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Suggestion
"Acquired Player Handling" manager option
Create a manager option called "Acquired Player Handling," that would work like this:
When I acquire players:
- place them in DFA until I manually move them
- have my managers place them at the appropriate level
- ask me
Here's how these options would work:
Place them in DFA
If this option is selected, then ALL acquired players would go to DFA. This includes all draft picks, including Rule 5, expansion, amateur, and inaugural. This also includes waiver claims, free agent signings (minor or major league) and trades.
Of course, the game will still remember where the player needs to be. You wouldn't be allowed to place a Rule 5 draftee in the minors, for example.
This option just makes it really consistent for human managers. I obtained a player, he's in DFA. EVERY TIME.
Have my managers place them
With this option, the AI will place the players wherever they feel is appropriate, according to the terms of the transaction and the players' ratings. For example, a Rule 5 draftee would go on the active roster. A 1st round draft pick might go to Single-A, while a minor league free agent signing might go to AAA.
Ask me
When "ask me" is selected, any time you obtain a player, you would immediately be presented with a pop-up that says:
You have just obtained SP Will Smith (display block of ratings/potential ratings). What should we do with him?
Then you could choose from the following options:
- Place him on DFA while I decide what to do.
- Place him on the active roster, adding him to the secondary roster if necessary
- Place him on AAA Tucson
- Place him on AA Reading
- etc for all of your affiliated teams, in descending order of league level
Finally, even leagues with no minors and just reserve rosters should have access to the DFA box where players go in this scenario. (I believe leagues with no minors don't currently have access to DFA?)
Reason
More flexibility, but more importantly for me, this would help simplify the game. Today, there's a certain amount of "Well, if I set up my game THIS way, then they go HERE. If I did it THIS way, they go THERE." Or, "If I got him via trade, he goes HERE. If I got him via draft, he goes THERE."
This adds to the perception of OOTP being overly complex. Baseball transactions are complex enough without our help. Personally, I suspect that a lot of people would choose the "send everyone to DFA" option, especially during drafts.
Priority
High
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