Broken Bat - Help: Retiring Players

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Post ID	Date & Time	Game Date	Function

#4319	08/20/2013 9:30:13 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	Players on your team will never retire, but their skills will slowly degrade until they are no longer productive players. Unemployed (free agents) players after 35 years of age will no longer be available to sign, so they are essentially retired. Steve

#4336	08/21/2013 7:34:51 pm
farmer Joined: 07/26/2013 Posts: 122 Inactive	Ok. Thanks

#4355	08/23/2013 5:17:32 am
FMcgriff1b Joined: 11/23/2012 Posts: 103 Inactive	I'm curious to know how many players remain productive after the age of 35. In my limited sample size of watching my players ther's a steep drop in skill level after 34.

#4358	08/23/2013 10:06:24 am
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	Not too many...we have thorough steroid testing, so players tend to decline in a more natural time frame. Steve

#5538	12/04/2013 12:00:48 pm
Evil-Dreams Joined: 03/31/2013 Posts: 45 Inactive	Steve,you said that you increased the players retirement age and now when do the player retire?

#5540	12/04/2013 4:18:50 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	Retirement ages aren't increasing, rather the age at which skills decline has been moved back. Steve

#5541	12/04/2013 5:00:07 pm
Evil-Dreams Joined: 03/31/2013 Posts: 45 Inactive	rather the age at which skills decline has been moved back. About what age does the decline of skills happen now for the players who are not aging? Updated Wednesday, December 4 2013 @ 5:00:37 pm PST

#5542	12/04/2013 5:16:43 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	It various by skill, but would prefer not to give the exact ages. Usually in the early to mid 30s for most skills, but some decline earlier. Steve

#5543	12/04/2013 5:18:29 pm
Evil-Dreams Joined: 03/31/2013 Posts: 45 Inactive	thanks

#5743	12/19/2013 10:06:35 am
Kabloomey Joined: 10/18/2013 Posts: 11 Inactive	I suggest replacing all players 34 and up with players younger than 30