Bad choices by my team's General Manager

Barreto77 · 09-11-2013, 08:09 AM

Hi!
How come the General Manager of my team does not put the best players on the playoff roster?
I ran an entire season with some great players that got promoted to AAA almost in the end of the season,
Then the AAA team did not make it to the playoffs and general manager did not bring them down to AA so I could have a stronger team.
Instead he kept some A ball players, and I lost in the first round quickly.
Why did those good players sat out at home when they desearved to be on the field playing for the Southern League title?
They did all the work for the team and then went home?!
Is this what happens in real life?
I don't get it.
Do you have an explanation for this?
Thank you.

Orcin · 09-11-2013, 09:03 AM

When you get promoted in your job, and then your boss asks you to go back to your old job and work there for a while, you might be insulted and angry. Players don't like to go down, even if they just came up. They see it as a demotion. The GM is likely trying to avoid upsetting his best prospects, which is smart within the structure of the game as it is programmed.

09-11-2013, 08:09 AM	#1
Barreto77 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 30	Bad choices by my team's General Manager Hi! How come the General Manager of my team does not put the best players on the playoff roster? I ran an entire season with some great players that got promoted to AAA almost in the end of the season, Then the AAA team did not make it to the playoffs and general manager did not bring them down to AA so I could have a stronger team. Instead he kept some A ball players, and I lost in the first round quickly. Why did those good players sat out at home when they desearved to be on the field playing for the Southern League title? They did all the work for the team and then went home?! Is this what happens in real life? I don't get it. Do you have an explanation for this? Thank you.

09-11-2013, 09:03 AM	#2
Orcin Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 9,798	When you get promoted in your job, and then your boss asks you to go back to your old job and work there for a while, you might be insulted and angry. Players don't like to go down, even if they just came up. They see it as a demotion. The GM is likely trying to avoid upsetting his best prospects, which is smart within the structure of the game as it is programmed.