Minor League Management

tenlbs · 07-28-2013, 12:35 AM

I'm new to the OOTP series but I enjoy playing it. One of the questions I have however is about managing your minor league players. How do you know when to move a player up from say single A to double A.....or double A to triple A? Also I've noticed that when I do move a player up his potential rating will go down. Does this mean he's not ready? Thanks for the help.

Déjà Bru · 07-29-2013, 03:39 PM

There are two ways to do this (which can be combined):

Look at current performance. A guy who is batting .200 in AA is not ready to move up to AAA.
Go by the AI by either delegating promotions/demotions or looking at the recommendations on the Minor League Report.

I also recommend monitoring the minor leagues and releasing the deadwood from time to time. If you see a 28-year-old still in Single-A, chances are he's not going to blossom into a major league player. This is true even if he retains decent potential ratings. If you look closer, many times you see that such a player has low intelligence or work ethic.

EDIT: I forgot your other question. Did the AI change the player's position when he moved up? Because, by default, the game rates players according to how they stack up against other players at the same position. Read more about it here: http://manuals.ootpdevelopments.com/...overall_rating

olivertheorem · 07-29-2013, 09:57 PM

It's not for everyone, especially if you update it manually like I do, but I keep a spreadsheet with every player in my organization and their ratings. Injury promotions/demotions aside, I do two big ratings-based reassignment sessions a year: once right before spring training, and another right before the short-season leagues start.

These are also the times I cull players I deem too old for their level.

07-28-2013, 12:35 AM	#1
tenlbs Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2	Minor League Management I'm new to the OOTP series but I enjoy playing it. One of the questions I have however is about managing your minor league players. How do you know when to move a player up from say single A to double A.....or double A to triple A? Also I've noticed that when I do move a player up his potential rating will go down. Does this mean he's not ready? Thanks for the help.

07-29-2013, 03:39 PM	#2
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,742	There are two ways to do this (which can be combined): Look at current performance. A guy who is batting .200 in AA is not ready to move up to AAA. Go by the AI by either delegating promotions/demotions or looking at the recommendations on the Minor League Report. I also recommend monitoring the minor leagues and releasing the deadwood from time to time. If you see a 28-year-old still in Single-A, chances are he's not going to blossom into a major league player. This is true even if he retains decent potential ratings. If you look closer, many times you see that such a player has low intelligence or work ethic. EDIT: I forgot your other question. Did the AI change the player's position when he moved up? Because, by default, the game rates players according to how they stack up against other players at the same position. Read more about it here: http://manuals.ootpdevelopments.com/...overall_rating __________________ - Bru Last edited by Déjà Bru; 07-29-2013 at 03:45 PM.

07-29-2013, 09:57 PM	#3
olivertheorem All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,919	It's not for everyone, especially if you update it manually like I do, but I keep a spreadsheet with every player in my organization and their ratings. Injury promotions/demotions aside, I do two big ratings-based reassignment sessions a year: once right before spring training, and another right before the short-season leagues start. These are also the times I cull players I deem too old for their level.