best way to get shorthanded team to sign FA's

thehef · 11-08-2023, 10:49 PM

In a historical game, if I have a few teams scattered throughout the minors that don't have enough players, I had thought that if I trim some other teams' reserve rosters in order to bulk up the free agent pool, that the shorthanded teams would sign these guys if I used either a) the Ask AI to set up complete team, lineups, etc. feature, or b) Run Computer Manager On All Teams... I was figuring that AI would think, "golly, we don't have enough players, so let's go sign some free agents so we can field a team."

But neither of those worked. Is there some other way besides manually signing or assigning these players?

Charlie Hough · 11-08-2023, 11:40 PM

Have you enabled ghost players to help fill minor league rosters? If so, then maybe this is why the AI doesn't have a sense of urgency in filling vacant positions. Regardless, I don't think it will help to ask the AI to set up complete lineups or run the computer manager on all teams. I believe the AI's transaction logic and behavior are separate from those options. As it is, I believe that running the computer manager only has the AI make roster changes within the existing organization and personnel. I don't think it compels it to seek trades, signings, or other transactions to fill open positions.

thehef · 11-08-2023, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie Hough

Have you enabled ghost players to help fill minor league rosters? If so, then maybe this is why the AI doesn't have a sense of urgency in filling vacant positions.

Nope, ghosties are disabled. In fact, the reason I became aware that some teams were shorthanded was because the game stopped & gave me a message saying that a game couldn't be played due to too few players. Had ghosties been enabled, the game wouldn't have stopped.

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Originally Posted by Charlie Hough

Regardless, I don't think it will help to ask the AI to set up complete lineups or run the computer manager on all teams. I believe the AI's transaction logic and behavior are separate from those options. As it is, I believe that running the computer manager only has the AI make roster changes within the existing organization and personnel. I don't think it compels it to seek trades, signings, or other transactions to fill open positions.

Yep, that appears to be the case. Thanks

11-08-2023, 10:49 PM	#1
thehef Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,380	best way to get shorthanded team to sign FA's In a historical game, if I have a few teams scattered throughout the minors that don't have enough players, I had thought that if I trim some other teams' reserve rosters in order to bulk up the free agent pool, that the shorthanded teams would sign these guys if I used either a) the Ask AI to set up complete team, lineups, etc. feature, or b) Run Computer Manager On All Teams... I was figuring that AI would think, "golly, we don't have enough players, so let's go sign some free agents so we can field a team." But neither of those worked. Is there some other way besides manually signing or assigning these players?

11-08-2023, 11:40 PM	#2
Charlie Hough Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,644	Have you enabled ghost players to help fill minor league rosters? If so, then maybe this is why the AI doesn't have a sense of urgency in filling vacant positions. Regardless, I don't think it will help to ask the AI to set up complete lineups or run the computer manager on all teams. I believe the AI's transaction logic and behavior are separate from those options. As it is, I believe that running the computer manager only has the AI make roster changes within the existing organization and personnel. I don't think it compels it to seek trades, signings, or other transactions to fill open positions.