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Originally Posted by Pdubya64
I re-started a Tigers GM run yesterday and found that in this case, no team is interested in Schoop anymore, even at 50% retained salary. I was running with a 52/28/15/5 setup, which has me wondering if it is making a difference.
Likely some of the changes from the version from the previous game I was referencing have made a difference in how AI GMs are viewing Schoop.
futuremarlins, glad you got something out of the brain dump.  |
I agreed with about 80-90% of the “brain dump” and have done many of those things with marginal teams carrying bloated contracts. For sure, we can disagree on the other 10-20%. Patience is the key to developing a farm system; but it should pay dividends over time. Of course, resist signing FA for short-term (small) gains that don’t make your team competitive. It is really not “tanking” but riding out a period where your team sucks and you are hampered by those ill-advised contracts. I constantly shop players, looking for prospects, and hope that someone fills a need for the AI and generates a decent offer. Another thing to resist is bringing prospects up too soon. The AI does not like that, and it can ****** or even ruin their development. On the other hand, monitor particularly the AAA performance of your best (and most mature) prospects. If you see a guy going on a tear, or a pitcher dominating over multiple starts, that might be the AI telling you they are ready. Did I mention patience?