Setting Line-ups

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Hi
is there a way in which I can have my 'lineup cake and eat it too'.
That is to say, can I set it up so I can make certain players start, yet otherwise still delegate the majority of roster/lineup decisions to my staff?
Similarly I'd like my manager to set decisions relating to minor/major league promotions and demotions, however sometimes there are instances where I would like to retain a certain player in the majors.
I know there is a function where I can lock a player in at a certain minor league level. Can I also do this for the majors?
If not possible in OOTP 12 is it possible in OOTP 13.
Thanks in advance

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Okay, I think I found it under Player Profile Set Game Strategy Force Start/Use Position.

Will this over-ride the fact that I delegate roster-lineup decisions to my Manager, or will this keep my 'force start directive in place?

Can I also ensure my Manager doesn't demote a specific Major league player to the Minor's by ticking the box 'Lock to current minor league team?

[sprague]

Originally Posted by Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Okay, I think I found it under Player Profile Set Game Strategy Force Start/Use Position.

Will this over-ride the fact that I delegate roster-lineup decisions to my Manager, or will this keep my 'force start directive in place?

Can I also ensure my Manager doesn't demote a specific Major league player to the Minor's by ticking the box 'Lock to current minor league team?

hey yank
as far as i know, if you click a box on a player (stay with minor league team, or use as a starter or whatnot) that it over rides any other manager decision. I tend to have to do this with star players, (click do not remove for pinch hitter) and that overides everthing for me

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Originally Posted by sprague

hey yank
as far as i know, if you click a box on a player (stay with minor league team, or use as a starter or whatnot) that it over rides any other manager decision. I tend to have to do this with star players, (click do not remove for pinch hitter) and that overides everthing for me

Thanks for the reply. Still struggling with this though.
My manager is proving to be quite annoying! I've got a relief pitcher - 24 yr old, in his 2nd year out of college who looks the goods both in scout ratings (3 current and 5 potential stars), and has put up impressive numbers at all levels of the minors, yet he never gets promoted to the Majors. In fact, despite good numbers he seems to alternate between AA and Short Season league.
I intervened for a while and locked him into AAA, for half a season where continued to shine. The minor league report said he was 'Ready for the Majors', so I unchecked the 'lock to current minor league' setting, thinking the manager would at the very least keep him there or at best promote him to the Majors to replace another rookie reliever who was gwtting shelled.
To my surprise as soon as I unchecked the button, my manager demoted him back down to AA.
I responded by promoting him to the Active Roster of my Major League team, and 'force started him as reliever'
However as soon as I progressed things, my manager intervened and shipped him back down to AA.

Is there anyway to both allow my manager to make the majority of roster decisions whilst being able to override certain ones with my own?
Is this able to be done in either OOTB 12 or 13?