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Someone in one of the on-line leagues I play in reported this error, so after one heck of a lot of testing I found the following, now logged as BZ 319:
I have no earthly idea why, but after a full season of play with a Short Season A minor league, its corresponding major league will see the Major League Service Time This Year counter reset after 17 days of major league play. If no Short Season A minor league exists, a Rookie League will cause the exact same behavior, except after 18 days of major league play. This issue goes away once the offending leagues are deleted.
This is a big problem in that it causes players to accumulate far too many days of service each year (when service is normally capped at 172 days per year of play). Players reach arbitration and free agency sooner than expected as a result.
Test 1 in a league starting with no minor leagues:
First year: No issue.
Off-season: Added Rookie League (1/1).
Second year: No issue. Rookie league starts play (6/24).
Third year: After 18 days of major league play, major league service this year is reset back to 1 day of service. (4/24)
Fourth year: Issue. Sim to 18 days of major league service. Sim one more day and it gets set back to 1.
Test 2 in a league starting with full minor leagues:
First year: No issue. Short Season starts first year of play. Rookie League later starts first year of play.
Second year: Major League Service This Year reset after 17 service days. (4/24)
Third year: Major League Service This Year reset after 17 service days. (4/23)
Off-season: Deleted Rookie League.
Fourth year: Major League Service This Year reset after 17 service days. (4/22)
Fifth year: Major League Service This Year reset after 17 service days.
Off-season: Deleted Short Season League.
Sixth year: No issue.
Seventh year: No issue.
Off-season: Created Rookie League. (1/1)
Eighth year: No issue. Rookie League starts play.
Ninth year: Major League Service This Year reset after 18 service days.
Tenth year: Major League Service This Year reset after 18 service days.
Off-season: Deleted Rookie League.
Eleventh year: No issue.
Off-season: Created Short Season League. (1/1)
Twelfth year: No issue. Short Season begins play.
Thirteenth year: Major League Service This Year reset after 17 service days.
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