Welcome to the True Neutral Baseball League!
Here's our basic information:
OOTP Version: OOTP 20
Players: Fictional
# Of Teams: 24 (1 league, balanced schedule)
Exports Days: Sunday through Thursday, 9:00PM Eastern. We've also added 1 additional weekend sim during the pandemic.
League Time Per Sim: 7 days
Current Season: 2044 offseason. Just finished 2043 WS on 4/11/20.
DH: Yes
Communication: Slack
Live sims? 2-3 times a week (rest of the sims are offline).
Who we are and what we’re looking for
The True Neutral Baseball League is based on a single defining principle: Neutrality. If you've ever played in a league that was unbalanced or unfair from market-to-market, that's not the case in this league. Market sizes are equal. Park factors are equal. The DH is standardized. Media Revenue is equal. You get the idea.
We just finished up our 16th season and have reached a point of stability with a core group of GMs. However, we are looking to fill our opening(s) with GMs who are seeking an especially active league.
We value activity on Slack and availability for trade discussions moreso than export percentage. If that sounds like you, then we’re interested.
Website and Podcast
Over the last couple seasons, our members have begun creating content off the league. On
TNBLGraphs.com, we’re producing stories like top prospect lists, HOF prognostications, minor league system rankings and lot more.
We’ve also developed a podcast that discusses the league at length. It’s still relatively new, with three episodes being produced so far. Topics include trade deadline recap and playoff predictions. There are future plans for the podcast, including amateur draft analysis, hot stove talk, opening day predictions and other items.
League History
The TNBL is going into its 16th year (will hit 3 real-life years in June). We’ve had multiple commissioners in our history but are currently led by Andrew, who owns the ever-rebuilding Durham Bulls. Our previous commissioner, Will, is still an active member of the league. Going into the 2037 season, this is as stable of a league as you’ll find.
As far as our history goes, there’s too much to say to fit in a paragraph. We have everything from one-hit wonders (
Hee-Joon Joung) to all-time greats (
Carlos Mateo) to living legends (
Gan Bi) to up-and-comers still earning their stripes (
John Field). We have tales of legends that once were (
David Veloz) and about prospects who can see the light at the end of the tunnel (
Arend Johannsen).
Every two seasons, we hold a tournament in the winter. Our first two tournaments were very competitive, with The United States and Canada bringing home the gold. But nations such as Iceland, Taiwan, Venezuela, Australia, North Korea and others have proven to be very competitive. We run this tournament prior to spring training in odd years (2041, 2043, 2045, etc).
We want you to come and learn more about our history, and this is a great time to do so. With 10 years comes the start of discussions about building a Hall of Fame for our most accomplished players. We’ll also be producing an “All-Decade” team before too long and we want as many active voices in those discussions as possible.
Current openings
Panama City — Finished 2nd in the standings and reached the semifinals in the playoffs despite not having a GM for most of their season. Arguably have 2 of the 5 best young OF in the game in Burt Powell and Toni Mickelson. Some good vets in the lineup as well. Pitching isn't as elite but rotation is average. Farm system is limited but the young MLB talent means this team still has a bright future. Only $76M on the books for next season and declines after that.
South Denver —*This team has a couple stars in Eddie Bazan and Jose Gomez, but this team will need a rebuilding effort relatively soon. They've made the playoffs 3 out of the last 4 years but this is a high floor, low ceiling roster as currently constructed. The cap sheet is open after this season with only $71.8M on the books for the season after this one. The farm system is light, but could be re-stocked by trading some veterans.
Other info
We use Slack for communication and we have Slack linked with Stats+. No forums, no emails chains.
Rules can be found here
Reports can be found here
TO APPLY
Shoot me an email letting me know you're interested. Please include any previous online OOTP experience, if you have any. Email address is
TNBL.OOTP@gmail.com