CLASSIC MATCHUP

LockedGM Baseball Engine

Original LockedGM ratings and dice resolution — lineup, gloves with position eligibility, starter & bullpen picks, L/R platoon edges, radio booth calls, and short highlight snippets. Fireman rest and 7th-inning pinch-hit pauses apply to every game. Hard salary caps bind every signing. Re-run the 1982 playoffs (Brewers, Angels, Cardinals, Braves) or 1985 (Blue Jays, Royals, Cardinals, Dodgers) as seven-game series with four-man starter rotations, or free-match any of the 30 2026 MLB clubs (five-man rotations) plus classic packs including Harvey's Wallbangers, Murderers' Row, and the Big Red Machine. Midseason call-ups such as Cooper Pratt are on the 2026 30-man packs. Sim a full 162-game season with last-decade IL odds and accumulated stats. October is won by games — not the home-run column.

What do ratings mean? — LockedGM 1–20 classroom for hitters, gloves, and pitchers. Host a Live Matchup with invites, a pre-game lock screen from these cards, and a local ad ribbon above the scoreboard.

LockedGM Classic Matchup · 2026 MLB + classic packs

Team A (away)2026 Bronx club — Judge and Bellinger in the grass, Fried on Opening Day. LockedGM five-man experiment pack.Under cap: $91.7M / $92.0M.Team B (home)2026 Dodgers — Ohtani, Tucker, Betts, Freeman, and a five-man that still runs Yamamoto out front. LockedGM experiment pack.Under cap: $90.9M / $92.0M.

NYY card

Lineup + fielders + pitching · L/R platoon baked into every AB · eligible gloves only · OOP injury fill-ins crush defense · fireman rest every game · 7th-inning+ pinch-hit pause on a clear split

Pitching card

five-man rotation for series / October: Fried → Schlittler → Warren → Weathers → Gil

Starting pitcherPitching change plan · starter IP target

Engine follows this plan between ABs. From the 7th on, a clear platoon edge stops the game for a pinch-hit. Fireman rest (innings scale, no 3 days in a row) applies to every game, not just a series.

Bullpen roles (fireman first)

Fireman is saved for high leverage 7th–9th. Early hooks go to setup / long relief. Tired arms sit; an emergency appearance is crushed two grade tiers.

Fireman

Setup

Setup / 2nd

Batting order

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Fielders

Eligible gloves only have LockedGM positional ratings. Injury OOP fill-ins are allowed but score real bad (errors + range collapse).

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Lineup set. · Defense set · all eligible. · SP set · 3-arm pen · 6 IP target

LAD card

Lineup + fielders + pitching · L/R platoon baked into every AB · eligible gloves only · OOP injury fill-ins crush defense · fireman rest every game · 7th-inning+ pinch-hit pause on a clear split

Pitching card

five-man rotation for series / October: Yamamoto → Sheehan → Glasnow → Sasaki → Ohtani

Starting pitcherPitching change plan · starter IP target

Engine follows this plan between ABs. From the 7th on, a clear platoon edge stops the game for a pinch-hit. Fireman rest (innings scale, no 3 days in a row) applies to every game, not just a series.

Bullpen roles (fireman first)

Fireman is saved for high leverage 7th–9th. Early hooks go to setup / long relief. Tired arms sit; an emergency appearance is crushed two grade tiers.

Fireman

Setup

Setup / 2nd

Batting order

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Fielders

Eligible gloves only have LockedGM positional ratings. Injury OOP fill-ins are allowed but score real bad (errors + range collapse).

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Lineup set. · Defense set · all eligible. · SP set · 3-arm pen · 6 IP target

Seed

Set lineup, gloves, starter, and bullpen plan, then run a game or a best-of-7 playoff series. 2026 MLB clubs use a five-man rotation; classic packs use four. From the 7th on, a clear split pauses for a pinch-hit. Fireman rest applies every game. Series are decided by games won, not home runs.

CLASSIC LEAGUE · 30-MAN · HARD CAP

LockedGM Classic League

Claim one classic club. Empty clubs get AI managers that compete to win under the same $92M hard cap and 30-man roster rules. 2026 MLB clubs live in free matchup, not this table. After a round, run October as best-of-7 with four-man starter rotations. Wins are games, not home runs.

Club	GM	Payroll
MIL '85	—	$83.6M / $92M
TOR '85	—	$90.0M / $92M
KC '85	—	$89.1M / $92M
STL '85	—	$88.9M / $92M
LAD '85	—	$88.8M / $92M
MIL '82	—	$91.1M / $92M
CAL '82	—	$88.4M / $92M
STL '82	—	$87.5M / $92M
ATL '82	—	$86.7M / $92M
NYY '27	—	$82.8M / $92M
CIN '75	—	$86.6M / $92M

League opened. 11 classic clubs on the board — claim one; the rest get AI managers that play to win under the same hard cap.