Independent Leagues: MLB Teams purchasing contracts

[mgom27]

We can't sign our Draft Picks yet or To be named Later in a Trade,even invite people to camp,Minor League camp,Split Squad Games,setting Opening Day rosters before the end of Spring Training and so on.
When offer a person to offer a person to all it should show what the team would give up for the person not just one person like the Red Sox will be willing to give up Crisp,Materson,Kevin Cash,Craig Hansen,2 to be named later for Tom Seaver but also want a Draft Pick and Jerry Grote in the deal.

[Dr. P.R. Park III]

Originally Posted by mgom27

We can't sign our Draft Picks yet or To be named Later in a Trade,even invite people to camp,Minor League camp,Split Squad Games,setting Opening Day rosters before the end of Spring Training and so on.
When offer a person to offer a person to all it should show what the team would give up for the person not just one person like the Red Sox will be willing to give up Crisp,Materson,Kevin Cash,Craig Hansen,2 to be named later for Tom Seaver but also want a Draft Pick and Jerry Grote in the deal.

I swear, this post is magic. I can also swear I've seen this response like 12 times.

[CTSoxFan]

It would be an amazing addition to be able to purchase contracts. In my historical league I created a bunch of minor leagues, and to try and simulate it somehow, I watch those leagues for the top players and then assign them randomly to different teams, which "sign" them.

[wildcat000]

Well obviously I'm not the only crazy person here that would like to see the feature, haha.

[Gator]

Originally Posted by wildcat000

I actually work for a Frontier League team, and from my four years there, I've never seen more than one team ask for a guy. I have seen a couple guys get tryouts/worked out for multiple teams, but like I said, it's first come first serve. The most famous Frontier League alumns are Brendan Donnelly, Cardinals Josh Kinney (pitched in the World Series), and current #2 AL Saves leader, Orioles closer George Sherrill.

Did not Orioles 1B Kevin Millar also play indy ball?

[wildcat000]

Originally Posted by Gator

Did not Orioles 1B Kevin Millar also play indy ball?

Correct, he played with St. Paul of the Northern League in 1993. The Northern League has fallen on rough times, but at one point it was better than Triple-A for grooming big league players. Other significant players from Indy leagues include:

J.D Drew
Darryl Strawberry
Oil Can Boyd
Jack Morris
George Sherrill
Brenden Donnelly
Josh Kinney

This is just the list off the top of my head, I'll look the full one up later.

[Carplos]

Originally Posted by CTSoxFan

It would be an amazing addition to be able to purchase contracts. In my historical league I created a bunch of minor leagues, and to try and simulate it somehow, I watch those leagues for the top players and then assign them randomly to different teams, which "sign" them.

This is what I do in various universes as well.

You can turn on trading with other major leagues, granted, it means ML teams would have to trade a player, but in the few times I've used this method, they've never given up an actual prospect for an "indy" player.

I would love an additional option to the "trade between leagues" which lets you make it "cash only."

but at one point it was better than Triple-A for grooming big league players.

If any league had the "right" to make this claim, it would be the Atlantic League.

Regardless, it is silly hyperbole.

[wildcat000]

Originally Posted by Carplos

This is what I do in various universes as well.

You can turn on trading with other major leagues, granted, it means ML teams would have to trade a player, but in the few times I've used this method, they've never given up an actual prospect for an "indy" player.

I would love an additional option to the "trade between leagues" which lets you make it "cash only."



If any league had the "right" to make this claim, it would be the Atlantic League.

Regardless, it is silly hyperbole.

Do you have any knowledge of this? The Atlantic League is where big leaguers go to die. The Northern League, in the early 90's, was purely developmental. It had an age limit. The Atlantic League's average age is 32, how is that developmental?