Strategy Flag - Coach Contracts - Contract AI

[Winnipeg59]

I was going to do several separate posts, but instead just this multi-part one.

1) Strategy Flag
I would love to have some kind of "flag" or field to show which players have been given a "strategy" (force at position, pitch count, strategy other than team, etc.) so that in any view (somewhat like the INF field) I could see if I have set something for that specific player (just an asterisk to show something is indeed set would be great at this point).

2) Multi-Player Strategy Setup
It would also be great to be able to select more than one player and then set a strategy for all selected (like a pitch count, force start). This one probably sounds easier than it is?
Same would be great for "clearing" strategies of selected players (instead of dropping each one individually into the lower half of screen).

3) Coach (Scout & Trainer) Contract Message
It would be fantastic to receive a message as a coaches contract expires, not to say that it HAS expired (like now) but something more like the "player contract option" action message.
- Possibly a simple "Your coach at "AA" level has an expiring contract
- Be presented with a couple of options (again like the player contract option message
--- Renegotiate? Yes or No
--- After which the coach possibly responds with a Yes - No, I would like to explore other options - Or, Only if at a higher level in your Org?

And if they go to market and do not find a job elsewhere in a reasonable period of time, they would entertain returning (once their contract expires they seem offended and refuse to entertain coming back at that level ).

OR (I think I saw this elsewhere) have all the coaching contracts for the organization expire on a certain day (like END of major league season) with similar messages all that same day (like player option messages like above)!

4) And PLEASE keep fine-tuning the contract negotiations to prevent them from being easily exploited (yes, I know humans will always be smarter) in my opinion only, of course. There are numerous examples, including:
- 5* potential player signing a $1-mil/year contract for 10 years before arbitration, so that when he hits his prime he's grossly underpaid against his peers
- Players entering the prime of their career accepting (adjust the amounts pending your financial structure) $5-8-10-8-5mil five year guaranteed contracts
- IF you offer the previous contract structure, have that trigger something where they will ONLY entertain that IF the lower years at the end are PLAYER OPTIONS only
- If offered a team option, request a "suggested" amount of buyout in that option year, possibly based on personality type/greed?
- Huge team options at the end of an average contract exploit
- Huge player options following a team or vesting year (that you know will never happen). In fact that might be grounds for a player breaking off negotiations immediately!
*** And there are more
*** And I know this is incredibly hard to nail down
*** Just keep tweaking!!! Please

5) Also keep tweaking the "Coach/Manager - YOU - being fired" AI.
- Maybe a warning message during the season that you are on the hot seat (I know, should be obvious)
- Maybe a warning at year end that improvements must be made the following year or you risk losing your gig

6) And much as it might wreck havoc in an online league, be able to turn on a similar mechanism (possibly somewhat customizable by the league commish on the back end) and have GM's be fired in-game (likely all at the end of the season so nobody has to sit on the sidelines) then have your longevity and record determine where you might next be offered a job OR (if no other jobs are available) re-sign a limited extension with your present team (one or two years max).
*** Maybe work on the other stuff first, but I think this would be extremely cool and take an online league to another level - even though it's just a game of course