Posted by hockey1984 on 3/4/2020 11:40:00 AM (view original):
Its odd, I always thought there were two ratings that were responsible for errors and 2 that were responsible for minus plays.

I always thought range and arm strength determined plus, minus or neutral plays and glove and arm accuracy determined errors.
Its looking like its not that case though based off of your last guy you posted.

I think you are correct, but I would assume that range plays a role in errors because it will increase/decrease the number of chances a player has to make an error.

That is my view as well. If he is to slow to get to it how can he mishandle it?

Early on, I made the mistake of playing a 70 Range guy in CF. Everything looked OK, until I realized the guy had the lowest Range Factor of any CF in the world... while my LF and RF were league average. He wasn't screwing up, he was just letting everything fall in for hits.

Posted by damag on 3/4/2020 1:12:00 PM (view original):
A 22 yr old International isn't going to grow hardly at all. Not enough owners know that the older they are, the more completely developed they arrive. And yes that means they don't grow compared to College players at the same age.

Do I read this as if to say the 22 year-old IFA should more reliably end up closer to the projections than a 22 year-old college player with the same middling makeup? (Assuming 20 scouting budgets, of course).

Posted by LoboOne04 on 3/4/2020 1:48:00 PM (view original):

Posted by damag on 3/4/2020 1:12:00 PM (view original):
A 22 yr old International isn't going to grow hardly at all. Not enough owners know that the older they are, the more completely developed they arrive. And yes that means they don't grow compared to College players at the same age.

Do I read this as if to say the 22 year-old IFA should more reliably end up closer to the projections than a 22 year-old college player with the same middling makeup? (Assuming 20 scouting budgets, of course).

First of all keep in mind that projections aren't perfect. Even with 20 mil you could be in for a letdown.

Yes, a 22 yr old is supposed to - we were told back when the projection system was revised - arrive closer to the projections than a college player. But no matter how much you play him, he won't grow very much. The equivalent might be a 25 yr old who's already been in AAA for a couple of seasons.

Awhile back I signed a 23 yr old just to fill a roster slot, and now at age 28 his ratings are the exact same they were when he signed. I think he gained a point in Patience, that's it.

Gotcha, thanks.

If your guy goes down with 40 day injury, and you put him on 60 day IR, how long before you know whether or not he will get a second recovery cycle?

Posted by opie100 on 3/5/2020 8:52:00 AM (view original):
If your guy goes down with 40 day injury, and you put him on 60 day IR, how long before you know whether or not he will get a second recovery cycle?

Ooof. I honestly wish I knew. In the.......16 years......... I have been playing this game, I throw them on the 60 day DL and I never really know they will get a second cycle unless it says so. I pretty much keep them on until they are still on the DL and it says 'regular season'. Then I feel like a dummy for keeping them on the DL for so long.

Hopefully someone else will have a better answer then I have for this one because I legit have no clue.

Posted by opie100 on 3/5/2020 8:52:00 AM (view original):
If your guy goes down with 40 day injury, and you put him on 60 day IR, how long before you know whether or not he will get a second recovery cycle?

Almost guarantee he won't get a second bump. Usually a guy needs to go down for somewhere between 13-30 days in order to get the second recovery bump. Your guy will probably get his only recovery bump in 39 game cycle days (when he is one day away from being fully healthy).

anyone else have the problem of an international prospect disappearing along with the bonus he was offered?

Posted by senseifluffy on 3/5/2020 11:51:00 AM (view original):
anyone else have the problem of an international prospect disappearing along with the bonus he was offered?

Explain. Is this a player you signed?

Sounds like he was signed by another team?

Posted by damag on 1/25/2020 11:29:00 AM (view original):
Yeah but he said they all signed without a second demand. Which I have to say, I haven't seen that before.

Happened again. This time I made sure to only sign guys with mother as agent.

Made offers to 1st and 2nd rounders and unable to offer to my 3rd rounder until my other guys reject my offer.

2nd round guy declines and asks for more.
1st round guy just accepted. No new demands or anything, just decided to sign out of the blue...

https://www.whatifsports.com/hbd/Pages/Popups/PlayerRatings.aspx?pid=10347794

Posted by brianp87 on 3/4/2020 1:18:00 PM (view original):
That is my view as well. If he is to slow to get to it how can he mishandle it?

Case in point, Derek Jeter.

Posted by tlowster on 3/5/2020 10:06:00 AM (view original):

Posted by opie100 on 3/5/2020 8:52:00 AM (view original):
If your guy goes down with 40 day injury, and you put him on 60 day IR, how long before you know whether or not he will get a second recovery cycle?

Almost guarantee he won't get a second bump. Usually a guy needs to go down for somewhere between 13-30 days in order to get the second recovery bump. Your guy will probably get his only recovery bump in 39 game cycle days (when he is one day away from being fully healthy).

If a player goes down for 30 days, and you put him on the 60, when usually does his first and second bump happen?