Post by bostonredsoxgm on Dec 12, 2009 3:32:15 GMT -5
As of the Feb 14 update, some interesting game implications. Still can all be explained, at least as far as I can tell.
Cleveland signs Chappie McFarland from Cincinnati
Straightforward. McFarland was Type A. Since Cleveland has a top 8 pick, they lose a 2nd rounder to Cin. Cin also gains a supplemental pick.
Chicago Cubs sign Jack Katoll from Cleveland
No compensation granted. Although Katoll was listed as Type A, and had last played for the Naps, that was in 06. Since he was an unsigned free agent for 12+ months, the game very likely takes that to mean he had become a non-comp FA.
Boston NL signs Tim Jordan from Washington
Type A. Washington didn't get the Doves' first round pick, though. They got the best eligible pick that the Doves had. That happened to be at #10, the pick the Doves previously gained from Brooklyn. Minor difference in this case, but interesting to note. This means that if you have a top 8 pick, but you also get someone else's bottom 8 pick in the draft, you could be eligible to lose that new pick. The key here is timing. Let's say you have a top 8 pick, you want to target a Type A free agent, and you think you might lose a Type A yourself, and gain an extra pick as a result. It would probably be in your interest to make your own signing quickly, and give up the 2nd rounder, before you can be granted an extra lower-half first round pick. May be too complicated to worry about, and like I said, in this case, the shift in draft order is minor. The Senators also get a supplemental pick.
St. Louis Browns sign Johnny Evers from Washington.
Washington gets only a supplemental pick. St. Louis doesn't lose anything - even though Evers is Type A. This indicates that OOTP operates on a first-come first-served basis. St. Louis picks in the top half of round 1, so their first round pick is safe. The Browns had already given up their Round 2 pick to the Phillies, as a result of signing Heinie Wagner. Thus, Washington was left with no other eligible Browns pick to take, even though Washington ranks higher in the draft order than the Phillies. This reinforces the fact that those in the top half of the draft can only lose, at max, one 2nd round pick, no matter who or how many they sign (unless they happen to first gain an extra pick by losing their own free agent).
From my view, OOTP 10 has made free agent compensation much more valuable for the teams who see players signed away. The Phillies have 4 picks, and Wash and Cin have 5, before the Superbas begin their draft. Washington especially has an enviable haul to look forward to. I'll take one more chance here to push for the best possible method to coordinate the draft process, and guarantee we get the players we want. I know Jayson is working on this.
Side note: None of the five teams at the bottom of the draft order gained or lost any comp-level free agents. And each of us has only 1 pick among the top 32. I'm fine with that, as long as the system is predictable. I just hope I have a couple Type A players that other teams fall in love with next year.
Not absolutely certain why the game sets the supplemental pick order in this manner. But I think the Type A sandwich picks are granted priority over the Type B sandwich picks, and then the picks are slotted in order of each team's original draft rank.
Cleveland signs Chappie McFarland from Cincinnati
Straightforward. McFarland was Type A. Since Cleveland has a top 8 pick, they lose a 2nd rounder to Cin. Cin also gains a supplemental pick.
Chicago Cubs sign Jack Katoll from Cleveland
No compensation granted. Although Katoll was listed as Type A, and had last played for the Naps, that was in 06. Since he was an unsigned free agent for 12+ months, the game very likely takes that to mean he had become a non-comp FA.
Boston NL signs Tim Jordan from Washington
Type A. Washington didn't get the Doves' first round pick, though. They got the best eligible pick that the Doves had. That happened to be at #10, the pick the Doves previously gained from Brooklyn. Minor difference in this case, but interesting to note. This means that if you have a top 8 pick, but you also get someone else's bottom 8 pick in the draft, you could be eligible to lose that new pick. The key here is timing. Let's say you have a top 8 pick, you want to target a Type A free agent, and you think you might lose a Type A yourself, and gain an extra pick as a result. It would probably be in your interest to make your own signing quickly, and give up the 2nd rounder, before you can be granted an extra lower-half first round pick. May be too complicated to worry about, and like I said, in this case, the shift in draft order is minor. The Senators also get a supplemental pick.
St. Louis Browns sign Johnny Evers from Washington.
Washington gets only a supplemental pick. St. Louis doesn't lose anything - even though Evers is Type A. This indicates that OOTP operates on a first-come first-served basis. St. Louis picks in the top half of round 1, so their first round pick is safe. The Browns had already given up their Round 2 pick to the Phillies, as a result of signing Heinie Wagner. Thus, Washington was left with no other eligible Browns pick to take, even though Washington ranks higher in the draft order than the Phillies. This reinforces the fact that those in the top half of the draft can only lose, at max, one 2nd round pick, no matter who or how many they sign (unless they happen to first gain an extra pick by losing their own free agent).
From my view, OOTP 10 has made free agent compensation much more valuable for the teams who see players signed away. The Phillies have 4 picks, and Wash and Cin have 5, before the Superbas begin their draft. Washington especially has an enviable haul to look forward to. I'll take one more chance here to push for the best possible method to coordinate the draft process, and guarantee we get the players we want. I know Jayson is working on this.
Side note: None of the five teams at the bottom of the draft order gained or lost any comp-level free agents. And each of us has only 1 pick among the top 32. I'm fine with that, as long as the system is predictable. I just hope I have a couple Type A players that other teams fall in love with next year.
Not absolutely certain why the game sets the supplemental pick order in this manner. But I think the Type A sandwich picks are granted priority over the Type B sandwich picks, and then the picks are slotted in order of each team's original draft rank.