Odd Lineup changes during sim

[Wabner]

Hey guys,

I'm running an online league with 30 teams. I am getting emails from owners every few weeks about an apparent bug with the lineups with their team

The AI every 10-12 games or so will put a team's catcher in the lead off spot.

From what I gather this is due to a player substitution. This is why it happens only every 10-12 games but when a sub is made , for some reason, moves the catcher to the 1 spot. Very annoying.

But it doesn't happen to every team and I cannot find a pattern as to why it happens. The only thing that I can see pattern wise is when the AI subs a tired position player. The depth charts look fine, players set to replace a starter when tired, etc.

Anyone know if a way to fix this? You can use the 7 day lineups but you never really know when a guy will get tired during a sim and need a break.

Any help would be appreciated.

--bill

[kq76]

This is just a shot in the dark, but if they're not using 7-day lineups then make sure they actually have them set to no and not just leaving them empty but set to yes. I made that mistake and it drove me nuts how random it was starting guys for me.

You might also want to check the Game Setup > AI Options screen. Changing the top 2 sections to something else might help.

Maybe look at the team's Overall Strategy screens. Maybe something extreme is set there that is throwing things off.

[RchW]

There is more to it than that. Even with 7-day lineups set, unless you set the option to "No starting subs" the AI will do what it pleases. Just look at the box scores for a week if you need confirmation. Add in injuries and you will find your 1 speed catcher hitting 1st or 2nd. This is one of my biggest peeves about the game. It particularly makes online leagues difficult. I have a 3B hitting 0.430 in one league and he only started 24 of the first 60 games before I had to force start him.

Of course the downside to "No starting subs" is that your catcher or other player will not get rested if necessary. That's easy to fix, put the backup catcher in on Saturdays. If an OL is only doing 7 day sims it's a non-issue.

[battists]

Since we haven't heard back from this poster in quite some time, I'm going to go ahead and close out this thread.

If you want to continue discussing this issue, please submit a ticket via our new support site.

Thanks very much!