MLB The Show 20 Franchise Management Tips and Tricks

[countryboy]

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So I thought of something today that I think could work well as a workaround for the limited contract extension periods that the game sets up. I’ve always been frustrated by that limitation because it can result in periods of disgruntlement where a minor leaguer that you call up remains on their minor league pay rate, but now has major league salary expectations that you can’t address because you’re not in an extension period. It seems to me that a workaround for this would be to release the minor leaguer in question and then simply re-sign them at a rate that will align with their new expectations.

Can anyone think of a reason why that wouldn’t work out like I think it will?

Releasing them leaves you open to them being claimed by another team while in the waiver period.

[SirManBoy]

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Releasing them leaves you open to them being claimed by another team while in the waiver period.

Would there even be a waiver period if it’s a straight release?

[Jhack99]

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Would there even be a waiver period if it’s a straight release?

Straight release no. Waivers only apply to DFA's.

[SirManBoy]

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Straight release no. Waivers only apply to DFA's.

I think it would work then. If I have to eat a mere 60 or 70k to release and re-sign the player at an appropriate pay rate, it seems like it would be worth it.

[countryboy]

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Would there even be a waiver period if it’s a straight release?

Yes

Player will be placed on outright release waivers where you'll be on the hook for part of his salary if unclaimed by another team over the course of 2 days.

If he passes through the outright release waivers, then you'll be responsible for paying whatever portion of his salary the game determines, and then you'd pay him his new salary to re-sign him.

[SirManBoy]

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Yes

Player will be placed on outright release waivers where you'll be on the hook for part of his salary if unclaimed by another team over the course of 2 days.

If he passes through the outright release waivers, then you'll be responsible for paying whatever portion of his salary the game determines, and then you'd pay him his new salary to re-sign him.

Yep. Confirmed. It’s just too risky. They should add an increase salary function to alleviate this weird morale problem. My current solution is that I pay at least half of the 14 guys on my 40-man roster that aren’t on my 26-man roster the major league minimum, just in case I need to bring them up during the year. I typically add the majority of my 40-man roster to the MLB team during the off season, so I’m prompted to pay them at least 510K when contract renewals begin. It works well, but I was hoping the release and re-sign method would give me further flexibility.

[garry1221]

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Yep. Confirmed. It’s just too risky. They should add an increase salary function to alleviate this weird morale problem. My current solution is that I pay at least half of the 14 guys on my 40-man roster that aren’t on my 26-man roster the major league minimum, just in case I need to bring them up during the year. I typically add the majority of my 40-man roster to the MLB team during the off season, so I’m prompted to pay them at least 510K when contract renewals begin. It works well, but I was hoping the release and re-sign method would give me further flexibility.

Paying your 40 man at least 500k alleviates so much headache in these situations. I've been doing that for awhile now. One cost saving measure I take is not paying career minor leaguers big bucks. If you're not on my 40 man, i won't pay you like you are. I'll either not offer a contract or I'll sign and trade 'em.

[SirManBoy]

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Paying your 40 man at least 500k alleviates so much headache in these situations. I've been doing that for awhile now. One cost saving measure I take is not paying career minor leaguers big bucks. If you're not on my 40 man, i won't pay you like you are. I'll either not offer a contract or I'll sign and trade 'em.

Absolutely. There are always a couple of 40-man guys that I won’t pay an MLB salary just yet, usually because they’re players who I drafted extremely young and they’re really just on there to be excluded from the Rule 5 draft. Most of the time they are about 23 and still another year out from where I want them to be, but I also don’t want to lose them.

[SirManBoy]

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Another tip:

Retain the rights of your HOF-likely veterans so that they retire from your organization and get in the HOF under your banner.

At some point, vets develop an OVR so low that they no longer get courted by other teams. When they reach this point, they will eventually agree to sign a 1-year, $30,000 contract with you rather than not sign at all. Once they sign, I put them in A-ball and wait for them to retire. If you have to repeat this method for a player for a few seasons before they retire, it’s no big deal because you’ll barely notice the expense.

[SirManBoy]

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Something else I’ve noticed lately is how successful I’ve been at completing trades for newly drafted prospects right at the start of an off season, and I mean right at the start during that period where free agents can’t negotiate with any outside teams.

Very few players are eligible to be traded at this stage, but among those that are are the newly drafted players on minor league contracts. Well, the CPU seems particularly hospitable to trade offers for these players at this time, almost to the point where I’m wondering if it’s an exploit in the game. I typically always have a contract or two that I want to dump, and the CPU usually has no issues giving me their two or three best draft picks in exchange for the player I offer in exchange. It might just be a coincidence, but I recommend checking it out for yourself.

[SirManBoy]

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Another tip:

If you’ve got players that are Rule 5 eligible and you don’t care about them enough to protect them by placing them on the 40-man roster, then you might as well trade them for younger, higher potential prospects that aren’t Rule 5 eligible. Even if you don’t end up losing them in the draft, the chances that they were going to play a significant role in your future plans are pretty much nil. You’re better off trading those types away and taking a chance on some 18 or 19-year-old A prospect and seeing how that player develops instead.

[Caulfield]

MLB The Show 20 Franchise Management Tips and Tricks

anybody know the cons are to starting a franchise with 40-man rosters for the other 29 teams reduced to 25? I really dislike 30 team control FWIW. is the only downside being the other teams go to spring training w/only 25 player? also, how long does it typically take teams to restock back to 40? do they only do so in call-ups for injury replacement? sorry, lotsa questions I know

TIA

[garry1221]

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anybody know the cons are to starting a franchise with 40-man rosters for the other 29 teams reduced to 25? I really dislike 30 team control FWIW. is the only downside being the other teams go to spring training w/only 25 player? also, how long does it typically take teams to restock back to 40? do they only do so in call-ups for injury replacement? sorry, lotsa questions I know

TIA

The 40 man roster automatically gets filled once you progress to the regular season. If you dislike 30 team control, it's best not to bother taking all other teams down to 25. And yes, that would be one downside. From past experience, I know not setting my full 40 man added prospects to it that I wasn't quite ready to add. I can't fully recall as its been a few years, but i believe the cpu just populates by highest OVR.

[SirManBoy]

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anybody know the cons are to starting a franchise with 40-man rosters for the other 29 teams reduced to 25? I really dislike 30 team control FWIW. is the only downside being the other teams go to spring training w/only 25 player? also, how long does it typically take teams to restock back to 40? do they only do so in call-ups for injury replacement? sorry, lotsa questions I know

TIA

Where does this concern stem from? What are you trying to accomplish? Just curious.

[Funkycorm]

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Something else I’ve noticed lately is how successful I’ve been at completing trades for newly drafted prospects right at the start of an off season, and I mean right at the start during that period where free agents can’t negotiate with any outside teams.

Very few players are eligible to be traded at this stage, but among those that are are the newly drafted players on minor league contracts. Well, the CPU seems particularly hospitable to trade offers for these players at this time, almost to the point where I’m wondering if it’s an exploit in the game. I typically always have a contract or two that I want to dump, and the CPU usually has no issues giving me their two or three best draft picks in exchange for the player I offer in exchange. It might just be a coincidence, but I recommend checking it out for yourself.

I think it could be do considered somewhat of an exploit because as the off season moves along they quickly return to their actual trade value.