I am tired of all these roster restrictions!

[Hayman19]

Re: I am tired of all these roster restrictions!

While to me this isn't a huge deal breaker, I do see how it could be for some. I mean, we can already edit the players ratings during franchise, why stop there? Give us full control of service time and everything else.

[coach422001]

Re: I am tired of all these roster restrictions!

I'm about to start my postseason in 2 weeks. What's the issue?

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Only players on the 25 man active roster as the clock rolls from Aug 31 to Sept 1 are playoff eligible.

What someone showed me was on Aug 31, get all the games out of the way (sim the last minor league game) but don't advance. Then bring up to your active MLB team all the players you want to have eligible for the post season. Then roll the day over to Sept 1 and send those players back down (you can't expand rosters until the minor league regular season ends so you are still limited on Sept 1 to a 25 man roster).

[Councilmann_Jamm]

Re: I am tired of all these roster restrictions!

Only players on the 25 man active roster as the clock rolls from Aug 31 to Sept 1 are playoff eligible.

What someone showed me was on Aug 31, get all the games out of the way (sim the last minor league game) but don't advance. Then bring up to your active MLB team all the players you want to have eligible for the post season. Then roll the day over to Sept 1 and send those players back down (you can't expand rosters until the minor league regular season ends so you are still limited on Sept 1 to a 25 man roster).

Ah. So I'm screwed for first season. But thanks for the heads up!

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[coach422001]

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Ah. So I'm screwed for first season. But thanks for the heads up!

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My bad...I read '2 weeks to post season' as '2 weeks to Sept 1'. Well, I tried and failed...the lesson: never try.

IF they don't change anything in 19, at least you'll be aware of this trick for next season's post season prep.

[ninertravel]

Re: I am tired of all these roster restrictions!

editing the service time is probably some legal matter. remember in madden when you used to be able to create NON rookies?? then when EA blew the game apart and took everything out, they changed it so you can only create rookies??

It's very frustrating and glaring to see the R next to a 35 year old. unless we spend hours getting service time for a player playing around with exporting and importing from older games to move across. it's to much work.

[Gagnon39]

Re: I am tired of all these roster restrictions!

Only players on the 25 man active roster as the clock rolls from Aug 31 to Sept 1 are playoff eligible.

What someone showed me was on Aug 31, get all the games out of the way (sim the last minor league game) but don't advance. Then bring up to your active MLB team all the players you want to have eligible for the post season. Then roll the day over to Sept 1 and send those players back down (you can't expand rosters until the minor league regular season ends so you are still limited on Sept 1 to a 25 man roster).

It's beyond ridiculous that we have to do this to, "fix," the issue. And it's been like this as long as I can remember. Almost all teams keep one less pitcher, and one more bat on their postseason rosters. The issue needs to be fixed.

[coach422001]

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It's beyond ridiculous that we have to do this to, "fix," the issue. And it's been like this as long as I can remember. Almost all teams keep one less pitcher, and one more bat on their postseason rosters. The issue needs to be fixed.

and maybe it will be...but for those who don't know about the concern and want to work around it this is a way to do it. We say it every year, we hope for it every year and maybe one day it gets done...but at least there is a work around.

[Councilmann_Jamm]

Re: I am tired of all these roster restrictions!

Question. Say a guy is on 60 day DL and comes off Mid-September. Does that mean he isn't eligible with this glitch?

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[ninertravel]

Re: I am tired of all these roster restrictions!

Question. Say a guy is on 60 day DL and comes off Mid-September. Does that mean he isn't eligible with this glitch?

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correct. I guess the only way is to manual take him off the DL then move him to 25 man and then edit his injury back again and shorten the days of how long he has left>?

but yeah it's a joke we have to do all this stuff it was like the Ohtani trick of sending a player up and down to have him DH. won't work this year as they won't make him a pitcher.

[coach422001]

Re: I am tired of all these roster restrictions!

Question. Say a guy is on 60 day DL and comes off Mid-September. Does that mean he isn't eligible with this glitch?

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Actually if a player was on the MLB roster and was put on the DL and comes off in September he should be eligible. In fact before learning the bring em put /send em down trick that was how i brought in more players for post season. if a player was injured near the end of august I put them on the DL. When they came off they were eligible. It should work with those on the sixty day as well. Mind you this was with 17 but I think it works with 18 too. Can you see in the rosters with 18 who is PSE? The key to this trick if they are now in AAA and want them available is bring them to the majors then DL them. Also in September if a player is still hurt but eligible to come off the DL take them off and have them sit. I think if a player is still on the DL when the season ends again the game then doesn't allow them to play in post season.

[ninertravel]

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Actually if a player was on the MLB roster and was put on the DL and comes off in September he should be eligible. In fact before learning the bring em put /send em down trick that was how i brought in more players for post season. if a player was injured near the end of august I put them on the DL. When they came off they were eligible. It should work with those on the sixty day as well. Mind you this was with 17 but I think it works with 18 too. Can you see in the rosters with 18 who is PSE? The key to this trick if they are now in AAA and want them available is bring them to the majors then DL them. Also in September if a player is still hurt but eligible to come off the DL take them off and have them sit. I think if a player is still on the DL when the season ends again the game then doesn't allow them to play in post season.

so the trick is to put about 10 players on the DL then skip to sep 1st then take them back off the DL and they will all be eligible?

[coach422001]

Re: I am tired of all these roster restrictions!

so the trick is to put about 10 players on the DL then skip to sep 1st then take them back off the DL and they will all be eligible?

I never got 10 on there but in theory it should work. But they gotta be nicked up to go on there then keep them on through Sept 1. However I think adding the players to the active roster before Sept 1 and then sending them down would give you more control over who you want to have available, and anyone on the MLB DL should also be available.

Best thing to do is to make a save game before Sept 1 and try out either method and see what it gets you.

[zippy2212]

Re: I am tired of all these roster restrictions!

As long as the player is hurt while on your MLB roster they will be eligible. At least they were for me in 18. But if they were injured in AAA or AA they will not be eligible for the post season.

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[ninertravel]

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if there was a easy way to kill that R icon I would make entire rosters for mlb 18 or come close to not even bothering about mlb 19

If I want to make Ohtani right now. and keep using mlb 18 he would be going for rookie of the year again. even if I wanted to create him from scratch I would still be stuck with the stupid R icon when he isn't. and I would like to keep his audio tracks.

I actually wouldn't care about career stats that much. I would take career stats out in order to be able to edit our own service time. so we can create our own unlimited roster.

so let us choose the audio that is built in the game. edit service time.. and we could create our own rosters from the ground up..

well then we wouldn't need to buy 19 then would we?

[JDL375]

Re: I am tired of all these roster restrictions!

I just want to be able to choose what uniform number the manager, first, and third base coaches wear. I'm 34 years old and I bet I'll be 80 years old before this gets done, if ever lol.