Curious about Overall Roster Strategy

dawg_gone · 12-05-2012, 01:11 AM

I'm curious to know what other folks use in the "Overall Roster Strategy" on the Team Strategy page. Every time I make a slider change, I hesitate, and return it to default because I'm not exactly sure what I may be about to inflict upon my beleaguered team. I've studied the manual page but would like to hear from some veterans if anyone cares to share.

Anybody care to pipe in about settings and reasons?

jb28 · 12-05-2012, 11:50 AM

These settings affect the roster management of the AI. If you're handling all roster moves yourself then it doesn't matter how they're set.

RchW · 12-05-2012, 12:30 PM

This^^

dawg_gone · 12-05-2012, 02:59 PM

You guys all control rosters? I've been GM'ing and letting my managers do the roster moves.

rpriske · 12-05-2012, 03:40 PM

I do it all! Bwah-ha-ha-ha!

Piccamo · 12-05-2012, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by dawg_gone

You guys all control rosters? I've been GM'ing and letting my managers do the roster moves.

I control roster moves, handle trades, personnel, and extensions. I don't bother setting lineups or the pitching staff. The overall strategy is great for this as I can tell the staff what I care about more. If there's a player who I think the AI should be playing, but they aren't, I will set strategy manually. I just wish there were more options for Set Strategy.

Izz · 12-05-2012, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Piccamo

I just wish there were more options for Set Strategy.

+1.

I'd quite like an option to force start a player at a certain position in the lineup.

Also, if i force start a positional player, i'd really like for the AI manager to not have a backup playing every other day and another every 5 days. That pretty much defeats what i'm trying to do.

Though, sometimes i do want to force start two players in 1 position, game on, game off.

A way to partially set up lineups would be good. As in, i can just focus on particular guys and the AI can fill the lineup around them.

Right now, it's almost easier to manually do everything. Do we have a thread in the v14 suggestions room for stuff like this yet?

Bluenoser · 12-05-2012, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Izz

+1.

I'd quite like an option to force start a player at a certain position in the lineup.

Also, if i force start a positional player, i'd really like for the AI manager to not have a backup playing every other day and another every 5 days. That pretty much defeats what i'm trying to do.

Though, sometimes i do want to force start two players in 1 position, game on, game off.

A way to partially set up lineups would be good. As in, i can just focus on particular guys and the AI can fill the lineup around them.

Right now, it's almost easier to manually do everything. Do we have a thread in the v14 suggestions room for stuff like this yet?

Force start is in the game, go to team strategy, then player strategy. Along the bottom there is an option to force start. Make sure you check override team strategy settings if you don't want the AI changing it during games.

Edit - my bad, reread your post and see you're talking about where they hit in line-up.

Izz · 12-05-2012, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluenoser

Edit - my bad, reread your post and see you're talking about where they hit in line-up.

Yep, that's what i mean. Poorly worded on my part

Like if i want someone to audition as cleanup hitter for a couple weeks.

buffalo_pete · 12-05-2012, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by dawg_gone

You guys all control rosters? I've been GM'ing and letting my managers do the roster moves.

I just finished my first full season. For the first year, I let the AI handle all the minor league rosters and only manually handled the big club. It must have worked out well for me, seeing as I took the 2012 Twins to the world championship

Now that I've got the hang of the game a bit more, I'm going to take over the minor league roster moves too - I didn't like it very much when I'd trade for a minor leaguer only to find out some time later that the AI released him. Maybe once I'm into year three I'll be ready to handle the minor league lineups and pitching too.

dawg_gone · 12-06-2012, 01:04 AM

I can't imagine the time it must take to control minor league bumping and lineups. Someday, maybe. Maybe over the holidays...

12-05-2012, 01:11 AM	#1
dawg_gone Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 106	Curious about Overall Roster Strategy I'm curious to know what other folks use in the "Overall Roster Strategy" on the Team Strategy page. Every time I make a slider change, I hesitate, and return it to default because I'm not exactly sure what I may be about to inflict upon my beleaguered team. I've studied the manual page but would like to hear from some veterans if anyone cares to share. Anybody care to pipe in about settings and reasons?

12-05-2012, 12:30 PM	#3
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12-05-2012, 11:50 AM	#2
jb28 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 21 Blog Entries: 7	These settings affect the roster management of the AI. If you're handling all roster moves yourself then it doesn't matter how they're set.

12-05-2012, 02:59 PM	#4
dawg_gone Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 106	You guys all control rosters? I've been GM'ing and letting my managers do the roster moves.

12-05-2012, 03:40 PM	#5
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	I do it all! Bwah-ha-ha-ha!

12-06-2012, 01:04 AM	#11
dawg_gone Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 106	I can't imagine the time it must take to control minor league bumping and lineups. Someday, maybe. Maybe over the holidays...