I've had a few conversations with people on here about the REAL contract rules of baseball and how they are or are not implemented in The Show.
As many know, there is a problem with some of this implementation in Franchise mode, so, for those interested, I decided to post some of the real rules and how they fit into The Show. This is not an all-encompassing list, just the major things in Franchise mode, related to the off season issues.
For those interested in ALL of these rules, this site is as accurate as you'll get without reading the lame and totally boring MLB rule book: http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/200...-glossary.html
Now, to the list:
Issue #1: Renewable contracts & Rule 5 draft
When a player is selected by a club in the Rule 4 draft (the amateur draft in June), they must be placed on the 40-man roster or be subject to the Rule 5 draft (in December) in which teams select players from other organizations. Players are eligible if not place on the 40-man by these guidelines:
-If the player was 18 or younger upon signing their first contract, the fifth year after the signing.
-If the player was 19 or older upon signing their first contract, the fourth year after the signing.
So, if 18 years old when signed, you'd be 23 when eligible for the Rule 5 draft. If you signed at age 22, you'd be 26 when eligible.
This matters in The Show because if a player does not make it to the 40-man roster within this time, they should be in the Rule 5 draft; however, in the game if you draft an 18 year old player, and sign them to a 3-year contract, if they don't make the 40-man roster, they are just released to free agency (if they are on the 40-man roster when that contract ends, they are now eligible for contract renewal).
Issue #2: Renewable contracts and MLB service time
Player who have accrued service time at the ML level have a clock that should run until 6 fully played seasons are accumulated before they can file for free agency. These are the service guidelines (note: a player receives credit for a full season if he is up for 172 days in any one season or is not in the minors for more than 20 days that season):
-1 day until 2 years and 171 days of service: Eligible for contract renewal.
-Super 2 status: eligible for arbitration if 2 years and at least 86 days until 2 years and 171 days of service is accrued by the end of that season and that player ranks within the top 17% of service time for players with between 2 and 3 years of service.
-3 years until 6 years: eligible for arbitration.
-6+ years: eligible for free agency.
An important thing to note, is that being on the 40-man roster does not impact contract renewable status; this is why the Rule 5 draft exists, to allow players the opportunity to make it to the majors and start their service time instead of being buried in the minors by the team that selected them as an ameteur.
This matters in The Show because teams with players who are not eligible for the Rule 5 draft, but who have no accrued at least one day of ML service time will be released to free agency if not on the 40-man roster. These players, when high potential prospects, will command millions per year from other teams, which in turn decimates team budgets. Additionally, this is a problem which will also be addressed in the next section.
Issue #3: Minor league vs. major league free agency
If a player playes 6 full years of minor league baseball (ML service time is not used in this calculation) and is not on the 40-man roster, this player will become a minor league free agent. When this occurs, the player can sign a minor league contract with any other club.
This issue here is that in The Show, as mentioned earlier, players who have not accumulated sufficient time in the minors are released as major league free agents, meaning teams will pay them as a major league player, when in reality, they should be receiving much less compensation.
If ya'll have any questions, let me know, I'll do my best to clarify things. I know baseball rules are like
; but maybe we can make it like 
.
As many know, there is a problem with some of this implementation in Franchise mode, so, for those interested, I decided to post some of the real rules and how they fit into The Show. This is not an all-encompassing list, just the major things in Franchise mode, related to the off season issues.
For those interested in ALL of these rules, this site is as accurate as you'll get without reading the lame and totally boring MLB rule book: http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/200...-glossary.html
Now, to the list:
Issue #1: Renewable contracts & Rule 5 draft
When a player is selected by a club in the Rule 4 draft (the amateur draft in June), they must be placed on the 40-man roster or be subject to the Rule 5 draft (in December) in which teams select players from other organizations. Players are eligible if not place on the 40-man by these guidelines:
-If the player was 18 or younger upon signing their first contract, the fifth year after the signing.
-If the player was 19 or older upon signing their first contract, the fourth year after the signing.
So, if 18 years old when signed, you'd be 23 when eligible for the Rule 5 draft. If you signed at age 22, you'd be 26 when eligible.
This matters in The Show because if a player does not make it to the 40-man roster within this time, they should be in the Rule 5 draft; however, in the game if you draft an 18 year old player, and sign them to a 3-year contract, if they don't make the 40-man roster, they are just released to free agency (if they are on the 40-man roster when that contract ends, they are now eligible for contract renewal).
Issue #2: Renewable contracts and MLB service time
Player who have accrued service time at the ML level have a clock that should run until 6 fully played seasons are accumulated before they can file for free agency. These are the service guidelines (note: a player receives credit for a full season if he is up for 172 days in any one season or is not in the minors for more than 20 days that season):
-1 day until 2 years and 171 days of service: Eligible for contract renewal.
-Super 2 status: eligible for arbitration if 2 years and at least 86 days until 2 years and 171 days of service is accrued by the end of that season and that player ranks within the top 17% of service time for players with between 2 and 3 years of service.
-3 years until 6 years: eligible for arbitration.
-6+ years: eligible for free agency.
An important thing to note, is that being on the 40-man roster does not impact contract renewable status; this is why the Rule 5 draft exists, to allow players the opportunity to make it to the majors and start their service time instead of being buried in the minors by the team that selected them as an ameteur.
This matters in The Show because teams with players who are not eligible for the Rule 5 draft, but who have no accrued at least one day of ML service time will be released to free agency if not on the 40-man roster. These players, when high potential prospects, will command millions per year from other teams, which in turn decimates team budgets. Additionally, this is a problem which will also be addressed in the next section.
Issue #3: Minor league vs. major league free agency
If a player playes 6 full years of minor league baseball (ML service time is not used in this calculation) and is not on the 40-man roster, this player will become a minor league free agent. When this occurs, the player can sign a minor league contract with any other club.
This issue here is that in The Show, as mentioned earlier, players who have not accumulated sufficient time in the minors are released as major league free agents, meaning teams will pay them as a major league player, when in reality, they should be receiving much less compensation.
If ya'll have any questions, let me know, I'll do my best to clarify things. I know baseball rules are like
; but maybe we can make it like .
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