Baseball Mogul 2003

About Baseball Mogul 2003

Baseball Mogul 2003 mixes fantasy baseball league and player management with real-life players and teams. Licensed by the Major League Baseball Players Association, Mogul offers pictures of MLB players, names, up-to-date statistics through the 2001 season, a minor-league system for developing and drafting prospects, trade decisions, contract negotiation, financial management, and other general manager functions.

On the field, management involves setting lineups, defensive alignments, and pitching rotations prior to simulation of each game, block of games, or entire season. You take complete control of one of 30 major league teams' 25-man roster beginning in the spring of 2002, with an option to change the team nickname, make trades, establish manager strategies from 18 possible setups, or set options (e.g., stop the simulation for hands-on injury substitutions).

Pre-season setup includes options to shuffle players (randomly assign players to all 30 teams), use real-life simulation mode to accurately reflect current team strengths and weaknesses, or make all cities equal in fan base with no advantages or disadvantages in player personnel, financial considerations, or marketing. The financial module offers control over ticket prices, concessions, broadcast contracts, staff expenses, stadium building, free agents, and the farm system.

A news feature displays standings, financial reports, leader-boards in 36 categories, newspaper headlines, schedules, playoffs, or play-by-play action as games are simulated. Simulation options include day-to-day, one week, one month, half season, full season, or playoffs. Editors and tools allow full customization of cities, leagues, stadiums, importing or outputting stats, fantasy draft, scouting, and multiple season simulations of the same year to minimize random flukes.