I just finished up reading this entire post. Very good stuff guys, thanks for all your knowledge sharing, it really helps us just starting in our leagues.

Question 1 : Does playing minor leaguers in spring training do anything to their options or salaries ?

Question 2 : I just started my league and I am looking at some high 70's guys and some 80's guys in my AAA and AA, they are also very good at their positions and I really don't have anybody better then them, is there any reason I shouldn't move them up right away to the majors? Even if they have only played 1 season in the minor league.

Question 3: Kind of goes with the previous question, but is the overall rating and all the other ratings of my guys in minor leagues at the same quality of my guys in the major leagues.

Ex: Player A - ML - ovr - 60
Player B - AAA - ovr - 61

Are they about the same quality player or is the AAA player rated 61 at AAA and will be a different rating when I move him up to the Major League club.

Thanks Guys

Quote: Originally posted by nickinaround on 6/10/2006Question 1 : Does playing minor leaguers in spring training do anything to their options or salaries ?

Question 2 : is there any reason I shouldn't move them up right away to the majors? Even if they have only played 1 season in the minor league.

Question 3:is the overall rating and all the other ratings of my guys in minor leagues at the same quality of my guys in the major leagues.

Thanks Guys

1. No, make sure you add them to your spring training squad through the manager's office - player settings - spring training squads

2. How old are they? That's the first thing I look at. How good are their ratings right now? That's one of the biggest questions right now and one I don't think anyone can answer besides the game developers.

Noone else has had enough experience to know the downfalls of bringing a player up to early or when the player should be brought up.

3. That's another good question. The overall ratings don't tell the whole story. How good are they in their major cats? Noone can honestly tell you if a fully developed 65 veteran hitter will perform identically to a still developing 65 prospect w/ equal stats.

I suggest not promoting anyone to your ml roster until after spring training. You don't need to add the player's until then anyway since you can have them on your spring training squad. By that time, you should have a better understanding of how your team plays and what you're planning on doing.

1. If I sign a free agent from the open market to a ML contract I understand he must go on the 40 roster. But if he has zero options, am I required to put him on my ML roster as well; that is , if I want to ***ign him to the AAA roster will I have to run him through waivers ? 2. My basic concern is I anticipate running out of room on my 25 man ML roster and as I enter into the free agent negotiating period I need to know if that is a real impediment to signing free agents with zero options to ML contracts. Is there anything I can do about it.Many thanks you very helpful guys.

if he has no options, you won't be able to send him to AAA unless you designate him for ***ignment/ waive. Which would be pointless if you won him in fa.

As far as ratings are concerned. I think it would help if the developers were able to '***ign' current real-life Major League players HBD ratings. This way we could get a better idea of what to expect.

For example, Adam Dunn:
Low contact, but how low?
Excellent power (90+?) probably
Very good eye I suppose
But how does his versusLHP/versusRHP ratings look like when compared to another slugger like Albert Pujols?

Pujols is 99 across the board I would ***ume.

Ideal role: pinch hitter against y pitching. Useless in any other role.