SimLeague Baseball

Commissioner Tools

• Guide for the Player Replace Tool

Roster Management

• Why do only some of my players show up when I am calling up a AAA player?
• Can I change my roster after I join a league?
• Why have bench players?
• Are my picks cleared if I change league types?

Waiver Wire

• I just picked up a pitcher off the wire a few games ago and he's already getting tired, why?
• How does the Waiver Wire work?

Trades

• What is the trading block?
• What happens to my lineup after a trade? How are newly acquired players' roles determined?
• Which trade will process if I have the same player involved in multiple trades?
• Can I trade minor leaguers?
• Do trades have to be even (1-for-1 or 2-for-2)?
• Are there any financial limitations on trades?

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Tournament of Champions

• How is rest issued in between rounds of the TOC?
• How are teams entered into a TOC?
• How does fatigue work in the TOC?

Theme Leagues

• What are the different league formats?
• What is a Franchise League?
• How does the Prize eligibility change for leagues using a different League Format?
• What is the password for with a multi-season theme league?
• How do I join a theme league?
• What's a theme league? How do they work?

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Team Center

• How do I remove a team from my team management center after the season is over?
• What are the "User Settings" all about and how do they work?

Schedules

• I am currently in a theme league that uses a non-standard schedule. The schedule includes a few cycles where my team does not have a game. Do my players rest or recover from fatigue during this cycle without a game?
• Why is one of the games on my schedule highlighted?

Prospects

• How does AAA work?

Prizes

• What prizes are available for SimLeague Baseball?

Playoffs

• Why do I struggle in the playoffs? Is there a secret to winning in the playoffs?
• How is home-field advantage decided for the SimLeague Championship?
• How is the starting pitcher chosen for the first game of each playoff round?
• How is the starting pitcher chosen for play-in games?

Players

• If I have more than 1 pitcher set to the same role, how does the SimManager decide who to bring in?
• What happens if I play a player out of position?
• How long do I need to rest a player before they are 100% again?
• When drafting players, how do I know how quickly someone will get tired?
• My opponent's pitchers have pitched way over their actual IP! What's the deal?
• What do the defensive ratings mean?

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Manager's Office

• How do you determine the lineup recommendations?
• How does the mop up setting work for relief pitchers?
• Can I change my starting pitching order?
• Can I save a batting order for right-handed pitchers and a separate lineup for left-handed pitchers?
• How do you determine the Player Rest Recommendations?
• How do you determine Pinch Hitting hierarchies?

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General Questions

• How will I know when my league is ready to start?
• What does my rating mean?
• Can I get a spreadsheet of player salaries?
• Can I change leagues?
• What is normalization?
• Can I play if I don't have a credit card?

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Draft Leagues

• Tell me more about the personal draft lists -- how do they work?
• How does a Theme League Draft work?
• What happens if I miss my turn in the draft?
• Are my draft picks final or can I change my draft picks?
• What do each of the Theme "Draft Settings" mean?
• How long do we have to wait for other owners to finish drafting their players?

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Draft Center

• What do the Player Search Preferences mean?
• How do I create a private league for me and my friends?
• Do I have to draft my entire team at once?
• Each ballpark has a list of park factors. What do they mean?
• Draft Center Fielding Grades
• How do I join a private league that a friend of mine has created?

Boxscores

• Where do I find the boxscores to see how my team did?

Baseball Rules

• What happens if teams tie for the division title or wildcard?
• When is a pitcher charged with an earned run?
• When should a pitcher be credited with a save?