Giving an international player a MLB contract Topic

ct_duck
Posts: 221 (0)
Hall of Famer
45 44
Prospect
The only thing I can figure that you lose by giving an international prospect a MLB contract is his options contract starts early so if he takes longer then 3 seasons to bring up to the majors he can't bounce between majors and minors - is that correct and is there any other downside to giving an international prospect a ML contract?
12/8/2010 10:12 AM
tecwrg
Posts: 18997 (0)
Hall of Famer
4 1 166 32 129
Prospect

He also takes up a spot on your 40.

12/8/2010 10:21 AM
taz21
Posts: 470 (0)
Hall of Famer
87 1 93
Prospect

I've never tried it, never had the chance, but I assume you could try to sneak him thru the reversable waiver period.  If he sneaks thru waivers, you can take him off the 40 man roster, and have him progress on your own timeline, vs having to be in the show after 3 seasons.

12/8/2010 12:07 PM
keithjs
Posts: 296 (0)
Hall of Famer
2 147
Prospect
I've offered MLB contracts to minor leaguers a few times and I haven't had to add the player to my 40 man.  Here's an example. 

Hardball Dynasty – Fantasy Baseball Sim Games - Player Profile: Toby Park

I signed him to a MLB contract last season and never had him on my 40.

12/8/2010 1:56 PM
csherwood
Posts: 533 (0)
Hall of Famer
12 116
Prospect
sounds like a bug to me
12/8/2010 2:00 PM
mhulshult
Posts: 982 (0)
Hall of Famer
5 3 63
Prospect
I wonder if that happened because he was an unsigned draft pick the previous year.
12/8/2010 4:11 PM
iain
Posts: 1864 (0)
Hall of Famer
35 1 1 18 1 279
Prospect
Posted by keithjs on 12/8/2010 1:56:00 PM (view original):
I've offered MLB contracts to minor leaguers a few times and I haven't had to add the player to my 40 man.  Here's an example. 

Hardball Dynasty – Fantasy Baseball Sim Games - Player Profile: Toby Park

I signed him to a MLB contract last season and never had him on my 40.

Not signed as an IFA.  Not the same thing.
12/8/2010 4:18 PM
iain
Posts: 1864 (0)
Hall of Famer
35 1 1 18 1 279
Prospect
Posted by taz21 on 12/8/2010 12:07:00 PM (view original):

I've never tried it, never had the chance, but I assume you could try to sneak him thru the reversable waiver period.  If he sneaks thru waivers, you can take him off the 40 man roster, and have him progress on your own timeline, vs having to be in the show after 3 seasons.

They don't have to be in the majors after 3 seasons.  I have lots of guys in the minors with no options left.

HBD is not quite like MLB with its treatment of minor league options.
12/8/2010 4:20 PM
kahrtmen
Posts: 307 (0)
Hall of Famer
6 1 78
Prospect
Yeah, I wish they would force people to "assign" players without options to the minors, resulting in most of  them hitting waivers. 

One thing I am curious about - does a MLB contract help sign a prospect, other than the extra 1m or so he might have because of the 327k salary for three years?  If I offer a MLB contract with a 12m bonus, is he more likely to take it than a milb+STI with 13m bonus?  If so, how much higher would the bonus have to be before the minor league deal is more attractive for him?
12/8/2010 4:38 PM
texashick
Posts: 261 (0)
Hall of Famer
192 2 45
Rookie
Does the MLB contract make them eligible for arbitration after their 3rd pro year (not MLB year)?
12/8/2010 6:05 PM
mhulshult
Posts: 982 (0)
Hall of Famer
5 3 63
Prospect
No, only burns option years.
12/8/2010 9:30 PM
Giving an international player a MLB contract Topic
△Top△Bottom

Search Criteria

Terms of Use Customer Support Privacy Statement

© 1999-2026 WhatIfSports.com, Inc. All rights reserved. WhatIfSports is a trademark of WhatIfSports.com, Inc. SimLeague, SimMatchup and iSimNow are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts, Inc. Used under license. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.