We often talk about the sim randomly seeding great prospects late in drafts, right? Check this one out.
23yo SP, 58 Overall, 23 Dur 77 Sta, 72 Health, 81 Patience, 89 Makeup, 38 Control, 51/60 Splits, Pitches 75/61/47/56.
Might not be a stud, but definitely a major league prospect.
Player showed up in this year's minor league free agents. So, a college senior who was drafted and went unsigned, right?
Nope. He was NEVER DRAFTED. First time I've seen that.
That means either he was a "Probably won't sign" who was passed over all 25 rounds by all 32 teams, or he was NEVER SCOUTED by anyone, or, I dunno, he's never played organized ball.
Offered a Big League deal; he only wants one year. Humble kid. Offer a Minor League with ST Invite? "There's generous and then there's you."
So, assuming everyone scouts the kid, he's gonna be gifted to whatever team has done the worst job maintaining their minor league pitching staffs.
I suppose the really cynical thing to do, if I really wanted him, would be to release all my minor league starters immediately, right? LOL.