League Rules

Welcome to the WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC!

Over 30 different countries. All real players. 28 permanent players per country. Each team has its own identity. Using your country's player criteria, you have the ability to request players to be added to your permanent roster. You will also be able to Draft and pickup Free Agents to help bring your country to glory. Read the Rules! Good Luck!

Teams/Country
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The distribution of talent is not fair. However, the better teams have tighter budgets and each offseason we will have a draft opposite the previous season's standings. If you utilize your current roster and draft wisely, any country can be competitive.

Pool Play
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Each new season, the best 8 teams from the previous season will be put in Pool A. The rest of the teams will be separated according to geography. Best of my ability.

Budgets
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Each team technically has a $150 budget. However, your permanent players cut in to that budget. Hall of Famers cost you $8, MLB players cost you $4, Minor League players cost you $2 and Foreign players cost you $1. This will allow countries with less talent to have more wiggle room when drafting and picking up available players.

Ballpark Dimensions
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You can change your stadium settings once a season. Free of charge!

Season Length
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36 Game Season. Round Robin. Play every team in your pool 4x


Playoffs
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Division winners get a 1st round bye

8 Wild Card teams play in the 1st round

Power-Rankings determine tie-breaker


Playoffs Schedule
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Day off
Round 1 (1 Game)
Round 2 (1 Game)
day off
Semi-Finals (1 Game)
day off
Finals (Best of 3 Games)

Changing Teams
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Ace is a dummy account. 1 country will be made public if available. If you see Ace managing a team, you are welcome to request them instead.

Permanent Players
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Each country has 28 permanent players (subject to change). You will have additional roster space to pickup Hall of Famers and available International players.

Replacing Permanent Players
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You are welcome to request replacement permanent players at any time! (see CRITERIA FOR ROSTER CHANGES) However, you will only be able to replace real players that have played at the same level or better than the player they are replacing. This means only MLB and HoF players can replace MLB players. MiLB,MLB,HoF can replace MiLB. Fgn,MiLB,MLB and HoF can replace Foreign players.

Free Agent Pool
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The Free Agent pool will be very slim. However, there will be tons of talent available to add to your roster. As the database grows, your rosters will grow. You are welcome to request an actual WBC player or international player be added to our player database.

Contracts
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You can sign as many players as you want that fit within your budget. 3 year max, players will ask for raises and will not resign.

Trades
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There is no trading. Sorry. It's just not the right format.

Criteria For Roster Changes
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UNITED STATES of AMERICA '91'- 1991 MLB Stars, Roster cannot be changed.

UNITED STATES of AMERICA '95'- 1995 MLB Stars, Roster cannot be changed.

UNITED STATES of AMERICA '00'- 2000 MLB Stars, Roster cannot be changed.

UNITED STATES of AMERICA '06'- 2006 WBC Players, Roster cannot be changed.

UNITED STATES of AMERICA '09'- 2009 WBC Players, Roster cannot be changed.

UNITED STATES of AMERICA '13'- 2013 WBC Players, Roster cannot be changed.

UNITED STATES of AMERICA '17'- 2017 WBC Players, Roster cannot be changed.

NEGRO LEAGUE- Only Negro League Players with no MLB experience.

PAN-AFRICA- Negro League players that also played in MLB like Satchel Paige. Also, African American MLB players that finished their careers before 1989.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC '13'- Players on the Dominican Republic WBC rosters, Players from Dominican Republic that played MLB from 2013-Current, No MLB HoF allowed on this roster.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC '00'- Players from Dominican Republic that are in the MLB HoF, Players from Dominican Republic that played MLB from 2000-2012 no later.

PANAMA- Players on Panama WBC rosters, Players from Panama and Non-HoF players from Dominican Republic that played MLB from 1961-1999 no later.

VENEZUELA '15'- Players from Venezuela that played MLB from 2015-Current. No MLB HoF allowed on this roster.

VENEZUELA '00'- Players from Venezuela that are in the MLB HoF, Players from Venezuela that played MLB from 2000-2014 no later.

COLOMBIA- Players on Colombia WBC Rosters, Players from Colombia and Non-HoF players from Venezuela that played MLB from 1949-1999 no later.

PUERTO RICO '06'- Players from Puerto Rico that played MLB from 2006-Current. No MLB HoF allowed on this roster.

PUERTO RICO '90'- Players from Puerto Rico that are in the MLB HoF, Players from Puerto Rico that played MLB from 1990-2005 no later.

SPAIN- Players on Spain WBC Rosters, Players from Spain and Non-HoF players from Puerto Rico that played MLB from 1947-1989 no later.

CUBA '06'- Players on Cuba WBC Rosters and players from Cuba that played MLB From 2006-Current. Cuba WBC Roster players are not eligible if they did not play MLB after 2005.

CUBA '63'- Players from Cuba that in the MLB HoF, Players from Cuba that played MLB from 1963-2005 no later.

NICARAGUA- Players on Nicaragua WBC Rosters, Players from Nicaragua and Non-HoF player from Cuba that played MLB from 1913-1962 no later. Players from any Central America country not represented in the WBC (Example: Costa Rica).

MEXICO '03'- Players from Mexico WBC Rosters, Players from Mexico and players from Mexico that played MLB from 2006-Current. American players from California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas with Mexican descendants are eligible for this team as long as they played MLB from 2003-Current.

MEXICO '39'- Players from Mexico and players from Mexico that played MLB from 1939-2005 no later. American players from California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas with Mexican descendants are eligible for this team as long as they played MLB from 1939-2005 no later. Any player that played in the WBC is not eligible for this team.

CANADA '00'- Players on Canada WBC Rosters and players from Canada that played MLB from 2000-Current

CANADA '77'- Players from Canada that played MLB from 1877-1999.

JAPAN- Players on Japan WBC Rosters, Players from Japan that played MLB from 2003-Current.

PHILIPPINES- Players on Philippines WBC Rosters, Players from the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, American Samoa, Guam, Vietnam and At Sea. MLB Players from USA Hawaii with an Asian last name. MLB players born in Japan with English last names. MLB players from Japan that played from 1965-2002 no later.

SOUTH KOREA- Players on Korea WBC Rosters. Players from Korea that played MLB.

CHINESE TAIPEI- Players on Chinese Taipei WBC Rosters. Players from Chinese Taipei/Taiwan that played MLB.

CHINA- Players on China WBC Rosters. Players from China. Players from a Chinese family. TEAM WILL HAVE A HIGH RANGE FACTOR!

BRAZIL- Players on Brazil WBC Rosters. MLB players that coached Brazil. Players from Brazil. Players from USA Hawaii with a Latin last name.

ARGENTINA- Players on Argentina WBC Rosters. MLB players that coached Argentina. Players from Argentina. Players from any South American country not represented in the WBC (example: Ecuador).

JAMAICA- Players from Jamaica, US Virgin Islands and Bahamas. FGN TAGGED PLAYERS WILL HAVE A HIGH RANGE FACTOR and SPEED!

NETHERLANDS- Players on Netherlands WBC Rosters. Players from the Netherlands, Aruba or Curacao.

SOUTH AFRICA- Players on South Africa WBC Rosters. Players that Coached South Africa. Players from South Africa.

GREAT BRITAIN- Players on Great Britain WBC Rosters. Players from United Kingdom, Ireland, Scotland. Players that coached Great Britain.

GERMANY- Players on Germany WBC Rosters. Players from Germany. Players that coached Germany.

CZECH REPUBLIC- Players on Czech Republic WBC Rosters. Players from Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Austria, Lithuania, Greece and LV. Players from a Czech Family. Players that coached Czech Republic. FGN TAGGED PLAYERS WILL HAVE A HIGH RANGE FACTOR!

SWEDEN- Players on Sweden rosters. Players from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Switzerland, Belgium and Denmark. Players from a Swedish Family. Players that coached Sweden. FGN TAGGED PLAYERS WILL HAVE A HIGH RANGE FACTOR!

AUSTRALIA- Players on Australia WBC Rosters. Players from Australia. Players that coached Australia.

NEW ZEALAND- Players on New Zealand WBC Rosters. Players from New Zealand. Players that coached New Zealand. FGN TAGGED PLAYERS WILL HAVE A HIGH RANGE FACTOR!

ITALY- Players on Italy WBC Rosters. Players from Italy. Players that coached Italy. Players from an Italian family with an Italian last name.

FRANCE- Players on France WBC Rosters. Players from France. Players that coached France. Players from a French family with a French last name.

ISRAEL- Players on Israel WBC Rosters. Players from Israel. Players that coached Israel. Players from a Jewish family.

PAKISTAN- Players on Pakistan WBC Rosters. Players that coached Pakistan. Players from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and players from Middle East countries. Players from a Muslim family. FGN TAGGED PLAYERS WILL HAVE A HIGH RANGE FACTOR!

SRI LANKA- Players from Sri Lanka, India, Nepal or coached any of these teams. FGN TAGGED PLAYERS WILL HAVE A HIGH RANGE FACTOR!

RUSSIA- Players on Russia rosters. Players that coached Russia. Players from a Russian family with an obvious Russian last name. FGN TAGGED PLAYERS WILL HAVE A HIGH RANGE FACTOR!

How Players Are Modified
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MLB players career stats
MiLB/Japan/Mexico 10% decrease
Korean/Foreign 20% decrease

Player Ranges
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HoF Players Maxed out under .999 OPS / Pitchers WHIP no better than 1.00
MLB players .750-.999 OPS / Pitchers WHIP 1.29 - 1.00 WHIP
MiLB players .710-.999 OPS / Pitchers WHIP 1.35 - 1.00 WHIP
Fgn players .700-.999 OPS / Pitchers WHIP 1.39 - 1.00 WHIP
SPs all have an Endurance of 100

Offseason Schedule
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5 Round draft opposite previous season's standings.
5 Round Supplemental Draft opposite previous season's standings.
Free Agency opens before new season begins.

END OF RULES

FICTIONAL PLAYERS
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Buck Canel Jr ARG
Manu Maradona ARG
John Geraffo ARG
Livio Forte ARG
Santiago Rossi ARG
Lautaro Ferrari ARG
Santino Rey ARG
Valentino Paz ARG
Bruno Vega ARG
Thiago Pereyra ARG
Most of Jamaica
Most of Sri Lanka

TAGGED NOTES for SCRAP TOGETHER TEAMS
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Jamaica'JAM'- 18 Hitters, 13 Pitchers



Notes:

Mexico39 add 20 hits

League Settings

Year Range of Stats	1871 - 1871
Roster Size (Majors)	30
Roster Size (Minors)	40
Keepers	(50 keepers)
Change Stats Allowed
Free Agency	(waivers)
Drops
No-Drop List
Player Fatigue
Batter Injuries	(50 games max)
Pitcher Injuries	(50 games max)
Use Pitcher's HR Allowed Stats
Allows Max Surprise Bunts
Min Batters Pitcher Must Face	0
Slump Buster	(6unlimited days)
On Fire	Classic
User Sims	(every 2 hours)