League Schedule

2049 Season

DateEventSim DatesNotes
REGULAR SEASON
5/2/2024Opening Day Sim3/28-4/4Set msg length for league file to 8 days
5/5/2024Regular Sim4/4-4/11
5/7/2024Regular Sim4/11-4/18QO removed from comp-eligible players upon conclusion of sim
5/8/2024Amateur DraftNADraft begins in Stats+ (8AM-10PM CST)
5/9/2024Roster Limits Enforced4/18-4/25All major and minor league rosters must be in compliance;
5/12/2024Regular Sim4/25-5/2
5/14/2024Regular Sim5/2-5/9
5/16/2024All-Star Voting Opens5/9-5/16All-Star voting opens (5/16) in Stats+
5/19/2024Regular Sim5/16-5/23
5/21/2024Regular Sim5/23-5/30QO amount calculated (avg of top 125 salaries) - post to QO log
5/23/2024Amateur Draft Processed5/30-6/6Draft processed (6/5)
5/26/2024Regular Sim6/6-6/13
5/28/2024Regular Sim6/13-6/20
5/30/2024Regular Sim6/20-6/27
6/2/2024Regular Sim6/27-7/3Stop sim prior to All-Star team announcement (7/4); close voting in S+ and manually enter All-Star team results
6/4/2024All-Star Break7/4-7/6HR Challenge (7/4); All-Star Game (7/5)
6/6/2024Regular Sim7/6-7/11
6/9/2024Regular Sim7/11-7/18
6/11/2024Regular Sim7/18-7/25
6/13/2024Trade Deadline7/25-7/31Trade deadline 9PM EST - Delete in-game trade deadline prior to sim; stop sim on Sunday ahead of Trade Deadline (7/31)
6/14/2024Trade Deadline Rollover7/31-8/1All trades processed as part of rollover
6/16/2024Regular Sim8/1-8/8
6/18/2024Draft Pick Signing Deadline8/8-8/15Draft Pick signing deadline (8/14) Update Draft Comp Log on league website - check all unsigned picks to make sure they do not become Free Agents (otherwise delete them in-game)
6/20/2024Regular Sim8/15-8/22
6/23/2024Roster Expansion8/22-8/29Active roster expands to 28 (8/29)
6/25/2024Roster Limits Enforced8/29-9/5All major and minor league rosters must be in compliance
6/27/2024Regular Sim9/5-9/14
6/30/2024Regular Sim9/14-9/21
7/2/2024End of Regular Season9/21-9/25Final regular season sim; award voting opens in Stats+
POST-SEASON
3/13/2024Postseason SimWild Card Wild Card Games
3/14/2024Postseason SimDivision SeriesGames 1 & 2
3/15/2024Postseason SimDivision Series Games 3 & 4
3/16/2024Postseason SimDivision Series Game 5
3/17/2024Postseason SimLeague Championship SeriesGames 1 & 2
3/18/2024Postseason SimLeague Championship SeriesGames 3, 4, & 5
3/19/2024Postseason SimLeague Championship SeriesGames 6 & 7
International Amateur Free Agents
3/20/2024Postseason SimWorld SeriesGames 1, & 2
3/21/2024Postseason SimWorld SeriesGames 3, 4, & 5
TBDPostseason SimWorld SeriesGames 6 & 7
OFF-SEASON
3/24/2024Off-season begins10/25-10/26Check financial baselines for accuracy; open off-season voting; set DFA length to 28 days; set msg length in league file settings to 15 days; adjust QO amount to $18,048,166
3/26/2024Off-Season Sim10/26-11/5Sim to day before regular season awards; close season awards voting in Stats+ (manually assign awards from Stats+ and finish voting before advancing); calculate and assess revenue sharing using individual team "player expenses" in league "financial report" and add to misc player expenses
3/28/2024Regular season awards11/5-11/15Sim to Arbitration Hearings
3/29/2024Arbitration hearings11/15-11/17Free agents declare at conclusion of sim; update QO log and check for violations
3/31/2024Free Agency Filings11/17-11/26Free Agency opens
4/2/2024Off-Season Sim11/26-12/4
4/3/2024Winter Meetings12/4-12/7Last chance to set season ticket prices
4/5/2024Off-Season Sim12/7-12/18
4/7/2024Off-Season Sim12/18-12/28Sim to Rule 5 Draft (12/28) - Protect Rule 5 Eligible Players; determine if new GMs are opting out
4/9/2024Rule 5 Draft12/28-12/29One day rollover (auto-run draft in-game)
4/10/2024Off-Season Sim12/29-1/10IAFA signing period opens at end of sim
4/12/2024International Amateur Free Agents1/10-1/22Sim to pre-season; after sim, adjust any new settings based on offseason suggestions; generate schedule by importing balanced schedule (ILY... Kirby 7)
PRE-SEASON
4/14/2024Pre-Season Sim1/22-2/1
4/15/2024Draft Lottery Reveal
4/16/2024Pre-Season Sim2/1-2/11
4/18/2024Budget Allocations Lock2/11-2/21Sim to Spring Training (2/21) - all budgets lock at conclusion of sim
4/20/2024Spring Training Sim2/21-2/28Amateur draft Pool revealed (2/25) - export draft pool to Stats+
4/22/2024Spring Training Sim2/28-3/7
4/24/2024Spring Training Sim3/7-3/14
4/26/2024Spring Training Sim3/14-3/21
4/28/2024Spring Training Sim3/21-3/27Stop sim prior to Opening Day
4/30/2024Opening Day3/27-3/28Roll over to Opening Day; set DFA length to 21 days - all players on 26-man active roster must be on the 40-man roster (must have * next to their names) - impose fines for those that are not; set stat modifiers at conclusion of sim (peg to 2016)

League Schedule Template (from 2032) – do not delete:
02/22: 02/26-03/05 – Spring Training
02/24: 3/05-03/13 – Spring Training
02/25: 3/13-3/21 – Spring Training
02/27: 3/21 – 4/1 – Spring Training AMATEUR DRAFT BEGINS ON STATS+
3/1: 4/1- 4/5 OPENING DAY SIM, 25 MAN ROSTER MUST BE SET BY SIM. ALL PLAYERS ON 25 MAN MUST BE ON 40-MAN – Set LTMs after import.
3/3: 4/5-4/12
3/4: 4/12-4/19 Roster limits enforced; FA Compensation Removed at conclusion of sim – Calculate QO Amount
3/6: 4/19-4/26
3/8: 4/28-5/5
3/10: 5/3-10
3/11: 5/10-5/17
3/13: 5/17-5/24
3/15: 5/24-5/31 ALL STAR VOTING OPENS ON STATS+
3/17: 5/31-6/7 AMATEUR DRAFT PROCESSED THIS SIM
3/18: 6/7-6/14
3/20: 6/14-6/21
3/22: 6/21-6/28
3/24: 6/28-7/5
3/25: 7/5-7/12
3/27: 7/12-7/19
3/29: 7/19-7/26 — Int. FAs post Sunday 7/25
3/31: 7/26- 8/1 : Advance to Trade Deadline – Do not roll into Monday
4/1: Trade Deadline 9pm – Trades processed, league rolled into Monday 8/2
4/3: 8/2-8/9
4/5: 8/9-8/16
4/7: 8/16-8/23
4/8: 8/23-8/29 – Sim concludes after games Sunday – Do not roll into Monday
4/10: 8/29-8/30: Rosters expand to 40 man – This sets playoff eligibility
4/12: 8/30-9/6 – Roster limit enforcement
4/14: 9/6-9/13
4/15: 9/13-9/20
4/17: 9/20-9/27
4/19: 9/27-10/4 Final Regular Season Sim – Awards Voting Opens on S+
4/20: Game 163 if necessary
N/A: Game 164 if necessary
4/22: WC Games
4/23: Games 1 & 2 of League Division Series – Awards Voting Closes on S+ (1/2 of league required)
4/24: Games 3-5 of League Division Series
4/26: Games 1-3 of LCS
4/27: Games 4-7 of LCS — Offseason Voting opens
4/28: Games 1-3 of WS 
4/29: Games 4-7 of WS. QO Amounts set at conclusion of WS – $16.8m; Offseason Voting closes
4/30: Sim through award winners (11/18)
5/1: Sim to Arb hearings (11/25)
5/2: Arb hearings take place; sim to FA (11/27)
5/3: Sim for FA (12/3)
5/4: Sim for FA (12/9)
5/5: Sim for FA (12/15)
5/6: Sim for FA (12/21)
5/7: Sim for FA to Rule 5 draft (12/28)
5/8: Rule 5 Draft takes place; Sim for FA (01/03)
5/9: Sim for FA; Draft Class Revealed (01/10)
5/10: Sim for FA (01/17)
5/11: Sim for FA (01/24)
5/12: Sim for FA (01/31)
5/13: Sim for FA (02/08)
5/14: Sim for FA (02/16)
5/15: Sim to Spring Training (2/24)