Which team will you manage/GM in OOTP19?

RubeBaker · 03-17-2018, 09:44 AM

I think I'm going to go with the Detroit Tigers this year. I think it's more fun to play a rebuilding team and try to get them to be successful than it is a successful team. Plus, if you have the option turned on where you can be fired, the owners are a lot more patient when you are rebuilding than if you're with a team like the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers or Cardinals.

The Marlins are probably going to be the worst team in MLB this year and would definitely present a challenge, but I think Detroit would be challenging in that I have never managed or GM'd an American League team before. Plus, I look at the Tigers now and I think if they build that team through the draft and shed some payroll to acquire some young talent, they could be very good in a few years.

I remember when Sparky Anderson took over the Tigers as manager in May 1979 and predicted they'd be in the playoffs in two years and in the World Series by 1984. They were not very good before Sparky arrived, but from 1980-1983 they got better every year and the wound up in the World Series in 1984 as Sparky predicted.

Which team will you be managing and GM'ing in OOTP19?

sentry85 · 03-17-2018, 10:56 AM

I agree that playing a rebuilding team is more fun. The O's have the interesting dilemma of knowing they need to rebuild but they also think they can compete. All of that influences the to trade or not to trade Machado situation.

Matt Arnold · 03-17-2018, 11:15 AM

I love playing rebuilding teams more - much more of a challenge. But I do like having a nice top prospect too, so I tend to like to take a "good" rebuilding team over one who's a real headcase. So, maybe Atlanta? Seems like they're got a few nice building pieces, but still far not too close to contention.

dannibalcorpse · 03-17-2018, 11:29 AM

I almost always start with the Mets (even when they were good over the last few versions!) but like to try my hand at rebuilding with different teams. The Padres are perennial challenges because money is tight and you really have to keep your eye out for bargains so I'll probably run one with them. The Rangers also look like a boom or bust team that could be fun to try and wrangle.

actionjackson · 03-17-2018, 11:31 AM

I'm always commish/god/official historian in mine. I find I can move through the game so much faster when I don't get bogged down in the minutiae.

wallewalls · 03-17-2018, 12:09 PM

I always go back and forth with my plans. This year I said I was gonna use the Reds, but I am having second thoughts. I plan on going with the Yankees for sure for at least one of my games, but I might try to use the Marlins or another NL team. The Orioles also intrigue me, but I dont wanna use two teams from the same division, let alone one of my favorite team's division rivals, but I may use the O's in one of my games during the beta because I wanna trade Manny Machado lol

AirmenSmith · 03-17-2018, 12:18 PM

I"m going to play as the Angels and trade Trout to the Yankees. Then quit and become the GM of the Nationals. Then trade Harper to the Yankees and of course quit and get a job with the Yanks!!!

I'm actually going to first contract the MLB. I'll be removing probably about 6 teams or so. (Marlins, Rays, A's, Rockies, Padres, Royals) Then i'll reorder the league. Next i'll be Trimming the minors down to 3 levels and only 1 Affiliate in each level. Then i'll be removing 95% of the players/Front office personnel that are free agents.

Next i'll adjust the league to 154 games. I'll adjust the Hall of fame settings to only 5 votes, 90% requirement and 20% min or off the ballot.

Then I'll guide my Yanks to many World Series game 7 losses :/

Xogo · 03-17-2018, 01:05 PM

Ill do two things

1. Take over Dodgers for 2018

2. Start Dodger org starting in '74 with trying to get guys like Garvey, Welch, Cey to the HoF as I contend if they had more rings, they would be in. And not make trading away guys like Dave Stewart, Pizza, Pedro,

Tunnelrunner · 03-17-2018, 01:33 PM

I don't have the patience to rebuild from scratch. I'm hoping to take the 1989 Kansas City Royals to the World Series. We've got a good nucleus: 2 aces in Bret Saberhagen and Gubicza, a Hall of Famer in George Brett and the best athlete in America, Bo Jackson.

Shoeless' Socks · 03-17-2018, 01:51 PM

Likely this pattern... My Braves. Then the worst team on the game. Then a big market team. Then a historical season etc.

RubeBaker · 03-17-2018, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by sentry85

I agree that playing a rebuilding team is more fun. The O's have the interesting dilemma of knowing they need to rebuild but they also think they can compete. All of that influences the to trade or not to trade Machado situation.

I think this is the last hurrah for Showalter and Duquette in Baltimore if they don't win it all. I agree they need to rebuild and I think next year they'll bring in a new GM and manager to start 2019.

RubeBaker · 03-17-2018, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by dannibalcorpse

I almost always start with the Mets (even when they were good over the last few versions!) but like to try my hand at rebuilding with different teams. The Padres are perennial challenges because money is tight and you really have to keep your eye out for bargains so I'll probably run one with them. The Rangers also look like a boom or bust team that could be fun to try and wrangle.

I think the Mets are going to be much better than a lot of people think. The same goes for the San Francisco Giants.

RchW · 03-17-2018, 03:07 PM

The same two teams (Texas and Colorado) I've managed for 10+ versions in two multi decade fictional MLB clones. It's a tribute to OOTP's robust foundation that I've been able to import these leagues year after year with no ill effects. Touch wood it'll be good for another version.

bborello · 03-17-2018, 03:13 PM

I will be playing the Padres this season. I am returning to OOTP after a few years. Excited to start

TigsOs · 03-17-2018, 03:39 PM

As a Tigers fan, OOTP19 will definitely help get me through "The rebuilding phase" that could possibly lead to a long season. Plus, who doesn't want to figure out a way to trade the weighed-down contracts of their favorite team as they try to rebuild?

Don't get me wrong, I'm excited for the season as always, but this save will definitely help when reality hits lol

Also, still in the running are the Braves, just to have Ronald Acuna. lol

reds1869 · 03-17-2018, 03:54 PM

I'll be playing as Cincinnati most of the time but will also dabble with Milwaukee. Two totally different styles of rebuild that have their own challenges and advantages.

Llamaboy · 03-17-2018, 04:46 PM

I have a few "go to" ways of playing. I always manage my favorite team (Phillies), and I usually end up doing a MLB expansion where I manage one of those newly expanded teams. (I usually bring back the Expos for one team and vary the second). The third "go to" is starting unemployed and seeing who will hire me, which in last year's version the only MLB team to bite was typically the Reds.

Texan_10 · 03-17-2018, 05:46 PM

I usually like to take small market teams for the added challenge of almost never having a large budget. I prefer taking struggling teams, but often select teams sort of at a crossroads between competing and rebuilding. A team like the Braves and Padres I feel have already done a lot of the rebuilding already by stockpiling the farm system. The Orioles are a team I have my eye on this year. They don't have a good farm system but also aren't exactly set to compete in the AL East. It'd be fun to see what I could get by trading Machado. Mets and Rangers are two interesting teams as well. I wouldn't be surprised if either competes for a wild card this year, but both could also be completely out of the race by July with tough decisions to make. I wouldn't exactly consider either small market though.

Reds and Pirates are also high on my list. Both small markets with more work needed to acquire more young talent.

sentry85 · 03-17-2018, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by RubeBaker

I think this is the last hurrah for Showalter and Duquette in Baltimore if they don't win it all. I agree they need to rebuild and I think next year they'll bring in a new GM and manager to start 2019.

i think buck could survive but definitely think duquette's days are numbered

pgjocki · 03-18-2018, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sentry85

I agree that playing a rebuilding team is more fun. The O's have the interesting dilemma of knowing they need to rebuild but they also think they can compete. All of that influences the to trade or not to trade Machado situation.

The O's need to trade their owner, fire the GM, completely overhaul their scouting and international spending strategy and find a way to get rid of Davis. Other than that, they are right on the cusp of competing.

03-17-2018, 09:44 AM	#1
RubeBaker All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: USA Posts: 640	Which team will you manage/GM in OOTP19? I think I'm going to go with the Detroit Tigers this year. I think it's more fun to play a rebuilding team and try to get them to be successful than it is a successful team. Plus, if you have the option turned on where you can be fired, the owners are a lot more patient when you are rebuilding than if you're with a team like the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers or Cardinals. The Marlins are probably going to be the worst team in MLB this year and would definitely present a challenge, but I think Detroit would be challenging in that I have never managed or GM'd an American League team before. Plus, I look at the Tigers now and I think if they build that team through the draft and shed some payroll to acquire some young talent, they could be very good in a few years. I remember when Sparky Anderson took over the Tigers as manager in May 1979 and predicted they'd be in the playoffs in two years and in the World Series by 1984. They were not very good before Sparky arrived, but from 1980-1983 they got better every year and the wound up in the World Series in 1984 as Sparky predicted. Which team will you be managing and GM'ing in OOTP19?

03-17-2018, 10:56 AM	#2
sentry85 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: south Florida Posts: 83	Probably the O's I agree that playing a rebuilding team is more fun. The O's have the interesting dilemma of knowing they need to rebuild but they also think they can compete. All of that influences the to trade or not to trade Machado situation.

03-17-2018, 11:29 AM	#4
dannibalcorpse Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 168	I almost always start with the Mets (even when they were good over the last few versions!) but like to try my hand at rebuilding with different teams. The Padres are perennial challenges because money is tight and you really have to keep your eye out for bargains so I'll probably run one with them. The Rangers also look like a boom or bust team that could be fun to try and wrangle. __________________

03-17-2018, 12:18 PM	#7
AirmenSmith Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Corpus Christi TX Posts: 2,090	I"m going to play as the Angels and trade Trout to the Yankees. Then quit and become the GM of the Nationals. Then trade Harper to the Yankees and of course quit and get a job with the Yanks!!! I'm actually going to first contract the MLB. I'll be removing probably about 6 teams or so. (Marlins, Rays, A's, Rockies, Padres, Royals) Then i'll reorder the league. Next i'll be Trimming the minors down to 3 levels and only 1 Affiliate in each level. Then i'll be removing 95% of the players/Front office personnel that are free agents. Next i'll adjust the league to 154 games. I'll adjust the Hall of fame settings to only 5 votes, 90% requirement and 20% min or off the ballot. Then I'll guide my Yanks to many World Series game 7 losses :/ __________________ Come join me on my Twitch Channel for gaming at its excellence Twitch Link

03-17-2018, 03:07 PM	#13
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The big smoke Posts: 15,628	The same two teams (Texas and Colorado) I've managed for 10+ versions in two multi decade fictional MLB clones. It's a tribute to OOTP's robust foundation that I've been able to import these leagues year after year with no ill effects. Touch wood it'll be good for another version. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

03-17-2018, 11:15 AM	#3
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 14,145	I love playing rebuilding teams more - much more of a challenge. But I do like having a nice top prospect too, so I tend to like to take a "good" rebuilding team over one who's a real headcase. So, maybe Atlanta? Seems like they're got a few nice building pieces, but still far not too close to contention.

03-17-2018, 11:31 AM	#5
actionjackson Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 6,123	I'm always commish/god/official historian in mine. I find I can move through the game so much faster when I don't get bogged down in the minutiae.

03-17-2018, 12:09 PM	#6
wallewalls All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 774 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	I always go back and forth with my plans. This year I said I was gonna use the Reds, but I am having second thoughts. I plan on going with the Yankees for sure for at least one of my games, but I might try to use the Marlins or another NL team. The Orioles also intrigue me, but I dont wanna use two teams from the same division, let alone one of my favorite team's division rivals, but I may use the O's in one of my games during the beta because I wanna trade Manny Machado lol

03-17-2018, 01:05 PM	#8
Xogo Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 216	Ill do two things 1. Take over Dodgers for 2018 2. Start Dodger org starting in '74 with trying to get guys like Garvey, Welch, Cey to the HoF as I contend if they had more rings, they would be in. And not make trading away guys like Dave Stewart, Pizza, Pedro,

03-17-2018, 01:33 PM	#9
Tunnelrunner Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 64	I don't have the patience to rebuild from scratch. I'm hoping to take the 1989 Kansas City Royals to the World Series. We've got a good nucleus: 2 aces in Bret Saberhagen and Gubicza, a Hall of Famer in George Brett and the best athlete in America, Bo Jackson.

03-17-2018, 01:51 PM	#10
Shoeless' Socks Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 157	Likely this pattern... My Braves. Then the worst team on the game. Then a big market team. Then a historical season etc.

03-17-2018, 03:13 PM	#14
bborello Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ocean City Md Posts: 41	I will be playing the Padres this season. I am returning to OOTP after a few years. Excited to start

03-17-2018, 03:39 PM	#15
TigsOs Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 8	As a Tigers fan, OOTP19 will definitely help get me through "The rebuilding phase" that could possibly lead to a long season. Plus, who doesn't want to figure out a way to trade the weighed-down contracts of their favorite team as they try to rebuild? Don't get me wrong, I'm excited for the season as always, but this save will definitely help when reality hits lol Also, still in the running are the Braves, just to have Ronald Acuna. lol

03-17-2018, 03:54 PM	#16
reds1869 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cincinnati, OH, USA Posts: 257	I'll be playing as Cincinnati most of the time but will also dabble with Milwaukee. Two totally different styles of rebuild that have their own challenges and advantages.

03-17-2018, 04:46 PM	#17
Llamaboy Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 38 Blog Entries: 1	I have a few "go to" ways of playing. I always manage my favorite team (Phillies), and I usually end up doing a MLB expansion where I manage one of those newly expanded teams. (I usually bring back the Expos for one team and vary the second). The third "go to" is starting unemployed and seeing who will hire me, which in last year's version the only MLB team to bite was typically the Reds.

03-17-2018, 05:46 PM	#18
Texan_10 Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 18	I usually like to take small market teams for the added challenge of almost never having a large budget. I prefer taking struggling teams, but often select teams sort of at a crossroads between competing and rebuilding. A team like the Braves and Padres I feel have already done a lot of the rebuilding already by stockpiling the farm system. The Orioles are a team I have my eye on this year. They don't have a good farm system but also aren't exactly set to compete in the AL East. It'd be fun to see what I could get by trading Machado. Mets and Rangers are two interesting teams as well. I wouldn't be surprised if either competes for a wild card this year, but both could also be completely out of the race by July with tough decisions to make. I wouldn't exactly consider either small market though. Reds and Pirates are also high on my list. Both small markets with more work needed to acquire more young talent.