Full League Name (Initials): Pinnacle Baseball Association (PBA)
Message Board URL: Boards
Website URL: Website
Reports URL: Reports
OOTP Version: OOTP 22
# Of Teams: 30
Exports: Every three days during season. Every other day in Offseason
League Time Per Sim: 7 days
Current Season:2024 Offseason
Constitution: Constitution
StatsPlus:StatsPlus
Rules & Settings:
The PBA is early in 2028 season, year 12 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 (Very accurate), 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.
- Four 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 and use StatsPlus to draft.
To allow GMs the experience of taking in the full scope of the league, we sim every three days in-season with a faster offseason
If you're interested, we currently have two open teams
Atlanta Braves
Chicago White Sox
The Braves have made the playoffs three straight seasons, and have the league's MVP. They're only 29-31 to begin the season, but the NL East is horrendously weak and Atlanta is just 3 out of the division lead. The finances aren't great, but the infield and pitching are, fueling the team's ascent the last few seasons. With an active GM, Atlanta can soar to the top of the NL East.
https://statsplus.net/pba/team/32?page=roster
The Chicago White Sox need an extreme rebuild. They're 22-38 and have horrendous finances, the result of some poor GMing and a new owner ruthlessly slashing the budget of a contending team. They have a 5-time MVP still in his prime, which will help the rebuild, but the money is awful, and the farm is 29th out of 30. If you're a fan of turning around train wrecks, this is the job for you.
https://statsplus.net/pba/team/35?page=roster
PM me or respond in this thread if interested!