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JTSMOOTH · 09-27-2007, 08:02 PM

I just wanted to latch onto this guys original post, as this is a very high priority item for myself being a mostly online league player.

Suggestion
Eliminate the 25 man Active Roster during the Offseason. From Sept 1st through opening day of the following season, the active player roster should be 40. The 25 man roster does not exist during this time period. The 25 man active roster comes back into effect opening day of the following season. So during Spring Training, as teams trim their roster down to get to the 25 man roster, any player on the 40 man roster that fails to make the big league 25 man roster, is optioned to the minor leagues. If a team attempts to send a player to the minor leagues that is out of options, that player has to clear irrevocable waivers before the team can assign him to the minors.

Reason
Currently teams can hide players in the minor leagues indefinitely by adding them to the 40 man roster and never promoting them to the active roster. This has always been a problem in OOTP and needs to be fixed. There might be better ways to accomplish this, but the general issue needs to be remedied.

Priority
Extremely high(has been a loophole in the game for years)

09-27-2007, 08:02 PM	#29 (permalink)
JTSMOOTH Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 141	:) I just wanted to latch onto this guys original post, as this is a very high priority item for myself being a mostly online league player. Suggestion Eliminate the 25 man Active Roster during the Offseason. From Sept 1st through opening day of the following season, the active player roster should be 40. The 25 man roster does not exist during this time period. The 25 man active roster comes back into effect opening day of the following season. So during Spring Training, as teams trim their roster down to get to the 25 man roster, any player on the 40 man roster that fails to make the big league 25 man roster, is optioned to the minor leagues. If a team attempts to send a player to the minor leagues that is out of options, that player has to clear irrevocable waivers before the team can assign him to the minors. Reason Currently teams can hide players in the minor leagues indefinitely by adding them to the 40 man roster and never promoting them to the active roster. This has always been a problem in OOTP and needs to be fixed. There might be better ways to accomplish this, but the general issue needs to be remedied. Priority Extremely high(has been a loophole in the game for years) Last edited by JTSMOOTH : 09-28-2007 at 04:02 PM.