Official Thread for Position Eligibility Questions

jordan.ryan.pedersen · January 24, 2023, 4:59pm

Hey just following up on this: it looks like the Daniel Espino who is left in the system is marked as a position player, but he is a pitcher.

nivshah · January 24, 2023, 5:05pm

Looks like he just didn’t pitch enough last year to get SP.

jordan.ryan.pedersen · January 24, 2023, 5:20pm

Word! Thanks.

nivshah · January 27, 2023, 3:02pm

4 posts were split to a new topic: Why do hitters need to earn eligibility after being injured?

eldurko · February 3, 2023, 3:57pm

Doing some cursory research and noticed that Shintaro Fujinami does not have his OAK affiliation listed, and is listed at Util but he is a pitcher. Considering I just learned of his existence and he just signed in Jan, I’m assuming it might just be waiting on a system update. But wanted to point it out.

nivshah · February 3, 2023, 4:04pm

I’ll link him up to his FG ID today and he should show being on OAK tomorrow.

UPDATE Well he’ll show up on OAK right away but he will get SP tomorrow.

WWgolfer · March 6, 2023, 9:29pm

Wondering if there is a comprehensive list of positions for which players are eligible. I know I can filter by position, but what I really need is a list of all hitters that notes which positions they qualify for. Checked Ottoneu PLAYERS page and FanGraphs, but I can’t seem to find anything.

nivshah · March 6, 2023, 9:30pm

Search the forums for “player universe”

eocello10 · March 20, 2023, 5:25pm

Not sure if this is right place but Daniel Espino - CLE AA is listed as utility when in fact he is an SP. Currently the 16th rated mlb prospect. Can this be updated?

nivshah · March 20, 2023, 5:28pm

eocello10 · March 20, 2023, 5:31pm

I see. What happens if he pitches this year and gets called up? Adjustment would be made then?

nivshah · March 20, 2023, 5:41pm

Yeah if he gets called up without earning any pitching eligibility first (being a Guardians fan, I’d be surprised if this happened), you can come back to this thread and request pitching eligibility.

admusser · March 25, 2023, 1:20am

Hey Niv!
I’ve checked this thread and others in the forum but didn’t find any specific notes on Abner Uribe – Abner Uribe - Stats - Pitching | FanGraphs Baseball

Wondering if I can request Pitching (RP) Eligibility or whether I have to wait for him to pitch for the Brewers this season? And, if the latter, how long it will take for him to be RP-eligible in the universe?

Thanks!
adam

nivshah · March 25, 2023, 5:04am

This person has not pitched enough to earn RP or SP eligiblity. In 2022 he pitched in 2 games. This is why he is not currenlty a RP or SP. This is displayed on his “position eligibilty progress” graph on his player page. You can also see that fact on the FanGraphs page you linked to.

If he’s on the MLB team on Opening Day, you can request that he gets expideted eligibilty.

youngwill · March 30, 2024, 5:22pm

Hi - anyway you could make Byron Buxton eligible for OF and Gavin Lux eligible for 2B, please? I know the rules but they’re veterans and those are their respective positions. Thanks for considering in any case.

nivshah · March 30, 2024, 5:36pm

No, there won’t be exceptions to the rules, as they are the rules.

youngwill · March 30, 2024, 9:54pm

Understood.

legendaryan · July 11, 2024, 4:44pm

Maybe it takes an additional day but wanted to point out that Nick Yorke has now played OF for 20 games in the minors (12 in AA & 8 in AAA) but he still only shows 2B eligibility. Wasn’t sure if the check at the lower levels was working as intended.

nivshah · July 11, 2024, 5:14pm

Positions get set around 4am ET
Data gets loaded by FG from like 4am to 8am
If the minor league game logs are loaded after positions are set, you’ll have to wait another 24 hours
Tomorrow it is very likely this player will get OF eligibility

stockhfcrx · August 27, 2024, 3:03pm

Howdy, could we get Hagen Smith SP? More of a housekeeping thing but looks like from this thread there maybe some precedent. If not, no worries.