Editing RostersOverviewThe Baseball Mogul database includes complete player statistics from the 19th Century through the previous World Series. The "Roster File""2009-Rosters.csv" can be found in the 'Players' folder inside the 'Input' folder of your Baseball Mogul installation. If you used the default installation folder, this will be c:/Sports Mogul/Baseball 2010/Input/Players/2009Rosters.csv. This file is loaded whenever you choose to start a New Game in '2006'. This is sometimes referred to simply as the "Roster File". Using the Roster File to Move PlayersIf you find a player on the wrong team when you start a new game of Baseball Mogul, open the Roster File and find the line for that player. The first column contains 'Lahman Player IDs': the first 5 letters of the last name, followed by the first 2 letter of the first name, plus 2 numbers to differetiate this player from any previous players in baseball history with a similar name. Using the Roster File to Add Contract DataFor EXISTING players, Baseball Mogul only reads the first 5 columns of the Roster File:
Adding Rookies to Baseball MogulPlayers without major league experience don't have an entry in the Sean Lahman Baseball Database. Therefore, to be included in a new game of Baseball Mogul, rookies need to have their own line in Rosters2006.csv. Step 1The first column is the rookie's 'Database ID'. Since players without MLB playing time are not in the player database, you will have to create a NEW 'Database ID' for such players. We recommend the same format as for existing players, but use '51' as the last 2 digits to prevent any conflicts with existing players. For example, a rookie named Clay Dreslough would be 'dreslcl51'. Step 2In the 2nd column, enter '2006'. In the 3rd column ("Team"), enter the abbreviation for the organization you want the player to belong to (e.g. "ARI", "ATL", etc.). If the player is a free agent, enter 'FREEAGENT'. Step 3You must enter a 'First Name', 'Last Name' and 'Position' column for rookies. Without these fields, Baseball Mogul will not create a new player. (If one of these fields is missing AND the LahmanID column doesn't match a real player, this line will be ignored. If the LahmanID matches a real player AND these three columns are filled, TWO players will be created. One will be a rookie with the data indicated, and one will be the actual historical player). Step 4 (Optional)Enter salary and contract length for this player. If you enter '0' in these fields, the player will be given a standard minor league contract. Step 5 (Optional)Complete the remaining fields. For rookies, Baseball Mogul reads all columns in the file. If any of these columns are blank, Baseball Mogul will guess at the value or determine it randomly.
ExampleDaric Barton is the top-rated catcher in the A's organization. Following steps 1 through 4 we enter the following data: Adding More Vital StatsThe Roster File provides an easy way to add rookies to Baseball Mogul when you have basic data about a player. Adding Statistical ProjectionsIf you wish to enter detailed performance projections, such as to specify that a player hits a lot of triples, or strikes out rarely, you should add a line for the player in the Batting.csv, Pitching.csv and Fielding.csv files (these are located in the 'Players' folder inside Baseball Mogul's 'Input' folder). As with Master.csv, you put the Lahman ID at the beginning of the line. The 'Year' column should equal the year you are starting the game (e.g. 2006) and the 'Stint' column should say 'P' (this indicates that the stats entered are PROJECTED major-league stats). Note that data entered in Master.csv, Batting.csv, Pitching.csv or Fielding.csv will OVERRIDE any data entered in the Roster File. |
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