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MLB 11 The Show: Franchise Trade and Off Season Logic Has Been Massively Improved

06:28 PM - January 24, 2011 by Russell_SCEA

This is a very very late addition/change to MLB 11 The Show. Kolbe and Jeff Ulman, one of our senior AI programmers, went into the cave this past weekend and re-wrote a massive amount of code for trades and off-season logic for franchise mode.

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# 181 treyraq @ 01/29/11 06:31 AM

SCEA (Russell),

Has anyone brought this up (perhaps there's still time for a quick solution)?

On the Team Rosters, and someone correct me if I'm wrong here, I know you can select to view the 25 or 40 man rosters (seperately), however if you are trying to trim your roster down to 25 or 40...you cannot SORT the entire organization roster by who's on the active or 40-man roster--you have to actually count the players as you scroll down the screen. And the League column (MLB/AAA/AA)and their roster designation (whether or not on the 25 or 40) column don't appear onscreen at the same time--you have to scroll right and left, back and forth, repeatedly--and I think it's confusing how 13 names fit on the screen at one time and it's hard/tedious to keep track of how many players you count.

Is there a way to make the entire roster SORTABLE by who's active/40-man/minors and get numbers (1., 2., 3., etc.) on the left hand side for a quick visual aid? Perhaps you can make it 10 or 15 names to a screen-frame rather than 13?

Does anyone get what I'm saying?

# 182 countryboy @ 01/29/11 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by FreezeTime


	So I decided to start another franchise to see if the Angels and Blue Jays trade would go through, I simmed to the offseason and went to the exact day the trade happened but it told me I couldn't trade Napoli because he didn't have a contract yet. I offered him arb but it would not let me include him until he agreed to a deal. Has this been fixed or did I do something wrong?

There's nothing to be fixed. In baseball, teams cannot trade a player who does not have a contract, except for those who were drafted in the amateur draft that year.

# 183 MostValuableSluggeR @ 01/29/11 09:50 AM

man cant wait to see how hard it will be to trade for a guy like Albert Pujols

# 184 theaub @ 01/29/11 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by countryboy


	There's nothing to be fixed. In baseball, teams cannot trade a player who does not have a contract, except for those who were drafted in the amateur draft that year.

Teams can trade players who they have offered arbitration to even if they haven't signed yet, the arbitration numbers just carry over, so in the game that is incorrect.

# 185 countryboy @ 01/29/11 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by theaub


	Teams can trade players who they have offered arbitration to even if they haven't signed yet, the arbitration numbers just carry over, so in the game that is incorrect.

I honestly did not read that in his post when I responded, that he had offered arbirtation.

# 186 EnigmaNemesis @ 01/29/11 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by theaub


	Teams can trade players who they have offered arbitration to even if they haven't signed yet, the arbitration numbers just carry over, so in the game that is incorrect.

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Originally Posted by countryboy


	I honestly did not read that in his post when I responded, that he had offered arbirtation.

If it is him trying to trade after the World Series and before January 1st of the new year, then it is the "bug" that does not allow you to trade until the following year. (seems like the game still thinks you are still in the world series week)

It was brought to their attention when we were there.

If it is after January first, then this will have to made note of.

# 187 Knight165 @ 01/29/11 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by FreezeTime


	So I decided to start another franchise to see if the Angels and Blue Jays trade would go through, I simmed to the offseason and went to the exact day the trade happened but it told me I couldn't trade Napoli because he didn't have a contract yet. I offered him arb but it would not let me include him until he agreed to a deal. Has this been fixed or did I do something wrong? Also, will we be able to know how many high draft picks we got? For instance, Matsui and Fuentes were both type A FA in my franchise offseason and Shields was a type B. I offered them all arb but I got a message saying they are decided to sign elsewhere. I can't find any place where all my draft picks are. Will that be in 11?

You can't see the draft order(it's not in '11)....but I guess there should be a draft order screen somewhere...but you do get the draft picks and can see the order and your extra picks when the draft starts(I'm not sure about the sandwich picks though...if you see them on the board or not)

M.K.
Knight165

# 188 Skyboxer @ 01/29/11 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA


	I've made it all the way to 2015 in a couple of the simulations and everything looks pretty good.

See if you can replicate and fix the 2031 "Glitch" please......

Just play'n... Thanks for the work!

# 189 Mike Lowe @ 01/29/11 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Lowe


	Nice to see SCEA so dedicated. I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but the only thing holding me back from getting this game is still the fact that during franchise mode, the AI never calls up/sends down players due to performance, only injuries. Any chance this has been fixed or can be with a patch? It seems to work with the RRTS mode at least for your player, but obviously it's not identical to franchise.

I'd really love to hear info on this from peeps in the know...

Or should I say, peeps in the show! ;-)

# 190 Knight165 @ 01/29/11 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Lowe


	I'd really love to hear info on this from peeps in the know... Or should I say, peeps in the show! ;-)

They won't be doing that via a patch.
Most likely...next year when franchise gets its updates.

M.K.
Knight165

# 191 MostValuableSluggeR @ 01/29/11 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Knight165


	You can't see the draft order(it's not in '11)....but I guess there should be a draft order screen somewhere...but you do get the draft picks and can see the order and your extra picks when the draft starts(I'm not sure about the sandwich picks though...if you see them on the board or not) M.K. Knight165

Idk if this has been answered yet but in franchise do players have preferences of where they would want to play when there FA and not just pick the best contract offer ( How Cliff lee spurned the rangers n yankees)and accepted the Phillies offer which was less money and years

# 192 theaub @ 01/29/11 05:57 PM

They did that last year so I assume its the same this time around.

# 193 MostValuableSluggeR @ 01/29/11 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by FreezeTime


	Thanks for the responses guys. I figured it was a bug or oversight but I wanted to make sure. Having that screen showing me how many high draft picks I have would really help out in planning my team for the future. Another thing I noticed was that on opening day at Angels Stadium in 2011, there were blue shapes on both sides of the diamond in front of both dugouts. It was almost like an L shape. They were pretty big too. Has that been brought up before? I also experienced a lot of weird things like the count was 2-2 and I fouled it off and all of a sudden the count was 3-2 and the announcer even said the count is now 3-2 and I got strange errors back to back on routine ground balls and the umps strike zone was all of a sudden all over the place. Been addressed or brought up before?

Never occurred to me maybe its a save data thing

# 194 HldOnMgnolia @ 01/29/11 09:14 PM

Hawwwwsome!!!

Can't wait for baseball (the real, virtual and fantasy variety)!

# 195 PitholeCreek @ 01/31/11 12:14 PM

Last year I had hoped to play in franchise mode (one-team control) with an initial fantasy draft. However, in a couple of test leagues I started, the AI teams always wound up having an insane amount of cash available afterward, sometimes in excess of $200 million. The team I controlled always wound up with a small amount of cash, regardless of whether I drafted expensive or cheap players. Has this issue been addressed this year? When AI teams have a huge cash advantage like that after the fantasy draft, it's as if the user is the only one bound by financial constraints.

# 196 Knight165 @ 01/31/11 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by PitholeCreek


	Last year I had hoped to play in franchise mode (one-team control) with an initial fantasy draft. However, in a couple of test leagues I started, the AI teams always wound up having an insane amount of cash available afterward, sometimes in excess of $200 million. The team I controlled always wound up with a small amount of cash, regardless of whether I drafted expensive or cheap players. Has this issue been addressed this year? When AI teams have a huge cash advantage like that after the fantasy draft, it's as if the user is the only one bound by financial constraints.

I've never hear of this before now.
Did you put this in the bugs and glitches thread?
I copied and pasted those and sent them along some time last year.

M.K.
Knight165

# 197 PitholeCreek @ 01/31/11 02:08 PM

I posted it in the Official Bugs/Glitches thread back in March. I tested it out after a couple of patches, but this issue was still present.

# 198 Knight165 @ 01/31/11 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by PitholeCreek


	I posted it in the Official Bugs/Glitches thread back in March. I tested it out after a couple of patches, but this issue was still present.

Okay...I got it to them then.
I didn't look to check on that though...sorry.

M.K.
Knight165

# 199 cadarn @ 01/31/11 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by treyraq


	SCEA Team-- First off, Great work. The time a dedication to this franchise is astounding, as well as the fact that you all listen and interact (frequently!) via this forum. I'm new around here, but I'm sure you never get tired of hearing praises. In line with this great news regarding Franchise mode, is there plans to rework the Retirement platform as well? I still see 35 year-old free agents coming off All Star seasons, sign a 4 year contract, and then retire the following year, even after another impressive season. And hearing that only 10% of the Franchise checklist will get squeezed into 2011, can we then expect that the whole 90% remaining will get into 2012? Thanks

I'm thinking now I might skip 11 and wait until 12.

# 200 Knight165 @ 01/31/11 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by cadarn


	I'm thinking now I might skip 11 and wait until 12.

Please keep in touch though.
We'll be worried otherwise.
I've got the list of you five guys and I'll check on you every once in a while if I can....
No promises though.

M.K.
Knight165

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