Any tips for a total newbie?

[Qeltar]

Re: Any tips for a total newbie?

Go to your ML team->Rosters and Transactions->Actions->Ask AI to setup complete minor league system.

This will have the AI put guys at levels it thinks they are best suited for and setup team lineups and pitching staffs. You can then make any changes you want as usual.

If you want this to be persistent:

Go to your manager's office->Manager Options

On the right-hand column, there's Team Control Options. There's settings for minor league promotions/demotions/strategy. You can set that to Minor League Managers.

Do you advise doing this or should I consider it part of my role as the GM?

I am not sure.

Thanks for all your help!

[Qeltar]

Re: Any tips for a total newbie?

Okay I opened the minor league system report and there are like 20 guys it says are overmatched. I don't want to deal with this level of minutiae so I tried both the permanent and temporary means of telling the AI to handle it, but the report hasn't changed and the guys are in the same place.. any ideas?

Thanks.

[Qeltar]

Re: Any tips for a total newbie?

Oh, I think the minor league season hasn't even started yet. So maybe that's it.

Does make me wonder why there are all those red arrows though. (Only 1 or 2 green.)

[KBLover]

Re: Any tips for a total newbie?

Do you advise doing this or should I consider it part of my role as the GM?

I am not sure.

Up to you. I give info, not advice, most of the time

I handle it (I don't watch it day-by-day, but I do it myself).

WTNY let's the AI handle it except for the key prospects he cares about.

There's no "right" way.

[Qeltar]

Re: Any tips for a total newbie?

Okay, if I do it myself then I watch for the green and red arrows and promote/demote?

I am not sure what the roster limits are on minor league teams so when I see a AA team with 10 red down arrows I wonder what that will do to everything below it.

[KBLover]

Re: Any tips for a total newbie?

Okay, if I do it myself then I watch for the green and red arrows and promote/demote?

I am not sure what the roster limits are on minor league teams so when I see a AA team with 10 red down arrows I wonder what that will do to everything below it.

You can set if there's limits or not. You'll know. If it just says how many players, then no limit. If it says like 25/25 then there's a limit (like at MLB, you'll see 25/25, 40/40, 60/60).

As far as when to promote/demote...you'll just have to find your feel and your preference.

There's no right/wrong way to handle prospect movement or player development in general. Just as in real life, it's very much art and instinct and what each organization prefers in their kids.

I like to compare a player against the league he'd be going to. Others go by the arrows. Some ignore both of those and go by performance.

You'll have to feel your way as you gain experience and discover your own approach.

[Qeltar]

Re: Any tips for a total newbie?

Thanks. Do you know why the AI isn't promoting/demoting even though there are dozens of guys "probably overmatched"?

[KBLover]

Re: Any tips for a total newbie?

Thanks. Do you know why the AI isn't promoting/demoting even though there are dozens of guys "probably overmatched"?

The AI may feel they need to be there in order to fill that level's roster.

The AI tries to keep around 25 at the AAA to A levels (R levels tend to have more) and around 11-12 pitchers at each level.

So it may feel that to keep that kind of roster, some kids will be placed where those positions are needed over where they might belong development-wise.

Players will often have their positions changed (or at least be played elsewhere) for this as well. A 2B with decent enough skills (or low enough level perhaps) might play 3B or LF if need be. They can help "naturally" gain more positions, but can be a pain if you want them to learn/develop a specific position.

There's ways around this. You can lock the player (prevent AI movement, even if you have the AI auto handle it) and/or force the player to be played at a certain position or as a certain role. You do both of these on their player strategy (it will be an option in the Actions... menu when viewing a player's profile).

[Qeltar]

Re: Any tips for a total newbie?

Thanks. There's just a LOT of them, so I'm a bit surprised the teams are this out of whack. Why would I start with dozens of guys at too high a level?

I guess I'll manually adjust them if need be.

BTW I still can't find any way to check pitcher fatigue in-game other than a mound visit. Any ideas?

Also, why is it so hard to check righty/lefty splits in-game to decide what RP to bring in? I must be missing something because I have to go to each upcoming batter's stats screen.

[Qeltar]

Re: Any tips for a total newbie?

Should I be releasing guys in the minors who are 28 or even older and still showing 1 or 1/2 stars and even "overmatched at AAA"?

[WaitTilNextYear]

Re: Any tips for a total newbie?

Should I be releasing guys in the minors who are 28 or even older and still showing 1 or 1/2 stars and even "overmatched at AAA"?

I dunno...do you want those guys in your organization? If not, then you can release them. If so, you can keep them.

Just want to echo KBLover's statement that there is no "right way" to play this game. Try things out and you'll learn the most that way, especially about whether you enjoy the game or not.

[Qeltar]

Re: Any tips for a total newbie?

Thanks.

I have enough 1/2 star to 1 star guys to choke a horse. But I guess as long as there isn't a problem (like things being too full) I can leave them there.

I'm working very hard to keep this team competitive despite very few tools. Currently 6-5 after 11 games, including a come-from-behind win just now against Thor. This has been mostly built on very careful bullpen use since all my SPs are 1.5 to 2 stars (so is most of the bullpen...)

Naturally, Barraclough just toasted his elbow and is out for a month.. lol.

[Spectplay]

Re: Any tips for a total newbie?

I don't know if it is answered but I usually trust my osa scouting and not my director,,,,,that's just me though not sure if it is right/wrong...

[Unlucky 13]

Re: Any tips for a total newbie?

I appreciate all of the advice that's been given in this thread, and the links to the FAQs and info from the publisher. I'm still on the fence about whether I want to jump in and do this title, since I won't be buying The Show this year, and may not be in the future.

I've played The Show for ten years, and would like a game that offers a deeper experience for Franchise Mode than it does. However, I'm also hesitant to jump into OOTP, because of the fact that many say it can be intimidating to get started with.

What I want is to basically be the President of Baseball Ops of a MLB franchise, like Epsiein with the Cubs. I want to be able to hire and fire scouts and managers, and to have those "characters" in the game actually have a BIG impact on the game, and have large differences in their abilities.

I want the ability and choice to be able to mico manage everything should I choose to, but also I want the game to hold my hand and show me what to do at first as well, until I figure it out, and it seems like that might not be the case here.

[KBLover]

Re: Any tips for a total newbie?

What I want is to basically be the President of Baseball Ops of a MLB franchise, like Epsiein with the Cubs. I want to be able to hire and fire scouts and managers, and to have those "characters" in the game actually have a BIG impact on the game, and have large differences in their abilities.

This is right up OOTP's alley. You'll be able to hire managers and coaches at all levels, hire your trainer and scout, and, imo, their abilities mean a lot, especially over the long term. Heck, your scout even in the short term as they start providing their reports immediately and the trainer impacts every game and injury chance/recovery. You'll also be able to allocate the budgeting for your scout team and your player development.

And if that's all you want to do, you can delegate everything else. Even if you watch the games, just let your manager make the moves (autoplay) and watch the game from the press box.

I want the ability and choice to be able to mico manage everything should I choose to, but also I want the game to hold my hand and show me what to do at first as well, until I figure it out, and it seems like that might not be the case here.

Tutorials aren't really in the game. I love that (I hate tutorials), but I can understand why others want more guidance.

But...as in real life, there's not a lot of cut and dry answers or "right" or "wrong" ways to do things. A lot of what OOTP represents at the organizational level is a lot of gray areas - so there's no "do this, get that" type relationships to the game.

What is available is a lot of people both here and at the official OOTP boards that love this game and have played it for years that can help you learn the interface and such and provide their take/ideas on how they approach situations.