Player retirement criteria?

SgtPepp · 06-14-2007, 07:57 PM

In a historical league, with yearly recalculation based on real stats, what determines whn a player retires? Is it based on age and luck, or does the real retirement year affect simulated league retirement?

Curtis · 07-04-2007, 06:41 PM

The real retirement year should have very little effect. The primary determinant should be whether or not any clubs are still interested in him. (If the reason he retired in real life was a sudden diminution of skills, then that may be why nobody wants him anymore.)

The secondary determinant is whether the player wishes to keep playing. If you 'unretire' him and he quickly (within a year) 're-retires', then it's what he wants, and you should just close your eyes and let him go.

thinkkam · 05-28-2011, 12:23 AM

To clarify: is allowing a player to retire and then selecting to unretire him the only way to keep a player around? Are there any other elements of his edit page that will make a player "change his mind" after the intent to retire notification is sent?
I've raised his morale but won't know the effect on retirement until the end of my season. How about changing the age for a couple years and then changing it back when you are ready for retirement..do either of these options have effect?

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SgtPepp Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1x in 1 post	Player retirement criteria? In a historical league, with yearly recalculation based on real stats, what determines whn a player retires? Is it based on age and luck, or does the real retirement year affect simulated league retirement?

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Curtis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Watertown, New York Posts: 4,530 Thanks: 1 Thanked 108x in 91 posts	The real retirement year should have very little effect. The primary determinant should be whether or not any clubs are still interested in him. (If the reason he retired in real life was a sudden diminution of skills, then that may be why nobody wants him anymore.) The secondary determinant is whether the player wishes to keep playing. If you 'unretire' him and he quickly (within a year) 're-retires', then it's what he wants, and you should just close your eyes and let him go. __________________ 2012 — The year for Inside The Park 2!

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05-28-2011, 12:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
thinkkam Bat Boy Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	To clarify: is allowing a player to retire and then selecting to unretire him the only way to keep a player around? Are there any other elements of his edit page that will make a player "change his mind" after the intent to retire notification is sent? I've raised his morale but won't know the effect on retirement until the end of my season. How about changing the age for a couple years and then changing it back when you are ready for retirement..do either of these options have effect? .