Playoff Rosters

[Councilmann_Jamm]

Is the glitch still int he game that whoever is on your 25 man roster on Sept 1 means it's your playoff roster?

What about people who are injured but will return in middle of September?

All notes and help to how to figure this out would be appreciated. I got one week before I hit September!

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[Drty_Windshield]

I'm not sure, turn off auto saving and find out for us.

[kinsmen7]

Quote: Originally Posted by Councilmann_Jamm

Is the glitch still int he game that whoever is on your 25 man roster on Sept 1 means it's your playoff roster? What about people who are injured but will return in middle of September? All notes and help to how to figure this out would be appreciated. I got one week before I hit September! Sent from my Pixel 3 using Operation Sports mobile app

I believe that's the case. It has been in the past at least. I always make sure to switch from an 8 man bullpen to 7 (even if someone gets hurt, I'll typically only need a few arms in playoff games), and call up some sort of super-utility player that can play anywhere just in case.

[countryboy]

I’m 99% sure it’s the same as it’s been in years past. I recall seeing it mentioned in the forums earlier


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[coach422001]

CB I think indicated it still is the case.
If on IL these players will be eligible.
If you want to expand the list, play through the last minor league game but don't advance. Bring up the players on your 40 man you want to have playoff eligible (your MLB roster will be greater than 25 men at this point). When you advance these players will be eligible for your playoff roster. Then just send them back down.

BUT (dot dot dot) you may want to do a save of August 30 in case this doesn't work this year.

[Councilmann_Jamm]

Quote: Originally Posted by coach422001

CB I think indicated it still is the case. If on IL these players will be eligible. If you want to expand the list, play through the last minor league game but don't advance. Bring up the players on your 40 man you want to have playoff eligible (your MLB roster will be greater than 25 men at this point). When you advance these players will be eligible for your playoff roster. Then just send them back down. BUT (dot dot dot) you may want to do a save of August 30 in case this doesn't work this year.

So on Aug 31. Have my 25 man roster set, then add whoever I want for playoff roster up to MLB. Sim to Sept 1 and everything gonna be gucci

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[coach422001]

Quote: Originally Posted by Councilmann_Jamm

So on Aug 31. Have my 25 man roster set, then add whoever I want for playoff roster up to MLB. Sim to Sept 1 and everything gonna be gucci Sent from my Pixel 3 using Operation Sports mobile app

In theory yes. It has worked for me in 17, someone last year described doing this in 18. When on Sept 1 you'll then need to send players down (to get back down to your 25 man for Sept 1 until your minor league teams are out of playoffs or regular season is done). THe only downside are players in minors who are out of options that you want to send back down, they could get claimed. Since I control all 30 teams and do this for all the possible playoff teams I don't worry about those out of options since I won't claim anyone who get send down for this workaround. Again, please make an August 30 save just to be safe.

[Drty_Windshield]

The game says in the transaction handbook that from September 1st through the end of the regular season the roster expands to 40 men and the following is directly from MLB.com about how it works in real life.

Postseason Roster Rules & Eligibility

Any player who is on the 40-man roster or 60-day injured list as of 11:59 p.m. ET on Aug. 31 is eligible for the postseason.
Those on the restricted list at that point are also eligible if they haven't been suspended for performance-enhancing drugs during that season. (All players who have served a suspension for PEDs in a given season are ineligible for postseason play that year.)

A player who doesn't meet said criteria for postseason eligibility can still be added to a team's roster in the postseason via petition to the Commissioner's Office if the player was in the organization on Aug. 31 and is replacing someone who is on the injured list and has served the minimum amount of time required for activation. (For example, a player on the 10-day injured list who has been on it for at least 10 days, or a player who has been on the 60-day injured list for at least 60 days.) Players who are acquired in September or after are ineligible.


Postseason roster rules

Teams submit a 25-man roster prior to each round of the postseason comprised of postseason-eligible players. A club may request permission from the Commissioner's Office to replace a player who is injured during the course of a series, but that player is then ineligible for the rest of that round and the subsequent round, if there is one. A pitcher may be replaced only by another pitcher, and a position player only by another position player.
Teams carry extra players throughout the postseason in the event of injuries, and those players, as well as players on the injured list, can be in the dugout during games, within reason.


So If I'm understanding the real life rules correctly then you can pick 25 men from the 40 man roster as you wish during each round of the playoffs, if their eligible. I don't see why the game wouldn't follow the same set of rules. I've never made it to the playoffs in the game, so I don't know, but has anyone ever tried picking different people from the 40 man that weren't on the 25 man roster after the first round of the playoffs?