Non-MLB Leagues Project

[JPBBDB]

League: Korean Baseball Organization (KBO)

Teams: 8
Structure: One division
Roster Restrictions: The active roster limit is 26 players. Each team may have 2 foreign players on their roster. These players are exempt from the free agent rules. There is a DH.
Regular Season: The season is 126 games long, with the teams playing each other 18 times. The season starts on the first Saturday in April with a 2 game series, and ends in late September. There is an one-month spring training in March. There are no games on Mondays. Called games will be played as double-headers on the next game day. Extra-inning games are limited to 12 innings, after which a draw is announced. Games are normally at 6:30 PM on weekdays and Saturdays, 2:00 PM on Sundays and holidays. During July and August, weekday and Saturday games start at 7:00 PM, and 5:00 PM on Sundays and holidays.
Postseason: The top four teams by winning percentage at the end of the regular season play in the post-season. It begins three days after the end of the regular season. In the best-of-three semi-playoff, the 4th place team plays the 3rd place team. The first and second games are played at the 3rd place team’s stadium, the second game is played at the 4th place team’s stadium. After a one day break, the winner plays a best-of-five playoff versus the 2nd place team. The first three games are played at the 2nd place team’s stadium; after a day break the fourth and fifth games are played at the semi-playoff winner’s stadium. Finally there is the “Korean Series.” It is a best-of-seven series between the 1st place team and the winner of the playoff. The first two games are played at the 1st place team’s stadium. After a day break, the next three games are played at the winner of the playoff’s stadium. After a day break, the last two games are played at the 1st place team’s stadium. However, if both teams are not based near Seoul, only the third and fourth games are played at the winner of the playoff’s stadium. The final three are played at Chamsil Stadium, with the first-place team being the “home” team for three games. Ties in the post-season are limited to 15 innings.
All-Star Game: On the third Sunday in July there is the All Star Game. The two teams are the East (Samsung Lions, Doosan Bears, SK Wyverns and Lotte Giants) and the West (Hanwha Eagles, LG Twins, Hyundai Unicorns and Kia Tigers). The all-star break begins on the Saturday before and ends on the following Tuesday (four days, including ASG).
Tryouts/Draft: The league has a two-round draft, the first round is on the second Monday in May; the second round is on August 31. In the first round a team may select one player who graduated, or is going to graduate, or has dropped out high school. This school must be within the boundary of the club. The club receives negotiation rights with the player for two years. In the second round lasting up to nine rounds, players are chosen in reverse order of their standings at the end of the season preceding the selection.
Awards: There is an MVP, Best Pitcher, Rookie of the Year and a Best Nine team. In the Korean Series, there is the Korean Series MVP.
Salaries: The maximum salary for a player is $300,000 USD, including bonuses. A player, whose salary is $300,000 USD, may receive up to a 25% yearly increase. The average salary is probably around $60000 USD.
Free Agency: Players become free agents after 7-years experience in the league. Players with 7-years experience may play in a foreign league. Players with 9-years experience may choose to play for other Korean teams, or other teams in the world.
Minor League: There are five minor league teams that play a 76-game schedule. The teams are the Hyundai Unicorns, Doosan Bears, LG Twins, SK Wyverns, and Sangmu (a military team).
Military Service: South Korea requires compulsory military service for males 20 to 30 years old for 24-28 months, depending on the military branch involved.
Continental Qualifiers: The Korean Series winner plays in the year’s Asia Series.
Teams:
Doosan Bears
Hanhwa Eagles
Hyundai Unicorns
Kia Tigers
Lotte Giants
LG Twins
Samsung Lions
SK Wyverns
Stadiums: LF-CF-RF-Wall in meters
Chamsil Baseball Stadium (LG Twins & Doosan Bears)
Seoul; 30265 seats, Natural Grass, 100-125-100-2.6
Sajik Baseball Stadium (Lotte Giants)
Busan; 30184 seats, Artificial Grass, 95-118-95-4.8
Taegu Municipal Stadium (Samsung Lions)
Daegu; 13000 seats, Artificial Grass, 95-117-95-1.2
Daejon Stadium (Hanhwa Eagles)
Daejon; 13242 seats, Artificial Grass, 98-114-98-1.5
Suwon Stadium (Hyundai Unicorns)
Suwon; 14465 seats, Natural Grass, 95-120-95-2.7
Incheon Munhak Stadium (SK Wyverns)
Incheon; 30480 seats, Natural Grass, 95-120-95-2.5
Kwang Ju Mudong Stadium (Kia Tigers)
Gwangju; 14600 seats, Artificial Grass, 97-113-97-1.0

[Kelric]

I don't have the patience to gather all the data or import stats or anything for all of this, but I applaud the effort that is going to get put into this thing and I greatly look forward to the end result. Even if we just wind up with completely fictional players, as long as the leagues are created and combined with a MLB setup that would be amazing.

[JPBBDB]

League: Liga Mexicana de Beisbol (LMB)

Teams: 16
Structure: Two divisions, Zona Norte and Zona Sur
Roster Restrictions: 28 players, no more than 5 foreigners
Regular Season: 110 game season split into two halves of 55 games. Each team plays each zona opponent 12 times, 6 games per half with 3 at home and 3 away. Each team plays each inter-zona opponent 6 times, 3 games per half, with one of the season’s series at home and the other away. Each team also plays the opening two game home-away series versus a zona opponent (for 14 games versus this opponent). Series are 3 games long. Games are normally not on Mondays, two exceptions are the weekend series before the all-star game which begins on a Saturday (instead of a Friday) and the final series of the season which begins on a Monday. The season begins on the third Saturday in March and ends on the last Wednesday in July.
Postseason: 6 teams from each Zona qualify for the postseason. Qualification is based on points given out at the end of each half. Points received are in descending order of finish; the first place team receives 8 points, the second place team receives 7 points, the third through eighth place teams receive 6.5, 6, 5.5, 5, 4.5, and 4 points. Ties in record are broken by head-to-head record. The point totals are summed at the end of the season to determine playoff placing and qualification. Ties in points at the end of the regular season are broken by second-half records and then by head-to-head records. All playoff rounds are best-of-seven and follow a 2-3-2 home games format with the top seed receiving home-field advantage and a travel day in between. The first round match-ups are 1st-6th, 2nd-5th, 3rd-4th. The three series winners advance in addition to a one of the losers. The advancing loser is the team with the most wins in the playoffs with run differential as a tie-breaker. In the second round, the top seeded winner from the first round plays the advancing lose while the other first round winners play each other. If the advancing loser-top ranked matchup is a repeat, then the advancing loser plays the seond ranked team. The Zona Championship features the two winners of the second round versus each other. The League Championship features the Zona Norte Winner versus the Zona Sur Winner. In 2005, Zona Sur had home-field advantage. The First Round begins on the first Saturday after the end of the regular season (the last Saturday in July); the Second Round begins on the first Monday after the end of the First Round; Zona Championship on the following Saturday; and Finals on the following Monday.
All-Star Game: There are three days of All-Star festivities staring on the first Friday in June with an Old-Timers game. The following day there is a Home Run Derby with 16 players (8 per Zona) participating. It lasts three rounds, 16-4-2. There is an All Star MVP award.
Tryouts/Draft: There is a three round draft of players from regional leagues on the third Tuesday in January. The order is straight and is determined by lottery.
Awards: ? Need Info ?
Salaries: Top players earn $15000-$20000 per month.
Free Agency: There is free agency. Contracted players must be bought from their teams for prices the may be upward of $300K, the player receives a portion of the purchase price. This is the only way a contracted Mexican player may be transferred to another league.
Minor League: None
Teams:
Name; Stadium; Location; Built; LF-CF-RF; Capacity ? Need Info on dimensions ?
Zona Norte
Potros de Tijuana (Tijuana Colts)
Estadio Calimax – Tijuana, Baja California
1976; ;
Saraperos de Saltillo (Saltillo Sarape Men)
Estadio Francisco I. Madero – Saltillo, Coahuila
; ;14000
Pericos de Puebla (Puebla Parrots) – moved to Norte before the 2006 season
Estadio Hermanos Serdán – Puebla, Puebla
; ;12000
Rieleros de Aguascalientes (Aguascalientes Railroadmen)
Estadio Alberto Romo Chávez – Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
1938; ;10000
Acereros de Monclova (Monclova Steelers)
Estadio Monclova – Monclova, Coahuila
; ;9000
Tuneros de San Luis (San Luis Potosi Cactus Pear Growers)
Estadio 20 de Noviembre – San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí
; ;6500
Sultanes de Monterrey (Monterrey Sultans)
Estadio Monterrey – Monterrey, Nuevo León
1997; ;27000
Vaqueros Laguna (Laguna Cowboys)
Estadio Revolución – Torreón, Coahuila
; ;8500
Zona Sur
Tigres de la Angelopolis (Angelopolis Tigers)
Estadio Hermanos Serdán
; ;12000
Guerreros de Oaxaca (Oaxaca Warriors)
Estadio Lic. Eduardo Vasconcelos – Oaxaca, Oaxaca
1950; ;
Olmecas de Tabasco (Tabasco Olmecs)
Centenario 27 de Febrero
; ;10500
Leones de Yucatan (Yucatan Lions)
Estadio Kukulkan – Mérida, Yucatán
1982; ;13600
Diablos Rojos del Mexico (Mexico City Red Devils) – moved to Sur before the 2006 season
Foro Sol
2000; ; 25000
Piratas de Campeche (Campeche Pirates)
Parque Nelson Barrera Romellón
; 330-400-330; 6000
Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz (Veracruz Red Eagles)
Estadio Beto Ávila – Veracruz, Veracruz
; ;7782
Petroleros de Poza Rica (Poza Rica Oilers) – formerly Langosteros de Cancun
Unknown Stadium – Poza Rica, Veracruz
; ;

League: Liga Mexicana del Pacifico (LMP)
Teams: 8
Structure: One division
Roster Restrictions: Each team is allowed to have 29 players under contract with a maximum of five imports (non-Mexicans) may be on the roster. Most players are from la Liga (the Mexican Baseball Academy in Monterrey) and imports are normally minor league players. Mexican players affiliations with a teams carry over seasons.
Regular Season: The league plays a 68-game season, split into halves of ~35/33 games. Each team plays 11 series per half plus an opening day series in the first half. Series are usually three games in length. Four opponents are played twice and three are played once in each half. Doubleheaders are somewhat common (12 in 2005-2006), and are always on Sundays. The season begins on the second Tuesday in October and ends in late December. The opening series (inaguraciones) is a two-game home-away series with a day off following it. No games are played on Mondays; an exception to this is if December 26 is a Monday, then a two-game is played beginning on the day before with previous Saturday and the following Tuesday being off days.
Postseason: The top six teams qualify for the postseason. Qualification is based on points given out at the end of each half. Points received are in descending order of finish; the first place team receives 8 points, the second place team receives 7 points, the third through eighth place teams receive 6, 5, 4.5, 4, 3.5 and 3 points. The point totals are summed at the end of the season to determine playoff placing and qualification. Ties in points at the end of the regular season and ties in record at the end of a half are broken by winning percentage, head-to-head records, runs scored average, an tie-breaker game, and finally by a coin flip. All playoff rounds are best-of-seven and follow a 2-3-2 home games format with the top seed receiving home-field advantage and a travel day in between. The first round match-ups are 1st-6th, 2nd-5th, 3rd-4th. The three series winners advance in addition to a one of the losers. The advancing loser is the team with the most wins in the playoffs with run differential as a tie-breaker. In the second round, the top seeded winner from the first round plays the advancing lose while the other first round winners play each other. If the advancing loser-top ranked matchup is a repeat, then the advancing loser plays the seond ranked team. The Finals feature the two winners of the second round versus each other. The winner is the league champion. The First Round begins on the first Sunday after the end of the regular season; the Second Round begins on the first Wednesday after the end of the First Round; Finals begin on the first Saturday after the end of the Second Round.
All-Star Game: None
Tryouts/Draft: The league holds a player draft on July 1. The teams select players from the National Baseball Academy and players in the LMB (including imports) who are unaffiliated with LMP teams.
Awards: ? Information Needed ?
Salaries: ? Information Needed ?
Continental Qualifiers: The winner of the league advances to play in the Caribbean Series.
Teams:
Águilas de Mexicali (Mexicali Eagles)
Casas GEO (10000)
Algodoneros de Guasave (Guasave Cotton Growers)
Estadio Francisco Carranza Limón (8000)
Cañeros de Los Mochis (Los Mochis Sugarcane Growers)
Estadio Emilio Ibarra Almada (10000)
Mayos de Navojoa (Navojoa Mayans)
Estadio Manuel "Ciclón" Echeverría (11500)
Naranjeros de Hermosillo (Hermosillo Orange Growers)
Estadio Héctor Espino (13000)
Tomateros de Culiacán (Culiacán Tomatoers)
Estadio General Ángel Flores (16000)
Venados de Mazatlán (Mazatlán Deer)
Teodoro Mariscal (12000)
Yaquis de Obregón (Obregón Yaquis)
Estadio Tomás Oroz Gaytán (13000)

[JPBBDB]

League: Italy - Serie A1 (ITA-A1)

Teams: 9 (2006)/ 8 (2007)
Structure: One division
Roster Restrictions: Each team has a 24-man roster. Of these 12 must be fully Italian, and a maximum of 5 may be foreigners. The 7 remaining spots may be held by players with Italian citizenship (Italian-Americans, etc.). The league uses a DH.
Regular Season: 54 game regular season starting on the third Friday in April and ending approximately 21 weeks later in mid-September. Three games are played per week; usually one game on Friday at 9:00 PM, and a double header on Saturday at 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM. There are no games played in the middle three weeks of July. Each team plays each opponent 6 times with one three-game series at home and one three-game series away.
Postseason: The top 4 teams qualify for the playoffs. The Semifinals (Semifinali) match-ups are 1v4 and 2v3. The tiebreaker is head-to-head record. The Semifinals start on the first Friday after the end of the regular season. They are best-of-seven in a 2-3-2 format. The first game is played on Friday with the next five games being played on Monday through Friday and the seventh game being played on the following Monday. The Finals (Finali) start 2 weeks after start of Semifinals and are also best-of-seven in a 2-3-2 format. The first two games are played on Firiday and Saturday followed by a travel day. The next three games are played from Monday to Wednesday with Thursday being a travel day. The sixth and seventh games are played on Friday and Saturday. All playoff games start at 9:00 PM.
Promotion/Regulation: The bottom two teams in the league are demoted to Serie A2 with the winners of the Serie A2 playoffs are promoted to Serie A1.
All-Star Game: None
Tryouts/Draft: None
Awards: There is a postseason all-star team (one player per position, starter, reliever, and Italian pitcher), most valuable player, manager of the year, young player award (Masci Award), and most useful player (batters), and best pitcher.
Salaries: ? Unknown ?
Free Agency: Players may sign with other teams with the new team needing to pay compensation to the old team based on the player’s value. Price ranges are from around 600 euros to upwards of 25000 euros (early 2000). Teams may still sell players to other teams.
Minor League: There is no minor league. There are winter leagues.
Continental Qualifiers: C.E.B. Cup, Cupwinners Cup
Teams: Team - Stadium (Dimensions in meters)
Italeri Fortitudo Bologna - Gianni Falchi (101, 117, 101)
T&A San Marino - Serravalle RSM (?, ?, ?)
Caffe' Danesi Nettuno - Steno Borghese (100, 120, 100)
Telemarket Rimini - Stadio dei Pirati (102, 115, 102)
Ceci & Negri Parma - Stadio Europeo (98, 122, 98)
Colonie Maremma BBC Grosseto - Stadio Jannella (98, 117, 98)
Comcor Modena - G.Torri (105, 122, 105)
Palfinger Reggio Emilia - Stadio Baseball Giorgio Caselli (110, 125, 110) - transfered
De Angelis Godo Baseball - Via Rivalona (98, 115, 98); promoted from Serie A2
Orel Anzio B.C. - Renato Reatini (105, 122, 105); promoted from Serie A2

NOTE: Palfinger Reggio Emilia could not afford to stay in A1, dropped to A2. The spot given to be Acegas Alpina Tergeste (2nd to last place in 2005) but the team couldn't afford it. The league will play with 9 teams this year and drop down to 8 in 2007, with 3 teams regulated and 2 promoted. The league will go back to 2 regulated/2 promoted in 2007.

Miscellaneous: There is a movie about baseball in Nettuno whose website is here. FIBS has video from the 2005 playoffs as well.

[JPBBDB]

struggles_mightily,
According to this site the Superliga had and additonal team in 2005 (Santiago de Cuba). Do you know if that will be the case in 2006?

sljchung,
For the CPBL, the Continental Qualifier would be the Asia Series and you are correct in that team staff would be coaches, managers, front office staff, scouts, etc.

Michael Eng

[Xenimus0]

You can find 2005 batting and pitching stats on the NPB here.

[sljchung]

Originally Posted by JPBBDB

sljchung,
For the CPBL, the Continental Qualifier would be the Asia Series and you are correct in that team staff would be coaches, managers, front office staff, scouts, etc.

The "Asia Series" is the one held in Nov. for the champion teams from CPBL, NPB, KBO and CBL, right?

About team staff, I can sure find out the name of coaches, managers, etc. However, I'm not sure what's the best way to translate their names (and the player names). Any suggestions?

[Kivlehan]

League Name: Irish Baseball League
Abbreviation: IBL
Location: Ireland, Northern Ireland

League History (past placing, standings, records, etc)

2005 Standings:

FIRST DIVISION
Team Played Won Lost W/O Points
Hurricanes 6 6 0 0 24
Spartans 6 3 3 0 15
Dublin Black Sox 6 2 4 0 12
Greystones Mariners 6 1 5 0 9

SECOND DIVISION
Team Played Won Lost W/O Points
Panthers 8 7 1 0 29
Belfast Northstars 8 6 2 0 26
Wolves 8 4 4 0 20
Giants 8 2 4 2 10
Trojans 8 1 1 6 -1

Regular Season Schedule

9 games, once per week on Sundays from April 2 - June 11.

Roster Rules

N/A

Awards (with qualification and historical winners if possible)

'Andy Leonard 'League MVP Award

2005 - Steve DiVito
2004 - Darragh Jones
2003 - Tom Kelley
2002 - Jamie Cuevas
2001 - Tom Kelley
2000 - John Dillon
1999 - Tom Kelley
1998 - Ken McCarthy

'Tommy Bond' Best Pitcher Award

2005 - Shawn Miskiman
2004 - Cormac Eklof
2003 - Jamie Cuevas
2002 - Eoin O'Connor
2001 - n/a
2000 - n/a
1999 - Greg Modaro
1998 - Noel Mitchell

`Dirty' Jack Doyle Silver Slugger Award

2005 - Pat Nolan
2004 - Andy Martin
2003 - Tom Kelley

'Patsy Donovan' Batting Champion Award

2005 - Steve DiVito
2004 - Amory Schwartz
2003 - Hugh Cahill
2002 - Gordon Ireland

Salaries (including salary cap information, maximum salaries, etc)

N/A

Draft(s) (length, date, eligibility of draftees)

N/A

All-Star Game(s)

N/A

Playoffs/Postseason Competition (include playoff qualifiers, promotion/regulation, etc.)

2005:
League Champions (First Division): Hurricanes over Spartans (2-0, best of three series)
League Trophy Winners (Second Division): Panthers over Northstars (2-1, best of three series)

2004: League Champions - Spartans
2003: League Champions - Hurricanes
2002: League Champions - Spartans
2001: League Champions - Panthers
2000: League Champions - Spartans
1999: League Champions - Spartans
1998: League Champions - Panthers
1997: League Champions - The Dukes

*The first half of the 2005 Season has been completed and the top 4 teams and 5 lower placed teams have been divided into two new divisions.
*The top 4 teams will play in the 2005 Irish League Championship and the lower 5 teams will play for the inaugural '2005 Irish League Trophy'.
*Both sets will play the other teams in their respective divisions twice.
*The Top 2 teams competing in the 2005 League Championship division will play a 'Best of 3' series to determine the 2005 Irish League Champion.
*The Top 2 teams competing in the '2005 Irish Trophy' Competition will play in a knockout tournament over two weekends to determine the '2005 Trophy Champion'.


Where do players come from (local, from certain sub-national regions, other countries, etc.)

Mostly from all regions of Ireland. Some Latin sounding names as well, so non-Irish players must be allowed.

Players:

All Batters:
http://www.baseballireland.com/Leagu...ll_batting.htm
http://www.baseballireland.com/Leagu...gue_stats.html
http://www.baseballireland.com/Leagu...ue_batting.htm
http://www.baseballireland.com/Leagu...ting_2002.html

All Pitchers:
http://www.baseballireland.com/Leagu...l_pitching.htm
http://www.baseballireland.com/Leagu....html#pitching
http://www.baseballireland.com/Leagu...e_pitching.htm
http://www.baseballireland.com/Leagu...hing_2002.html

Misc:

The Emerald Diamond: A movie about baseball in Ireland.

[Le Grande Orange]

One correction to make with regards to the Mexican League:

I believe the points awarded for the position of finish in each half of the season are actually as follows (at least, the following were used in 2004):

1st - 8 points
2nd - 7 points
3rd - 6½ points
4th - 6 points
5th - 5½ points
6th - 5 points
7th - 4½ points
8th - 4 points

The same point distribution is used in the Mexican Pacific Winter League.


For a wealth of Italian Serie A1 baseball info, head to this site: http://www.baseball-softball.it/risu...sport=baseball

Follow the "Statistiche anni precedenti" link (it's right above the SERIE A1 - 2005 heading) and from the page that pops up you can select from the 1999-2004 past Serie A1 seasons and view standings, schedule results, and player statistics. You can also view the same info for the Serie A2, B, and C1 as well.

[rocknfire7]

Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

One correction to make with regards to the Mexican League:

I believe the points awarded for the position of finish in each half of the season are actually as follows (at least, the following were used in 2004):

1st - 8 points
2nd - 7 points
3rd - 6½ points
4th - 6 points
5th - 5½ points
6th - 5 points
7th - 4½ points
8th - 4 points

The same point distribution is used in the Mexican Pacific Winter League.

That's cool Le Grande Orange ( or should I call you Rusty? ), I didn't even know there was TWO Mexican Leagues, but how will the split season be possible with OOTP. The season isn't going to reset itself is it?

[struggles_mightily]

Originally Posted by JPBBDB

struggles_mightily,
According to this site the Superliga had and additonal team in 2005 (Santiago de Cuba). Do you know if that will be the case in 2006?

Hmmm. That does seem odd. I got my info from a Baseball Fever thread maintained by an avid Cuban baseball fan, which dates from November 2005. He makes no mention of SdC at all. SdC were the National League champs in 2004, so perhaps that has something to do with it? I.e. the champs play in the Super League?

That's just a guess, though, I can't be much help, I'm afraid.

[JPBBDB]

League: Liga de Beisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico (LBPPR)

Teams: 6
Structure: One division
Roster Restrictions: Each team is allowed to have 40 players under contract divided into two rosters; a 25-man active roster and a 15-man reserve roster. A maximum of five imports (non-Puerto Ricans) may be on the roster. Most players are minor league or marginal major league players, some players may be Puerto Ricans from the Double A division of Puerto Rican baseball.
Regular Season: The regular season (primera vuelta) lasts 40 games with each team playing eight games versus each opponent. The league begins on the second Friday in November and lasts until early January. There are no series, although most teams play at home versus a two-game home-away set versus an opponent. Games are usually played at 7:30 PM, except on Sundays when games are scheduled for 4:00 PM. No games are played on Mondays, the fourth Thursday in November, December 24, 25, 31 or January 1. An exception to the no Monday games rule is if December 26 is a Monday, then a game is played on this day and on the following Monday. Every other Monday (beginning with the second) is reserved for making up rainouts as are the days leading up to the postseason.
Postseason: The top four team advance to the best-of-seven Semifinals (Serie Semifinal). The match ups are 1v4 and 2v3 with home field advantage given to the top ranked team (2-3-2). The round begins on the first Saturday after the end of the regular season. Both Monday and Friday serve as travel days. The winners advance to the best-of-nine Finals (Serie Final). The series begins on the first Tuesday after the completion of the Semifinals. Home field advantage given to the top ranked team and the format is (for the top ranked team): AAOHHH|OOAAOHH
All-Star Game: There is and all-star game played on the second Sunday in December, with the Saturday before as an off-day.
Tryouts/Draft: None
Awards: ? Unknown ?
Salaries: Top salaries are around $10,000 per month (~3 month season).
Continental Qualifiers: The winner of the league advances to play in the Caribbean Series.
Teams: *Need Stadium Information*
Criollos de Caguas (Caguas Creoles) – Caguas
Parque Yldefonso Solá Morales - 10300, Turf; 340-400-330
Gigantes de Carolina (Carolina Giants) – Carolina
Estadio Roberto Clemente Walker - , Turf; 340-400-330
Indios de Mayagüez (Mayagüez Indians) – Mayagüez
Estadio Isidoro García - 9587, Grass; 320-400-320
Leones de Ponce (Ponce Lions) – Ponce
Estadio Francisco Montaner - 11000, Grass; 320-390-320
Lobos de Arecibo (Arecibo Wolves) – Arecibo
Estadio Luis Rodríguez Olmo - , Turf; --
Atenienses de Manatí (Manatí Athenians) – Manatí
Estadio Municipal Pedro Román Meléndez - , Grass; --
Miscellaneous: Average attendance is around 2000 fans per game.

[kageboshi]

Originally Posted by struggles_mightily

Here we go.

Dominican Winter League (DWL)
Teams: 6
Structure: One six-team division.
Roster Restrictions: Don't seem to be any, team pages just make long lists of players, with no obvious restrictions.
Regular Season: Fifty game schedule, each team plays each other ten times. It begins on the nineteenth of October and ends on the 22nd of December.
Postseason: The top four advance to a further round robin of eighteen games (6 against each other, two three game series). The top two from this round robin go to a nine-game championship series. A difficult format to recreate on OOTP, that one.
Allstar Game: There is an allstar game (and break) which comes forty games into the season. The break begins on the 10th of December, with the game itself on the 12th. The game actually matches the Dominican Winter League all-stars against the best players from the Puerto Rican Winter League. Again, not very OOTP-friendly, unless we consider these two sub-leagues of a general Winter League. There is also a Home Run derby, with three players from each team taking part (this is on the same day as the game). The ASG has an MVP.
Tryouts / Draft: Each year there is a rookie draft. As there is no free agency, plenty of players remain on the same team for life. So all DR MLB players have an assigned Winter League team if they should choose to come over and play, as this is decided in their youth. If they come back to DR after a long break, they still play with the team they were originally assigned to (excepting if they are traded or released of course) Note: Many MLB players from the DR do not play the whole Winter League season even if they do play. They often play only from mid-November onwards.
Awards: MVP, Manager of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Pitcher of the Year. All awards have official (league-awarded) versions, and 'Dominican First', highly-regarded but unofficial, awards which can only be awarded to DR-born players.
Salaries: *INFORMATION REQUIRED*
Teams:
Cibao Eagles Santiago, DR
Cibao Giants San Francisco de Macoris, DR
Eastern Bulls La Romana, DR
Eastern Stars San Pedro de Macoris, DR
Escogido Lions Santo Domingo, DR
Licey Tigers Santo Domingo, DR
Venues:
Cibao Eagles - Estadio Cibao (Capacity - 18,000, Dimensions - 335ft to left and right, 385 to centre)
Cibao Giants - Estadio Julian Javier (Capacity - 12,000)
Eastern Bulls - Estadio Francisco Michelli (Capacity - 12,000)
Eastern Stars - Estadio Tetelo Vargas (Capacity - 11,000, Dimensions - 330 to left and right, 385 to centre)
Escogido Lions and Licey Tigers - Estadio Quisqueya (Capacity 15,000- 335 to left and right, 411 to centre)
All open ballparks, natural grass.

So, info on salaries would be great, as would the dimensions for the Michelli and the Javier. Roster restrictions are also uncertain, I have a vague feeling their may be a foreign player limit. It's also a little hard to believe that they have no general limit whatsoever.

Well man I'm Dominican, and a big fan of the DWL, so I'll see what I can get for you. The salaries will be almost impossible to get since teams don't make public their payroll figures. A friend of mine used to work for one of the teams and he told me that the *highest paid player* on the team back then made around $10,000 USD / month; but this was around 6 years ago...

There is a foreign player limit. Last year it was 6. It used to be 8 but they cut it to 6 last season.

And yeah there are no limits for how many players you can have in your roster... BUT, you can only have 30 players on your "active roster" which can be modifided daily... also every year there is a "reserves draft" kind of like the Rule V in the MLB, teams protect players and can draft from the remaining players...

I'll try to get you the dimensions for the parks you are missing this week. I even know a person that calculates "park factors" for each park every year(he's not a friend of mine but I know him, I could probably ask him for them).

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League: Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (LVBP)

Teams: 8
Structure: Two divisions; División Oriental, División Occidental
Roster Restrictions: Each team is required to have between 18 and 26 players under contract and on their roster. A maximum of eight foreigners may be on the roster; their contracts may not be canceled mid-season. Substitutions may be made prior to each playoff round (including foreigners); 4 substitutions may be done prior to the round robin, and 2 prior to the finals. There is also a 75-man protected player list which must be submitted by October 20th. These are the only players that may be signed by a team and the team has exclusive rights over these players (they may not be signed by other LVBP teams). [I believe this is how the protected players system works. This rule 8.06 from the LVBP’s rules list, located here (pdf), if I have understood this rule incorrectly can some please tell me.] The league uses a designated hitter.
Regular Season: The regular season is 62 games long. Each team plays ten games (5, home; 5, away) versus each divisional opponent and eight games (4, home; 4, away) versus each non-divisional opponent. There are no series to speak of, although most teams do have home-stands with different opponents daily. Games are rarely played on Mondays, most often this occurs in the last month of the season and there is never a full slate of games. No games are played on December 24 and December 25. Double-headers are sometimes schedules and are usually on the weekend. The league begins on the second Friday in October and lasts for twelve weeks until late December. Weekday games start at 7:30 PM, Saturday games usually start between 5:30 PM and 6:30 PM, one Sunday games starts at 1:00 PM (televised) and the other games start at 4:00 PM or 5:30 PM.
Postseason: The top two teams in each division along with the third place team with the highest winning percentage advance to the first stage of the playoffs, a Round Robin. Each team plays each other team four times (two at home and two away) for a total of 16 games. The top two teams advance to the finals, a best-of-seven series with home field advantage given to the top ranked team in the semifinals (2-3-2). The Round Robin begins on the first Wednesday after the end of the regular season and continues for 20 days at two games per day. The finals begin on the first Wednesday after the completion of the Round Robin. There are no travel days in the finals. Weekday games start at 7:30 PM, weekend games usually start between 5:30 PM and 6:30 PM.
All-Star Game: There is and all-star game played on the Tuesday after the eighth week of the season (usually around December 1). There is an all-star gala and no games on the day before the game.
Tryouts/Draft: None
Awards: ? Unknown ?
Salaries: ? Unknown ?
Continental Qualifiers: The winner of the league advances to play in the Caribbean Series.
Teams:
División Oriental
Caribes de Anzoátegui
Estadio Alfonso "Chico" Carrasquel, Puerto la Cruz: 18000, 330ft-400ft-330ft
Leones del Caracas
Estadio Universitario de Caracas, Caracas: 25690, 107m-128m-107m
Navegantes del Magallanes
Estadio José Bernardo Pérez, Valencia: 14638, 334ft-375ft-334ft
Tiburones de La Guaira
Estadio Universitario de Caracas, Caracas: 25690, 107m-128m-107m
División Occidental
Águilas del Zulia
Estadio Luis Aparicio el Grande, Maracaibo: 23900, 345ft-375ft-345ft
Cardenales de Lara
Estadio Antonio Herrera Gutiérrez, Barquisimeto: 20853, 100.97m-124.05m-102.4m
Tigres de Aragua
Estadio José Pérez Colmenares, Maracay: 20328, 348ft-384ft-348ft
Pastora de los Llanos
Estadio Bachiller Julio Hernández Molina, Araure: 10347, 333ft-383ft-333ft

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Ahh a net community at work is a beautiful sight! I applaud you all for taking this on.

[JPBBDB]

League: Shikoku Island League (SIL)

Teams: 4
Structure: One division
Roster Restrictions: The maximum roster size is 22 players. All players must be between 17 and 27 years old without any prior NPB (including ni-gun) experience or having been drafted by an NPB team. Each team is allowed a manager, two coaches and two trainers. The league also employs a dozen “traveling coaches.” Players are allocated to teams by the league; there is also a league-wide reserved player list.
Regular Season: The regular season is 90 games long, split into two halves of 45 games. Each team plays 20 games (15, home; 15, away) versus each opponent. Games are rarely played on weekdays. Most series are three games in length and played from Friday to Sunday with a different opponent daily. Teams do have home stands. The league begins on the first Saturday in April and lasts until the first Sunday in October. The first half ends around July 1st. Friday games usually start at 6:00 PM or 7:00 PM and Saturday and Sunday games usually start at 1:00 PM or 2:00 PM. Each team plays a varying amount of “home” games outside their primary stadium but within their prefecture.
Postseason: The winners of each half meet in the league championship at the end of the season.
All-Star Game: None [In 2005 an all-star team played a two-game series versus the Japan Samurai Bears of the GBL. The league plans on scheduling another postseason inter-league all-star series in 2006.]
Tryouts/Draft: The league holds tryouts in Japan during December. Prior to the 2006 season five tryouts were held in Kagawa-ken, Tokyo, Sapporo, Osaka, and Nagoya. Participants must be between 17 and 24 without any prior NPB (including ni-gun) experience or having been drafted by an NPB team. Players are selected by the league and signed to contracts.
Awards: There is an MVP award, a best nine and a monthly awards for the best batter and pitcher.
Salaries: An average player’s salary around 250-man yen.
Teams:
Ehime Mandarin Pirates – Ehime-ken
Matsuyama Botchan Stadium (20000-capacity; 99.1m-lines, 122m-CF, 4.9m-wall)
Kagawa Olive Gainers - Kagawa-ken
Kagawa Prefectural Baseball Field (23000; 96m, 122m, m)
Kochi Fighting Dogs - Kochi-ken
Kouchi Municipal Baseball Stadium (13000; 96m, 122m, m), Tosayamada Stadium, Muroto Kouiki Baseball Field, Aki Municipal Stadium
Kochi Stadium
Tokushima Indigo Socks – Tokushima-ken
Tokushima Prefectural Naruto Stadium (20000; 99.1m, 122m, m), Tokushima Prefectural Kuramoto Stadium (15976; 91m, 116m, m)
Miscellaneous: While there does not seem to be an official rule against non-Japanese players, very few players are from outside of Japan (2 foreigners tried out in 2005 and 2006). There were no foreign players in 2005 (although some players had played professionally or semi-professionally outside of Japan). In 2006, two players were selected from outside of Japan. Players may be drafted from the league into the NPB. No stadiums in Kochi have lights.

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The following two leagues are academy leagues run by MLB clubs in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.

League: Dominican Summer League (DSL)

Teams: 32
Structure: Six divisions; División Cibao, División Boca Chica (divided into Americana and Nacional subdivisions), División Santo Domingo Oeste, Division Santo Domingo Norte, and División San Pedro de Macorís
Roster Restrictions: There is a roster limit of 35 players, with 30 being active and eligible to play in a given game (teams usually have between 10 and 20 inactive players training at their camps as well). No more than eight players may be 20 years old or older and no more than two players may be 21 years old or older. At least 10 of the players must be pitchers. No player may have four or more years of prior Minor League service. Most players are Dominican.
Regular Season: All divisions play 72 games over 84 calendar days, except for Cibao which plays 68 games. The league start date is the first Saturday in June and the end date is the last Friday in August. The Santo Domingo Oeste, Santo Domingo Norte, and San Pedro de Macorís divisions do not play games on Sundays. The Boca Chico division has a rotating off-day (due to an odd number of teams through out the season) as well as two division-wide off days. The Cibao division does not have off-days. There are no inter-divisional games. The Santo Domingo Oeste, Santo Domingo Norte, and San Pedro de Macorís divisions have game start times at 10:30 AM; Cibao games start at 12:00 PM; Boca Chica games start at 11:30 AM.
Postseason: The six divisional (counting Boca Chica’s two subdivisions separately) winners advance to the playoffs and are ranked by their winning percentage. The top two ranked teams receive a bye to the second round of the playoffs. The remaining teams play in the best-of-three series (Primera Serie Semi-Final), with first and second games played at the higher ranked team’s field. The winners advance to the best-of-three series, the Segunda Serie Semi-Final. The top ranked team plays versus the lowest ranked advancing team; the other two teams play versus each other. The first and second games played at the higher ranked team’s field. The winners advance to the best-of-five Serie Final for league championship. The series is played at the higher ranked team’s home field for the first, third, and fifth games. The playoffs begi