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LINEUP DIALOG
Editing Your Starting LineupUsing the Up and Down buttons, you can move players up and down in the batting order.The Swap buttons let you swap a player from your bench with a player in the lineup (or from your minor league system onto your bench).
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. The Sort Lineup For Injuries check-box tells the computer to re-sort your lineup only (not your entire roster) at game-time if one of your lineup players is injured. Note that Baseball Mogul will always replace any injured lineup player automatically. But if you leave this box unchecked, the replacement will take the same spot in the lineup. For example, if Albert Pujols is your #4 hitter and he's injured, the game might replace him with John Mabry, and put Mabry in the #4 spot. If you check this box, the game will replace Pujols AND re-sort the lineup for that game (moving Mabry lower in the batting order). Auto-SortingTo 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 Lineup. This asks Baseball Mogul to pick the best lineup 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. Auto-Sort "Locking"
Player Fatigue and Days OffSome position players require days off in order to perform at their best. Although major league players don't ask for a day off, Baseball Mogul displays the word "(tired)" to the left of a player's name as a hint from your coaches that this player is being used more than they would recommend. Although a "tired" player will still perform normally, this is an indicator that you should keep an eye on this player. If the team has a day off soon, that should suffice. Otherwise, you might want to swap him out of the starting lineup for a game.If a "tired" player doesn't get any rest, his condition may change to "(sore)". At this point, the player is probably showing some signs of mental or physical fatigue, and perhaps some bumps or bruises. Sore players have an increased risk of injury, and may have their performance on the field affected. Generally, an immediate day off will bring a "sore" player back up to the "tired" level. After that, he can go back in the lineup, but you should probably continue to give occasional days off if you want the player to be fully rested. To have the computer manager automatically rest players in your starting lineup, change the setting for 'Give Days Off' in the upper right-hand corner of the League Settings Dialog. Multiple
Lineups 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.
Changing Display Options
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 following stats are displayed for each player:
For players in the starting lineup, the 'Position' field indicates the defensive position that the player is currently assigned to. For bench players, one or more position abbreviations are shown to indicate where the player is suited to play. The Bench Players section shows all position players not in the starting lineup. 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.
Adjusting the Number of Roster Batters
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:
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 WorkProfessional minor league baseball has gone through many changes over the last 100+ years. For simplicity, Baseball Mogul distills this to 3 minor league levels: "AAA", "AA" and "A". The actual minor league levels that these refer depend on your playing era:
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 "A" designation refers to multiple teams. You don't need to worry about players competing for playing time when designated as "A".
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