WLB - Houston and three expansion teams available

whaleheader · 09-23-2022, 08:50 AM

Update: Houston is taken. Only two expansion teams are still available.

The Whalehead League is a longtime league with a rich history of over 30 years. The league has played various simulations over time. We switched over to OOTP in 2019.

WLB is a “shadow” MLB league. We play with current, MLB-affiliated players, whose ratings get updated to OOTP Live Update Ratings at the completion of our World Series and after the MLB season ends. This update schedule allows us to begin the off-season with player values close to their real-life values and allows us to begin our regular season in the middle of January (when we have more time and really miss MLB action).

Player development is turned on so, although player ratings closely follow real life, their actual value does differ from real life over the following season. Money spent on player development and coaching still impacts players during the season but not as much as a typical OOTP fictional league.

WLB is a test of our knowledge of real-life players and team building, using OOTP as our engine.

We export daily during the regular season (once a week exports are the minimum) which runs from the middle of January until late September (real). We export twice a week during the off-season (once a week exports are the minimum) which runs from late September until the middle of January. Two winter leagues, Caribbean Winter League and the Arizona Fall League, play during the off-season.

The league’s GMs are a mix of styles and competitive levels.

Contact info at the link.

More information at our web site.

09-23-2022, 08:50 AM	#1
whaleheader Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 256	WLB - Houston and three expansion teams available Update: Houston is taken. Only two expansion teams are still available. The Whalehead League is a longtime league with a rich history of over 30 years. The league has played various simulations over time. We switched over to OOTP in 2019. WLB is a “shadow” MLB league. We play with current, MLB-affiliated players, whose ratings get updated to OOTP Live Update Ratings at the completion of our World Series and after the MLB season ends. This update schedule allows us to begin the off-season with player values close to their real-life values and allows us to begin our regular season in the middle of January (when we have more time and really miss MLB action). Player development is turned on so, although player ratings closely follow real life, their actual value does differ from real life over the following season. Money spent on player development and coaching still impacts players during the season but not as much as a typical OOTP fictional league. WLB is a test of our knowledge of real-life players and team building, using OOTP as our engine. We export daily during the regular season (once a week exports are the minimum) which runs from the middle of January until late September (real). We export twice a week during the off-season (once a week exports are the minimum) which runs from late September until the middle of January. Two winter leagues, Caribbean Winter League and the Arizona Fall League, play during the off-season. The league’s GMs are a mix of styles and competitive levels. Contact info at the link. More information at our web site. Last edited by whaleheader; 09-25-2022 at 07:30 PM.