How to stop players from retiring so early

[marlonbrando13]

Ok so I play franchise mode w/w the yankee. No matter how well arod and jeter do every year they retire. Its ridiculous ice tried trading them fir a day or two. I never draft or trade for their replacements. I get pettite and Rivera but these twobare obv not calling it quits in 2012. Any suggestions?

[marlonbrando13]

come on someone must know something to fix or influence it..

[juicer420]

Save before you start the offseason and keep reloading it until they don't retire...

[djo201]

Quote: Originally Posted by juicer420

Save before you start the offseason and keep reloading it until they don't retire...

I believe this won't help as the retirees change depending on the June draft. Once the draft is done, retirees are "locked in" and will not change even if you simulate a couple of times.

What most do is save before the June draft, proceed with it, either manually or simulated, and create a new save. After this proceed to sim to the offseason and review the retirements. If you like what you see you can keep the latest save and continue with your season. If not, redo the draft, overwrite the newest save, etc.

This is how it worked on previous years and I'm not sure if it remains the same for 12, but it's worth testing.

[MetalBeldo]

I signed Aaron Rowand and he had a career year, then retired due to age after the first season.

[Chuck_D84]

Any idea what influences the retirees? I've tried this, but no matter what I do, Mariano Rivera retires, Joe Nathan retires, Alfonso Soriano retires. A-Rod and Jeter retire half the time. I've tried about 10 times, but those 3 retire every time. Any idea how to fix it? Change position? Tried it. Trade to another team for the draft? Tried it. Skip all draft selections. Tried it. I'm out of ideas.

[G3no_11]

Quote: Originally Posted by djo201

I believe this won't help as the retirees change depending on the June draft. Once the draft is done, retirees are "locked in" and will not change even if you simulate a couple of times.

In my RTTS there will be different retiree's if I reload, regardless of what happens in the June draft. I'm not sure about past years games so you may be right about that. This year must be different.

One time Rafael Betancourt and Jose Bautista retired. I tried again and they played the next year.

I think it's really just luck. I would keep reloading your franchise until those players don't retire.

[Russell_SCEA]

Quote: Originally Posted by Chuck_D84

Any idea what influences the retirees? I've tried this, but no matter what I do, Mariano Rivera retires, Joe Nathan retires, Alfonso Soriano retires. A-Rod and Jeter retire half the time. I've tried about 10 times, but those 3 retire every time. Any idea how to fix it? Change position? Tried it. Trade to another team for the draft? Tried it. Skip all draft selections. Tried it. I'm out of ideas.

We look at the median age of players per position and when they retire in real life. That's the logic that governs when they hang up the cleats stats have nothing to do with it.

Jeter and Rivera are all over the avg. age of when MLB players retire in real life so that's why they will consistently hang it up in the first year of a franchise.