Pinnacle Baseball Association is Looking for More

ETRAIN · 08-21-2025, 11:23 PM

Full League Name (Initials): Pinnacle Baseball Association (PBA)
Message Board URL: Boards
Website URL: Website
Reports URL: Reports
OOTP Version: OOTP 26
# Of Teams: 30
Exports: Every four days during season. Every other day in Offseason
League Time Per Sim: 7 days
Current Season: 2035 Offseason
Constitution: Constitution
StatsPlus:StatsPlus

The PBA is in Spring Training in 2035, year 18 of a 2017 MLB quickstart. The PBA tries to be as realistic as possible, not taking shortcuts with several things most other leagues don't want to deal with.

For example, Scouting is on (High accuracy), coaching is on, drug suspensions are on (suspensions set to very low), injuries are normal, there are overbudget restrictions, and rain outs are on. Scouts create variance in player evaluation, coaches affect development, some players try to bend the rules, some players can't bend their bodies, bosses suck, and sometimes, it rains. These affect baseball in real life, and affect baseball in the PBA.
Both leagues use a DH to help mitigate some questionable AI decisions.
Ratings are 1-10
Draft picks and recently drafted players can be traded.
If a team goes more than $5 million over budget, they have two months to get under or face adjustments to their draft and scouting budgets in future years.
Five foreign leagues run in the background.
There are cosmetic rewards (nicknames, minor league stadium name changes) for those who are active writers in the league
Finally, we use Slack to communicate and use StatsPlus to draft and trade.

To allow GMs the experience of taking in the full scope of the league, we sim every four days in-season with a faster offseason.

If you're interested, we have three open teams:

Arizona Diamondbacks

Atlanta Braves

San Diego Padres

The Arizona Diamondbacks are coming off a 73-89 season in a tough NL West. There isn't a ton of talent in the majors, but the team is young, there are good prospects on the roster, and their books are quite clean. Their farm ranks 20th, but it undersells a solid farm system. The budget isn't great, but it's not too bad of a job.

https://statsplus.net/pba/team/31?page=roster

The Atlanta Braves are coming off a 60-102 season as a new owner a few seasons ago cut Atlanta's budget and forced them to wind down a solid team. Their major league roster isn't very good, but they're set up well for the future with a Top 10 farm and clean books after this season. They're not in a bad spot if a GM is looking for a rebuild.

https://statsplus.net/pba/team/32?page=roster

The San Diego Padres went 72-90 last season, but are 3 seasons removed from a World Series trip. There are some young stars on the team, the books are pretty good, and while the market is small, their owner has raised their budget recently. The NL west is pretty rough, but San Diego is well positioned to be competitive with the big budgets in the division.

https://statsplus.net/pba/team/53?page=roster

Reply here or PM if interested in joining!

ETRAIN · 08-24-2025, 10:02 PM

bump!

ETRAIN · 08-26-2025, 09:27 PM

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ETRAIN · 09-02-2025, 09:12 PM

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ETRAIN · 09-04-2025, 10:01 PM

bump

debot · 09-05-2025, 01:49 AM

Highly recommend. Erick is a consummate commissioner. I’ve been in the league for the most part of past five years.

We have many long tenured folk beyond me.

ETRAIN · 09-06-2025, 10:03 PM

bump!

ETRAIN · 09-17-2025, 12:35 AM

bump for Arizona opening up

ETRAIN · 09-24-2025, 10:34 PM

bump for Washington

ETRAIN · 09-27-2025, 02:22 PM

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ETRAIN · 09-29-2025, 02:53 PM

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ETRAIN · 10-03-2025, 09:29 PM

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ETRAIN · 10-08-2025, 10:53 PM

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ETRAIN · 10-14-2025, 11:01 PM

bump for San Diego opening

ETRAIN · 10-22-2025, 01:02 AM

Bump for Washington being claimed and Atlanta opening up

ETRAIN · 10-26-2025, 12:18 AM

bump

pdanis · 10-26-2025, 02:21 AM

I would be interested in the Padres.

Full disclosure I was active in leagues of OOTP like over a decade ago and am only just getting back into it so may need a little direction on getting things going.

Pierre

ETRAIN · 10-28-2025, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdanis

I would be interested in the Padres.

Full disclosure I was active in leagues of OOTP like over a decade ago and am only just getting back into it so may need a little direction on getting things going.

Pierre

Hey Pierre, sent you a DM a day ago with instructions, let me know if you got it!

ETRAIN · 10-31-2025, 09:37 PM

bump

ETRAIN · 11-05-2025, 09:31 PM

bump

08-21-2025, 11:23 PM	#1
ETRAIN Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 326	Pinnacle Baseball Association is Looking for More Full League Name (Initials): Pinnacle Baseball Association (PBA) Message Board URL: Boards Website URL: Website Reports URL: Reports OOTP Version: OOTP 26 # Of Teams: 30 Exports: Every four days during season. Every other day in Offseason League Time Per Sim: 7 days Current Season: 2035 Offseason Constitution: Constitution StatsPlus:StatsPlus The PBA is in Spring Training in 2035, year 18 of a 2017 MLB quickstart. The PBA tries to be as realistic as possible, not taking shortcuts with several things most other leagues don't want to deal with. For example, Scouting is on (High accuracy), coaching is on, drug suspensions are on (suspensions set to very low), injuries are normal, there are overbudget restrictions, and rain outs are on. Scouts create variance in player evaluation, coaches affect development, some players try to bend the rules, some players can't bend their bodies, bosses suck, and sometimes, it rains. These affect baseball in real life, and affect baseball in the PBA. Both leagues use a DH to help mitigate some questionable AI decisions. Ratings are 1-10 Draft picks and recently drafted players can be traded. If a team goes more than $5 million over budget, they have two months to get under or face adjustments to their draft and scouting budgets in future years. Five foreign leagues run in the background. There are cosmetic rewards (nicknames, minor league stadium name changes) for those who are active writers in the league Finally, we use Slack to communicate and use StatsPlus to draft and trade. To allow GMs the experience of taking in the full scope of the league, we sim every four days in-season with a faster offseason. If you're interested, we have three open teams: Arizona Diamondbacks Atlanta Braves San Diego Padres The Arizona Diamondbacks are coming off a 73-89 season in a tough NL West. There isn't a ton of talent in the majors, but the team is young, there are good prospects on the roster, and their books are quite clean. Their farm ranks 20th, but it undersells a solid farm system. The budget isn't great, but it's not too bad of a job. https://statsplus.net/pba/team/31?page=roster The Atlanta Braves are coming off a 60-102 season as a new owner a few seasons ago cut Atlanta's budget and forced them to wind down a solid team. Their major league roster isn't very good, but they're set up well for the future with a Top 10 farm and clean books after this season. They're not in a bad spot if a GM is looking for a rebuild. https://statsplus.net/pba/team/32?page=roster The San Diego Padres went 72-90 last season, but are 3 seasons removed from a World Series trip. There are some young stars on the team, the books are pretty good, and while the market is small, their owner has raised their budget recently. The NL west is pretty rough, but San Diego is well positioned to be competitive with the big budgets in the division. https://statsplus.net/pba/team/53?page=roster Reply here or PM if interested in joining! Last edited by ETRAIN; 10-22-2025 at 01:02 AM.

09-05-2025, 01:49 AM	#6
debot Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 10	Sound long running league with minimal turnover Highly recommend. Erick is a consummate commissioner. I’ve been in the league for the most part of past five years. We have many long tenured folk beyond me.

10-26-2025, 02:21 AM	#17
pdanis Bat Boy Join Date: Oct 2025 Posts: 1	San Diego I would be interested in the Padres. Full disclosure I was active in leagues of OOTP like over a decade ago and am only just getting back into it so may need a little direction on getting things going. Pierre

08-24-2025, 10:02 PM	#2
ETRAIN Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 326	bump!

08-26-2025, 09:27 PM	#3
ETRAIN Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 326	bump

09-02-2025, 09:12 PM	#4
ETRAIN Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 326	bump

09-04-2025, 10:01 PM	#5
ETRAIN Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 326	bump

09-06-2025, 10:03 PM	#7
ETRAIN Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 326	bump!

09-17-2025, 12:35 AM	#8
ETRAIN Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 326	bump for Arizona opening up

09-24-2025, 10:34 PM	#9
ETRAIN Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 326	bump for Washington

09-27-2025, 02:22 PM	#10
ETRAIN Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 326	bump

09-29-2025, 02:53 PM	#11
ETRAIN Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 326	bump

10-03-2025, 09:29 PM	#12
ETRAIN Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 326	bump

10-08-2025, 10:53 PM	#13
ETRAIN Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 326	bump

10-14-2025, 11:01 PM	#14
ETRAIN Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 326	bump for San Diego opening

10-22-2025, 01:02 AM	#15
ETRAIN Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 326	Bump for Washington being claimed and Atlanta opening up

10-26-2025, 12:18 AM	#16
ETRAIN Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 326	bump

10-31-2025, 09:37 PM	#19
ETRAIN Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 326	bump

11-05-2025, 09:31 PM	#20
ETRAIN Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 326	bump