*** CBLCARDINALS presents MLB 2026 Opening Day rosters!!! ***
Updated on 4/9
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Chn...usp=share_link
Welp GANG….. (Whoops) I did it again…!
All the same goodies below BUT with the additions of:
- 2026 projected 26 man rosters for all 30 teams
- 40 man for each team should be about 95% accurate (may have missed some….also in real life this will be somewhat in flux next 24+ hours with last minute decisions)
- Recent PCA extension for Cubs
- Updated injuries as of 3/25
- Players waived today will start on Waivers/DFA in set
Other notes:
I have Triple A roster limit set to hold 40 players. Many of the NRI’s are stashed there. I realized this is way higher than real life, however wanted to leave for now as most teams will not finalize minor league assignments for several more days. My intention is NOT to have all of the minor league rosters also be 100% accurate, as I would never finish lol. My goal is to get a realistic MLB experience out to everyone as quickly as possible to enjoy Opening Day. Feel free to adjust the Triple A roster limit as you wish!
***IMPORTANT REMINDER***
Once you sect your team please remember to enable “Set all Computer Teams to Allow AI Roster Changes”. I turn off the AI to create roster sets…so just remember to enable this!
OK pencil is down…hopefully I can get going on my own franchise now!!!
GO GO GO!!!!!!
Enjoy 2026 Opening Day friends!!
Friends…welcome to OOTP27! I present to you my most ambitious project yet…!! I have leveraged respected projection system Steamer for 2026 projected stats to load in ratings, adjust potentials, and calibrate the MLB universe. In addition to this I’ve reviewed scouting reports for prospects and 2026 potential draftees on Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, Fan graphs, and others. Hundreds of hours invested over the past four plus months to arrive at this point.
For those of you that are new to my universe…hello and welcome! Since the MLB 2023 season, my roster set updates on the OOTP boards have culminated an astounding ~310,000 VIEWS!!!!
AMAZING!!!! Seriously thank you to everyone for your support over the years. Means a lot to me to share my passion with everyone!
Who am I? I create MLB roster universes for myself and then share that vision with the OOTP community. I have a system of leveraging databases, calibrating from sources like Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, FanGraphs, Steamer, ZIPs, Baseball Savant and much more to create as realistic MLB universe as possible.
A million years ago I was honored to create the MLB roster set for OOTP 6 and my pal Markus, creator of the OOTP series.
- Roster set LOADED with 2026 Steamer projections!!! Over 9,000 players
- Steamer R/L splits loaded for both batters and pitchers
- I use “context neutral” Steamer projections so players do not receive the “double boost” from extreme parks like Coors, Great American Ballpark, etc
- Top 100 prospects calibrated
- Top 30 prospects for every team calibrated
- Updated injuries
- Roster transactions accurate as of 3/18/26
- Updated MLB draft order
- 2025 Rule 5 draft selections
- 2025 Rule 4 (minor league) draft selections
- 2026 MLB schedule
- Any trades/signings up to 3/18/26
- Top 100+ International Free Agents rated and placed on projected team per Baseball America
- Top 300+ 2026 draft prospects rated per scouting reports Baseball America. Many of the lower HS players did not list birthdate so they have a default of 1/1/2008. For pitchers, the pitch mix and velocity may be off. With my database I focus more on stuff/movement/control.
- Mass reduction to free agent pool fodder. Retired all players below 40 FV. This leaves 456 players versus a bajillion.
IMPORTANT NOTE. Once you sect your team please remember to enable “Set all Computer Teams to Allow AI Roster Changes”. I turn off the AI to create roster sets…so just remember to enable this!
Enjoy the 2026 season gang!