Posted by BardoHBD on 4/26/2022 4:09:00 PM (view original):
Thanks for the input.

May be a dumb question, but when you say promote at the end of the season, do you literally mean at the end of the season before rollover? Or at some point before the next season starts?

Is this still working for people? I've had a few really disappointing year end bumps - or really no bumps where I'd have expected them

Prospects were middling, but still fewer than I've been used to

Posted by ollym on 5/4/2022 10:50:00 PM (view original):

Posted by tlowster on 5/4/2022 5:00:00 PM (view original):
I use color dots too. Glad they added more of them last season.

Interesting to see suggestions of lots of dots. Me:

Green - ML
Yellow - Maybe
Red - cut release decision in pre-season

What else are people using them for?

Fun topic, this is how I use:
Green - top prospects
Yellow - middle tier prospects
Red - borderline prospects, might be a defensive replacement, pinch runner or o pinch hitter against one hand
Blue - DITR
Purple - fully developed pitching prospect that is a mop up type or back end arm for immediate call up if ML opening for trade or injury
Black - fully developed position player in AAA, similar to purple pitchers
Brown?\Orange? - Elite prospect guaranteed to be a ML starter up to HOF

No right or wrong way to use the dots, IMO all that matters is that it's a quick visual reminder that this is a player you have a flag on for whatever your reason.

Example 1 - in the past sometimes I would overlook a player in the minors who I had intended to make sure got playing time, leave him out of the lineup or inactive. Easy fix now.

Example 2 - when assembling my spring training roster, it's basically just "the guys with the dots."

Example 3 - end of season, "cut this guy if you need a roster spot."

Posted by ollym on 5/4/2022 10:50:00 PM (view original):

Posted by tlowster on 5/4/2022 5:00:00 PM (view original):
I use color dots too. Glad they added more of them last season.

Interesting to see suggestions of lots of dots. Me:

Green - ML
Yellow - Maybe
Red - cut release decision in pre-season

What else are people using them for?

Red - Top prospect. This player should be a sure bet they are going to get into the ML
Yellow - DiTR
Green - Has potential to make the majors. Keep an eye on.

I should probably use the dots for other stuff but I don't bother with the other colors.

I use 4 colors. One for top prospect, one for potential ML, one for DITR, and one for keep an eye on. I too use the dots for promotions and spring training invites.

Posted by ollym on 5/4/2022 10:53:00 PM (view original):

Posted by BardoHBD on 4/26/2022 4:09:00 PM (view original):
Thanks for the input.

May be a dumb question, but when you say promote at the end of the season, do you literally mean at the end of the season before rollover? Or at some point before the next season starts?

Is this still working for people? I've had a few really disappointing year end bumps - or really no bumps where I'd have expected them

Prospects were middling, but still fewer than I've been used to

Still works. I've seen less impact as well, but not significant enough to make allegations that something has changed.

Just traded for a guy and want to assign him to the minors. How many seasons does he have to play before you have to assign him to the majors?

Posted by hockey1984 on 5/5/2022 3:42:00 PM (view original):
Just traded for a guy and want to assign him to the minors. How many seasons does he have to play before you have to assign him to the majors?

I'm fairly sure that dude's got right of refusal because he's over 5 yrs major league service.

Posted by damag on 5/5/2022 4:15:00 PM (view original):

Posted by hockey1984 on 5/5/2022 3:42:00 PM (view original):
Just traded for a guy and want to assign him to the minors. How many seasons does he have to play before you have to assign him to the majors?

I'm fairly sure that dude's got right of refusal because he's over 5 yrs major league service.

Crap. Thanks.

If you're planning on punting on the draft, how much money would you put in your prospect budget to make sure you can make the initial offer to the 'probably won't sign' kid?

Posted by hockey1984 on 5/11/2022 9:26:00 AM (view original):
If you're planning on punting on the draft, how much money would you put in your prospect budget to make sure you can make the initial offer to the 'probably won't sign' kid?

If you're singling out a player where his mother is the agent, I'd go 8 million. If your just going with a probably won't sign player with a normal agent, I'd go 6 million. Of course, keep in mind that you may need more or less than these numbers if your signing more than your top pick. The above dollar figures are based only on punting your top pick.

How many recovery cycles do players in 60 day DL get? Assuming injury occured at start of season

Posted by McGirkTheJer on 5/23/2022 2:49:00 PM (view original):
How many recovery cycles do players in 60 day DL get? Assuming injury occured at start of season

Makeup will play a big factor in this as well as how many points they gain for recovery cycle. The safe bet is 2 but 3 is possible. If you can afford to have the person NOT play, keep them on the DL until they have a cycle that says 'regular season'.

If your team is good, the beginning of the season is the best time to have an injury like this. Guy can heal beyond his previous numbers and still be ready in time for the playoffs.

If you take a player to all the way through arbitration and then he leaves for FA, are you eligible to get a comp pick for him?

Comp picks are granted to teams that lose players via free agency. If he is one of the better free agents available and he was on your team at least through year 5 of service, a comp pick is possible. If you release him via non tender, you can't get the comp pick.

See below. Typically, but depending on the FA class, this will change.

Cs and relief pitchers -- 71+ rated nets a type A; 68+ nets a type B
SPs and other position players -- 78+ nets a type A; 73+ nets a type B.

As stated above, depending on the free agency class, these numbers can change. If a class is really good, a position player or starting pitcher might need to be 80+ to get the type A and 75+ to get the type B. Same with Cs and relief pitchers -- some seasons, your C may need have a rating of 74 to get the type A and a 70 to get a type B.