Quote: Originally posted by Estrada13 on 6/09/2006I agree 100% with you that you shouldn't even be allowed to propose a trade that would put the other team over the cap it just seems rather pointless because no matter what its not going to work even if it gets accepted

I think the people involved in the trade just need to be more aware of their finacial status. If one team is already involved in a trade that will clear enough cap space to cover the other trade, there's no point in not allowing both trades to occur at the same time or a cycle later.

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he'll have to get his bat on the ball to hit hr's, so no way will he hit 40, not even in coors. Plus his l/r lowers both his contact and power, so if he was on my ml squad, I'd waive him if I had better players that were ready to come up.

This is the closest example I've got in ML (Victory Field is mostly +2, definitely a hitters' park):

Jason Franklin (9 contact, 90 power, 57 vs. LHP, 51 vs. RHP, 42 eye)

in 28 games, .257/.342/.486, 7 HR in 105 AB. Granted, some of that was against tired pitching (during the fatigue wars), but he's 5 for 13 with 2 HR in his last 3 games, and most ABs came against rested pitchers.

Your hitter has a much better eye, so he can do more damage to a bad pitch, but the 25/22 does hurt him.

that's the randomness factor. He's playing better then my 79c/ 95p/ 77l/ 52r/ 88be

And adding to crickett13's question: I know a player has to be on the 40-man roster before he can be promoted, but if we reach a point where we need to promote someone, can we not just add him to the 40 at that point and promote him immediately afterwards? This way avoiding using up option years unneccessarily?

a player can't be promoted unless he's on the 40. it won't let you.

right, but you can add him to the 40 and then promote him immediately, right? there's no need to add him during the preseason unless you are sure you're going to promote him during the season...otherwise you start the clock on option years when you don't need to.

that's my understanding... is this correct?

Anyone have an opinion on this guy?

Contact : 0
Power : 100
: 71
Right: 18
Eye: 96

I just finished up reading this entire post. Very good stuff guys, thanks for all your knowledge sharing, it really helps us just starting in our leagues.

Question 1 : Does playing minor leaguers in spring training do anything to their options or salaries ?

Question 2 : I just started my league and I am looking at some high 70's guys and some 80's guys in my AAA and AA, they are also very good at their positions and I really don't have anybody better then them, is there any reason I shouldn't move them up right away to the majors? Even if they have only played 1 season in the minor league.

Question 3: Kind of goes with the previous question, but is the overall rating and all the other ratings of my guys in minor leagues at the same quality of my guys in the major leagues.

Ex: Player A - ML - ovr - 60
Player B - AAA - ovr - 61

Are they about the same quality player or is the AAA player rated 61 at AAA and will be a different rating when I move him up to the Major League club.

Thanks Guys