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Depth chart ​

The depth chart sets who starts at each position, who pitches, and how your manager runs the lineup. The sim reads it every game day.

How to get here ​

  1. Open your league.
  2. In the left rail, under My club, click Depth chart.

What you see ​

Depth chart screen

  • Roster chips along the top: Active against the active limit, Healthy, Day-to-day, On IL, then Hitters (split into C, IF and OF) and Pitchers (split into SP and RP).
  • The field: a card for each position and one for the pitching staff. A position card shows the starter and the starter's Ovr, a BCH line for the bench option and an AAA line for the farm option. An IL tag appears when players there are hurt.
  • Playing time: prospects taking extra development starts, with starts per week as a bar.
  • Platoon: the rules you have set, plus suggestions. A suggestion names who to sit against which hand, who starts instead, and the OVR gain.
  • Philosophy: Lineup philosophy, Pitching hook and Auto development goals.

A warning shows above the board when a position is unfilled or a listed starter is on the IL. It adds that the sim improvises from your bench at any open slot. A second warning shows when a promised start is being broken.

What you can do ​

  • Auto lineup: fill the batting positions for you.
  • Auto staff: fill the rotation and bullpen for you.
  • A position card: open its depth list. Drag players to reorder, use the arrows, remove a player, or add one with the Add to menu. The pitching card sets the rotation and the bullpen roles: Long, Middle, Setup and Closer.
  • Playing-time share (batting depth list): set the share of starts a backup takes, or leave the backup on the bench.
  • Platoon rule (batting depth list): choose Never, Sit vs LHP or Sit vs RHP.
  • Add player (Playing time): pick a prospect for development starts.
  • Apply (Platoon): turn a suggestion into a rule.
  • x (Platoon): stop sitting a hitter against a hand.
  • Add platoon: set a platoon rule yourself.
  • Lineup philosophy: choose Balanced, Traditional or Sabermetric.
  • Pitching hook: choose Quick hook, Balanced or Slow hook.
  • Auto development goals: when on, the front office spends your development slots.
  • Save and Discard: a bar appears at the bottom when you have unsaved changes. Nothing counts until you click Save.

You can edit the chart on your own club only.