Has AI roster management been improved in OOTPB 10?

tajoumaru · 07-09-2009, 02:59 PM

I've enjoyed OOTPB 9, but one area in which it's been perfectly dreadful is AI roster management. A typical example is the AI demoting a decent 40/80 pitcher with respectable numbers and calling up a horrible pitcher from AA or AAA as a replacement--a 20/80 guy projected to have a 9.50 ERA, for example. Or, an outfielder with pathetic offense and mediocre defense being called up when a team already has six OFs.

I'd like to know if this issue has been at all remedied in version 10. If it has, that fix alone is worth the price of the upgrade. If not, that's a shame--it's a huge black mark against an otherwise very good game. It's just too much work for me to have to manage the roster for every team in my league.

SteveP · 07-09-2009, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by tajoumaru

I'd like to know if this issue has been at all remedied in version 10.

Yes. That was easy.

bababui · 07-09-2009, 04:06 PM

There is still a problem with the AI releasing promising young pitchers right after the initial draft and releasing quickly players it just acquired in a trade. Other than these two issues the AI is a lot better than in past iterations.

neojonas · 07-09-2009, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by bababui

There is still a problem with the AI releasing promising young pitchers right after the initial draft and releasing quickly players it just acquired in a trade. Other than these two issues the AI is a lot better than in past iterations.

I haven't heard of the young pitcher problem but releasing players after a trade has always bothered me for many versions. It's annoying to toss in a guy that all of a sudden makes the AI want to accept the trade and then immediately release that guy. Drunk GM.

Antonin · 07-09-2009, 06:45 PM

I'm still seeing a LOT of minor leaguers signed and released over and over and over, sometimes by the same team. Signed May 1, released May 6, signed again May 17, released May 19, signed by another team May 20, released May 29, etc.

Flying Dutchmen · 07-09-2009, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Antonin

I'm still seeing a LOT of minor leaguers signed and released over and over and over, sometimes by the same team. Signed May 1, released May 6, signed again May 17, released May 19, signed by another team May 20, released May 29, etc.

I'd guess this is a result of the minor league DL and the need for players to be signed/released to fill holes in the mind of the AI. While this is not technically the case before the short season leagues start up. I however have no evidence that this is why this is happening - it could be something totally different.

BusterKing · 07-09-2009, 11:12 PM

Just amazing that Markus doesn't see all these problems and not trying to fix them in a patch.

This has been going for EVER!

SteveP · 07-09-2009, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BusterKing

Just amazing that Markus doesn't see all these problems and not trying to fix them in a patch.

This has been going for EVER!

Yeah, I'm sure that the problem of the AI releasing and re-signing minor league players is keeping him up at night with worry.

The AI is dumb. The AI will always be dumb. The AI in all computer sims is dumb -- except for chess, but then it is still dumb, but brute force makes it seem smart. That is the best you can expect.

bababui · 07-10-2009, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by BusterKing

Just amazing that Markus doesn't see all these problems and not trying to fix them in a patch.

This has been going for EVER!

Im sure he tries but when you fix one problem it creates a new and unexpected one.

07-09-2009, 02:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
tajoumaru Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 115 Thanks: 6 Thanked 6x in 6 posts	Has AI roster management been improved in OOTPB 10? I've enjoyed OOTPB 9, but one area in which it's been perfectly dreadful is AI roster management. A typical example is the AI demoting a decent 40/80 pitcher with respectable numbers and calling up a horrible pitcher from AA or AAA as a replacement--a 20/80 guy projected to have a 9.50 ERA, for example. Or, an outfielder with pathetic offense and mediocre defense being called up when a team already has six OFs. I'd like to know if this issue has been at all remedied in version 10. If it has, that fix alone is worth the price of the upgrade. If not, that's a shame--it's a huge black mark against an otherwise very good game. It's just too much work for me to have to manage the roster for every team in my league.

07-09-2009, 06:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
Antonin All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,381 Thanks: 165 Thanked 106x in 77 posts	I'm still seeing a LOT of minor leaguers signed and released over and over and over, sometimes by the same team. Signed May 1, released May 6, signed again May 17, released May 19, signed by another team May 20, released May 29, etc. __________________ RIP Bob "Rapid Robert" Feller [Nov 3, 1918-Dec 15, 2010] - career 3.25 ERA, 266 W, 162 L, 2,581 SO

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07-09-2009, 11:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
BusterKing All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,101 Thanks: 193 Thanked 300x in 156 posts	Just amazing that Markus doesn't see all these problems and not trying to fix them in a patch. This has been going for EVER!