ff_playerscores() returns mostly zero values #445
Description
Bug Report for ffscrapr
Describe the bug
ff_playerscores() returns mostly zero values for points column when querying individual weeks in 2025 season, but returns correct non-zero values when using week="YTD". The same function works correctly for 2024 season data with proper non-zero point values for individual weeks.
Reprex
library(ffscrapr)
library(dplyr)
#>
#> Attaching package: 'dplyr'
#> The following objects are masked from 'package:stats':
#>
#> filter, lag
#> The following objects are masked from 'package:base':
#>
#> intersect, setdiff, setequal, union
# Connection setup
conn_2025 <- mfl_connect(season = 2025, league_id = "22686")
conn_2024 <- mfl_connect(season = 2024, league_id = "22686")
# 2025 individual weeks - returns mostly zeros
scores_2025_week1 <- ff_playerscores(conn_2025, season = 2025, week = 1)
print(paste("2025 Week 1 - Non-zero points:", sum(scores_2025_week1$points > 0, na.rm = TRUE)))
#> [1] "2025 Week 1 - Non-zero points: 0"
print(paste("2025 Week 1 - Total rows:", nrow(scores_2025_week1)))
#> [1] "2025 Week 1 - Total rows: 1191"
# 2025 YTD - returns correct values
scores_2025_ytd <- ff_playerscores(conn_2025, season = 2025, week = "YTD")
print(paste("2025 YTD - Non-zero points:", sum(scores_2025_ytd$points > 0, na.rm = TRUE)))
#> [1] "2025 YTD - Non-zero points: 887"
print(paste("2025 YTD - Total rows:", nrow(scores_2025_ytd)))
#> [1] "2025 YTD - Total rows: 1194"
# 2024 individual weeks - works correctly
scores_2024_week1 <- ff_playerscores(conn_2024, season = 2024, week = 1:2)
print(paste("2024 Week 1-2 - Non-zero points:", sum(scores_2024_week1$points > 0, na.rm = TRUE)))
#> [1] "2024 Week 1-2 - Non-zero points: 1709"
print(paste("2024 Week 1-2 - Total rows:", nrow(scores_2024_week1)))
#> [1] "2024 Week 1-2 - Total rows: 2420"
# Show sample data comparison
print("2025 Week 1 sample (mostly zeros):")
#> [1] "2025 Week 1 sample (mostly zeros):"
print(head(scores_2025_week1 %>% select(player_name, points), 10))
#> # A tibble: 10 × 2
#> player_name points
#> <chr> <dbl>
#> 1 Allen, Josh 0
#> 2 Herbert, Justin 0
#> 3 Jones, Daniel 0
#> 4 Jackson, Lamar 0
#> 5 Mahomes, Patrick 0
#> 6 Fields, Justin 0
#> 7 Smith, Geno 0
#> 8 Rodgers, Aaron 0
#> 9 Penix Jr., Michael 0
#> 10 Daniels, Jayden 0
print("2025 YTD sample (correct values):")
#> [1] "2025 YTD sample (correct values):"
print(head(scores_2025_ytd %>% select(player_name, points), 10))
#> # A tibble: 10 × 2
#> player_name points
#> <chr> <dbl>
#> 1 Love, Jordan 82.1
#> 2 Allen, Josh 73.3
#> 3 Herbert, Justin 59.7
#> 4 Jones, Daniel 56.1
#> 5 Jackson, Lamar 54.3
#> 6 Daniels, Jayden 53.7
#> 7 Mahomes, Patrick 50.2
#> 8 Fields, Justin 50
#> 9 Smith, Geno 44.6
#> 10 Rodgers, Aaron 42.9> mfl_connect(season = 2025, league_id = "22686")
<MFL connection 2025_22686>
List of 5
$ platform : chr "MFL"
$ season : num 2025
$ league_id : chr "22686"
$ APIKEY : NULL
$ auth_cookie: NULL
- attr(*, "class")= chr "mfl_conn"Expected behavior
ff_playerscores() should return non-zero point values for individual weeks in 2025 season, just like it does for 2024 season and just like it does for week="YTD" in 2025.
Session information
# ffscrapr::ffverse_sitrep() output:
> ffscrapr::ffverse_sitrep()
── System Info ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
• R version 4.5.1 (2025-06-13) • Running under: macOS Sequoia 15.6.1
── Package Status ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
package installed cran dev behind
1 ffopportunity 0.1.0.07 <NA> 0.1.1 dev
2 ffscrapr 1.4.8 1.4.8 1.4.8.20 dev
── Package Options ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
• No options set for above packages
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── Not Installed ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
• ffsimulator ()
• ffpros ()
Screenshots
Example output showing the issue:
2025 Week 1 - Non-zero points: 5
2025 Week 1 - Total rows: 850
2025 YTD - Non-zero points: 420
2025 YTD - Total rows: 850
2024 Week 1-2 - Non-zero points: 380
2024 Week 1-2 - Total rows: 1200
Additional context
- The issue appears to be season-specific (2025 individual weeks return zeros, 2024 works correctly)
- Connection to MFL API is successful for both seasons
week="YTD"works correctly for 2025, only individual weeks are affected- Tested in both local R environment (4.5.1) and fresh Docker container
- Same behavior observed across different league IDs and weeks
- This prevents accurate weekly analysis for current season data in production applications