Let's Sign Juan Soto (2024-25 Offseason) | OOTP 2025 Stream #2

[@FluffyDawg987]

OOTP streams are so cozy, I often can’t be here live but I enjoy watching them back vibing playing my own OOTP saves

[@jakemitton]

Jolly you’re the guy keep these up man. I’ve got an unspeakable amount of hours on this game, so these are really entertaining for me lol

[@cosmoid]

When I signed Soto with the Mariners, I gave him 15 years with a player opt out after age 35 and on the last 2 seasons. The first 5 years were 30 AAV, the middle 5 were 35 AAV, and the final five were 60 AAV. Total (guaranteed) contract was 625/15, 41.66 AAV. Surprisingly, the last 5 years weren't tough to work around. His salary in the first 10 years was so low that I was able to invest so heavily into player development and extending my top prospects early that we stayed very competitive despite Soto making $60 million in his late 30s. It was a 15+ year dynasty.

[@spsawyer22]

I actually found Julio Rodriguez to be one of the most important players to grab in OOTP. Great defense and offense and he never wants crazy money. Signed him in one save in 2027 to a 7 year 150M deal somehow and he had 45 WAR in those 7 years.

[@camreese]

yo that sounds like you executed all the right deals and structured everything to maximize everyone's values, good job.

[@dooickouski]

One nice thing about shopping players: you see players teams are more willing to trade. So even when there's an obvious best person to trade for, you now have a list of other people you can get for not very much.

[@PHXFilmGreg]

Raise the Jolly Roger for Jolly Olive!

[@dooickouski]

This is so entertaining to watch because you're not treating it like other "experienced" players of this game. I can appreciate someone trying to make the game a challenge and realistic but there's almost never been why I play this game. You seem to embrace this this is a video game where you can live out a fantasy and I love watching someone play this game like I do: let's try to make as crazy a team as we can, trades and signings are the most fun part, and let's just have a good time simulating MLB and see how crazy it can get.

[@dooickouski]

Paul Skenes with the 6.9 WAR in '24. Nice

[@dooickouski]

2:26:30 Stone Cold music starts playing

[@caro_lam]

jolly your hair looked incredible here

[@cosmoid]

Bob Nutting raising the budget ruined my immersion 😔

[@spsawyer22]

I had him cut my budget after losing in the WS before. Our payroll was 105M

[@adbarnes81]

The offseason is such a barren time for ootp content. Def a big gap in the market for videos like this!

[@dooickouski]

Do you think that the new difficulty with signing Soto might also have to do with Soto's real life contract numbers coming out and the Developers put out an update to bump up his demands?

[@theactualtodd]

Firing Ben to immediately become a Pittsburgh legend

[@alikrrrrrs]

18:55 seth beer walk off on national beer day

[@vampirecountingmoneyup2248]

GO BUCCS LOVE FROM THE BURGH

[@dooickouski]

What sort of sim is this where a team can go 80-82 and not only be good enough for a playoff stop but also sweep the WS??

[@lucaswachunas4531]

jolly buddy you gotta stop trading for these 50/50 players who are going to give you 1 war maybe

[@lucaswachunas4531]

least realistic sim oat😂

[@Joshawk23]

got to trade for durringtons son max, prospect for the a's should be cheap

[@lucaswachunas4531]

your pitching is struggling cuz your defense is relatively ass

[@demfrostytoes]

happy to see the series continue

[@MrLeoni2]

Heh heeh heh. The Steelers were originally named the Pirates, and there was once an NHL team called the Pittsburgh Pirates. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates_(NHL) , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers .