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Free Agency
A free agent is a major league player whose contract with a team has expired, meaning that the player is free to sign a contract with another team. In OOTPB, the following players are considered free agents:
1.Any player who has reached the minimum number of major league service years required for free agency in the league, and whose contract has expired (see service time.)
2.Any player who has been released from his contract by his team.
3.At the start of a new league, any players who are not selected by a team in the inaugural draft.
Free agency can be turned on and off in the financial rules.
Note: Even if you disable free agency, there will still be free agents in your league. Any player who has been released or who was not signed at the start of the league will still be considered a free agent.
Minor League Free Agency
It is possible to enable rules for minor league free agency as well. Minor league free agency is handled in a similar fashion to major league free agency, with the exception that professional service time and time on secondary roster are used instead of major league service time. See the section on professional service time for more information.
Players who are on a team's secondary roster are not eligible for minor league free agency.
Minor League Free Agency can be turned on and off in the financial rules.
Draft Pick Compensation for Lost Free Agents
As a way of helping weaker financial teams remain competitive, you can also enable compensation for lost free agents. If this option is enabled, teams that lose free agents will receive draft picks in return. Losing a free agent happens when a team is unable to sign a player to a contract extension; the player becomes a free agent and subsequently signs a contract with a different team.
In OOTPB, when a team loses a player via free agency, they receive an additional draft pick in the upcoming first-year player draft as compensation from the team that signed the free agent. These picks come from the team that signed the player.
Note: OOTP's draft pick compensation model is not intended to precisely match major league rules. Compensation picks are not 'sandwich' picks, added onto the end of the draft round, as they usually are in real life. Additionally, there is no requirement for the team losing a player to have tendered an offer in order to receive compensation.
Draft pick compensation can be turned on and off in the financial rules.
Free Agent Types
Each free agent is classified as one of three types, based on his performance compared to other players at the same position. The types are designated A or B in descending order of quality. The compensation a team receives for a lost free agent is based on these types. Additionally, any weaker players who are not designated as types A-B are designated instead as 'no compensation.'
You can see a player's free agent type on his Contract & Status sub-screen:
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A free agent is a major league player whose contract with a team has expired, meaning that the player is free to sign a contract with another team. In OOTPB, the following players are considered free agents:
1.Any player who has reached the minimum number of major league service years required for free agency in the league, and whose contract has expired (see service time.)
2.Any player who has been released from his contract by his team.
3.At the start of a new league, any players who are not selected by a team in the inaugural draft.
Free agency can be turned on and off in the financial rules.
Note: Even if you disable free agency, there will still be free agents in your league. Any player who has been released or who was not signed at the start of the league will still be considered a free agent.
Minor League Free Agency
It is possible to enable rules for minor league free agency as well. Minor league free agency is handled in a similar fashion to major league free agency, with the exception that professional service time and time on secondary roster are used instead of major league service time. See the section on professional service time for more information.
Players who are on a team's secondary roster are not eligible for minor league free agency.
Minor League Free Agency can be turned on and off in the financial rules.
Draft Pick Compensation for Lost Free Agents
As a way of helping weaker financial teams remain competitive, you can also enable compensation for lost free agents. If this option is enabled, teams that lose free agents will receive draft picks in return. Losing a free agent happens when a team is unable to sign a player to a contract extension; the player becomes a free agent and subsequently signs a contract with a different team.
In OOTPB, when a team loses a player via free agency, they receive an additional draft pick in the upcoming first-year player draft as compensation from the team that signed the free agent. These picks come from the team that signed the player.
Note: OOTP's draft pick compensation model is not intended to precisely match major league rules. Compensation picks are not 'sandwich' picks, added onto the end of the draft round, as they usually are in real life. Additionally, there is no requirement for the team losing a player to have tendered an offer in order to receive compensation.
Draft pick compensation can be turned on and off in the financial rules.
Free Agent Types
Each free agent is classified as one of three types, based on his performance compared to other players at the same position. The types are designated A or B in descending order of quality. The compensation a team receives for a lost free agent is based on these types. Additionally, any weaker players who are not designated as types A-B are designated instead as 'no compensation.'
| Free Agent Type | Compensation Pick |
| A | First round |
| B | Second round |
| No compensation | No compensation |
You can see a player's free agent type on his Contract & Status sub-screen:
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