Coaches in Fictional League

Erich Ingram · 01-29-2020, 07:53 PM

I am playing a Fictional League that I started in OOTP19 in June of 2018 so I have been going with it for a good period of time now. One thing that I am noticing with the league in 2037 now is that the Managers and Coaches for the teams I don't control tend to stay with their teams at least in the minors forever. Regardless of how well they do, the never leave or even move up a level toward the majors. The only time it seems that the Managers move are if they are fired from a Major League team. I have also seen that a lot of the coaches when they leave a team at the end of year will never get hired again.

Just weird things that I have seen and wondering if I didn't set something up right in the league file or if others see this type of thing as well.

Rosco Peabody · 01-29-2020, 08:01 PM

Probably pretty standard. I don't think they spend too much time on coaches. I would like there to be more of a realistic mechanic of bringing players into being coaches, including player/coaches, but I understand that there are other things just far more important.

Erich Ingram · 01-29-2020, 08:04 PM

I can understand that. There are a lot of players that become coaches, just would be nice to see some of the coaches that have a Great rating move out of A ball and possibly become Major League Coaches. Some of the franchises could really use the help.

old fat bald guy · 01-30-2020, 08:36 AM

Football Manager does this. Older players often acquire separate ratings for coaching and can then be offered new contracts as coaches or player-coaches. I think it would be a cool thing to have, especially for save games that last many seasons, but also agree with Rosco that it's not a huge deal.

jpeters1734 · 01-30-2020, 08:53 AM

I've been complaining about coaches for years. I just turn them off now. On a related note, I find Football Manager infinitely more immersive in that respect

01-29-2020, 07:53 PM	#1
Erich Ingram Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,195	Coaches in Fictional League I am playing a Fictional League that I started in OOTP19 in June of 2018 so I have been going with it for a good period of time now. One thing that I am noticing with the league in 2037 now is that the Managers and Coaches for the teams I don't control tend to stay with their teams at least in the minors forever. Regardless of how well they do, the never leave or even move up a level toward the majors. The only time it seems that the Managers move are if they are fired from a Major League team. I have also seen that a lot of the coaches when they leave a team at the end of year will never get hired again. Just weird things that I have seen and wondering if I didn't set something up right in the league file or if others see this type of thing as well. __________________ Erich Ingram (Rolen17) IOSBL San Diego Aztecs 2010, 2012,2013, 2014 World Series Champions Maelstrom Padres 2026 World Champions eMLB Washington Nationals

01-29-2020, 08:01 PM	#2
Rosco Peabody All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South of Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 1,090	Probably pretty standard. I don't think they spend too much time on coaches. I would like there to be more of a realistic mechanic of bringing players into being coaches, including player/coaches, but I understand that there are other things just far more important. __________________ . Been playing since OOTP '08 Avatar is a picture of me drawn by one of my students a few years ago (My real name is not Rosco, nor do I live anywhere near Peabody)

01-29-2020, 08:04 PM	#3
Erich Ingram Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,195	I can understand that. There are a lot of players that become coaches, just would be nice to see some of the coaches that have a Great rating move out of A ball and possibly become Major League Coaches. Some of the franchises could really use the help. __________________ Erich Ingram (Rolen17) IOSBL San Diego Aztecs 2010, 2012,2013, 2014 World Series Champions Maelstrom Padres 2026 World Champions eMLB Washington Nationals

01-30-2020, 08:53 AM	#5
jpeters1734 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Juust a bit outside... Posts: 5,617	I've been complaining about coaches for years. I just turn them off now. On a related note, I find Football Manager infinitely more immersive in that respect __________________ "Cannonball Coming!" Go Bucs!! Founder and League Caretaker of the Professional Baseball Circuit, www.probaseballcircuit.com An Un-Official Guide to Minor League Management in OOTP 21 Ratings Scale Conversion Cross-Reference Cheat Sheet

01-30-2020, 08:36 AM	#4
old fat bald guy Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 220	Football Manager does this. Older players often acquire separate ratings for coaching and can then be offered new contracts as coaches or player-coaches. I think it would be a cool thing to have, especially for save games that last many seasons, but also agree with Rosco that it's not a huge deal.