I'm partly to blame: I had three players I signed in FA that I kept trying to put through waivers so I could dump them in the minors. For some reason, I kept losing the waiver list each sim, so the players stayed in my DFA list.
I got Zev's e-mail while stuck in LA freeway traffic, but he's got my assignments, so it's not my fault, anymore!
Would there be any appreciable downside to automatically assigning players to 'A' ball, for that sim? It would be tough luck for the team that sim, but are there long-term effects?
Would automatic assignment to 'A' be preferable to releasing the player?
That's easy. Simply cut the best player on their roster and make them a free agent. I really don't think you're enjoying your powers as commissioner nearly enough, Zev. (Although I remain suspicions about that Rafael Collazo free agency deal where the only team he liked was yours.)
As a slightly more rational suggestion, could you turn on the computer manager, see what it does with the roster, and then roll things back and do whatever the computer manager would have done? It's kind of a default rule.
I really don't think you're enjoying your powers as commissioner nearly enough, Zev.
Sure I am. Didn't I tell you that Peter Bird is out for the season with a hangnail, or that Icenhour has a blister on his nose and will miss four months.
Oh yeah, and Mudge is sitting out because he wants $50mil per year.
Hmmm. I can overcome that. What else you got? (laugh)
What do you think about the computer-manager-as-default rule? You could always use your Supreme Commissioner(TM) powers to override anything you think is blatantly wrong and that way we won't keep getting held up.
Agreed. I think we're going to have to set some form of formal rule for it.
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I'm partly to blame: I had three players I signed in FA that I kept trying to put through waivers so I could dump them in the minors. For some reason, I kept losing the waiver list each sim, so the players stayed in my DFA list.
ReplyDeleteI got Zev's e-mail while stuck in LA freeway traffic, but he's got my assignments, so it's not my fault, anymore!
Would there be any appreciable downside to automatically assigning players to 'A' ball, for that sim? It would be tough luck for the team that sim, but are there long-term effects?
ReplyDeleteWould automatic assignment to 'A' be preferable to releasing the player?
Maybe. But what if the player rejects the assignment?
ReplyDeleteOr what if there is no room for him on the 40 man roster and he has a big-league contract?
That's easy. Simply cut the best player on their roster and make them a free agent. I really don't think you're enjoying your powers as commissioner nearly enough, Zev. (Although I remain suspicions about that Rafael Collazo free agency deal where the only team he liked was yours.)
ReplyDeleteAs a slightly more rational suggestion, could you turn on the computer manager, see what it does with the roster, and then roll things back and do whatever the computer manager would have done? It's kind of a default rule.
I really don't think you're enjoying your powers as commissioner nearly enough, Zev.
ReplyDeleteSure I am. Didn't I tell you that Peter Bird is out for the season with a hangnail, or that Icenhour has a blister on his nose and will miss four months.
Oh yeah, and Mudge is sitting out because he wants $50mil per year.
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Hmmm. I can overcome that. What else you got? (laugh)
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think about the computer-manager-as-default rule? You could always use your Supreme Commissioner(TM) powers to override anything you think is blatantly wrong and that way we won't keep getting held up.