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1) Biggest change is how star ratings are. Before, star ratings were based off position; so if you changed a players position, his star rating would change. Now it's based purely off offensive and defensive ratings, position plays no part.
What this genearlly means: If you had a player at 2b, 3b, LF, or C before, he likely had no change or a drop in star rating. If you had a player at 1B, SS, CF, or RF, he saw no change or an increase in star rating.
The biggest difference though is in pitchers. A lot of SP saw an increase, especially guys who were just 1 star now have a couple stars. But MRs and Closers saw a big decrease, and most will see one star or more decrease.
I think this should work better to help people better judge a players worth quickly off of star rating.
One major thing of note though: Before, if you changed a CL/MR position to SP, if that player had a 50 endurance or lower, his star rating would change to 1 to signify that he didn't have enough endurance to start (And if it was 51 or greater, he'd see no change in star rating). Since position plays no part in star rating anymore, this is no longer the case. If you set a 4 star CL to SP even though he has 20 endurance, it'll show him at a 4 star SP.
However, because of the game mechanics, players need at least 51 in endurance to start. There's a huge difference even in 50 and 51 because of how the game is programmed. Even with 50, the player will still only go a couple of innings, where as with 51, he can go deep into the game.
Just wanted to make sure that was out there so no one tries starting a 20 endurance player.
2) There is now a deadline for releasing players to not count towards next years payroll, which is set to August 31st. If they are released after that point, they'll still count towards next years payroll. Trading is also allowed up to August 31st, but ONLY for Cap Room and Draft Picks.
This goes into effect NEXT YEAR. You still have until the arbitration deadline this season to release players to not count towards next years payroll.
What this genearlly means: If you had a player at 2b, 3b, LF, or C before, he likely had no change or a drop in star rating. If you had a player at 1B, SS, CF, or RF, he saw no change or an increase in star rating.
The biggest difference though is in pitchers. A lot of SP saw an increase, especially guys who were just 1 star now have a couple stars. But MRs and Closers saw a big decrease, and most will see one star or more decrease.
I think this should work better to help people better judge a players worth quickly off of star rating.
One major thing of note though: Before, if you changed a CL/MR position to SP, if that player had a 50 endurance or lower, his star rating would change to 1 to signify that he didn't have enough endurance to start (And if it was 51 or greater, he'd see no change in star rating). Since position plays no part in star rating anymore, this is no longer the case. If you set a 4 star CL to SP even though he has 20 endurance, it'll show him at a 4 star SP.
However, because of the game mechanics, players need at least 51 in endurance to start. There's a huge difference even in 50 and 51 because of how the game is programmed. Even with 50, the player will still only go a couple of innings, where as with 51, he can go deep into the game.
Just wanted to make sure that was out there so no one tries starting a 20 endurance player.
2) There is now a deadline for releasing players to not count towards next years payroll, which is set to August 31st. If they are released after that point, they'll still count towards next years payroll. Trading is also allowed up to August 31st, but ONLY for Cap Room and Draft Picks.
This goes into effect NEXT YEAR. You still have until the arbitration deadline this season to release players to not count towards next years payroll.
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