Prospect Promotion Incentive

[Baseballman2K5]

I had a top 100 prospect that was on my opening day roster and MLB roster all season...and it says he is eligible under his contract status. I'm currently in the offseason in December and my comp pick is not showing in the draft order. Do I have to wait for it to update at some point?

Thanks

[Sweed]

A quick google search of PPI found me this AI generated explanation. Not sure how close OOTP is to following this, or if this is exactly how it actually works. IE is the AI explanation correct?

The Prospect Promotion Incentive (PPI) is an MLB rule that rewards teams with an extra draft pick if they promote a top-ranked prospect to the majors and that player performs exceptionally well in their rookie season. To qualify, a player must be a highly-regarded prospect on at least two major prospect lists, be rookie-eligible with limited MLB service time, spend at least 172 days on the major league roster, and then either win a major award like Rookie of the Year or place in the top three for MVP or Cy Young voting.

If this is correct, did your player win or place high in a reward category?

[Baseballman2K5]

Originally Posted by Sweed

A quick google search of PPI found me this AI generated explanation. Not sure how close OOTP is to following this, or if this is exactly how it actually works. IE is the AI explanation correct?



If this is correct, did your player win or place high in a reward category?

He did not win ROY and did not finish top 3 in MVP...however it does say Eligible in his profile for the Prospect Promotion Incentive...I guess that just means he was eligible if he won ROY...

Thanks

[ChrisG]

Just make sure you don't sign him to an extension if you want PPI status to stay intact.

I hope this gets fixed in a new patch or in 27, but signing a player to an extension at, I believe, any time during the PPI period nukes his eligibility in the game. Whereas in real life that's only the case if they sign the extension before they debut.

[shakturi101]

Originally Posted by ChrisG

Just make sure you don't sign him to an extension if you want PPI status to stay intact.

I hope this gets fixed in a new patch or in 27, but signing a player to an extension at, I believe, any time during the PPI period nukes his eligibility in the game. Whereas in real life that's only the case if they sign the extension before they debut.

That’s interesting as I didn’t know that. I think that makes gunning for PPI picks a lot weaker. IMO getting early extensions for young prospects is more important than a potential PPI pick.

[ChrisG]

Originally Posted by shakturi101

That’s interesting as I didn’t know that. I think that makes gunning for PPI picks a lot weaker. IMO getting early extensions for young prospects is more important than a potential PPI pick.

Agreed. Just unfortunate that you can't get both rn like you can IRL.

[Winnipeg59]

Sorry to resurrect this thread, but missed it a week ago.

I truly don't feel this is working in the game at the moment. Has anyone actually received a pick for a successful PPI player?
Where does it show?

I have just completed a season in my 26 online league and have two players that DEFINITELY should have successfully produced a draft pick, yet nothing...

Two players, effectively the same, in each league look like this (one listed):

Mike Reynolds NYM - Ranked #11 Prospect
PPI line on contract page "Eligible"

2053 NL ROTY
2nd NL MVP Voting
Platinum Stick Award
** (Assuming the ROTY win would trigger a pick?)

• No pick awarded (that I can easily see)
• No message to the GM of either team congratulating them on this
• I thought the "Draft Pick Changes" page may show something - Nope!

Any encouraging news welcomed!

[Baseballman2K5]

Originally Posted by Winnipeg59

Sorry to resurrect this thread, but missed it a week ago.

I truly don't feel this is working in the game at the moment. Has anyone actually received a pick for a successful PPI player?
Where does it show?

I have just completed a season in my 26 online league and have two players that DEFINITELY should have successfully produced a draft pick, yet nothing...

Two players, effectively the same, in each league look like this (one listed):

Mike Reynolds NYM - Ranked #11 Prospect
PPI line on contract page "Eligible"

2053 NL ROTY
2nd NL MVP Voting
Platinum Stick Award
** (Assuming the ROTY win would trigger a pick?)

• No pick awarded (that I can easily see)
• No message to the GM of either team congratulating them on this
• I thought the "Draft Pick Changes" page may show something - Nope!

Any encouraging news welcomed!

Unfortunetly if your rookie met all those criterias..it appears the PPI is just not working. I expected to get one but didn't know he had to finish top 3 of ROTY....my understanding is the ROTY award would trigger a pick

[dishnet34]

This is a good FAQ from MLB's website on how it works IRL: https://www.mlb.com/news/prospect-pr...-incentive-faq

[Sweed]

Originally Posted by Winnipeg59

Sorry to resurrect this thread, but missed it a week ago.

I truly don't feel this is working in the game at the moment. Has anyone actually received a pick for a successful PPI player?
Where does it show?

I have just completed a season in my 26 online league and have two players that DEFINITELY should have successfully produced a draft pick, yet nothing...

Two players, effectively the same, in each league look like this (one listed):

Mike Reynolds NYM - Ranked #11 Prospect
PPI line on contract page "Eligible"

2053 NL ROTY
2nd NL MVP Voting
Platinum Stick Award
** (Assuming the ROTY win would trigger a pick?)

• No pick awarded (that I can easily see)
• No message to the GM of either team congratulating them on this
• I thought the "Draft Pick Changes" page may show something - Nope!

Any encouraging news welcomed!

I found this information from google AI response to PPI question

Placement: A PPI pick is placed in the draft order after the first round is completed but before the second round begins

No idea if OOTP is following this rule and if they are how it would work in an online league? Perhaps there is a time where it is announced that hasn't come up yet? Winter meetings? Jan 1? IDK.

If it were my game I think I'd post something in the support thread. If it's broke it would be nice for them to see before the last patch. If it's not broke perhaps you'll get an answer on when the pick will be awarded?

[Winnipeg59]

Thanks for the info.
I have sent something to the devs, after the awards were handed out. Nothing heard yet.

I was just wondering if anyone else had definitive proof of a pick (and where,when, etc.).

This league is just about to hit Opening Day. If this specific pick is awarded sometime after that and prior to draft day that would be a bit of a pain in an online league of course, but I imagine it could always be manually added the following draft (manual pain). Not sure why the game would wait that long, but we'll see.

Our supp round only includes two COMP picks for lost FA's at this time. If there were PPI picks, there would be two more there.

Thanks again for the response.

[ChrisG]

I don't have proof of a pick but I'm pretty sure I've gotten one before and I feel like if this were a wider issue more would have said so by now?

That said - as previously mentioned - because (>=1 game played) extensions disqualify you, unlike the real rule...locking down an extension early is almost always going to be more valuable than hoping you can get a PPI pick.

By time (and especially if) they do something to qualify for PPI, their asking price has probably shot up significantly.

Unless and until this gets fixed, the only situations where I see a PPI pick being worth going for in the game is if you're playing with a dirt poor team and signing even a team-friendly extension is out of play

- or -

It's a guy who may be a #90-100 prospect, rated 50 or 55, in a weak rookie class and doing just good enough to possibly win ROY that year but doesn't seem worth locking up long term.

[rwd59]

I have gotten them before. However, I recently started a new game and had Drake Baldwin win ROY for 2025. I expected a PPI pick but did not get one. Wonder iof something in the most recent patch broke this?

[Winnipeg59]

Originally Posted by rwd59

I have gotten them before. However, I recently started a new game and had Drake Baldwin win ROY for 2025. I expected a PPI pick but did not get one. Wonder iof something in the most recent patch broke this?

Thanks.
When you did receive one, do you recall the process?
Message?
Just showed up?
Sandwich between 1 and 2?

Still believe this is currently not happening, but interested in how it does/would.

[rwd59]

Originally Posted by Winnipeg59

Thanks.
When you did receive one, do you recall the process?
Message?
Just showed up?
Sandwich between 1 and 2?

Still believe this is currently not happening, but interested in how it does/would.

I've got quite a few in the past. I'm not sure about a message because I don't look at them alot of the time. It was between 1st and second round. I know it WAS working properly but I also know I did not get one the last time I had a player win rookie of the year and he definitely qualified for PPI. That's why I wonder if something got broken in the last patch or two.