Lead Story - 5/6/2026

2026 LFBL news . . Days 1-42 complete, next 3 days Wed 5/13 (no games Sat the 9th)

See email for final Pre-season stats. Set starting lineups and starting rotation for first game.
Games will be played each Wednesday (3 days) and Saturday (4 days), after 6 pm MDT.
Rosters need to be no more than 36 total (26 in majors) for start of regular season. Teams cannot carry more than 20 keepers.

(Note: Teams cannot have more than 40 players on their roster during pre-season (36 for regular season and playoffs).  Picking up and dropping players can occur on an unlimited basis throughout the season, just cannot exceed the roster max of 40 or 36 at anytime.



Notes:
Go to "my team" and under "Manage my Team" choose the following to edit lineup/rotation:
- Edit Lineup/rotation: batting lineups, pitching rotation, player strategy settings.
- Edit strategy: Edit managerial settings - Edit team details: Edit stadium dimensions (will closed for the season, at pre-season deadline)
Link to master player list:https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1D2Xo2w8nmSMaTX7XBVPiIPj6WgncGe2I

1 - Manage Farm system: Move players up and down between majors and minors. For Pre-season you can have up to 41 players in majors. Once regular season starts, max in majors is 26, max for total roster is 36.
2 - Edit strategy: Edit management strategy levels - not required, but an option
3 - Edit lineup and rotation: set up initially and alter as needed throughout be found at the link. the pre-season and season. The game is set to require 5 man starting pitching rotations. If #1 starter is rested, he will pitch before #5. This explanation tells best:Starting Rotation
List your starters in order of priority. The first available healthy pitcher based on this priority will start your next game.
Please note, if a starter gets knocked out of a game early, he could return to the mound faster than normal. The CPU will always put your highest ranked starter back on the mound as soon as possible.
 - Also included in this section is "Player strategy". Not required, but can update.
4 - Pick slump busters - add eligible players if desired.

Once two lineups (vs R and vs L) are set, you don't have to change again. Same with pitching rotation (All starters usually require 4 days a rest, so 5-man rotation is recommended. The game will always choose the next rested player, based on your rotation. Note: If pitcher #1 is rested, and pitcher #4 was last to pitch, it will skip pitcher #5. Reliever order not required. Also, players (maximum of about 5, can be picked up throughout the season). Just cannot be over the roster limits at any time. Ask me if you want to drop anyone or pick anyone up. Currently no trade deadline and major league rosters will be able to expand to 30 players, towards end of the season. Will be announced later.

Cole baffles Warriors, Flying Foxes win

Gerrit Cole struckout 11 Pleasant View batters in a 9-2 win for the Flying Foxes. | Box

Polar Bears fall to Blue Claws despite Johnson's efforts

Randy Johnson whiffed 11 batters, but the Blue Claws managed to beat the Polar Bears, 6-3. Carl Yastrzemski of the Blue Claws had 4 hits in the game. | Box

Beltre blasts off, leads Knights to win

Adrian Beltre blasted 2 homers, lifting the Knights to a 5-1 win over Salem. | Box

Flaherty whiffs 8 in 4-3 win

Jack Flaherty struckout 8 Arlington batters in a 4-3 win for the Dodgers. | Box

McLain tosses shutout for Grizzlies

American Fork is hoping not to see Denny McLain again for a long while. McLain went the distance, leading Fern Hill to a 8-0 victory. | Box

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