Suggestions for 1st-year player draft?

torpidbeaver · 11-01-2011, 04:41 PM

How deep should I go? How should I scout? Do I need to scout ahead of time?

Confused.

torpidbeaver · 11-03-2011, 05:41 PM

Okay. I met a player's demand, but he refuses to sign. What the hell?

Curve Ball Dave · 11-03-2011, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by torpidbeaver

Okay. I met a player's demand, but he refuses to sign. What the hell?

Depending on how much he wants, how much you have, and how bad you need him you can either bite the bullet and raise your offer or tell him to pound sand and take the compensation pick in next year's draft.

torpidbeaver · 11-03-2011, 06:27 PM

Dude's asking for $230k, so I offer him what he's asking. He says no.

Now he's impatient?!? I have one last chance to offer him something before he walks?!? What an ass.

Cinnamon J. Scudworth · 11-03-2011, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by torpidbeaver

Dude's asking for $230k, so I offer him what he's asking. He says no.

Now he's impatient?!? I have one last chance to offer him something before he walks?!? What an ass.

If you drafted him earlier than he was "expecting," he may hold out for more. It was a feature added in one of the patches. Unfortunately, as far as I know, it's impossible to know what he was "expecting."

Curve Ball Dave · 11-03-2011, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by torpidbeaver

Dude's asking for $230k, so I offer him what he's asking. He says no.

Now he's impatient?!? I have one last chance to offer him something before he walks?!? What an ass.

If he's coming out of high school I say let him go. It will be 5 years or so before you ever see him in AAA ball anyway. You can always get someone as a compensation pick next year who will sign. If he's a coming out of college and is maybe a year or two away then I'd put a little more effort into signing him.

beorn · 11-03-2011, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by torpidbeaver

Okay. I met a player's demand, but he refuses to sign. What the hell?

I love OOTP, but this "feature" makes me absolutely nuts. It aggravates me so much I don't even play with the draftee signing system.

The way it works is bizarre in its lack of realism. In real life, a player might demand many times what he is worth. He might say that he has no interest in playing for your team. But it would be the rarest of events for him to say, "I want X" and then turn down an offer of X dollars.

In fact, based on contract negotiations I have been involved in (not baseball, admittedly), such a practice could well lead to a successful lawsuit.

On this one, I can't imagine what Markus is thinking.

molarmite · 11-04-2011, 12:30 PM

I have found that if a player is listed as hard or extremely hard to sign, then you must offer him either what he demands or the recommended slot bonus, whichever is higher.

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torpidbeaver Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 391	Okay. I met a player's demand, but he refuses to sign. What the hell?

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torpidbeaver Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 391	Dude's asking for $230k, so I offer him what he's asking. He says no. Now he's impatient?!? I have one last chance to offer him something before he walks?!? What an ass.