Just so we can all see how the GCL will be setup and run, here's the overview email from the GCL Commish... Good luck to Jonathan as he represents the AFBL in this tournament!
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Full League Name (Initials): OOTP Grand Championship League
OOTP Version: 15
Players: Real
# of Teams: 32
First Season: 2004
Current Season: 2015
Fatigue: On
Scouting: Off
Designated Hitter: On
Player Development: Off (after the 2014 season is simmed)
Injuries: Off (after the 2014 season is simmed)
Personnel: Off
Draft Format:
Similar to DraftKings fantasy format ? every Grand League rep will be given a budget that is equal to all other opponents.
You get to select an entire roster of 25 players, but must remain AT or BELOW the salary cap which is $90,000,000.
After the final season was simmed, the Commissioner will dump all of the players into a draft pool.
It is then up to each representative to create their own team within the budget. The players individual draft demand will serve as their ?cap hit.?
So for example, Joey Votto?s demand is $21million ? if you choose him on your team you then have $69million remaining to build your roster.
It is POSSIBLE and potentially LIKELY that more than 1 team selects the same player (similar to DraftKings). That player will merely be duplicated and added to each roster.
Your goal is to build the best 25 man roster you can within your budget.
Your team is due to the Commissioner?s office (michaeljbranda@gmail.com) by February 7th at 8pm est
How to Send in my Team?
The Commissioner will email an excel file for you to input your roster into. You need to send that file along with each players financial demand back to the Commissioner.
Commish will email you your OOTP password
Ballparks:
Every team will be able to select an MLB ballpark as their home park. They will inherit all of the park factors/home city info for that park.
This could be crucial to determining how you build your roster as well as potentially build a true home field advantage.
This is also due by Feb 7th at 8pm est.
Regular Season:
The regular season will be 62 games long and will be simmed in 7 game increments.
This will be the fastest part of the league, and will be completed in 9 straight days of simming. (See export deadlines below).
The expected schedule will be February 9th through February 17th
Every team will play every team twice ? once at home and once on the road.
The regular season record will be used to determine tournament ranking as well as home field throughout the tournament.
Grand Tournament:
Regardless of the regular season, every team will have a chance to compete for the championship.
After the regular season, teams will be seeded 1-32.
Every series will be a best of 9 series with TWO games simmed per sim. If there is a Game 9 needed, Game 9 will always be it's own sim.
Regular Season Sim Schedule:
During the 62 game season. We will sim 7 games at a time using 9 straight sim nights.
Your exports will be due at 8pm est, with sims expected to reach you no later than 9pm.
Tournament Sim Schedule:
We will sim the tournament on Monday-Wednesday-Thursday-Sunday. With 2 games per sim unless Game 9, then that will be one sim.
Round 1: Ends at the latest on February 26th
Round 2: Ends at the latest on March 5th
Round 3: Ends at the latest on March 12th
Round 4: Ends at the latest on March 19th
Title Schedule: TBD
Note: If no series? go 9 games, then the schedule moves up.
Some League Info
Right now, all teams are assigned to MLB franchises. Except for Jacksonville & Omaha which were teams 31 and 32 added to the league after the sim.
The reason for this is so that teams can compare player stats based on park factors. So the Baltimore Bears players played in Camden Yards OOTP Model etc.
Once we draft teams, your team names will change.
There is no reason to draft based on potential. So don?t do it ? player development is Off, so these players are what you think they are (Dennis Green).
I deleted almost 2,000 players from the draft pool in hopes that would help you sift through the draft pool quicker.
The minor leagues will be deleted once the year begins.