Coaching Staff/Trainer Guilt

WyattGOAT · 07-04-2022, 03:53 PM

Does anybody else struggle with guilt when simply hiring the best developmental coaches for their minor leagues? Or similarly, hiring the best trainer (looking at you, Rick Jameyson).

It gives such a massive advantage over the CPU when they routinely hire just average personnel. However, I also don't want to hire objectively worse personnel just to police myself. Wondering if anyone has thoughts here.

andyhdz · 07-04-2022, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by WyattGOAT

Does anybody else struggle with guilt when simply hiring the best developmental coaches for their minor leagues? Or similarly, hiring the best trainer (looking at you, Rick Jameyson).

It gives such a massive advantage over the CPU when they routinely hire just average personnel. However, I also don't want to hire objectively worse personnel just to police myself. Wondering if anyone has thoughts here.

I agree coaching has made very small progress and improvements.

Scipio Africanus · 07-04-2022, 06:30 PM

I turned coaching off for that very reason. I like the idea of coaching but in actual practice it wasn't working for me.

bwiese3908 · 07-04-2022, 07:11 PM

The only solution to that I have found is let my Assistant GM handle that.

NoOne · 07-05-2022, 04:59 PM

i don't know if it is a massive advantage? pretty hard to measure.

some value investing in future, others less so. if you put more into than others, you should have an advantage... i'm sure some teams spend more than others... but not many should be spending big bucks if their team sucks, which any given year the bulk fits that description.

guilt? they are pixels, just play the game :P the **** i'm willing to do to pixel-players, omg.... damn right they stay down in minors a week or 2 to save a year of club control.. kidding. i actually reduce a lot of that to help AI avoid horrible contracts. get them to hit FA at a little younger age so they are useful for most of their fist contract, reduce max contract length etc.

Pelican · 07-05-2022, 05:34 PM

I completely reverse-cheese the potential hiring advantage, by instead hiring my favorite former players who have recently retired. For many, I have to coax them back by using the "make a coach" option for their retired player. I enjoy having Kruk as hitting coach way too much to worry about what his rating might be....

PSUColonel · 07-05-2022, 10:57 PM

The answer is: the AI needs to get more competitive…not just with coaches either…but with players on waivers and some of the ones just sitting in FA for whatever reason.

Curve Ball Dave · 07-05-2022, 11:08 PM

I don't feel guilty at all. Besides, hiring the "best" minor league staffs doesn't always equal success. Also, those great coaches in the low minors become prime targets of other teams so it can difficult and expensive to keep them in your organization.

07-04-2022, 03:53 PM	#1
WyattGOAT Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 159	Coaching Staff/Trainer Guilt Does anybody else struggle with guilt when simply hiring the best developmental coaches for their minor leagues? Or similarly, hiring the best trainer (looking at you, Rick Jameyson). It gives such a massive advantage over the CPU when they routinely hire just average personnel. However, I also don't want to hire objectively worse personnel just to police myself. Wondering if anyone has thoughts here.

07-05-2022, 11:08 PM	#8
Curve Ball Dave Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,374	I don't feel guilty at all. Besides, hiring the "best" minor league staffs doesn't always equal success. Also, those great coaches in the low minors become prime targets of other teams so it can difficult and expensive to keep them in your organization. __________________ "Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing"-Warren Spahn.

07-04-2022, 06:30 PM	#3
Scipio Africanus Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 374	I turned coaching off for that very reason. I like the idea of coaching but in actual practice it wasn't working for me.

07-04-2022, 07:11 PM	#4
bwiese3908 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 145	The only solution to that I have found is let my Assistant GM handle that.

07-05-2022, 04:59 PM	#5
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	i don't know if it is a massive advantage? pretty hard to measure. some value investing in future, others less so. if you put more into than others, you should have an advantage... i'm sure some teams spend more than others... but not many should be spending big bucks if their team sucks, which any given year the bulk fits that description. guilt? they are pixels, just play the game :P the **** i'm willing to do to pixel-players, omg.... damn right they stay down in minors a week or 2 to save a year of club control.. kidding. i actually reduce a lot of that to help AI avoid horrible contracts. get them to hit FA at a little younger age so they are useful for most of their fist contract, reduce max contract length etc.

07-05-2022, 05:34 PM	#6
Pelican Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Wilmington, Delaware Posts: 3,073	I completely reverse-cheese the potential hiring advantage, by instead hiring my favorite former players who have recently retired. For many, I have to coax them back by using the "make a coach" option for their retired player. I enjoy having Kruk as hitting coach way too much to worry about what his rating might be....

07-05-2022, 10:57 PM	#7
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,117	The answer is: the AI needs to get more competitive…not just with coaches either…but with players on waivers and some of the ones just sitting in FA for whatever reason.