Can't get a job!

belt · 04-06-2012, 11:11 AM

Whenever I start a MLB game, nobody will offer me a job. When I start a custom game with pretty much all the leagues in it, the Appalachian League and a bunch of other foreign teams will offer me jobs.

I'm not sure why the Appalachian League will offer me a job in custom but not in MLB. Do I need to turn on commish mode and just force a job?

Mortimer · 04-06-2012, 11:50 AM

yes, I have never been offered a MLB job, you just need to go into commissioner and you can join any team.

24Rocks · 04-06-2012, 12:41 PM

or you can sim a few years and then you might get a MLB job thats what I usally do with my custom leagues.

shinino · 04-08-2012, 01:29 AM

The question is, why doesn't it let you get hired on a minor league team?

hopeful1212 · 04-08-2012, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by shinino

The question is, why doesn't it let you get hired on a minor league team?

Probably because there's no positions open (ie all the minor league teams start with managers). In previous versions, I've only been offered a job if there's an opening from someone getting fired or their contract being up.

They should probably change the quickstart so that there are a few teams without managers at the start.

Electric · 04-12-2012, 03:26 PM

I just got this game... no job in MLB yet. Do most people start themselves on a team? I'd rather be assigned to a random team and work my way up.

Stinson · 04-12-2012, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by shinino

The question is, why doesn't it let you get hired on a minor league team?

It does, you just have to wait for an opening. Keep an eye on the bad teams, and wait for them to fire their manager.

I'm not sure how likely you are to get hired at each level, but I know Rookie League teams will pounce on you as soon as they have an opening. Just stick with it, and jobs will start opening up.

Charlie Hough · 04-12-2012, 05:31 PM

Try going to community college for retraining.

Oh! Oops, wrong forum.

ProfessorT · 02-08-2013, 01:11 PM

I've been trying in vain to get hired. I even built a juggernaut minor league squad (using the Commissioner Mode, of course) just to see how long it would take me to receive a job offer. Over seven seasons, my teams played .840 baseball and won six championships. (I was runner-up in the seventh.)

I haven't received a single offer from a major league team. Worse yet, consider this: after I won my third title, my reputation was increased to "Very Good GM"; after I won my fifth, I was downgraded to "Good GM." After the sixth win, I remain just a "Good GM" without a job offer.

awick · 02-08-2013, 01:47 PM

ProfT -- If you have a job, then no one will offer you a new one. You're already working! However, you should eventually get promoted within your organization, but that depends on vacancies coming open at higher levels.

If you have several years experience, then quit your current job. When vacancies at other clubs arise, someone will offer you a job. That offer, though, may again be in the minors.

In one of my OOTP careers, I started at the rookie level and worked my way to AAA in the same organization over about 5-6 seasons, advancing level by level. I quit that career before I ever got promoted to the show.

The Game · 02-08-2013, 01:54 PM

In one recent league it took me 12 seasons to become manager of a MLB team. That lasted for 41 games for the 2013 San Diego Padres (fictional) I took over for the manager at the ASG at was fired in late Sertember 3 games under .500. I took (was offered no MLB jobs) no offers after the 2002 season coming of a NY-Penn League Championship with the Brooklyn Cyclones nor after the 2007 season after winning the International League Championship with the Iowa Cubs. Right now I am the Bench Coach for the 2014 Charlotte Knights.

ProfessorT · 02-09-2013, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by awick

ProfT -- If you have a job, then no one will offer you a new one. You're already working! If you have several years experience, then quit your current job. When vacancies at other clubs arise, someone will offer you a job.

Thanks for the tip, awick. I did what you recommended -- quit my minor league job -- and received a major league offer after a full season had passed. Actually, I received four major league offers at that time.

I guess I figured that if I was doing so great as a minor league GM, a major league club would try to recruit me in the off-season.

04-06-2012, 11:11 AM	#1
belt Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 1	Can't get a job! Whenever I start a MLB game, nobody will offer me a job. When I start a custom game with pretty much all the leagues in it, the Appalachian League and a bunch of other foreign teams will offer me jobs. I'm not sure why the Appalachian League will offer me a job in custom but not in MLB. Do I need to turn on commish mode and just force a job?

04-06-2012, 12:41 PM	#3
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04-06-2012, 11:50 AM	#2
Mortimer Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 198	yes, I have never been offered a MLB job, you just need to go into commissioner and you can join any team.

04-08-2012, 01:29 AM	#4
shinino Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 12	The question is, why doesn't it let you get hired on a minor league team?

04-12-2012, 03:26 PM	#6
Electric Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 16	I just got this game... no job in MLB yet. Do most people start themselves on a team? I'd rather be assigned to a random team and work my way up.

04-12-2012, 05:31 PM	#8
Charlie Hough Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,625	Try going to community college for retraining. Oh! Oops, wrong forum.

02-08-2013, 01:11 PM	#9
ProfessorT Bat Boy Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 19	I've been trying in vain to get hired. I even built a juggernaut minor league squad (using the Commissioner Mode, of course) just to see how long it would take me to receive a job offer. Over seven seasons, my teams played .840 baseball and won six championships. (I was runner-up in the seventh.) I haven't received a single offer from a major league team. Worse yet, consider this: after I won my third title, my reputation was increased to "Very Good GM"; after I won my fifth, I was downgraded to "Good GM." After the sixth win, I remain just a "Good GM" without a job offer.

02-08-2013, 01:47 PM	#10
awick Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lansing, NY Posts: 313	ProfT -- If you have a job, then no one will offer you a new one. You're already working! However, you should eventually get promoted within your organization, but that depends on vacancies coming open at higher levels. If you have several years experience, then quit your current job. When vacancies at other clubs arise, someone will offer you a job. That offer, though, may again be in the minors. In one of my OOTP careers, I started at the rookie level and worked my way to AAA in the same organization over about 5-6 seasons, advancing level by level. I quit that career before I ever got promoted to the show.

02-08-2013, 01:54 PM	#11
The Game Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Inside The Game Posts: 30,803	In one recent league it took me 12 seasons to become manager of a MLB team. That lasted for 41 games for the 2013 San Diego Padres (fictional) I took over for the manager at the ASG at was fired in late Sertember 3 games under .500. I took (was offered no MLB jobs) no offers after the 2002 season coming of a NY-Penn League Championship with the Brooklyn Cyclones nor after the 2007 season after winning the International League Championship with the Iowa Cubs. Right now I am the Bench Coach for the 2014 Charlotte Knights.