Upgrade Complete!

Thanks to Michael's hard work, we have upgraded the league file and are now using OOTP 17.  Specifically, we're using version 17.10 Build 67.  If you're not using that version, please be sure to download it from Out of the Park Developments.

A couple of administrative points:

• We've changed the draft to include 25 rounds.  This was done to allow owners to fill the rookie rosters (since we're limiting them to first year players).
• In the new version, the main award is truly an MVP type award.  However, we've limited the award to position players and retained the name of "Outstanding Batter Award."
• The Outstanding Pitcher Award CAN be won by relievers (and, in his testing, Michael found that it does happen).
• The new version supports opt-out contracts, but for now, I have disabled them.  If you want them, let me know and we'll discuss.
• There is a manual Hall of Fame voting system, and I'd like to implement something like that in the future, but I don't want to hold up the sims because of it.

Please take a few days and download the league file.  Look over your team and make sure that everything is as it should be.  If you can, please post in the comments any problems you've had or (if you don't have any) that you're good and ready to move onward.  I'd like to move forward with the first sim of the new version on Thursday night.

Zev

Edit:  Of course, we discovered an issue after uploading.  :)  A new file was uploaded.  If you downloaded the league file before 11:00AM, please discard and use the new file.

Thanks.