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[One Dog]

Originally Posted by ohiodevil

Don't apologize, that is what the Community is here for.

No, you would not really be exposing him to waivers since you would not be simming forward a day. When you DFA/Waive him, he will be removed from the roster. Then by editing him, you are taking him off waivers and putting him at Triple-A Charlotte. When you hit apply, he will be assigned to Charlotte and not on the 40 man roster anymore. I am 99% sure he won't be on waivers anymore, but just to make sure, go back to your DFA/Waivers screen to make sure that he is no longer on waivers after you move him.

It worked like a charm. I guess my final question would be can I edit the transaction log so it never appears that I waived him? I know it sounds pedantic, but these little things drive me nuts.

Thanks so much.

[ohiodevil]

Originally Posted by One Dog

It worked like a charm. I guess my final question would be can I edit the transaction log so it never appears that I waived him? I know it sounds pedantic, but these little things drive me nuts.

Thanks so much.

Are you talking about the actual Transaction Log or the Player History?

[kcharles520]

Jose Fernandez's fastball velocity is too slow in the current roster. The game has him 92-94 mph. In real life he throws his 4-seamer at 96 mph consistently, so it should be 95-97 mph.

Not a huge deal, but he's a pretty high end pitcher.

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by kcharles520

Jose Fernandez's fastball velocity is too slow in the current roster. The game has him 92-94 mph. In real life he throws his 4-seamer at 96 mph consistently, so it should be 95-97 mph.

Not a huge deal, but he's a pretty high end pitcher.

Gave him a boost to 94-96.

[ederemer]

Is there a reason why Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is listed as a regular free agent instead of an international amateur free agent? He's 22 and according to everything I read he'll be subject to international spending rules

[Pronkytonk]

Some little things I noticed on the Indians :

- Ross Detwiler has the stamina of a starter in the game (12 on a 1-20 scale IIRC). He hasn't started much over the last three years and should be utilised exclusively as a reliever by the Tribe this year, so this does not feel right. He will go into the AAA rotation instead of the big league bullpen for the start of the game because of this so IMHO this should be changed

- Juan Uribe looks way too strong offensively. He should bat in the heart of the order in the game with the ratings he got while he bats more around the bottom of the lineup IRL. With all respect to the gritty veteran, I won't expect this kind of production from him

- Lonnie Chisenhall returns from the DL too soon. He wasn't available until April 12th IRL so this should be the earliest date for a return

- AAA reliever Austin Adams has a control rating of 3 on a 1-20 scale. He did indeed have some trouble with his control in the past, but this seems a little bit exaggerated. He is completely useless this way while he might see time in the big league pen IRL this year. I can't imagine ZIPS views him that bad so maybe a typo (?)

[nico1270]

Playing 2016 with all leagues on:
There are two Hayden Penn. Both retired. One is one year older than the other one. One SP the other one RP.
One has Major and Minor League experience, has historical and minor league id.
The other one has Major League, *** and Independence experience. historical id missing.

[The Yurpman]

I just noticed while playing with the 2016 Red Sox that RHP Austin Glorius has a fastball velocity of 89-91 MPH. In real life, according to the Baseball America Prospect Handbook, Glorius is the hardest throwing prospect the Sox currently have. BA says he hit 98 MPH in an all-star game and routinely throws 92-96 as a starter.

I bumped it up in my game to 94-96 but I think it should definitely be raised from 89-91.

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by ederemer

Is there a reason why Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is listed as a regular free agent instead of an international amateur free agent? He's 22 and according to everything I read he'll be subject to international spending rules

Just a mistake, we didn't click the needed box Fixed now

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by nico1270

Playing 2016 with all leagues on:
There are two Hayden Penn. Both retired. One is one year older than the other one. One SP the other one RP.
One has Major and Minor League experience, has historical and minor league id.
The other one has Major League, *** and Independence experience. historical id missing.

Seems you're right, but since we're dealing with a retired guy it doesn't seem worth while to bother to fix this immediately. Will put it on my list, but here are much more important things to get to. Appreciate the info though

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by The Yurpman

I just noticed while playing with the 2016 Red Sox that RHP Austin Glorius has a fastball velocity of 89-91 MPH. In real life, according to the Baseball America Prospect Handbook, Glorius is the hardest throwing prospect the Sox currently have. BA says he hit 98 MPH in an all-star game and routinely throws 92-96 as a starter.

I bumped it up in my game to 94-96 but I think it should definitely be raised from 89-91.

Maybe.

Even the top Red Sox prospect site puts him at 92-94 which, while nice, certainly doesn't seem like it should qualify him for highest throwing anything

I have adjusted him up a bit though, will also monitor him through the year to see whether he deserves to be adjusted further

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by Pronkytonk

Some little things I noticed on the Indians :

- Ross Detwiler has the stamina of a starter in the game (12 on a 1-20 scale IIRC). He hasn't started much over the last three years and should be utilised exclusively as a reliever by the Tribe this year, so this does not feel right. He will go into the AAA rotation instead of the big league bullpen for the start of the game because of this so IMHO this should be changed

- Juan Uribe looks way too strong offensively. He should bat in the heart of the order in the game with the ratings he got while he bats more around the bottom of the lineup IRL. With all respect to the gritty veteran, I won't expect this kind of production from him

- Lonnie Chisenhall returns from the DL too soon. He wasn't available until April 12th IRL so this should be the earliest date for a return

- AAA reliever Austin Adams has a control rating of 3 on a 1-20 scale. He did indeed have some trouble with his control in the past, but this seems a little bit exaggerated. He is completely useless this way while he might see time in the big league pen IRL this year. I can't imagine ZIPS views him that bad so maybe a typo (?)

Thanks for the info. haveband and I have adjusted most of this between us.

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by OzzieFan

I hate to be the guy that complains about a persons ratings, but the one I really am having a hard time with is Mike Leake. He has been an average to above average starter in really small offense friendly ballparks. Yet he's completely unusable in OOTP and with his contract as it is... it makes playing as the Cardinals very difficult.

Leake is really, really tough for us, as he gets good results with bad stuff.

I've boosted him a little bit, but he's never going to be terribly straightforward. Hopefully he'll be good enough to match reality/your needs going forward!

[itshim99]

Jake Diekman (rangers) and Josh Fields (astros) seem to be pretty underrated in terms of stuff. They both average more than 11 strikeouts per 9 innings. Shouldn't their stuff ratings be higher and 55?

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by itshim99

Jake Diekman (rangers) and Josh Fields (astros) seem to be pretty underrated in terms of stuff. They both average more than 11 strikeouts per 9 innings. Shouldn't their stuff ratings be higher and 55?

Yes, good catch!

Fixed both of them.

[itshim99]

Originally Posted by lukasberger

Yes, good catch!

Fixed both of them.

Thanks Lukasberger. And in my opinion for Mike Leake his ratings should be: strikeouts 160 walks 58 homeruns 21 that would give him a decent era of 3.82. His career era is 3.91. (3.52 away for GABP)

[nico1270]

It's not a roster issue though is a league issue. DH should be on by default for Italian, Dutch and Australian Leagues.

Super small and irrelevant, but Rodney Rodriguez who played winter league in Nicaragua and now pitches in Italy should be a lefty.

[mclowman]

Some issues with the Braves orginization (mostly it's about positional ratings):

Jesse Biddle's Tommy John surgery was last October, he should be out for the season.

Mauricio Cabrera consistently hits 100+ velocity, and his stamina should be dropped to relief pitcher levels. On a more subjective note, I'd argue that his control potential is a little too high.

Matt Marksberry's average fastball velocity last year was 93 mph.

Paco Rodriguez's Tommy John surgery was last September, so he'll be out for the season.

Caleb Beech started 10 out of his 11 appearances last year, so a stamina boost is probably in order.

Zack Bird and Jason Hursh both seem to be relievers going forward; I'd argue that their staminas should be dropped.

Matt Kennelly played 31 games at first last year, and 19 in right field if you count the Australian league.

Ruben Perez played 18 games at first base last year.

Brandon Snyder played 16 games in right field last season, and has primarily played the outfield corners this year.

Daniel Castro should have a rating at third base. He only played 5 games there last season, but he played several games there this spring and has already been used there a few times this season.

Reed Harper doesn't have a lot of experience at first or third, but he's already started a couple of games at each spot this season.

Gordon Beckham arguably have a little bit of a rating at shortstop. He played 5 games there last year and played there a lot this spring, although he's probably no better than the fourth option on their current roster.

Reid Brignac played 22 games in left field last season, so a rating there is probably in order.

Though Chase d'Arnaud had very little experience in right field prior to this season, it been his primary position so far this year.

Adonis Garcia has made 16 errors in 56 career games at third base, so I'd say his infield error rating needs to be downgraded.

Erison Mendez appeared in 22 games at second base last year, which is the most he played at any position.

Dustin Peterson's rating at third base should be significantly reduced or eliminated entirely. He made 52 errors in 132 games there in San Diego's orginization, and the Braves have yet to play him there at all.

Johan Camargo has exclusively played second base so far this season. His rating at third base might be a little high as well, as he's only played 1 game there since 2013.

Ray-Patrick Didder moved to the outfield, playing primarily center field last season and right field so far this season.

Sean Kazmar split time pretty evenly among all four infield spots last year, but he's only rated at second and short.

Omar Obregon played 85 games at second base last year, and it's been his only position so far this year.

Jace Peterson played a few games in left field this spring, and has already started there a few times in the regular season. He also played a few games in right and one in center this spring, but he seems less likely to get used there.

Sander Boeldak played 15 games in right field last year.

Keith Curcio played 38 games at second base last year.

Braxton Davidson played 109 games in right field last year.

Joseph Daris played 78 games in left field and 18 in right field last year.

Sean Godfrey played 26 games in right field last year.

Matt Lipka played 53 games in left field last year.

I can't find any evidence that Collin Yelich should have a rating in right field.

[Whoofe]

Mike Moustakas listed as an extreme pull hitter. last year he went the other way quite a bit, and seems to be continuing that trend early this season. sprays his line drives & fly balls pretty well, still pulls most of his grounders it seems from the spray charts, but not as much as previous seasons. i think it would be enough that he shouldn't be a full extreme pull hitter, maybe just a pull hitter?

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by Whoofe

Mike Moustakas listed as an extreme pull hitter. last year he went the other way quite a bit, and seems to be continuing that trend early this season. sprays his line drives & fly balls pretty well, still pulls most of his grounders it seems from the spray charts, but not as much as previous seasons. i think it would be enough that he shouldn't be a full extreme pull hitter, maybe just a pull hitter?

Well, the extreme pull hitters are based on pull and shift data from fangraphs. So they should be pretty accurate.

Moustakas was shifted on the 8th most of all hitters in 2015, so clearly teams think he's an extreme pull hitter.

That being said, he was 43rd in how often he actually pulled the ball, so you may be right that he's changing his approach.

For now the data seems to indicate that it's appropriate to keep him as an extreme pull hitter imo, but we'll monitor that this year, and see what happens.