Signing coaches

Isura · 10-12-2008, 01:27 AM

I've been trying to sign some coaches. My problem is

1) I give them the contract they want
2) I get email saying they are happy with it
3) The next day a new crappy offer shows up in the 'pending offers' section...
4) This repeats.

How do I sign them??

AirmenSmith · 10-12-2008, 08:45 AM

It takes time. I have gone months talking to one coach before he would sign. The fastest way would be to offer him lots more then he is asking but if you don't mind waiting awhile then just keep waiting for the emails, that he has a better offer, and start raising your offers years and money. The only exception I use when offering more then the guy is asking is with a scout. I never wait longer then 3-4 days to sign one.

bigMatt · 10-12-2008, 12:13 PM

The fastest way is actually to just go in under "god" mode and assign them to your team.

Short of that, you just gotta be persistent, like you do with free agent signings.

Isura · 10-12-2008, 03:32 PM

Thanks. I finally signed a manager and 2 coaches.

BUT, I have an annoying problem. Even though my manager and hitting coach slots are filed, the cpu keeps offering contracts to new guys for those positions. Is this a bug in the game?

bigMatt · 10-12-2008, 03:47 PM

Seems you may have offered multiple guys the same job. Just go to your pending offer area and rescind the offer to the coaches you no longer wish to hire.

Isura · 10-12-2008, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by bigMatt

Seems you may have offered multiple guys the same job. Just go to your pending offer area and rescind the offer to the coaches you no longer wish to hire.

Yeah. Problem is the offers keep showing up (after I withdraw them).

bigMatt · 10-12-2008, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Isura

Yeah. Problem is the offers keep showing up (after I withdraw them).

Hmmm - that does sound buggy. Perhaps someone with more experience or insider info than I do can help...

AirmenSmith · 10-12-2008, 08:19 PM

who do you have in control of you minors? If you have the computer(Minor league managers) in control of your minors then that is the reason that other offers keep showing up.

Isura · 10-12-2008, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by AirmenSmith

who do you have in control of you minors? If you have the computer(Minor league managers) in control of your minors then that is the reason that other offers keep showing up.

I don't have anybody hired for the minor leagues. Is that what you mean?

Cubfan2001 · 10-13-2008, 03:29 PM

Okay this doesnt necesarilly have to do with signing coaches.... but about offers made via lets say FA or trades... here are my questions.

1. When I make a trade offer, when the GM says Give me couple days to think about it... when I first started playing I noticed they always decided no and gave me a list of players..... is there ever a time a team will actually say yes? Or should I just continue doing what I have been doing which is pressing the "Make this work now" tab?

2. When it comes to signing FA's since it takes so long for them to decide signing in the first place and I dont want to risk losing all the good players at the position im in need of I normally offer them close to what they want for example I offer a 10M player like 9.5M... so my question is how much lower can I normally go in offering a contract while still signing the player? If he wants 10M can I go as low as 7M and still maybe sign him?

10-12-2008, 01:27 AM	#1
Isura Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 361	Signing coaches I've been trying to sign some coaches. My problem is 1) I give them the contract they want 2) I get email saying they are happy with it 3) The next day a new crappy offer shows up in the 'pending offers' section... 4) This repeats. How do I sign them??

10-12-2008, 08:45 AM	#2
AirmenSmith Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT Posts: 2,094	It takes time. I have gone months talking to one coach before he would sign. The fastest way would be to offer him lots more then he is asking but if you don't mind waiting awhile then just keep waiting for the emails, that he has a better offer, and start raising your offers years and money. The only exception I use when offering more then the guy is asking is with a scout. I never wait longer then 3-4 days to sign one. __________________ Come join me on my Twitch Channel for gaming at its excellence Twitch Link

10-12-2008, 08:19 PM	#8
AirmenSmith Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT Posts: 2,094	who do you have in control of you minors? If you have the computer(Minor league managers) in control of your minors then that is the reason that other offers keep showing up. __________________ Come join me on my Twitch Channel for gaming at its excellence Twitch Link

10-12-2008, 12:13 PM	#3
bigMatt Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 2,378	The fastest way is actually to just go in under "god" mode and assign them to your team. Short of that, you just gotta be persistent, like you do with free agent signings.

10-12-2008, 03:32 PM	#4
Isura Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 361	Thanks. I finally signed a manager and 2 coaches. BUT, I have an annoying problem. Even though my manager and hitting coach slots are filed, the cpu keeps offering contracts to new guys for those positions. Is this a bug in the game?

10-12-2008, 03:47 PM	#5
bigMatt Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 2,378	Seems you may have offered multiple guys the same job. Just go to your pending offer area and rescind the offer to the coaches you no longer wish to hire.

10-13-2008, 03:29 PM	#10
Cubfan2001 Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 416	Okay this doesnt necesarilly have to do with signing coaches.... but about offers made via lets say FA or trades... here are my questions. 1. When I make a trade offer, when the GM says Give me couple days to think about it... when I first started playing I noticed they always decided no and gave me a list of players..... is there ever a time a team will actually say yes? Or should I just continue doing what I have been doing which is pressing the "Make this work now" tab? 2. When it comes to signing FA's since it takes so long for them to decide signing in the first place and I dont want to risk losing all the good players at the position im in need of I normally offer them close to what they want for example I offer a 10M player like 9.5M... so my question is how much lower can I normally go in offering a contract while still signing the player? If he wants 10M can I go as low as 7M and still maybe sign him?