The 2023 SB Nation off-season simulation official thread

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesIt is time for our annual off-season simulation, where we take fans and make give them the keys to run a team as they see fit. They can work out trades and negotiate for free agents under real-world conditions. There are no budgets, but we have asked GMs to try to be realistic, and if they don’t, you should definitely mock them.

You can take a look at last year’s project here.

Here are the ground rules:

We rewind to the end of the regular season. The assumption is your GM has resigned and been replaced. The new GM is free to set their own organizational philosophy.

We’re not concerned with the 40-man roster.

Players with no-trade clauses cannot be traded…