[PilotMan]

OOTP has always gotten a bit of a knock for the way it has handled it's minor league transactions. It's vastly improved from years past where it would cut a guy, then resign him days later, and that would repeat itself off and on throughout.

In this case, without knowing the true mechanics of why, I mean, generally, a first round pick would get much more time to develop, especially for an 18-year old kid pitcher, it's really tough to say.

They didn't need a spot either. So in this case, the simple solution is that he just wasn't viewed as being good enough, or worthwhile enough, even though there are plenty of guys they do sign who, quite literally, have no future at all.

I chalk it up to a bit of randomness and shortsightedness of the front office. Or you can game it a bit and just figure he pissed a whole lot of people off with his charming personality. It does help tell a story for a player later on, if he does work his way up the ladder, of the teams that gave up on him and how he kept working hard and ate his vitamins, to get to the top.