Noob Guide to Transactions in MLB '09: The Show

[JT30]

Quote: Originally Posted by Imnus

Well, he was asking if Options reset every few years or something like that, I just said they don't.

Oh I thought you told him players will only get 3 options. No big deal. But I dont think this game considers the 4th option possibility. And I doubt the game knows to turn rev. waivers into irrev. waivers after the player was pulled back for the 2nd time on a claim

[Invictus375]

Is there any way to see what transactions have taken place in RTTS? I see at the beginning of year 3 (I'm in ST) that one of the Rangers up and coming young CP's and their #1 draft pick 1B from 2008 are both no longer on the team.

Any way to see how this happened?

[Imnus]

Quote: Originally Posted by JT30

Oh I thought you told him players will only get 3 options. No big deal. But I dont think this game considers the 4th option possibility. And I doubt the game knows to turn rev. waivers into irrev. waivers after the player was pulled back for the 2nd time on a claim

He asked if only players that were on the 40-Man Roster had Options or something like that, what he wrote was too confusing. And I'm pretty sure Revocable Waivers aren't in the game.

[Invictus375]

Quote: Originally Posted by Imnus

He asked if only players that were on the 40-Man Roster had Options or something like that, what he wrote was too confusing. And I'm pretty sure Revocable Waivers aren't in the game.

Sweet Jesus...are you two married?

let's focus on the important part here, like my question!!

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Is there any way to see what transactions have taken place in RTTS? I see at the beginning of year 3 (I'm in ST) that one of the Rangers up and coming young CP's and their #1 draft pick 1B from 2008 are both no longer on the team.

[Antkowiak]

I love how all these new management features are in the game, but it is still impossible to simply drop players to FA in the roster manager.

[SHO]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tonsoffun

you should automatically get the Sandwich pick (supplemental) regardless of A/B status. However, for Type A, if say, the Yankees do what they did this winter, in signing Sabathia, Teixeira, and Burnett... there's only 1 1st round pick available, so only one of those teams is getting that pick (the angels did). so perhaps this is happening in your franchise?

I guess so, but I'm still confused when the 2009 first-year draft comes up and the Angels have about two picks each in the first and supp. rounds.

Here is what went down in my Oakland franchise. I offered all three arbitration before the deadline.

Matt Holliday - Type A (signed with Minnesota)
Orlando Cabrerra - Type A (signed with Boston)
Nomar - Type B (signed with Kansas City)

I should have gotten three picks correct?

Did the signing of Carl Crawford (Type A) completely throw off my chances at getting those picks?

Trying to run the Moneyball model is useless if I get these picks to work right for me.

[cienfuegos]

So you signed Crawford in the off season? If so, then you would lose your pick, but should pick up two first round picks for Holliday and Ocab, unless a) say Boston picked up another type A and that team did worse than you so they would get Boston's pick or b) say Minnesota's pick was in the top 15. If both happened, then you would only get the "sandwich" picks. Does that make sense, because it took me quite a while to figure that out as well. Good luck on the A's, they rule!!!!!

[cinders]

Nice guide