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This collection brings the strategic brilliance of Negro League managers to OOTP, honoring their innovative approaches and lasting impact on baseball. The tactical stylings are a mix of the innovations of the day, with modern twists for each, offering you some managerial diversity while honoring the legends of yore who MLB ignored.

Vic Harris
A true baseball innovator who'd fit right into today's game. Takes conventional wisdom and flips it on its head. Loves to deploy his best relievers in the highest leverage spots regardless of inning, and will use positional flexibility to create matchup advantages anywhere in the lineup. Aggressive with defensive alignments but in unconventional ways. Players need to stay alert because he'll call for unexpected plays at any moment.

Dick Lundy
Classic baseball tactician with a twist - loves to use small ball early in games to build leads, then shifts to aggressive defensive alignments to protect them. Big believer in squeeze plays and bunting for hits, especially with a small lead. Will match up his pitchers carefully but won't pull them too quickly. Not afraid to use pinch runners aggressively even in early innings.

Lon Goodwin
A tactical innovator who brought international influence to his managing style. Conservative with traditional baseball early in games but transforms into one of the most aggressive managers in the late innings. Heavy on defensive alignments and matchups late, while using his bench aggressively for pinch running and situational hitting. Really pushes the action in the 7th and 8th innings, especially with runners and defensive positioning.

Oscar Charleston
One of the most aggressive managers ever when it comes to baserunning and stealing. Remarkable for how he varies his approach through different stages of the game. Patient with pitchers early but gets much more aggressive with matchups and defensive positioning late. By the 9th inning, he's pulling out all the stops - maximum aggression on the bases and heavy defensive shifts. Known for transforming his strategy completely in late innings

Winfield Welch
Big believer in a balanced offensive approach, mixing aggressive squeeze plays with calculated baserunning. Emphasizes defensive positioning at the corners and likes to intentionally walk dangerous hitters. Not afraid to use pinch runners aggressively and will play the percentages with matchups, but lets his pitchers work through trouble. Notable for how he uses the squeeze play more than most managers of his era