Contents
 

Intro
Welcome
Playing the Game
Installation
Object of the Game
Baseball Strategy

Teams
The Team Menu
Lineup
Pitching
Defense
Strategies

Players
The Players Menu
Free Agents
Trades
Find Players
Trading Block
Hall Of Fame
Scouting Reports

News
The News Menu
Standings
Finances
Leaders
Headlines
Calendar
Playoffs
Play By Play
Box Scores

Finances
The Budget Menu
Tickets
Concessions

Broadcast
Expenses
Farm System
Build Stadium

League
The League Menu
City Editor
League Editor
Stadium Editor
Options

Tools
The Tools Menu
Output Stats
Import Stats
Fantasy Draft
Simulator
Advanced Tools

Game Files
The Game Menu
New Game
Editing Game Art
Editing Players
Creating New Players

Etc.
Running a League
Did You Know?
Glossary
Technical Support

     
 

DEFENSE DIALOG
This dialog box is used to alter the defensive alignment of your team:

The Swap buttons let you bring players from your bench onto your starting defense, or from your minor league system onto your bench (and vice versa).

Using the Up and Down buttons, you can move players around in your starting defense. You can also move players within your minor league system with the Up and Down buttons.

This screen also supports drag-and-drop functionality. To move a player, click on him and drag him to your desired lineup or roster spot.

The Release button lets you release players completely from your minor league system. You must buy out the remaining contract of any player you release. You cannot have fewer than 17 batters and 14 pitchers in your organization. Most teams carry at least 25 batters and 20 pitchers (including both major and minor leaguers).

"Auto-Sorting"
To save time, Baseball Mogul gives you three buttons that automatically sort your batters using the Computer Manager.

The Sort All button re-organizes all your position players using the computer's artificial intelligence: it will move players to the minors as it sees fit, and build an entirely new set of lineups for your team.

If you don't want Baseball Mogul to demote anyone from your major league roster, you can just click Sort Defense. This asks Baseball Mogul to pick the best starting defensive players from the batters on your major league roster. Unlike Sort All, Sort Lineup will only re-build the one lineup that is currently being displayed.

Similarly, if you click Sort Minors, Baseball Mogul will sort all the players in your minor league organization, without promoting anyone to your major league roster, and without affecting your current lineups and starting defense.

Note: Your lineup for any game is comprised of the same players that make up your starting defense. Therefore, if you use the Defense Dialog to replace your starting left fielder with a minor league player, you will notice that this same change has taken place in the Lineup Dialog.

Auto-Sort "Locking"
The check box to the left of each player name is a "lock" box. Checking it will lock that player in place when you Auto-Sort. Thus, that player will remain in his current defensive position, while the other players are re-organized by the computer AI.

Multiple Defenses
Baseball Mogul lets you set four different starting defenses for your team so that the game knows which set of players to put in the lineup:

1) Versus different starting pitchers (vs. lefties and vs. righties)

Left-handed batters have an advantage against right-handed pitchers, and vice-versa. This is known as the platoon advantage.

Some major league teams use the same lineup against all pitchers. To do this, just check the box labelled "Use same lineup vs. lefty and righty pitchers".

Other teams choose to "platoon", by using different lineups against different starting pitchers. To set each lineup, choose "vs. Lefties" or "vs. Righties" from the dropdown listbox at the top of the page.

2) In games with or without the DH

American League teams play almost all their games with the DH. National League teams play without the DH. The only exception is interleague games. Therefore, Baseball Mogul will automatically show the default lineup when you open the Lineup Dialog.To view and edit the lineup for interleague away games, choose "with DH" or "without DH" from the dropdown listbox at the top of the page.

Use these controls to select which lineup or defense you are editing.

Note: Although Baseball Mogul tracks four different defenses for each team, there is only one Major League Roster (consisting, by default, of 14 batters and 11 pitchers). Therefore, if you change the "Defense vs. Righties" by swapping your left fielder with a minor league player, the same change will take place for all other defensive configurations. That is, if a player is moved to the minors, he will be removed from all defensive alignments -- not just the one you are currently viewing.

Changing Display Options

To choose which team is displayed, click on the 'Team' dropdown listbox in the upper left, and select a team. To select which stats are displayed for each player, click the 'Season' listbox and select 'This Season', 'Last Season', 'Career', 'Triple-A', 'Double-A', 'Low Minors' or 'Projections'.

  • The 'Projections' setting shows an estimate of likely stats for this player in the current season, if he plays at the major league level. Projected stats are calculated only from actual stats that the player has accrued. It does not provide access to a player's "secret ratings" that determine how a player will actually perform.

  • The 'Career' setting shows cumulative career batting totals for each player.

  • [In Commissioner Mode, you can also display 'Predicted' stats. These are the statistics used by the game engine to determine a player's performance.]

The Major League Roster section shows your starting lineup, in the order that they will bat during a game, followed by your bench players. In leagues without the DH, your starting pitcher for that game will bat in the ninth spot.

  • The Positions column shows the positions that the player is capable of playing, in order of competence. Click here for a description of position abbreviations used in Baseball Mogul.

The numbers displayed for each player depend on the selection in the dropdown box above the player list:

"Stats":

  • The Pct column shows the player's Fielding Percentage at the position he's current playing (or his normal position if he's currently on the bench).
  • The Assists column shows the player's Assists at the position he's current playing (or his normal position if he's currently on the bench).
  • The GS column shows the number of games started at that position for that player.

"Sabermetric":

  • RF shows the player's Range Factor at the position shown. Range Factor is calculated by adding the total number of chances the player has and dividing by games played at that position.
  • DR shows the player's Defensive Runs at the position shown. This is the number of runs saved, compared to the average fielders at this position, based on all defensive plays made. A negative value indicates the player is below the league average.
  • DR/150 shows the player's Defensive Runs Per 150 Games. The number of runs that the player would save (or allow) in a "full season" of 150 games.

"Ratings":

  • Arm is the player's "Arm Rating".
  • Range is the player's "Range Rating".
  • Fldng is the player's "Fielding Rating".

For players in the starting lineup, ratings refer to player's ability at the position that the player is currently assigned to. For bench players, the ratings reflect the player's ability at his default position (shown in the Scouting Report).

Bench Players

The Bench Players section shows all position players not in the current starting defense. It is important to have the right players on the bench to fill in at all of the positions in your lineup. For example, if you don't have someone who can play catcher on your bench and your starting catcher becomes injured, the computer will have to put a non-catcher behind the plate and your team's performance will suffer (this will be reflected most clearly in the number of passed balls and errors by the substitute catcher).

Bench players are also used during the game as pinch hitters, pinch runners, and defensive substitutes. For some hints on assembling your bench, click here.

Players listed with '(AAA)' or '(AA)' or '(A)' are not part of your bench. Instead, these represent players in your minor league system. The stats next to their names (if any) show their performance at the major league level. To see how well a player is faring in the minors, select him and click on the 'Scouting' button. Or, select 'AAA' or 'AA' or 'A' at the top of the Lineup Dialog to see minor league stats in the current season for all players.

Label Description
Bench Major League Roster
(AAA) Triple-A Player
(AA) Double-A Player
(A/R) Low Minors (Single-A or Rookie League Player)

Managing Minor League Rosters
Baseball Mogul tracks three different minor league rosters for each team, ranging from 'AAA' (just below the major league level) to the 'Low Minors' (representing the "Single-A" and "Rookie League" teams).

A player's development depends somewhat on which minor league level he is placed at. In general, players should be promoted as follows:

Overall Rating Minor League Level
70 or higher Triple-A ("AAA")
63 - 69 Double-A ("AA")
Below 62 Low Minors ("A/R")

To change a player's Minor League assignment, select the player and choose a new organization level from the dropdown listbox labeled "Move To..."

How Minor League Rosters Work
Professional minor league baseball has gone through many changes over the last 100+ years. For simplicity, Baseball Mogul distills this to 3 minor league levels: "Triple-A', "Double-A" and "Low Minors". The actual minor league levels that these refer depend on your playing era:
Baseball Mogul Designation
Triple-A (AAA)
Double-A (AA)
Low Minors (A/R)
Historical Seasons Before 1946
AA
A-1, A
B, C, D
Historical Seasons From 1946-1962
AAA
A-1
B, C, D
Historical Seasons After 1962
AAA
AA
A, Advanced A, Rookie

Within this paradigm, "AAA" and "AA" each refer to exactly one team. Players with the same position will compete for playing time if they are on the same minor league team.

In contrast, the "Low Minors" designation refers to multiple teams. You don't need to worry about players competing for playing when designated as "A/R".

Click here for advice on selecting your starting defense.

 

 
     
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