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#29675	01/27/2016 5:36:05 am
punkska Joined: 01/10/2016 Posts: 13 Inactive	This was originally a PM to Rock but I ended up rambling a bit so I'l throw it here instead. Thanks for having a little look, I'll take any tips on board at this stage! On the OFs: how much do players actually drop during the season? do old players underperform their attributes or get into bad form more easily/often? if not, I don't know. Adkins isn't young either...If every offseason I can pick up new/better OFs than him why keep him? I should cut Scalise before him at least I suppose. For now I seem to favour eye, maybe I'm irrationally irritated by strikeouts? Yeah Moffet is back in AAA now, I think I was playing him at 2b in the games at the end of last season but I didn't like him there either. 1b is about the only option! Is Latham worth keeping at all? If I factor in that I seem to be the only active team on my side of the division, favouring prospects will be more fun and saving money on expensive vets might be wise (not that I'm short of money...)

#29683	01/27/2016 8:37:48 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9600 Haverhill Halflings III.1	I was mostly joking about Adkins, although really at your LL, I'd be looking to replace anyone over 30 with a good prospect. Really OFs are pretty easy to find on the waivers. Given your current LL, I'd definitely look for some good OF prospects to bring in this year. Players don't get worse during the season. Its a one time drop at the end of the season, so those guys will all remain consistent through the end of the year. However, you should be aware that ratings can be mis-scouted by as much as 20%, so you should also pay attention to actual performance. Eventually you will want to upgrade Latham, but he could be a decent hitter for the short term. Not optimal as a 2B (would be better in the OF), but he is probably a bit to old/borderline to retrain. For 2B, it best to have a guy with good fielding, very good range, and a low Arm. As a new team, your job is to make improvements as possible. You will be able to make a lot of improvements this first year, but don't worry about dropping (once you can ) players until you have replacements in hand. Updated Wednesday, January 27 2016 @ 8:39:34 am PST

#29689	01/27/2016 9:47:52 am
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	In general, the release restrictions should not prevent you from releasing most unwanted players. If you have a high SI player or high potential youth, you may have to wait. If you have an example of the restrictions being to restrictive...let me know. I have made a few modification to the system since it went online. Steve

#29691	01/27/2016 10:08:36 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9600 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Punkska is a LL-6 team with a lot of old guys. This is one place I've seen the restrictions getting in the way a little bit. I'm wondering if the SI restriction should scale back a bit with age. A 25 year old player with 105 SI being dropped is often suspicious. A 33 player with 105 SI being dropped is fairly common place.

#29697	01/27/2016 10:48:20 am
punkska Joined: 01/10/2016 Posts: 13 Inactive	In general I think they make sense and I'm sure work fine. It's just at this time of season (so many free agents and team turnover) for new managers they'll be more restrictive. There's still positives and negatives to it being in place, it makes me think more about the 2nd half of free agency and analyse what I want / need most.

#30984	02/22/2016 4:17:10 am
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2237 New York Lancers V.4	When can you release players you've signed on waivers? I don't see anything in the rules about restrictions (and it makes sense to have some). I made the mistake of signing a guy with a yearly salary over $8M and want him gone ASAP, but the Release button is locked for him (been 3 days since I signed him).

#30988	02/22/2016 7:03:53 am
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9600 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Defiantly send Steve a PM. He should be able to take care of it for you. I'm pretty sure, once they are on your team they fall under the normal release restriction rules (which should be going away entirely for you pretty soon).

#31001	02/22/2016 11:11:27 am
amalric7 Joined: 01/20/2016 Posts: 2237 New York Lancers V.4	Never thought of that! Cheers Rock, did so and now its all sorted.

#31012	02/22/2016 1:51:35 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	Defiantly? Steve

#31013	02/22/2016 2:02:26 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9600 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Yes. Hopefully the PM was full of harsh words