MLB Classic: 14th Season Traditional League Needs GMs

Russell98 · 12-23-2021, 10:11 PM

Full League Name (Initials): The MLB Classic (MLBC)
League hosting: StatsPlus
League communication: Slack (required)
OOTP Version: OOTP 22
Players: MLB
Number Of Teams: 30 total. MLB format
Exports Days: Daily, Export deadline 9pm EST/6pm PST
League Time Per Sim: 7 days
Season Length: 162 games
Current Season: 2033 (14th Season)

Unique League Rules & Settings: 2-8 scale, no overall ratings, top international and independent leagues, scouting/coaches off, universal DH, real life minor leagues roster rules, 3 wildcard teams

Open Teams:

San Francisco Giants

What is the MLB Classic?

Together, the MLB Classic is composed of a variety of members who simply love the game of baseball and managing their own team to victory. We have a group of commissioners that oversee the league for activity, concerns, and rules changes.

The MLBC will attempt to simulate the MLB and the minors as much as possible with a few changes that are optimized for OOTP online leagues.

For example:
Scouting/coaching off: Having scouts is often a barrier when it comes to online leagues and often times GMs will demand to see the other GM's scouting report when making trades. Having them off also ensures that everyone sees the same report which makes trading on the go much easier. This benefits drafting as well since you won't be tied to your computer. Coaches are just not represented well in OOTP and really do nothing but bloat the file size and add busy work trying to fill the positions.

2-8 ratings with no overalls: Since scouting is off, 2-8 adds some ambiguity and it's also the seal that many real life scouts use. Overalls have been turned off because it forces the GM to factor in ratings when making decisions rather than one number. It actually makes for a better trading experience.

Universal DH: It's coming whether we like it or not. But, since we're not managing games ourselves, the strategy element is gone for us, not to mention the questionable decisions the AI makes in regard to pinch-hitting. Looking at you, AI manager that left a reliever in to hit with bases loaded and 2 outs.

3 Wildcard teams: With an extra playoff team in each league and a 5-game WC series, more human GMs will go for it. We've all been in leagues where perfectly competitive teams decide to tear it all down in June because they are not leading their division. The extra team helps with that. It also mimics the fact that the MLB will add teams to the playoffs very soon.

If interested, please send me a PM with your name, email, and team you would like to manage.

Russell98 · 12-25-2021, 11:20 PM

Entering offseason soon!

Russell98 · 01-03-2022, 11:17 PM

Giants now open! Currently in the off-season

Russell98 · 01-10-2022, 06:44 PM

Spring training!

Russell98 · 01-13-2022, 12:58 AM

We're at opening day! Giants open

12-23-2021, 10:11 PM	#1
Russell98 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 64	MLB Classic: 14th Season Traditional League Needs GMs Full League Name (Initials): The MLB Classic (MLBC) League hosting: StatsPlus League communication: Slack (required) OOTP Version: OOTP 22 Players: MLB Number Of Teams: 30 total. MLB format Exports Days: Daily, Export deadline 9pm EST/6pm PST League Time Per Sim: 7 days Season Length: 162 games Current Season: 2033 (14th Season) Unique League Rules & Settings: 2-8 scale, no overall ratings, top international and independent leagues, scouting/coaches off, universal DH, real life minor leagues roster rules, 3 wildcard teams Open Teams: San Francisco Giants What is the MLB Classic? Together, the MLB Classic is composed of a variety of members who simply love the game of baseball and managing their own team to victory. We have a group of commissioners that oversee the league for activity, concerns, and rules changes. The MLBC will attempt to simulate the MLB and the minors as much as possible with a few changes that are optimized for OOTP online leagues. For example: Scouting/coaching off: Having scouts is often a barrier when it comes to online leagues and often times GMs will demand to see the other GM's scouting report when making trades. Having them off also ensures that everyone sees the same report which makes trading on the go much easier. This benefits drafting as well since you won't be tied to your computer. Coaches are just not represented well in OOTP and really do nothing but bloat the file size and add busy work trying to fill the positions. 2-8 ratings with no overalls: Since scouting is off, 2-8 adds some ambiguity and it's also the seal that many real life scouts use. Overalls have been turned off because it forces the GM to factor in ratings when making decisions rather than one number. It actually makes for a better trading experience. Universal DH: It's coming whether we like it or not. But, since we're not managing games ourselves, the strategy element is gone for us, not to mention the questionable decisions the AI makes in regard to pinch-hitting. Looking at you, AI manager that left a reliever in to hit with bases loaded and 2 outs. 3 Wildcard teams: With an extra playoff team in each league and a 5-game WC series, more human GMs will go for it. We've all been in leagues where perfectly competitive teams decide to tear it all down in June because they are not leading their division. The extra team helps with that. It also mimics the fact that the MLB will add teams to the playoffs very soon. If interested, please send me a PM with your name, email, and team you would like to manage. Last edited by Russell98; 01-03-2022 at 11:16 PM.

12-25-2021, 11:20 PM	#2
Russell98 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 64	Entering offseason soon!

01-03-2022, 11:17 PM	#3
Russell98 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 64	Giants now open! Currently in the off-season

01-10-2022, 06:44 PM	#4
Russell98 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 64	Spring training!

01-13-2022, 12:58 AM	#5
Russell98 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 64	We're at opening day! Giants open