FRANCHISE
Put your baseball knowledge to the test! You call the shots on all management aspects, such as drafting players, training programs, signing free agents, hiring new staff, choosing the home stadiums for your Minor League affiliate, and managing your budget. The only way it could feel more like running your own team is if you played from a corner office!
NEW TO FRANCHISE
The Big Board – A Blueprint for your Offseason
Every great conquest begins with a battle plan, and The Big Board is your plan of attack for the offseason. Target your most coveted players, woo their representatives, negotiate their contract, and add the missing piece who’s going to bring home the championship!
Every great conquest begins with a battle plan, and The Big Board is your plan of attack for the offseason. Target your most coveted players, woo their representatives, negotiate their contract, and add the missing piece who’s going to bring home the championship!
Every great conquest begins with a battle plan, and The Big Board is your plan of attack for the offseason. Target your most coveted players, woo their representatives, negotiate their contract, and add the missing piece who’s going to bring home the championship!
Free Agency – A Marketplace of Ambition
The new Front Office Experience introduces a revitalized Free Agency system with risk/reward elements that add strategy, immersion, and excitement to the pursuit of the top free agents each offseason. Layer upon layer of depth is packaged within a refreshingly streamlined format. Choices matter, consequences are real, and time is precious ... so choose your Free Agent pursuits wisely.
The new Front Office Experience introduces a revitalized Free Agency system with risk/reward elements that add strategy, immersion, and excitement to the pursuit of the top free agents each offseason. Layer upon layer of depth is packaged within a refreshingly streamlined format. Choices matter, consequences are real, and time is precious ... so choose your Free Agent pursuits wisely.
The new Front Office Experience introduces a revitalized Free Agency system with risk/reward elements that add strategy, immersion, and excitement to the pursuit of the top free agents each offseason. Layer upon layer of depth is packaged within a refreshingly streamlined format. Choices matter, consequences are real, and time is precious ... so choose your Free Agent pursuits wisely.
As the GM of your team, it's up to you to decide when the time is right to offer a contract. Offer a deal too soon and the free agent's motivation may not be high enough, offer too late and another team may swoop in and steal your free agent. Sometimes a mystery team may be lying in wait to spring an offer. Occasionally a free agent may come back to you to give a team a "last chance" opportunity before signing. Free agents may also reach out to you. These unexpected opportunities can allow holes to be filled with players that want to be part of your organization.
As the GM of your team, it's up to you to decide when the time is right to offer a contract. Offer a deal too soon and the free agent's motivation may not be high enough, offer too late and another team may swoop in and steal your free agent. Sometimes a mystery team may be lying in wait to spring an offer. Occasionally a free agent may come back to you to give a team a "last chance" opportunity before signing. Free agents may also reach out to you. These unexpected opportunities can allow holes to be filled with players that want to be part of your organization.
As the GM of your team, it's up to you to decide when the time is right to offer a contract. Offer a deal too soon and the free agent's motivation may not be high enough, offer too late and another team may swoop in and steal your free agent. Sometimes a mystery team may be lying in wait to spring an offer. Occasionally a free agent may come back to you to give a team a "last chance" opportunity before signing. Free agents may also reach out to you. These unexpected opportunities can allow holes to be filled with players that want to be part of your organization.
FRANCHISE LAUNCH PAD
These features offer a variety of ways to play Franchise based on your play style and time commitment:
Custom Game Entry
Custom Game Entry lets you enter a critically close game, as determined by you. Use a set of parameters to determine when you jump into play—late, close games, player milestones, anything close in the 5th inning, it’s all up to you!
Custom Game Entry lets you enter a critically close game, as determined by you. Use a set of parameters to determine when you jump into play—late, close games, player milestones, anything close in the 5th inning, it’s all up to you!
Custom Game Entry lets you enter a critically close game, as determined by you. Use a set of parameters to determine when you jump into play—late, close games, player milestones, anything close in the 5th inning, it’s all up to you!
Retro Mode
Play Retro Mode with your franchise team for a blast from the past!
Player Lock
Choose a player to lock on and play as in a shortened Road to the Show-style game.
Choose a player to lock on and play as in a shortened Road to the Show-style game.
Choose a player to lock on and play as in a shortened Road to the Show-style game.
Quick Manage
Use Quick Manage to speed up and simplify your responsibilities. Make managerial decisions during simulated games, like setting up rotation and batting order, or quickly input in-game team strategies while your players handle the in-game action. Easily jump between Quick Manage and standard gameplay for a flexible, fully customizable Franchise experience.
Use Quick Manage to speed up and simplify your responsibilities. Make managerial decisions during simulated games, like setting up rotation and batting order, or quickly input in-game team strategies while your players handle the in-game action. Easily jump between Quick Manage and standard gameplay for a flexible, fully customizable Franchise experience.
Use Quick Manage to speed up and simplify your responsibilities. Make managerial decisions during simulated games, like setting up rotation and batting order, or quickly input in-game team strategies while your players handle the in-game action. Easily jump between Quick Manage and standard gameplay for a flexible, fully customizable Franchise experience.
