non-roster invites in the game comes into play because iirc you can have non-R5 eligible guys at spring training without adding them to the 40
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Exactly. AFAIK, players have 3 years of professional service before they are eligible for the Rule 5 draft. There is absolutely no reason to place these players on the 40 man roster, unless you plan to move them to the MLB roster.
And to find a players service time, have to view their player profile, scroll up one and it shows it, instead of just having it listed next to their name in the upper RED BOX https://i.imgur.com/qVAi9qe.jpeg
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Actually, it's even worse than that. That number only shows MLB service time. Eligibility for the Rule 5 draft is professional service time. That includes all the time spent in the minor leagues.
The only way to figure that one out, is to go to the contract screen and see if it shows them eligible.
And, I have to correct my earlier post, it's 5 years of professional service, not 3.
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I want to bring up something I saw posted earlier tonight over at youtube. I was watching Mr Hurricane's LPs and during it he was discussing about future players to bring up. In the comments someone mentioned how one of the players he talked bringing up didn't seem like he had the ratings for it but the game viewed the players ETA as READY NOW
https://youtu.be/vp10ldvihK4?si=GE5CtF5JAA7N6M7a&t=3742
It shows a catcher, Eduardo Tait. Young prospect and according to the TOP PROSPECTS page, he has a MLB ETA of 2027. That is the season that current LP is in.
Now this is the problem. I mentioned it before about how there seems to be a lot of low attribute players in the majors.
The player has
CONTACT v R 43
CONTACT v L 51
VISION 51
CLUTCH 48If the game is viewing players with these ratings as MLB ready, that is a serious problem. I noticed it a lot in my franchises. A player with those ratings I would view as at least 2 years away yet the game is showing them with an ETA of the current season. Now I may be alone here but those offensive ratings scream AA first half/AAA send half until his contact hits at least the 60s.
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He's a catcher. That's pretty much it.
Go up and down the major league rosters and you'll see all kinds of catchers with low bat skills. Catchers fielding skills are more highly rated. Especially catchers who play more positions.
I don't know if this is intended or if it's just because catchers have more traits leading to a higher score.
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He's a catcher. That's pretty much it.
Go up and down the major league rosters and you'll see all kinds of catchers with low bat skills. Catchers fielding skills are more highly rated. Especially catchers who play more positions.
I don't know if this is intended or if it's just because catchers have more traits leading to a higher score.
That was just one example that was easy to show because its on youtube. I notice it across all my franchises with different players.
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I did some checking and you're absolutely correct. I didn't have any prospects that were ready now, but I saw a LOT of low to mid 60s, really young kids who were ETA the next season. And, yeah, a bunch of catchers in the high 50s to low 60s also ready for next season.
I'm wondering if prospects improve faster in the MLB than in the minors. Perhaps that's why they would be elevated sooner? It might be worth testing.
