An off the wall question but how are people using their color codes.

I use them to track prospects, which I think is pretty common. I'm always surprised to hear what other people do with them. They were a really good, simple addition to the game back when they would actually modify the game on the regular.

For me, it's really just to help manage prospects particularly during the season (for quick promos to deal with injuries) or cutting at the end of the season.

Green = solid ML caliber
Yellow = potential ML caliber
Red = cut at first chance/when I remember (only used it I need someone to eat innings and I am tight on budget)
Blue = solid MiLB player
Purple = keep for the memes (real examples: went to my alma mater, drafted out of a juvenile delinquency penitentiary, funny names like Benito Juarez)
Black = DiTR while I'm still waiting for their growth curve to flatten and know whether to make them blue/yellow/green
Orange = marginal LoA/Rookie player who can eat innings, but should be cut when possible to save $

Posted by jruss89 on 8/4/2026 9:21:00 PM (view original):
For me, it's really just to help manage prospects particularly during the season (for quick promos to deal with injuries) or cutting at the end of the season.

Green = solid ML caliber
Yellow = potential ML caliber
Red = cut at first chance/when I remember (only used it I need someone to eat innings and I am tight on budget)
Blue = solid MiLB player
Purple = keep for the memes (real examples: went to my alma mater, drafted out of a juvenile delinquency penitentiary, funny names like Benito Juarez)
Black = DiTR while I'm still waiting for their growth curve to flatten and know whether to make them blue/yellow/green
Orange = marginal LoA/Rookie player who can eat innings, but should be cut when possible to save $

Jruss, we had a Hall of Fame pitcher in one of my Worlds named James Russ, any relation?

Green=true prospect
Pink= need to re-sign the player before season, barring huge injury
Blue= likely not ditr eligible
Black= likey ditr eligible, but dont want him getting ditr
tan= likely ditr eligible and will be good if he got ditr, but is older now so need to weigh him with other ditr candidates

Green = Top ML Prospect
Orange = Solid ML Prospect
Red = Marginal/Borderline/AAAA
Black = DITR
Purple = INT'L (not yet classified into green/orange/red)

Posted by tlowster on 8/5/2026 12:15:00 PM (view original):

Posted by jruss89 on 8/4/2026 9:21:00 PM (view original):
For me, it's really just to help manage prospects particularly during the season (for quick promos to deal with injuries) or cutting at the end of the season.

Green = solid ML caliber
Yellow = potential ML caliber
Red = cut at first chance/when I remember (only used it I need someone to eat innings and I am tight on budget)
Blue = solid MiLB player
Purple = keep for the memes (real examples: went to my alma mater, drafted out of a juvenile delinquency penitentiary, funny names like Benito Juarez)
Black = DiTR while I'm still waiting for their growth curve to flatten and know whether to make them blue/yellow/green
Orange = marginal LoA/Rookie player who can eat innings, but should be cut when possible to save $

Jruss, we had a Hall of Fame pitcher in one of my Worlds named James Russ, any relation?

Green=true prospect
Pink= need to re-sign the player before season, barring huge injury
Blue= likely not ditr eligible
Black= likey ditr eligible, but dont want him getting ditr
tan= likely ditr eligible and will be good if he got ditr, but is older now so need to weigh him with other ditr candidates

Haha alas, we are not related, as my genes completely lack the ability to grow a solid stache like that!

Posted by jruss89 on 8/6/2026 3:21:00 PM (view original):

Posted by tlowster on 8/5/2026 12:15:00 PM (view original):

Posted by jruss89 on 8/4/2026 9:21:00 PM (view original):
For me, it's really just to help manage prospects particularly during the season (for quick promos to deal with injuries) or cutting at the end of the season.

Green = solid ML caliber
Yellow = potential ML caliber
Red = cut at first chance/when I remember (only used it I need someone to eat innings and I am tight on budget)
Blue = solid MiLB player
Purple = keep for the memes (real examples: went to my alma mater, drafted out of a juvenile delinquency penitentiary, funny names like Benito Juarez)
Black = DiTR while I'm still waiting for their growth curve to flatten and know whether to make them blue/yellow/green
Orange = marginal LoA/Rookie player who can eat innings, but should be cut when possible to save $

Jruss, we had a Hall of Fame pitcher in one of my Worlds named James Russ, any relation?

Green=true prospect
Pink= need to re-sign the player before season, barring huge injury
Blue= likely not ditr eligible
Black= likey ditr eligible, but dont want him getting ditr
tan= likely ditr eligible and will be good if he got ditr, but is older now so need to weigh him with other ditr candidates

Haha alas, we are not related, as my genes completely lack the ability to grow a solid stache like that!

Ha! Same -- although Monish Pabrai and Shad Khan are the true envys.

Pink as "hurry up and start smoking on my ML team soon."
Green, good chance to be solid in the Majors.
Everything else, AAA to why baseball Gods.

Off season:
Green= Sign as arbritration or Long Term
Red= Waive or release
Orange= Do not promote (because I already promoted at end of season)

In season:
Blue= Fast track potential superstar
Green= Future ML'er/Late season call-up

Green - Top Prospects, Possible Super star
Blue- Very good prospect
Black- higher end possible very good DITR
Orange- middle prospect for DITR
Yellow- basic prospect for DITR
Red- Garbage prospect. None above Low A
Pink- worse than garbage prospect. Taking up space, Filler

Green = first round draft pick or high-dollar International signing (aka, should be on ML team down the line)
Yellow = fringe prospect
Blue = DITR
Black = low dollar International

I do my using projected ratings.

80 and above gets a color.
68-79 a color
60-67 a color
50-59 a color
49 & below no color
future cut a color

Green = ML roster or promote to ML roster
Yellow = Nothing, hard to see on some pages
Red = Top prospect
Blue = 40 Man
Pink = DITR
Black = Release/release next season
Orange = Mid or Def only prospect