Summary: After the World Series, what happens? |
The Offseason Schedule
After the end of the regular season, annual awards and lifetime achievements are declared:
- All-Stars (September 30th)
- Most Valuable Player (October 10th)
- Cy Young (October 10th)
- Rookie of the Year (October 10th)
- Fireman of the Year (October 10th)
- Gold Gloves (October 20th)
- Hall of Fame (October 30th)
On November 2nd of a league's season, the season "flips". Essentially, the current season ends,ends and the game fast-forwards to the next year's pre-season. When a season "flips""flips", the following takes place:
- Players decide whether or not to retire (based on career happiness)
- Players meet with arbitrators and get their contracts for the next season (contract dollars are based on a player's ratings and age)
- Players age by one
year,year and as a result may experience increases and/or decreases in ratings
- Additional
freeFree agentsAgents (FA) are automatically signed if a team's roster is below the league minimum 25 players (due to retirements)
Please note: Leagues which have less than 12 owned teams at the end of a season will be suspended from advancing to the next season.