Depth charts page
See the Roster / manager profile
window topic for general information on how to open this window
and use the toolbar buttons.
See the Depth charts topic for a
description of the role that saved lineups play in computer-managed
games.
The depth charts page
includes a list of all of the non-pitchers on this roster, with
tabs at the bottom for browsing several sheets of statistics,
ratings, and status information. Various buttons and popup menus
give you access to commands for viewing the different depth charts
in the manager profile and asking the computer to generate all or
part of a manager profile. Here's what it looks like:
Window Layout
The largest portion of the window is used to display the players
on a roster. Players who are in the starting
lineup are shown in red.
Because you may need access to a lot of information during this
process, there are five tabs at the bottom of the window that you
can select from. Click on a tab to display a different set of
stats, ratings or status information for the players.
Double-click on the name of any player to display (in a separate
window) a complete player profile
that includes most of his ratings, statistics, and fatigue/usage
information.
Click on the Show pitchers button
(above the player list) to toggle between showing the team's
batters and pitchers in the player list. When the Show reserves button is checked, all players are
included in the list; when it is not checked, the list includes
only the players on the active roster.
To the right of the Show reserves button is a pulldown list that
allows you to switch among the (up to) six depth charts that can be
stored in a manager profile. The arrows to either side of the
pull-down list allow you to cycle through these depth charts either
forward or backward.
In the upper-right corner is a pulldown list from which you can
select a different defensive position. The arrows to either side of
the pulldown list allow you to cycle through these positions either
forward or backward.
Below the position name is the list of players currently
assigned to roles at that position. From top to bottom, these roles
are starter (from the associated saved lineup), platoon player,
defensive replacement, and up to five utility players with their
spot start percentages.
Changing a Depth Chart
Using the Roster popup menu
In the roster on the left part of the screen, right-click on the
name of any player to display a popup menu of commands:
Choose Insert as platoon player to put
the selected player into the depth chart as the platoon player at
the current position. If a player is already in that role, he is
replaced.
Choose Insert as defensive sub to put
the selected player into the depth chart as the defensive
replacement at the current position. If a player is already in that
role, he is replaced.
Choose Insert as utility player to put
the selected player into the depth chart in the first empty utility
player slot at the current position. You cannot use this command if
all of the utility slots are filled.
Choose Show player profile to display
the full profile for the selected
player.
Choose View player settings to set
playing time limits and other options for this player. DMB displays
the following window:
You can use this window to put limits on the number of
atbats this player will get when you have
the Limit Bench Playing Time option turned on for this league. See
Leagues: Rules and
Options for more details on this options.
You can also use this window to indicate whether or not the
computer manager has permission to pinch
hit for this player. See Playing time limits for much more on
how these settings are used by the computer manager.
Using the Position List popup menu
In the box at the right of the window, right-click on any slot
to display a popup menu of commands:
Choose Insert selected player to place
the "selected" player into this slot. This command works only if
you previously left-clicked on a player in the roster portion of
the window to "select" him as the one to be inserted.
Choose Remove this player to create an
empty slot.
Choose Move to move the selected
utility player to another utility slot, shifting the players in
between by one slot to make room. You can only move players within
the utility roles.
Choose Exchange to exchange slots with
another utility slot, leaving the players in between where they
are. You can only move players within the utility roles.
Inserting a Player using Drag-and-Drop
To insert a player using drag-and-drop:
1. Left-click once on the name of the player in the roster list,
then release the mouse button.
2. Position the mouse near the top or bottom edge of the
player's name. When the cursor changes from the normal arrow cursor
to the special drag-and-drop arrow (see image below), left-click
again, hold your mouse button down, and drag the player over to the
position box on the right side of the screen.
3. Release the mouse button over the slot you wish to insert
this player into. If that slot is already filled, the selected
player replaces the one who was previously listed there.
Changing spot start percentages
Click on the spot start percentage column for any utility player
to display a small window in which you can enter a new value for
the player's spot start percentage:
Changing the usage mode
Below the defensive position grid is another control that allows
you to select the usage mode for the offensive portion of the
manager profile. The same mode is used for all saved lineups and
depth charts in the manager profile.
See the Depth charts topic for
details on how the mode affects the computer manager's
decisions.
Other actions
Click on the Other actions button to display a popup menu with
additional commands that apply to the entire pitching chart or the
entire manager profile.
Choose Erase saved lineup and/or depth
chart to empty this saved lineup and its associated depth
chart.
Choose Copy saved lineup and depth
chart to copy this saved lineup and its associated depth
chart into another one of the six manager profile slots for saved
lineups. If, for example, you already have saved lineups for non-DH
games and you want to create saved lineups for DH games, you can
use this command to copy your non-DH lineups and then make any
changes from there.
Choose Generate manager profile to ask
the computer manager to erase the entire manager profile (including
saved lineups and depth charts) and replace it with a
newly-generated one. See the Manager profile generator topic
for details.
Choose Generate saved lineup and/or depth
chart to ask the computer manager to select a starting
lineup and associated depth chart, replacing the currently
displayed lineup. DMB displays the following window:
Here's how your selections affect the computer manager's
choices:
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Set the Method to Match real-life playing
time to choose a lineup featuring the players who started
the most games at each position in real life. This is a good choice
for teams that are using real-life rosters.
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Set the Method to Use player ratings to have the computer manager look
at the ratings and statistics of the players when choosing the
starters. You should always use this method for teams that have
newly-drafted rosters.
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Check the Keep the
saved lineup box if you want to preserve this lineup but
regenerate the platoon roles, defensive replacements and utility
roles that go with this lineup.
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