Draft center snafu Topic

Tony Oliva played until 1976. But not all seasons show up in a search. The only way to see his DH seasons is using dh in the position. Here is my back and forth with site staff...

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Homestead Grays 68/06 (MLB115890)
Date User
7/11/2016 5:15 PM DoctorKz
Tony Oliva- why when I do a search does he only come up thru 1971? I have GP set to zero, secondary box checked? He has DH seasons beyond 71...
7/11/2016 5:19 PM DoctorKz
That is with ALL positions selected...

When I do a separate search for DH, the 73-76 seasons appear. Are they not linked?
7/11/2016 8:59 PM Customer Support
Hi Brian,

Tony Oliva was primarily an OF for his 1964-1971 seasons. If you view Fielding Stats on the Player Profile card, you can see how many of his games were at OF. Any remainders are more likely due to him coming off the bench rather than him being a DH.

Hope this helps. Thank you.
7/11/2016 9:06 PM DoctorKz
My point is that in progressives i look at the entire career. His seasons beyond '71 do not show up in a search by season, setting position to all, games played at zero, secondary box checked. The only way to see the 73-76 seasons is by putting dh in the position box. As though it sees them as 2 different players.
All seasons should come up, regardless of position when set to ALL.

Go into the draft center, see for yourself...

7/11/2016 9:10 PM
I discovered this with Harold Baines as well. The issue is that you have "Secondary Positions" checked. For whatever reason (glitch), if you have that box checked, you will not see some player seasons who only played DH unless you set the position you are searching for to DH.
7/11/2016 9:24 PM
And yes, I am using a utility player roster position, not an OF slot.
7/11/2016 9:28 PM
Yeah that works. I think they need a fix...
7/11/2016 9:29 PM
Thanks. I forwarded the info. I will see what they say.
7/11/2016 9:33 PM
Yes, the only way to see every season a player has available is to search with Positions = All, and the seconday positions box unchecked.

it may or may not be a glitch, but it's not a new phenomenon...it's been that way for years.
7/11/2016 9:54 PM
Perhaps because I rarely search DH's I never noticed.
7/11/2016 10:05 PM
David Ortiz - 17 seasons unchecked. 16 checked, the '99 season isn't visible.

Seems the box is wired backwards...
7/11/2016 10:07 PM
It's only wired backwards when ALL is used, and with respect to DHs. But this is (or at least should be) a well known bug.
7/11/2016 10:43 PM
7/18/2016 4:23 PM Customer Support
Hi Brian,

We will be reviewing this ticket and using it to find ways we can optimize the player search in a future update.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
7/18/2016 5:27 PM
Kicking the can down the road...
7/18/2016 5:27 PM
Posted by DoctorKz on 7/18/2016 5:27:00 PM (view original):
7/18/2016 4:23 PM Customer Support
Hi Brian,

We will be reviewing this ticket and using it to find ways we can optimize the player search in a future update.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
The 2012 update? I'm pretty sure that future update will never happen.
8/1/2016 5:05 PM
Will occur within a year or two of when Hell freezes over...
8/1/2016 8:05 PM
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