2026 Discussion Thread

[mstreeter06]

We have finished the 2025 Offseason and the 2026 Season is about to start. Good luck to everyone as they get ready for the new season!

Spring Training 1st half (14 games) is THURSDAY
Spring Training 2nd half (final 14 games) is FRIDAY
Opening Day 2026 is MONDAY

Exports are due by 6am CT and we'll be back to our normal sim schedule on Monday.

[jdettbarn]

DH starts this season, correct?

[mstreeter06]

DH starts this season, correct?

Yes sir! The DH is enabled starting this season for the regular season.

[tjsmith7 GA]

2 things.
first, my first and 3rd round picks were international players.  They don't show up on my rookie roster, but if i do a player search, it says they are assigned to that team.  Do we need to get into spring training first?

second - there seem to be a lot of FA with 5 years of college.  Is this a setting, or does the game not handle releasing guys after 4 years?  No biggie, just odd.

[JKGuy16]

2 things.
first, my first and 3rd round picks were international players.  They don't show up on my rookie roster, but if i do a player search, it says they are assigned to that team.  Do we need to get into spring training first?

I sent Matt a PM about this.  My first rounder is nowhere to be found.

[LT]

2 things.
first, my first and 3rd round picks were international players.  They don't show up on my rookie roster, but if i do a player search, it says they are assigned to that team.  Do we need to get into spring training first?

second - there seem to be a lot of FA with 5 years of college.  Is this a setting, or does the game not handle releasing guys after 4 years?  No biggie, just odd.

For some reason you have to go to transactions find the player and assign them to A ball. Then assign them to rookie.


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[JKGuy16]

2 things.
first, my first and 3rd round picks were international players.  They don't show up on my rookie roster, but if i do a player search, it says they are assigned to that team.  Do we need to get into spring training first?

second - there seem to be a lot of FA with 5 years of college.  Is this a setting, or does the game not handle releasing guys after 4 years?  No biggie, just odd.

For some reason you have to go to transactions find the player and assign them to A ball. Then assign them to rookie.


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Weird.  It worked, thanks for your help.

[LT]

No problem. I hate that you can't assign them directly to A - u end up with some unhappy guy who got demoted from A to rookie...


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[LT]

I meant directly to rookie


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[mstreeter06]

Yeah for some reason the international free agent picks get placed in a nonexistent Rookie League International Complex instead of your actual Rookie League or your actual International Complex. Sorry guys, I forgot to remind everyone!

[Chappy]

No problem. I hate that you can't assign them directly to A - u end up with some unhappy guy who got demoted from A to rookie...


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Yeah, I had 4 international guys so my whole rookie league team is in a bad mood.

[Steve Wunda]

Yeah, I had 4 international guys so my whole rookie league team is in a bad mood.

I'm sure it's because they would have rather been picked by Virginia instead 

[mstreeter06]

Spring Training is complete. Everything is updated. Opening Day is Monday!

There were a few teams that did not export for either ST sim. I expect everyone to export at least 1 of the 2 ST sims and for everyone to have a Opening Day export. Please get this done or make arrangements with me.

[mstreeter06]

I forgot to claim FAs for today's sim, sorry guys. I'll process them on Monday along with any new FA claims from today through the weekend.

[mstreeter06]

2026 Season Preview
http://www.afblbaseball.com/afbl/statslab/seasonPreview.php