Promoting minor-League coaches & managers

thbroman · 06-08-2006, 08:01 AM

I have a pretty decent pitching coach at my rookie-league team whose cntract runs out this year and who doesn't want an extension with them. So, thinking that maybe I can keep him if I promote him to pitching coach at another team, I fire the not very good coach on my AA team and then go back to the other guy. But the option to promote him to the other team isn't there on the list of possiibilities, only promotions to the major league club.

So here's my question: Does not making the newly created AA pitching coaches' job available to the rookie league coach on the menu of promotions reflect thew fact that the coach wouldn't accept that promotion, and the only thing that would keep him with my organization is a promtion to the major league club, or is this a bug? IMHO it should at least be possible to offer him the promotion, even if he then decides to turn it down. Without offering coaches interim promotions such as these, I don't see how it would be possible to keep coaches and scouts at the lowest levels of organization with you while they acquire experience.

Can anyone clarify the situation? Thanks.

Elendil · 06-09-2006, 09:06 PM

I'd like to know about this as well. If we can't promote personnel, that seems like a huge bug.

dankrzyz · 06-10-2006, 03:04 AM

I agree completely. The inability for transfers of personnel between *all* levels is a notable "bug". I think being able to swap and promote would be a strong piece of the gameplay.

jbsnadb · 06-10-2006, 03:37 AM

Then post this in the tech support forum, so those who squash bugs can be made aware of this.

thbroman · 06-10-2006, 08:14 AM

Could we please have Steve Kuffrey or another moderator transfer this thread to the support sub-forum?

thanks.

thbroman · 06-11-2006, 08:50 AM

Bump --

Can this be moved to the support forum, please?

Pretty please?

jarmenia · 06-11-2006, 09:54 AM

your better off just creating a new thread there.

aewin · 06-11-2006, 10:13 AM

I have worked around this bug a few times by promoting to ML and then demoting (more options are shown for ML personnel for some reason).

Elendil · 06-11-2006, 02:56 PM

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar....php?p=1718412

Raidergoo · 06-11-2006, 08:38 PM

This is an feature request I made awhile back.

TT#1584.

Solonor · 07-25-2006, 11:30 AM

I just tested this in the latest patch (build 12262), and you can swap around your personnel all you want.

Elendil · 07-25-2006, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solonor

I just tested this in the latest patch (build 12262), and you can swap around your personnel all you want.

Really? Wow, I'm surprised it wasn't mentioned in any of the patch "fix lists." Neat-o.

Solonor · 07-25-2006, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elendil

Really? Wow, I'm surprised it wasn't mentioned in any of the patch "fix lists." Neat-o.

Yeah, it does a straight swap if the position you're assigning a guy to is filled (like if you promote your AA pitching coach to the majors the major league one will now be at AA). Otherwise, it moves them straight into it.

D Love · 07-25-2006, 11:41 AM

Does anyone know the effect of not having a minor league manager? I forgot to notice that his contract was up and now no existing manager wants the job. Not sure what to do...

Solonor · 07-25-2006, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D Love

Does anyone know the effect of not having a minor league manager? I forgot to notice that his contract was up and now no existing manager wants the job. Not sure what to do...

Just tested.

If I go into my Manager Home Page and set Minor League Team Management to "Minor League Managers", then the game almost immediately hires a new AAA Manager.

If I leave it up to me, the human manager, then I see a news story that says that the AAA team will turn to its Bench Coach to manage the team. Since there is no "Bench Coach" at the AAA level, I assume that the AI will just take over as a pseudo bench coach.

I fired all personnel for the AAA team to see what would happen, and it just kept on trucking...presumably in a crippled state.

06-08-2006, 08:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
thbroman All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 823 Thanks: 15 Thanked 59x in 34 posts	Promoting minor-League coaches & managers I have a pretty decent pitching coach at my rookie-league team whose cntract runs out this year and who doesn't want an extension with them. So, thinking that maybe I can keep him if I promote him to pitching coach at another team, I fire the not very good coach on my AA team and then go back to the other guy. But the option to promote him to the other team isn't there on the list of possiibilities, only promotions to the major league club. So here's my question: Does not making the newly created AA pitching coaches' job available to the rookie league coach on the menu of promotions reflect thew fact that the coach wouldn't accept that promotion, and the only thing that would keep him with my organization is a promtion to the major league club, or is this a bug? IMHO it should at least be possible to offer him the promotion, even if he then decides to turn it down. Without offering coaches interim promotions such as these, I don't see how it would be possible to keep coaches and scouts at the lowest levels of organization with you while they acquire experience. Can anyone clarify the situation? Thanks.

06-09-2006, 09:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Elendil Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the dynasty forum Posts: 2,176 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	I'd like to know about this as well. If we can't promote personnel, that seems like a huge bug. __________________ Heaven is kicking back with a double Talisker and a churchwarden stuffed with latakia. Bush League: A Dynasty Harm Metal Magazine Free State Project - Liberty in Our Lifetime

06-11-2006, 09:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
jarmenia Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa, FL USA Posts: 4,289 Thanks: 27 Thanked 46x in 31 posts	your better off just creating a new thread there. __________________ When is good enough, good enough?

06-11-2006, 02:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
Elendil Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the dynasty forum Posts: 2,176 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar....php?p=1718412 __________________ Heaven is kicking back with a double Talisker and a churchwarden stuffed with latakia. Bush League: A Dynasty Harm Metal Magazine Free State Project - Liberty in Our Lifetime

07-25-2006, 11:30 AM	#11 (permalink)
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Orlando Posts: 4,213 Thanks: 154 Thanked 111x in 66 posts	I just tested this in the latest patch (build 12262), and you can swap around your personnel all you want. __________________ Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League - Making baseball a hobbit since 2003! "Beings will come, Frodo. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. Middle Earth has rolled by like an army of Mumakil. It has been erased like a slate, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Frodo. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... beings will come Frodo. Beings will most definitely come." - Gladden Field of Dreams

06-10-2006, 03:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
dankrzyz Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 255 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1x in 1 post	I agree completely. The inability for transfers of personnel between all levels is a notable "bug". I think being able to swap and promote would be a strong piece of the gameplay.

06-10-2006, 03:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
jbsnadb All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,005 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1x in 1 post	Then post this in the tech support forum, so those who squash bugs can be made aware of this.

06-10-2006, 08:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
thbroman All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 823 Thanks: 15 Thanked 59x in 34 posts	Could we please have Steve Kuffrey or another moderator transfer this thread to the support sub-forum? thanks.

06-11-2006, 08:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
thbroman All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 823 Thanks: 15 Thanked 59x in 34 posts	Bump -- Can this be moved to the support forum, please? Pretty please?

06-11-2006, 10:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
aewin Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 368 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2x in 2 posts	I have worked around this bug a few times by promoting to ML and then demoting (more options are shown for ML personnel for some reason).

06-11-2006, 08:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
Raidergoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 8,403 Thanks: 104 Thanked 78x in 52 posts	This is an feature request I made awhile back. TT#1584.

07-25-2006, 11:41 AM	#14 (permalink)
D Love All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 876 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Does anyone know the effect of not having a minor league manager? I forgot to notice that his contract was up and now no existing manager wants the job. Not sure what to do...

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