Weird ageism programmed into free agent signing logic.

[SirManBoy]

So, in my franchise playthrough the year is 2028 and a very capable 38-year-old Freddie Freeman with a 79 OVR and strong hitting attributes doesn’t get signed. Instead, some teams around the league are placing non-first baseman (not even as their secondary position) at the position, or they are calling up inferior players with lower OVRs and abysmal hitting attributes. My guess is that some kind of age and OVR threshold has been passed, so that’s why this situation has occurred, but it’s a shame that the logic isn’t programmed better than this. I give the franchise team kudos for doing a much better job with regression, but if free agent veterans don’t get signed when they are still a far better option than what’s already on half of the league’s rosters, then it doesn’t mean much.

[ripwalk]

What’s he asking for ? Just thinking out loud, but maybe a budget situation if his contract demand is too high for the teams that need him to pay ..

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by ripwalk

What’s he asking for ? Just thinking out loud, but maybe a budget situation if his contract demand is too high for the teams that need him to pay ..

That along with prior year(s) stats.

If his stats have been subpar and his asking price is high, then I would suspect teams to pass on him.

[bilbobeuli]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

That along with prior year(s) stats. If his stats have been subpar and his asking price is high, then I would suspect teams to pass on him.

I seriously doubt that this kind of logic for the AI is present in this game.

[SportsGamer89]

Quote: Originally Posted by bilbobeuli

I seriously doubt that this kind of logic for the AI is present in this game.

Why do you doubt that? If they don’t have the funds for them to sign him, they simply can’t..

Nevermind read your post wrong lol it’s early.
Yeah not sure what the logic is when it comes to players stats.


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[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by bilbobeuli

I seriously doubt that this kind of logic for the AI is present in this game.

This kind of logic is absolutely present in the game

[SirManBoy]

I doubt that there’s any performance considerations tied to free agency. I just witnessed the Cardinals drop the 2027 league batting champion, Dan Vogelbach, off of their playoff roster because he had a 69 OVR. And like Freeman, he wasn’t signed in 2028. We all know that a C-potential vet with a rating in the 60s doesn’t ask for much at that stage of their career, so if performance was truly a factor, I’m sure some team would have ponied up for the previous year’s batting champ. To test this out even further I signed Freeman for only 60K and then I released him. No team jumped on his rights, so he fell right back into free agency. I think his age and OVR are the only factors at play, but I don’t understand why the game logic isn’t trying to pick up competitive players.

[Freakywwe]

Quote: Originally Posted by bilbobeuli

I seriously doubt that this kind of logic for the AI is present in this game.

It is absolutely present. The league will leave ageing veterans who aren't putting up numbers asking for the same money they were making on the free agent list and go pickup a young prospect who puts up similar numbers for a fraction of the cost lol