League Office Unveils Three Proposals For League Vote January 8, 2018 The following rule proposals are to be voted upon by the members of the league. VOTING FORM FOUND HERE Proposal 1: Allow teams to hire coaches away from other teams. In real-life, we see MLB managers and coaches receive MLB Managerial jobs. With this proposal, teams would be […]
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League Office Releases List MLB Pro Auction Players The 2018 Winter Meetings Player Auction takes place from Sunday, January 7th to Wednesday, January 10th, The Player Auction will be done in two parts – Part 1: Sunday — Part 2: Tuesday The auctioneer will determine how many players are auctioned in a night and how many will be auctioned in total. When […]
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The Winter Meetings are nearly upon us! These meetings have long been a beacon of hope in an otherwise long and arduous offseason. In advance of this year’s summit in Phoenix, I have surveyed 90% of our general managers to identify which players are on the trade block and what teams might be a good fit for them based on their […]
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MLB Pro Winter Meetings 2018 Winter Meetings To Be Held January 7-10 The 2018 MLB Pro Winter Meetings will be hosted by the Arizona Diamdondbacks from Sunday, January 7th to Wednesday, January 10th. The Winter Meetings will be an opportunity for free-agents and agents to mingle with all teams in a single place. In addition, GM’s will have a chance to take […]
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MLB Pro Ticket Price and Attendance Analysis The following takes a look at ticket price and attendance information from the 2016 and 2017 MLB Pro seasons. The influence of fan support on the outcome of a baseball game cannot be measured. While many argue that a loud fan base can energize the home team, intimidate a visiting team, or play […]
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League Announces 11 Teams Have Earned Competitive Balance Draft Picks For the first time in MLB Pro history, the league office has announced it will use a system to award competitive balance draft picks on a yearly basis. This season, 11 teams qualified amongst three tiers. Tier I teams will be awarded a pick between the second and third round […]
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Being that MLB Pro started many iterations of OOTP ago, franchises have altered/changed their ballparks over this time period. With this move to OOTP 18, I am allowing teams to get an updated set of park factor ratings. This is OPTIONAL on a team by team basis. If you are interested in having information regarding your stadium be updated, please […]
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The import to OOTP 18 is complete. With that, we have officially hit the off-season. Below are some notes regarding the switch and the off-season. We are having some problems with the league reports, hope to have this resolved by the end of the weekend. The following changes have been made to the league file and will be noticed after […]
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Tonight the Twins captured the 2017 World Series in 7 Games. This was our final sim using OOTP 16. I plan on grabbing imports tomorrow morning before I begin the transition to OOTP 18. Once in 18, I will sim the Friday day into Saturday which is Day 1 of the Off-Season. An off-season schedule with key dates will be […]
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(Via the OOTP Forums) This time of year also brings with it another annual tradition: the OOTP World Series Special! This year, OOTP 18 is just $13.60! That’s a whopping 66% off the regular price, but you better hurry because this special ends on Nov. 1. (That’s right, this incredible deal will keep going even if the Series doesn’t last […]
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League voting for MLB Pro MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, Gold Glove, and Manager of the Year is now open in StatsLab.
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Mitch Bannon Named New GM In Colorado via Denver Post October 3, 2017 After the surprising news that now former Rockies General Manager Ryan Buchholz was leaving the Rockies to join the Giants just a week ago, Rockies ownership was forced to find a replacement. With the season winding down and the Winter Developmental League draft beginning, as well as the need […]
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WDL Draft Rules & Guidelines via MLB Pro League Office The 2017 MLB Pro Winter Developmental League is scheduled to begin play in just over two months time. Below is a FAQ guide on the draft process and the league in general. If you have any questions, contact the league office via Slack. HOW WILL THE DRAFT BE DONE? -Each […]
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San Francisco Giants Announce Hiring of New General Manager September 25, 2017 via MLB Pro AP Rumblings of a change within the San Francisco Giants front-office began over the weekend. After a series of meetings between ownership and General Manager Michael Stephens, it was decided that Stephens would step down from his position. A source within the upper-management said, “Mike’s […]
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As we approach the second half of September, the days of using OOTP 16 continue to shrink. With the impending switch to OOTP 18, I am beginning to put together the graphics/uniforms/etc. that will be used with OOTP 18. I will do my best to get a new images.zip file up quickly following the conversion. Having said that, like last […]
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MLB PRO ANNOUNCES WINTER DEVELOPMENTAL LEAGUE Beginning in the 2017 offseason, MLB Pro organizations will be able to send players to the Winter Developmental League (WDL) located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The league will be used as a way to showcase young talent as well for those who have gone under the radar to have an additional chance to breakout into […]
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Playoff Roster Eligibility Update: Fixing A League Office Oversight It has been brought to my attention that OOTP does in fact have a setting for playoff roster eligibility. We have made the change immediately to better reflect real-life. ALL PLAYERS ON THE 40-MAN ROSTER FROM AUGUST 31 to SEPTEMBER 1 ARE PLAYOFF ELIGIBLE. Players acquired in September ARE NOT eligible.
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The MLB Pro League Office and MLB Pro Players Association jointly releases the following with regards to the recent league roll call and GM survey.
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