![]() There’s also a new home run hitting derby and prospect game added to All-Star weekend. I haven’t yet tried the new drafting and scouting but I’m looking forward to that aspect of the game as well.In the past the scouting was tedious so there’s a lot of room for improvement there.Īs always, OOTP is right up to date with rule changes so there’s a 26-man roster, 28-man extended roster in September, and a three man pitching rule in effect. This would especially be amazing if old stadiums and year appropriate uniforms were available. My dream of watching a TV broadcast type of game play along with the OOTP simulation engine will hopefully one day become a reality. While the graphics have improved, it’s something I truly hope their partnership with EA will allow them to make significant improvements in the future. The 3D graphics and ballparks continue to improve and this year they’ve added multiple camera looks including a pitcher-batter look for either behind the batter (video game view) or from a center field camera similar to the TV view. While you can read up on all the new features for OOTP 21 by going to, I’m going to focus on a few that I already love from playing just a few games. BTW, I won multiple World Series from 1979-1981 and finally won a World Series in 1992 after doing the rebuild. While we are going to focus on the 2020 season, all historical major league (1871-2019) and minor league seasons, including Negro leagues, are included for free! I actually have played some very interesting “What if” Orioles scenarios in past versions including “What if the Orioles resigned Reggie Jackson and Bobby Grich after the 1977 season and what is the Orioles did a proper 2020 style rebuild after the 1986 season. Had the season actually started on time, they have an option to download the actual opening day lineups and rosters. OOTP 21 has all the rosters and every player throughout all of the 30 MLB organizations. ![]() We’re even going to simulate the minors so what kind of year with Adley Rutschman have when he starts off at Frederick? How will DJ Hall adjust to AA? What if Gunner Henderson and Darrel Hernaiz made the jump to Delmarva to start the year? What’s New?įirst let’s take a look at the new OOTP 21 that we will use. ![]() How will the starting pitcher battles play out? When will Ryan Mountcastle be promoted? Who will be the first of the AAA starters to get promoted? With apologies to both Mike Elias and manager Brandon Hyde, I’m going to make the moves and manage the team on a day by day basis and publish the results. ![]() This year though, I’ve decided to use this game to simulate a what if scenario for the 2020 Orioles season. I typically run it through some different scenarios and let Hangouters get a good idea of what’s new to this world class simulation baseball game. Unfortunately, as we all know now the Coronavirus had other plans and now baseball of all kinds has been shutdown.Įvery spring about this time I get my copy of the new version of the Out of the Park (OOTP) baseball simulation game to review. ![]() This is normally the time of year where baseball fans are getting excited about the beginning of the season. ![]()
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