Agents in OOTP

spike94wl · 01-16-2013, 01:19 AM

This is probably too much of an overhaul for ootp14 but maybe for 15...

How about adding sports agents into OOTP? There could be a limited number of agents in the game, each with a slightly varied personalities. One would be the uber agent who has ruthless demands on his clients (i.e. Scott Boras) and then the rest would be placed at various levels of easiness to deal with. The more deals you make with clients of each agent, the more the relationship would grow and would allow future deals to be made with greater ease (imagine Scott Boras and the Nationals). But also, the relationship would go down after failed transactions, and treating their clients badly (trading them away on 1-year deals, benching them, etc.) The agents could also sign amateur players and you would have to work through them at the draft (which would bring a whole new level of intrigue into which players you choose to draft). If you had a bad relationship with the agent of an amateur, that would effect his signability with your organization.

Anyone else have any thoughts on this? I for one think this would be an amazing addition to future versions.

Fyrestorm3 · 01-20-2013, 05:27 PM

That's a pretty fantastic idea; I just don't know if it could be implemented very realistically.

joeyjojojrshabadoo · 01-20-2013, 07:46 PM

I would like this approach and overall a revamp in the way FAs and Amateurs are negotiated with. This is a great idea in my opinion.

shawa666 · 01-21-2013, 08:18 AM

Oh come on, the players are already greedy as hell, I don't want to deal with Scott Boras on top of that.

Cryomaniac · 01-21-2013, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Fyrestorm3

That's a pretty fantastic idea; I just don't know if it could be implemented very realistically.

Agreed, it would add a lot of complication to things, and it's another layer of AI for people to moan about lol..

spike94wl · 02-10-2013, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by shawa666

Oh come on, the players are already greedy as hell, I don't want to deal with Scott Boras on top of that.

Well, as with most things in OOTP I think there should be a way to turn them off if you didn't want them. I however, would like to know from the beginning if I'll be able to keep players or not. If you know that your #3 pitcher has Boras as an agent, then you can say to yourself "I know in 2-3 years he's going to ask for the moon, so I really need to find a replacement now for the farm system". I'm really tired of players outgrowing arbitration and suddenly thinking they are worth $150 million. If you knew who their agent was, it would give you a heads up.

spike94wl · 02-10-2013, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Fyrestorm3

That's a pretty fantastic idea; I just don't know if it could be implemented very realistically.

As always, I would leave that to Markus to figure out. He's got most everything right so far.

RchW · 02-10-2013, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by spike94wl

Well, as with most things in OOTP I think there should be a way to turn them off if you didn't want them. I however, would like to know from the beginning if I'll be able to keep players or not. If you know that your #3 pitcher has Boras as an agent, then you can say to yourself "I know in 2-3 years he's going to ask for the moon, so I really need to find a replacement now for the farm system". I'm really tired of players outgrowing arbitration and suddenly thinking they are worth $150 million. If you knew who their agent was, it would give you a heads up.

I'm trying to understand the value of this. Most people feel the AI is already too easy to beat so I'm not sure how adding another artificial persona that flags a future FA leaving as worthwhile. Would it not be prudent to have your future needs considered several seasons ahead anyway?

What would be the difference in effect between a "good" and a "bad" agent? By definition one would think that agents would favor big market teams. I'm curious how the AI teams would interact with agents. They don't always do a good job identifying and signing FA now. If that got any worse due to the application of a stilted agent profile, one could just sit back and watch the AI teams bankrupt themselves. Something they already do.

I'd prefer a better implementation of AI evaluation parameters that would help AI teams avoid signing the majority of FA that are declining and leaving the younger ones for the Human player. Once that is accomplished then adding layers of complexity might be fun.

Just my

01-16-2013, 01:19 AM	#1
spike94wl Bat Boy Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 15	Agents in OOTP This is probably too much of an overhaul for ootp14 but maybe for 15... How about adding sports agents into OOTP? There could be a limited number of agents in the game, each with a slightly varied personalities. One would be the uber agent who has ruthless demands on his clients (i.e. Scott Boras) and then the rest would be placed at various levels of easiness to deal with. The more deals you make with clients of each agent, the more the relationship would grow and would allow future deals to be made with greater ease (imagine Scott Boras and the Nationals). But also, the relationship would go down after failed transactions, and treating their clients badly (trading them away on 1-year deals, benching them, etc.) The agents could also sign amateur players and you would have to work through them at the draft (which would bring a whole new level of intrigue into which players you choose to draft). If you had a bad relationship with the agent of an amateur, that would effect his signability with your organization. Anyone else have any thoughts on this? I for one think this would be an amazing addition to future versions.

01-20-2013, 05:27 PM	#2
Fyrestorm3 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Massachusetts Posts: 2,928	That's a pretty fantastic idea; I just don't know if it could be implemented very realistically.

01-20-2013, 07:46 PM	#3
joeyjojojrshabadoo Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 193	I would like this approach and overall a revamp in the way FAs and Amateurs are negotiated with. This is a great idea in my opinion. Last edited by joeyjojojrshabadoo; 01-20-2013 at 07:48 PM.

01-21-2013, 08:18 AM	#4
shawa666 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 601 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Oh come on, the players are already greedy as hell, I don't want to deal with Scott Boras on top of that.