Amateur draft; pitchers than can hit

chriskelly · 01-19-2018, 06:23 PM

I often use the strategy after round 5 of looking for pitchers who can hit and have a position rating. It doesn't appear to me that the AI does this, and it should.

chriskelly · 01-19-2018, 06:24 PM

It would be useful if you could set how your scout rates players when the star rating or number rating is determined. In other words, I might want defense included for a catcher or SS, but not for a 1B.

chriskelly · 01-19-2018, 06:28 PM

I know trading is very hard to program; but this is the part of the game that frustrates me the most. I commonly play as an expansion team, so I'm constantly looking to trade older guys to win now teams for prospects, especially at the deadline. Ideas / issues:
-Trading block doesn't seem to do much. I should not get emails asking me if I'm interested in a player, only to find out I don't have anyone the team will accept for him. I'd prefer trade offers only.
-I use "shop player around" a lot, and I try to set the team needs accordingly, but it's not great. I'd love a button "only show offers that meet team needs". I would also like a way to shop 2 players at once, together.
-Very rarely do I see younger players offered when I shop an older player who is skilled.
-Deadline trading seems very difficult to pull off. In real life, teams know who is selling and often multiple teams drive his price up. I don't really see that sort of activity at all in the game.

01-19-2018, 06:23 PM	#1
chriskelly All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 753	Amateur draft; pitchers than can hit I often use the strategy after round 5 of looking for pitchers who can hit and have a position rating. It doesn't appear to me that the AI does this, and it should.

01-19-2018, 06:24 PM	#2
chriskelly All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 753	customized ratings It would be useful if you could set how your scout rates players when the star rating or number rating is determined. In other words, I might want defense included for a catcher or SS, but not for a 1B.

01-19-2018, 06:28 PM	#3
chriskelly All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 753	Trading I know trading is very hard to program; but this is the part of the game that frustrates me the most. I commonly play as an expansion team, so I'm constantly looking to trade older guys to win now teams for prospects, especially at the deadline. Ideas / issues: -Trading block doesn't seem to do much. I should not get emails asking me if I'm interested in a player, only to find out I don't have anyone the team will accept for him. I'd prefer trade offers only. -I use "shop player around" a lot, and I try to set the team needs accordingly, but it's not great. I'd love a button "only show offers that meet team needs". I would also like a way to shop 2 players at once, together. -Very rarely do I see younger players offered when I shop an older player who is skilled. -Deadline trading seems very difficult to pull off. In real life, teams know who is selling and often multiple teams drive his price up. I don't really see that sort of activity at all in the game.