Fun with Owner Objectives

thklein · 09-04-2017, 12:29 AM

I have mixed feelings about the owner objectives. Some of them make a lot of sense (financial goals, making the playoffs), but others seem kind of arbitrary. I like to have fun with those. 2 examples:

1. I was managing in the Japanese pro league, and my owner wanted me to sign a nationally popular player. So I signed a 44 year old Ichiro Suzuki to a 4 year deal. The owner was pleased as punch. I left the team to take a job in the States a couple months into that season.

2. My owner wanted me to acquire a Cy Young winner. My team already had one of the best starting rotations in the league, and the offense was weak. The last thing I needed to was to blow a bunch of budget space signing a starting pitcher, or giving up a bunch of prospects to trade for one. So I pulled up the history screen and started looking at past award winners. I found that Corey Kluber's career had really gone off the rails to the point where he was a 1/2 star relief pitcher. But he was also a Cy Young winner. I signed him to a 1 year, $1 million deal. He was TERRIBLE. His ERA hovered between 6.00 and 8.00. He refused to be demoted, and I couldn't release him without losing credit for completing the goal. Finally, in early August, he developed a finger blister and was day to day for one week. I immediately put him on the 60 day DL. Now he's happy, the owner is happy, and I'm happy not to have him taking up that bullpen spot.

Calvert98 · 09-04-2017, 09:12 AM

That is interesting.

I like the owner goals and interaction.I think they have done a decent job to-date. I would like to see OOTPD expand the number of views the owner may take on a situation (and to that, the owner's responses); like in your situation.

micropterus58 · 09-04-2017, 01:18 PM

In my fictional league my owner wants me to acquire a MVP caliber player when a pitcher on my roster won the pitchers triple crown last season. Plus one outfielder was second in MVP voting. I guess he wants to start an "evil empire". I'll have to hire George Costanza for a front office position.

Dyzalot · 09-04-2017, 02:15 PM

I love when I win the World Series and my owner chews me out for not getting our stolen base numbers into the top 6 in the league.

rpriske · 09-06-2017, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Dyzalot

I love when I win the World Series and my owner chews me out for not getting our stolen base numbers into the top 6 in the league.

I have had this exact thing happen.

I still like the Owner stuff... to me this just shows that some owners are stupid.

Romagoth · 09-07-2017, 12:38 AM

It's great when the owner gives some obscure goal, like increasing OBP or defensive efficiency, like what owner cares about that stuff...really?

Potemkin · 09-07-2017, 10:59 AM

It's just like any other job. The boss hears about something for the first time and decides that we need to focus on that.

Danius · 09-07-2017, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by thklein

I have mixed feelings about the owner objectives. Some of them make a lot of sense (financial goals, making the playoffs), but others seem kind of arbitrary. I like to have fun with those. 2 examples:

1. I was managing in the Japanese pro league, and my owner wanted me to sign a nationally popular player. So I signed a 44 year old Ichiro Suzuki to a 4 year deal. The owner was pleased as punch. I left the team to take a job in the States a couple months into that season.

2. My owner wanted me to acquire a Cy Young winner. My team already had one of the best starting rotations in the league, and the offense was weak. The last thing I needed to was to blow a bunch of budget space signing a starting pitcher, or giving up a bunch of prospects to trade for one. So I pulled up the history screen and started looking at past award winners. I found that Corey Kluber's career had really gone off the rails to the point where he was a 1/2 star relief pitcher. But he was also a Cy Young winner. I signed him to a 1 year, $1 million deal. He was TERRIBLE. His ERA hovered between 6.00 and 8.00. He refused to be demoted, and I couldn't release him without losing credit for completing the goal. Finally, in early August, he developed a finger blister and was day to day for one week. I immediately put him on the 60 day DL. Now he's happy, the owner is happy, and I'm happy not to have him taking up that bullpen spot.

OOTP Baseball hates Corey Kluber. They pretty much always have. I've played somewhere near 50 restarts with the Cleveland Indians on OOTP16 and OOTP18 (didn't buy OOTP17), and he's never made it more than a couple of seasons without heading the way of James Shields (5.00+ ERA/barely fifth starter material). Unfortunately, he is my favorite player, so this is why I almost never play anything but fictional anymore. Maybe OOTP19 will give up and give him his due, after he ends this season with another Cy Young.

The Game · 09-07-2017, 02:25 PM

I still cant figure this out. Michigan was a manual signing to Stryper.

TomVeal · 09-12-2017, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Romagoth

It's great when the owner gives some obscure goal, like increasing OBP or defensive efficiency, like what owner cares about that stuff...really?

This is why owners should be kept far, far away from SABR meetings. Be thankful that he hasn't been told about FIP-.

Charley575 · 09-15-2017, 07:48 PM

I made the determination that owner goals are just a device to entice the user to make unwise decisions about the long term health of the franchise and so turned them off a long time ago. My

TomVeal · 09-17-2017, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Charley575

I made the determination that owner goals are just a device to entice the user to make unwise decisions about the long term health of the franchise and so turned them off a long time ago. My

To put it another way, owners in OOTP perform the same function as owners in real life.

curt · 09-19-2017, 09:33 AM

I just won the World Series with the best team pitching in the league and 4th in team batting average. My owner wants me to increase my home runs. He also wants me to sign a star player. I lost my star player to free agency in his option year shortly after. I resigned him and that doesn't seem to count. Strange?

Rosco Peabody · 09-19-2017, 09:50 AM

My owner the last two seasons has tasked me with signing two 39 year old players who were fan favorites, but were in serious decline. He must want to sell t-shirts real bad.

Wait...is my owner John Henry of the Red Sox??? Next he's going to want me to sign Carl Crawford and Pablo Sandoval.

09-04-2017, 12:29 AM	#1
thklein Major Leagues Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 308	Fun with Owner Objectives I have mixed feelings about the owner objectives. Some of them make a lot of sense (financial goals, making the playoffs), but others seem kind of arbitrary. I like to have fun with those. 2 examples: 1. I was managing in the Japanese pro league, and my owner wanted me to sign a nationally popular player. So I signed a 44 year old Ichiro Suzuki to a 4 year deal. The owner was pleased as punch. I left the team to take a job in the States a couple months into that season. 2. My owner wanted me to acquire a Cy Young winner. My team already had one of the best starting rotations in the league, and the offense was weak. The last thing I needed to was to blow a bunch of budget space signing a starting pitcher, or giving up a bunch of prospects to trade for one. So I pulled up the history screen and started looking at past award winners. I found that Corey Kluber's career had really gone off the rails to the point where he was a 1/2 star relief pitcher. But he was also a Cy Young winner. I signed him to a 1 year, $1 million deal. He was TERRIBLE. His ERA hovered between 6.00 and 8.00. He refused to be demoted, and I couldn't release him without losing credit for completing the goal. Finally, in early August, he developed a finger blister and was day to day for one week. I immediately put him on the 60 day DL. Now he's happy, the owner is happy, and I'm happy not to have him taking up that bullpen spot.

09-07-2017, 02:25 PM	#9
The Game Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Inside The Game Posts: 30,937	I still cant figure this out. Michigan was a manual signing to Stryper. Attached Images __________________ Go today don't wait for tomorrow It isn't promised, all the time you get borrowed Don't live your life for other people Don't bottle your emotions till they crack and fill a couple just sorrows Take your mind and refocus go get a paper write your goals out Throw your middle fingers to all your haters "Stay Strong"

09-04-2017, 09:12 AM	#2
Calvert98 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 579	That is interesting. I like the owner goals and interaction.I think they have done a decent job to-date. I would like to see OOTPD expand the number of views the owner may take on a situation (and to that, the owner's responses); like in your situation.

09-04-2017, 01:18 PM	#3
micropterus58 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,264	In my fictional league my owner wants me to acquire a MVP caliber player when a pitcher on my roster won the pitchers triple crown last season. Plus one outfielder was second in MVP voting. I guess he wants to start an "evil empire". I'll have to hire George Costanza for a front office position.

09-04-2017, 02:15 PM	#4
Dyzalot All Star Starter Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,740	I love when I win the World Series and my owner chews me out for not getting our stolen base numbers into the top 6 in the league.

09-07-2017, 12:38 AM	#6
Romagoth Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 365	It's great when the owner gives some obscure goal, like increasing OBP or defensive efficiency, like what owner cares about that stuff...really?

09-07-2017, 10:59 AM	#7
Potemkin Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 12	It's just like any other job. The boss hears about something for the first time and decides that we need to focus on that.

09-15-2017, 07:48 PM	#11
Charley575 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 544	I made the determination that owner goals are just a device to entice the user to make unwise decisions about the long term health of the franchise and so turned them off a long time ago. My

09-19-2017, 09:33 AM	#13
curt Major Leagues Join Date: May 2013 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 487	I just won the World Series with the best team pitching in the league and 4th in team batting average. My owner wants me to increase my home runs. He also wants me to sign a star player. I lost my star player to free agency in his option year shortly after. I resigned him and that doesn't seem to count. Strange?

09-19-2017, 09:50 AM	#14
Rosco Peabody All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South of Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 1,092	My owner the last two seasons has tasked me with signing two 39 year old players who were fan favorites, but were in serious decline. He must want to sell t-shirts real bad. Wait...is my owner John Henry of the Red Sox??? Next he's going to want me to sign Carl Crawford and Pablo Sandoval.