So...OOTP 15 - Anyone in?

[JudgeDredd]

Please don't make me buy this....it'll be on sale in 6 months and I've got 2014!

[JudgeDredd]

With my Anaheim Angels in OOTP 14 I am 29-28

My best pitchers are Haren, Weaver and Wilson.
My best batters are Pujols, Kendrick and Izturis (I think!) going on AVG

[JudgeDredd]

I remember why I stopped where I stopped on OOTP 14....it's the draft and I do not have a clue what to do.

Same reason I haven't gone back to FM 2014...I just really am overwhelmed with the process and all the stats and rules you have to take into account.

[Grim.Reaper]

I can tell with all this activity JD, this new version will be in your possession by end of the weekend:)

[PanzersEast]

I remember why I stopped where I stopped on OOTP 14....it's the draft and I do not have a clue what to do.

Same reason I haven't gone back to FM 2014...I just really am overwhelmed with the process and all the stats and rules you have to take into account.

JD, don't get bogged down.  You can ask your scout for advice or pick the one with the highest potential then let the auto draft do the rest.  Just so you know, not all players pan out in the game and there are some surprises so even if you think you picked well in the end you may not..... just like in real life, it is a gamble no matter who you pick in the end.

PE

[JudgeDredd]

I can tell with all this activity JD, this new version will be in your possession by end of the weekend:)

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Grim.Reaper]

I can tell with all this activity JD, this new version will be in your possession by end of the weekend:)

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Doesn't "No" mean "Yes"  :)

[JudgeDredd]

I remember why I stopped where I stopped on OOTP 14....it's the draft and I do not have a clue what to do.

Same reason I haven't gone back to FM 2014...I just really am overwhelmed with the process and all the stats and rules you have to take into account.

JD, don't get bogged down.  You can ask your scout for advice or pick the one with the highest potential then let the auto draft do the rest.  Just so you know, not all players pan out in the game and there are some surprises so even if you think you picked well in the end you may not..... just like in real life, it is a gamble no matter who you pick in the end.

PE

I suppose I could leave it to my lads...I'll try that. I know that's why I walked away for a while. Thx for the advice.

[JudgeDredd]

I can tell with all this activity JD, this new version will be in your possession by end of the weekend:)

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Doesn't "No" mean "Yes"  :)

Erm......yes?.....

lol

[sandman2575]

^^Of course, they also have virtually no pitching, the former greatest player is attached to the team with a bloated contract, and so are several others.

No argument from me on that.  Pujols is very much the former greatest player.  Last season was a debacle, abetted by that other former great (with bloated contract), Josh Hamilton. 

Still, Trout's as exciting a player to come along in a generation.  And some interesting, potentially promising young arms in Tyler Skaggs and Garret Richards. 


Anyway, there's no question Dredd should buy 15 right now and continue building his Angles empire.   :)

[JudgeDredd]

You *%$TAR*D  :D

[KyzBP]

You guys are killing me.  I told my wife I was buying this and she pointed out that I recently bought FM14, Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 3, and Banished.  I tried to explain that this is a Baseball game and is totally different from the above mentioned games AND I hadn't bought a new OOTP since 12.  Sadly it looks like I'll be playing 12 for a while longer.  :'(

[JudgeDredd]

You guys are killing me.  I told my wife I was buying this and she pointed out that I recently bought FM14, Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 3, and Banished.  I tried to explain that this is a Baseball game and is totally different from the above mentioned games AND I hadn't bought a new OOTP since 12.  Sadly it looks like I'll be playing 12 for a while longer.  :'(

Have you tried the "I'm ill" reasoning? I've heard that works occasionally!

[Grim.Reaper]

You guys are killing me.  I told my wife I was buying this and she pointed out that I recently bought FM14, Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 3, and Banished.  I tried to explain that this is a Baseball game and is totally different from the above mentioned games AND I hadn't bought a new OOTP since 12.  Sadly it looks like I'll be playing 12 for a while longer.  :'(

First mistake, telling the wife....just do:)

[Nefaro]

I remember why I stopped where I stopped on OOTP 14....it's the draft and I do not have a clue what to do.

Same reason I haven't gone back to FM 2014...I just really am overwhelmed with the process and all the stats and rules you have to take into account.

The draft is one of the funnest parts. 

You just take turns picking a rookie player to draft.  You still have to negotiate a contract afterward, but if you do then you get sole rights to use that player for years.  So if you pick players with a lot of potential (or some surprise achievers) who develop quickly, you'll get a great bargain on them for awhile. 

If your scouting is decent, you can usually do well to draft people with very high potential ratings.  I also tend to check their personality ratings to see if they're smart and hard-working, which can help indicate how quickly and well they will improve in the minors.  Some people tend to also try and pick good rookies who will hopefully fill a starting position which you expect to be vacated by the current starter in a few years due to retirement or salary issues.  You usually can't go wrong getting a decent mix of positions and grabbing the best potentials because the player trading system in OOTP actually works fairly well (unlike some other sports management sims) so even if you don't end up needing them after they've improved, you can trade for someone else.

If nothing else, you have a couple different options to have your staff do the draft for you.  One is just having them automatically do the whole draft, but I suggest doing it round-by-round and selecting the option to have your staff choose one each round.  They will pick one and it will display on the lower left but you still have the final say in which to pick that round if  you want to change it.  At least this way you can see which rookies the AI is picking every round.  I tend to choose my own for the first 6-9 rounds and then when the potential talent ratings drop off to equally low levels, I let the AI finish the rest of the rounds in the draft with the filler.   It's the early picks for the big prospects you wanna eventually get good at evaluating.  When they turn into a super player, especially when the official league scouts didn't rate them too high but yours did, it's rewarding both for gloating purposes and having them exclusively locked into your club for awhile.  Since we got ratings change logs last  year, you can regularly check on your hot prospects and see how quickly they're improving.  :)