Is this a bug?

Humboldt KA · 03-30-2024, 12:05 PM

Today is 4/26/1922. I have found at least 4 players on the "list all MLB players" list with no team, but which do not appear on "hire a free agent" list and whose action menus have no option to offer a contract.

For instance, one is a fictional player, "Marco Baker." He appeared quite recently; not there when I looked sometime between the end of ST and Opening Day.

His "complete history" says released by a MLB team 01/01/1919, scouted by OSA each Jan. 1 since then; nothing else. Free agent type "none,"--this is reserve clause era, so all FAs say that--3 years, 5 days of MLB service, contract type minor league)

What would cause this?

Humboldt KA · 03-31-2024, 10:07 AM

It's now 5/11/1922 and there are now 113(!) free agents to whom offers cannot be made (in addition to 405 who can),

Has anyone seen this?

Brad K · 04-02-2024, 07:23 AM

That sure is strange. I've never looked for discrepancies between the players list. I'm playing full minors so its seems almost impossible to do it.

Humboldt KA · 04-03-2024, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Brad K

That sure is strange. I've never looked for discrepancies between the players list. I'm playing full minors so its seems almost impossible to do it.

So am I.

Humboldt KA · 04-03-2024, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad K

That sure is strange. I've never looked for discrepancies between the players list. I'm playing full minors so its seems almost impossible to do it.

So am I, so that's not it.

03-30-2024, 12:05 PM	#1
Humboldt KA Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2024 Posts: 71	Is this a bug? Today is 4/26/1922. I have found at least 4 players on the "list all MLB players" list with no team, but which do not appear on "hire a free agent" list and whose action menus have no option to offer a contract. For instance, one is a fictional player, "Marco Baker." He appeared quite recently; not there when I looked sometime between the end of ST and Opening Day. His "complete history" says released by a MLB team 01/01/1919, scouted by OSA each Jan. 1 since then; nothing else. Free agent type "none,"--this is reserve clause era, so all FAs say that--3 years, 5 days of MLB service, contract type minor league) What would cause this?

04-02-2024, 07:23 AM	#3
Brad K Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2016 Location: St Petersburg Florida USA Posts: 6,469 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	That sure is strange. I've never looked for discrepancies between the players list. I'm playing full minors so its seems almost impossible to do it. __________________ Pirates Play Moneyball 1951 to 2008 46,000 views and counting!... Wow, up to 47,000, thank you. Wow, I hadn't checked for weeks. Oct 9 2024 its 79,561. THIS must be a great idea. My consistent detractors didn't show up en masse to argue against it. They didn't show up HERE either.

03-31-2024, 10:07 AM	#2
Humboldt KA Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2024 Posts: 71	It's now 5/11/1922 and there are now 113(!) free agents to whom offers cannot be made (in addition to 405 who can), Has anyone seen this?