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Originally Posted by Qeltar
Okay, but the Astros shopped Martinez around to every other team before they dropped him. Right now the AI isn't programmed to shop guys, which I understand, it takes time to program things like that. But there's a valuation disconnect problem here: the AI shouldn't go from "I need one of your regulars if you want to trade for this prospect" to outright release in a couple of weeks, especially with no new data (gameplay). There's a problem there that maybe they can tweak.
It would also be nice to eventually see the occasional "regeneration" of a career later than normal, like Martinez's. At the time he was cut I believe he was 26, and only then hit his stride. I haven't seen that happen to any players so far in my play, though admittedly it's limited, but I have seen plenty of guys just drop off the table once they get in their 30s. Andrew Miller's career basically started at 27. For Rich Hill it was what, 36? But any pitcher I see in game gets aged right out of the majors by that point.
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It definitely takes a few seasons to see players take a big bump up, since in a lot of cases it'll take two or three positive bumps to bring them up to a good level. If you want to get a better idea of this, create a new fictional or MLB league and sim ahead 20-40 seasons. You'll get your fair share of players with HOF-level impacts whose careers in the pros started aged 24-26 because they were bumped up by the game.