How will they handle Ohtani for 2024?

[0blong00]

Re: How will they handle Ohtani for 2024?

I haven't tested this, but just had the thought: assuming you’re doing 30 team control with line up/rotation control on, couldn’t you just stick Ohtani in the bullpen and then he’d never pitch because he’d already be the in game as the DH?

[Ghost Of The Year]

Re: How will they handle Ohtani for 2024?

I haven't tested this, but just had the thought: assuming you’re doing 30 team control with line up/rotation control on, couldn’t you just stick Ohtani in the bullpen and then he’d never pitch because he’d already be the in game as the DH?

Yeah that will be the best option for 30 team controllers but I don't play that way because I want there to be a chance I'm fired as GM and that can't happen with 30 team control. Another thing I need to test, is turning all of Ohtani pitching attributes to zero and see if LA keeps him in the majors. If they do, I can set his attributes back right in 2025.


EDIT - That doesn't work. LA still pitches with him and won't use him as DH because of his lowered overall. But at least they didn't send him to the minor-leagues.

[bronxbombers21325]

Re: How will they handle Ohtani for 2024?

Yeah that will be the best option for 30 team controllers but I don't play that way because I want there to be a chance I'm fired as GM and that can't happen with 30 team control. Another thing I need to test, is turning all of Ohtani pitching attributes to zero and see if LA keeps him in the majors. If they do, I can set his attributes back right in 2025.


EDIT - That doesn't work. LA still pitches with him and won't use him as DH because of his lowered overall. But at least they didn't send him to the minor-leagues.

I’ll likely just leave him as is and let it ride then.

[0blong00]

Re: How will they handle Ohtani for 2024?

I’ll likely just leave him as is and let it ride then.

That’s what I’m doing. I also went ahead and started with default rosters and therefore don’t have Yamamoto so I figured it evens out.

[bilbobeuli]

Re: How will they handle Ohtani for 2024?

I’ll likely just leave him as is and let it ride then.

the only reasonable way to go. imagine being so desperate to emulate real life that you DON'T want one of the greatest players of all time to be available in your game.

[Ghost Of The Year]

Re: How will they handle Ohtani for 2024?

the only reasonable way to go. imagine being so desperate to emulate real life that you DON'T want one of the greatest players of all time to be available in your game.

I'd like him to just DH, and not pitch, so basically miss 36 games as pitcher but theoretically able to still play 162 games. I still think as long as Sony keeps working at it, they will eventually get it right.

[bronxbombers21325]

Re: How will they handle Ohtani for 2024?

There’s so much room for fun little dynamics in this area (and you just know none of them will happen).

Say circumstances demanded, for whatever reason, your backup catcher is needed to play 1B. It’s not a secondary for him, but it’s a must, so you do it anyway. Guy plays there in 16 of the next 37 games, does fine. Why no dynamic emergence of 1B as a secondary?

And I think I know why. Because this is “I play all 162” logic. Franchise is already fringe. Every pitch of every game guys are prolly less than 500 in total. We’re worthless.

Full-circle, I think we just gotta make these kinds of adjustments on our own. This kind of stuff is never coming.

Yep, people are wanting to get through games and seasons as fast as possible now. I'll never understand why you buy a baseball game to not play baseball, but to each their own. There are people that do streams that are already in the playoffs of franchises and the game just released 3 days ago.

[bayou_city_bob]

Re: How will they handle Ohtani for 2024?

What I did to Ohtani in Franchise to get him to not pitch in Franchise, CPU Team control:

Change position from SP to RP
Stamina >>> Down to 0
H/9 >>> Down to 52
Fielding >>> Down to 0
Arm Strength >>> Down to 0

Basically you need to get Ohtani's Overall to 74-76 so he will occasionally be used as a DH & PH. If Ohtani ends up playing in the field this year, then you can up his fielding and change his secondary position from OF to the specific place he will play this season (I assume either LF or 1B).

[Houston]

Re: How will they handle Ohtani for 2024?

All u half to do is rotate him in rotation and sim those other days then rotate him again etc...

[Cycloniac]

Re: How will they handle Ohtani for 2024?

Yeah that will be the best option for 30 team controllers but I don't play that way because I want there to be a chance I'm fired as GM and that can't happen with 30 team control. Another thing I need to test, is turning all of Ohtani pitching attributes to zero and see if LA keeps him in the majors. If they do, I can set his attributes back right in 2025.


EDIT - That doesn't work. LA still pitches with him and won't use him as DH because of his lowered overall. But at least they didn't send him to the minor-leagues.

The lowering his fielding stats method didn't work because The Show doesn't really consider defense when deciding who is DH.

It's more about putting the best hitters in the lineup.

[ninertravel]

Re: How will they handle Ohtani for 2024?

does he count as a min pitcher reequipment issue in the game wasting a roster spot as a pitcher though??? that would be a problem like in past years.

if not just throw him as a LR in the BP if its like last year and hes a DH the CPU shouldn't use him like someone said earlier about mlb 23

[Cycloniac]

Re: How will they handle Ohtani for 2024?

Is changing Ohtani to a RF possible? Don't have the game yet to try it

That would probably be the cleanest way, change him back to SP (2-way player) in year 2.

[countryboy]

Re: How will they handle Ohtani for 2024?

Is changing Ohtani to a RF possible? Don't have the game yet to try it

That would probably be the cleanest way, change him back to SP (2-way player) in year 2.

No because his primary position is a pitcher. You can’t change a player’s primary position from pitcher to position player nor vice versa


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[soxfanbs91]

Re: How will they handle Ohtani for 2024?

Contract wise they gave him 46 mil per year 10 year contract

That's actually fine since that's what his luxury tax hit/present day value of the deal is.

[Cycloniac]

Re: How will they handle Ohtani for 2024?

No because his primary position is a pitcher. You can’t change a player’s primary position from pitcher to position player nor vice versa


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Ugh.

They couldn't make it easy for us, could they?