User Guide
Minor Leagues
In Franchise Mode, you have the ability to call players up and send them
down
to and from the Minor Leagues.
You
have access to the
25-
man
rosters
from
the AAA and AA affiliates
of
your team.
Spring Training
Earning a spot on a ma
jor
league r os
ter
will depend on your pr os
pect
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per formance in Spring Training games. You
are
n't the mana
ger
of
the
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team,
so you will
not
be playing every da
y.
Make sure you take advantage
of
the opportunities th
at
your player gets. As Spring Training
pro
gresses,
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keep
tr
ack of his status using the Career Locker Room Menu. As your
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prospect 's
sta
tus climbs, the MLB Status Meter moves through the Rookie,
Pro, Veteran, All-Star; and Hall
of Fame levels. Once he reaches a cer tain
level, he can be
off
ered a lucrative con
tr
act.
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Career Home
Fr om the Career Home sub menu, you can manage your player 's career.
From h
er
e, visit the Lock
er
Room, check on your
contr
a
ct
, tr ain. and
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interact with the
ot
her players and manager in the clubhouse. Take
car
e
on how you interact. Remember you
ar
e
tr
ying to make the big club;
being a malcontent in Spring Tr aining will
not
earn you any bonus points .
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FRANCHISE
MODE
In Fr anchise Mode. you run the club from the fro
nt
o
ff
ice. You are in com-
plete con
tr
ol of all team operations including player and vendor con
tr
a
cts
,
scouting, drafting, player rehab assignments, and marketing.
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well in all
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of these areas to generate revenue and make your club successful. When
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you take over
a team, the game assigns a number of goals. Meet the goals
during your contract's tenure and you can continue running the club.
Schedule
View all upcoming games your team will play in the season. You can o
pt
to play any of them as well as simulate games up to a specified date.
Player Management
Sign free agents, make trades, send players down to the minors, or call up
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p
rom
ising roo kies. Change your te am 's
lineup and pitching rotation,
as well as view
other team's rosters and disable list.
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Around the League
Get a roun dup of all the
sta
tist
ics in this
mod
e. See details on current team stand-
ings, stets, and rankings; view who's
hot
;
examine
a
curr
ent league roun dup and
league leaders; and see what kind
of acco-
lades are being given within the league.
Franchise Progress
Franchise Progress is a good way to see
which way your franchise
is heading.
You
can hear fan and player feedback, see the
team budget, and view your goals.
SEASON
MODE
During one- and cwo-player seasons, you
play an
ent
ire 14,
28
, 8 2, or 162-game
season with the same team. You qualify
for the playoffs
if you win your division
or
finish as the league wild-eard team at the
end
of the season.
Once you select to play a game on the
schedule, you can play the game, manage,
or simul
at
e it.
Fro m the Season Menu, you can use
the Around the League menu
to view the
league's standings, st
at
istics. roundup,
leaders, and accolades. Manage your
roster from the Player Management menu
to edit your lineup,
tr
ade players, sign free
agents, activate players, and
mor
e.