Reason for Expanding: With plenty of teams starting to get close to that limit, it would suck losing players and losing value of 3rd round picks, especially for rebuilding teams taking some lottery ticket shots at hopeful contributors. Now that there have been years of drafts, not everyone has progressed quickly, we should bump the amount of available minor leaguers up. This doesn't add draft picks, just space for past minor leaguers you have used valuable draft picks on. This is just about accommodating the accumulation of prospects that people get through the draft. This wouldn't affect strategy, or what type of players get drafted or the amount of them. Every year each team drafts 3, but less than 3 graduate. I don't see an issue with expanding to 25.Teams that build for the future shouldn't be disciplined.
Reason for not Expanding: The other worry of expansion of minor leaguers, is even more college, international, high school etc talent will be drafted YEARS before they are true prospects, which to me, WEAKENS the draft pool overall. If 50% of the first round talent was drafted 3 years ago, when they were not real MLB draft eligible... there is no draft advantage. This is already one of the toughest drafts because of the fact that we can draft 15 year olds if we really want to, and baseball is by far the toughest sport to build through the draft because it takes 2-3 years for even the TOP rookies to be impactful.
Ryan (Cubs): Today is the last day to re-sign your restricted free agents! All players that are left unsigned will be dropped tomorrow and eligible for free agency
Feb 23, 2024 10:02:14 GMT -5
Padres (Rodger): Luis Matos is showing up twice on my roster sheet, as a OF and a SP, can you remove the SP line please.
Feb 24, 2024 6:56:36 GMT -5
Pirates (Gregg): Everyone update your Yahoo Roster!
Feb 25, 2024 12:41:26 GMT -5
Red Sox (Kris): We still have a MAX 20 prospects, correct?
Feb 26, 2024 9:15:10 GMT -5
Ryan (Cubs): Yes. 20 prospects is the MiLB max, you either need to drop a prospect or call someone up if you are over that limit.
Feb 26, 2024 11:56:08 GMT -5
Red Sox (Kris): I don’t, but I know that some do. So, to be clear, we can draft over the 20 limit as long as we cut down before the season starts?
Feb 29, 2024 23:45:26 GMT -5
Ryan (Cubs): Technically you should be dropping a player anytime a draft pick or trade takes you over the limit of 20. I must've missed it but Yankees needs to release one of his MiLB players, they are the only team over the limit right now
Mar 1, 2024 7:43:12 GMT -5
Red Sox (Kris): Thanks for clarifying
Mar 1, 2024 8:48:23 GMT -5
Blue Jays (Brandy): Still willing to talk SP......
Mar 3, 2024 1:12:18 GMT -5
Rockies (Jose): Is Yuki Matsui rostered?
Mar 12, 2024 16:15:04 GMT -5
Ryan (Cubs): Technically you can't bid on Yuki in free agency until he pitches an inning in the MLB. You could have drafted him in the MiLB draft, but players that haven't made their debut can't be nominated in Free Agency.
Mar 13, 2024 13:37:27 GMT -5
Blue Jays (Brandy): Shopping Gallen if anyone needing an ace level sp
Mar 29, 2024 11:53:28 GMT -5
Blue Jays (Brandy): Shopping Vaughn if anyone needs a 1b?
Apr 2, 2024 19:06:22 GMT -5
Mariners (Rook): I do believe Ronel Blanco free agent final bid of $3/3 by LAD is invalid and the player should be returned to free agency. That was LAD last transaction and it put his cap -0.25. We can’t go negative cap. What say you?
Apr 5, 2024 21:29:05 GMT -5
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Ryan (Cubs): @mariners, correct. LAD's bid on Blanco put him $.25 over the cap so the bid is invalidated. I've messaged LAD and dropped Blanco from his roster
Apr 8, 2024 7:28:32 GMT -5
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Pirates (Gregg): @mariners Tyler Holton RP DET
Apr 8, 2024 19:39:18 GMT -5
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Ryan (Cubs): NEW FORUM UPDATE: I created a new space to list your Prospect Promotions. A lot of the promotions get lost in the Roster Moves tab. Please post all of your prospect call-ups in the new section and I'll be able to update the page faster!
Apr 16, 2024 7:42:44 GMT -5
Ryan (Cubs): Of course D’Arnaud hits 3 HR today…after I put him on waivers
Apr 19, 2024 20:46:13 GMT -5