[Dark Horse]

News

News Item - Mock Draft based on team strengths and OSA rookie rankings

News Item - Preseason Prediction based on team strengths

News Item - Playoff Matchup

News Item – Top Prospect Debuts
o When a top five (or ten) batter or pitcher debuts on the major league level, there should be a note in the league news.

News Item – Tweak trade rumors
o Stop giving us news about 39 year-old, one-star players who are unhappy about playing time. To make news, the player should be, at least, a three-star player.
o A good trade rumor story could involve players that are possible free agents. If they haven’t signed a contract extension, with 90 days of the trade deadline. The stories could start appearing.
o Also, note when three-star player (or better) is placed on the trade block in-game.

News Items – News “leaked” from the locker room
o Instead of always getting email saying that a player is unhappy with his role (or that he wants a contract extension) it is leaked to the media. Again, this would 3-star players and above. And I would tie it to the player’s loyalty rating. The higher his loyalty rating, the less likely that he would want to leak his displeasure to the media.