Off-season

millhousebc · 06-16-2016, 09:22 AM

What are some of the things you guys do to become more involved in the off season. Just offering contracts and simming to the next day seems to lack the feel of the off season. I'm putting all the unsigned draft picks back on their college/feeder teams, but other than that it's click, sim, click sim repeat.

Any tips or ideas would be great.

mitchkenn · 06-16-2016, 09:42 AM

first few days of the off-season i start playing "trader Jack" and get rid of as many unhappy or under performing players i can - for prospects or draft picks.

when free agency starts, i look for a bargain or two to fill specific needs, but rarely will sign anyone that costs a 1st round draft pick.

MikeS21 · 06-16-2016, 10:01 AM

So how do you define "under performing" players? I usually focus in on minor league players who have been around 3-5 years. If their career total WAR is less than 0.4 - 0.7, then I release them. I figure I need to clear 30-35 roster spots in order to accommodate draft influx.

mitchkenn · 06-16-2016, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeS21

So how do you define "under performing" players? I usually focus in on minor league players who have been around 3-5 years. If their career total WAR is less than 0.4 - 0.7, then I release them. I figure I need to clear 30-35 roster spots in order to accommodate draft influx.

i am playing semi-historical - right now, in the dead-ball era (1913), so under performing players to me are guys who hit below .250, or starters that just don't put up numbers, either RBIs, runs scored, homers, stolen bases, etc ... i feel i can find the same or better players in my farm system, or some free agents cheaper.

i also get rid of players that start to age in my minors with little or no chance for advancement. i don't keep anyone in A or AA older than 25.

otherwise i do like you, except i don't use WAR just stats and how they are trending. my draft is only 10 rounds.

r0nster · 06-16-2016, 03:33 PM

Trade players yes ... look for improvement on personal front minors and my staff. Look for minor league FA as well and big league players

NoOne · 06-16-2016, 04:27 PM

my favorite offseasons are when i am done by december and i can sim to spring training, lol.

r0nster · 06-16-2016, 04:56 PM

I also look forward to voting for HOF and learning the results of the voting. Cant wait till we can do that for other awards too

Lockdog · 06-16-2016, 05:20 PM

At the beginning of the offseason I handle contracts for both personnel and arbitration-eligible players. I start looking at free agents once players file around the end of November.

In addition to free agents I look for independent league players that I might be interested in signing. I also set my minor league rosters in between the yearly scouting update in January and the preseason in early February.

I find it hard to keep up with the league news as it takes much effort to maintain my own organization.

MrBojangles · 06-16-2016, 08:55 PM

Prune down my minor league teams (the aging or no promise ones). Negotiate extensions with those on my MLB club I want to keep.

pgjocki · 06-16-2016, 09:02 PM

I like to limit myself to 3 actions per day so I feel everyday matters.

It also adds some realism that I can't do everything in one day.

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NoOne · 06-17-2016, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by pgjocki

I like to limit myself to 3 actions per day so I feel everyday matters.

It also adds some realism that I can't do everything in one day.

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there's no delegation in your organization?

Anyone · 06-17-2016, 01:44 PM

There are also some things that by default happen during the season that you can through the league settings move to the offseason to make it more lively, such as the international amateur FA reveal (at least as I recall by default that happens during the season; but in my universe it's an offseason thing).

NoOne · 06-17-2016, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Anyone

There are also some things that by default happen during the season that you can through the league settings move to the offseason to make it more lively, such as the international amateur FA reveal (at least as I recall by default that happens during the season; but in my universe it's an offseason thing).

that's a great idea! although do you run into issues since it coincides with Free agency? budgets, singingns anything related.

06-16-2016, 09:22 AM	#1
millhousebc Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 161	Off-season What are some of the things you guys do to become more involved in the off season. Just offering contracts and simming to the next day seems to lack the feel of the off season. I'm putting all the unsigned draft picks back on their college/feeder teams, but other than that it's click, sim, click sim repeat. Any tips or ideas would be great.

06-16-2016, 09:42 AM	#2
mitchkenn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Oregon, not by design Posts: 2,853	first few days of the off-season i start playing "trader Jack" and get rid of as many unhappy or under performing players i can - for prospects or draft picks. when free agency starts, i look for a bargain or two to fill specific needs, but rarely will sign anyone that costs a 1st round draft pick. __________________ "This is my opening farewell " - Jackson Browne “They make a desolation and call it peace.” ― Agha Shahid Ali "Maybe she just has to sing, for the sake of the song - And who do I think that I am to decide that she's wrong." - Townes Van Zandt "I saw a young man leaning on his wooden crutch - He called out to me, 'Don't ask for so much' And a young woman leaning in her darkened door She cried out to me, 'Why not ask for more?' " - Leonard Cohen "Hello darkness, my old Friend ...." - Paul Simon Before Mays, before DiMaggio, there was Oscar Charleston. "All the lies about Babe Ruth are true." - Waite Hoyt Avatar is the late great Townes Van Zandt. rip.

06-16-2016, 09:02 PM	#10
pgjocki All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Maryland - just outside DC Posts: 1,483	I like to limit myself to 3 actions per day so I feel everyday matters. It also adds some realism that I can't do everything in one day. Sent from my VS985 4G using Tapatalk __________________ - - - World Series championships: 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006, 2011

06-16-2016, 10:01 AM	#3
MikeS21 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 267	So how do you define "under performing" players? I usually focus in on minor league players who have been around 3-5 years. If their career total WAR is less than 0.4 - 0.7, then I release them. I figure I need to clear 30-35 roster spots in order to accommodate draft influx.

06-16-2016, 03:33 PM	#5
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,002	Trade players yes ... look for improvement on personal front minors and my staff. Look for minor league FA as well and big league players

06-16-2016, 04:27 PM	#6
NoOne Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,167	my favorite offseasons are when i am done by december and i can sim to spring training, lol.

06-16-2016, 04:56 PM	#7
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,002	I also look forward to voting for HOF and learning the results of the voting. Cant wait till we can do that for other awards too

06-16-2016, 05:20 PM	#8
Lockdog Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 263	At the beginning of the offseason I handle contracts for both personnel and arbitration-eligible players. I start looking at free agents once players file around the end of November. In addition to free agents I look for independent league players that I might be interested in signing. I also set my minor league rosters in between the yearly scouting update in January and the preseason in early February. I find it hard to keep up with the league news as it takes much effort to maintain my own organization.

06-16-2016, 08:55 PM	#9
MrBojangles All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: low and inside Posts: 568	Prune down my minor league teams (the aging or no promise ones). Negotiate extensions with those on my MLB club I want to keep.

06-17-2016, 01:44 PM	#12
Anyone Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 405	There are also some things that by default happen during the season that you can through the league settings move to the offseason to make it more lively, such as the international amateur FA reveal (at least as I recall by default that happens during the season; but in my universe it's an offseason thing).