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Originally Posted by naturaldopamine
I wouldn’t think it would be difficult to create some kind of simple algorithm that protects any prospects rated in the top 500. I mean it sounds like common sense...
This is a flaw in the game and it needs to be fixed. No amount of setting configuration can fix this. It is a bug it must be addressed by the developers of the game.
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Real MLB teams don't even protect all the top 500 prospects from the Rule 5, so I have no idea why you would expect the AI to do something MLB teams do not do in real life.
You can see here how many top prospects were left unprotected for last year's rule 5 draft:
https://www.mlb.com/news/rule-5-draft-2019-preview
Now if you want to talk about the top 50 or 100 prospects or so, then that's probably worth talking about and I'm sure we'll take a look at making some adjustments there where needed.
However, what happens here also depends on your settings, how much you have the ai taking ratings into account for example, as opposed to stats and whether you are using the dynamic or the annual prospect rankings.
Add in the fact that that roster logjams can and do happen, like the one Tampa Bay will likely be facing this year in real life, and it's probably not possible just to have the ai blanket protect even every top 100 prospect without screwing something else up.
Which is not to say the logic can't be improved and I'm sure we will do so. But it's not as simple as just forcing the AI to protect every top prospect regardless of circumstances.