Alexander Cartwright II, Version 2: All-purpose Manager: Non-AIM Only, DH or non-DH. 
Best with MBFs on but not required: Edition 2014

Note: Cartwright has been divided into two managers, one for AIM and another for non-AIM.

			INSTALLATION/USAGE

To install/use Manager Alexander Cartwright II, the following four files must be placed in your BBW directory/folder.

              MgrACrt2.msy, MgrACrt2.dct, MgrACrt2.mob, MgrACrt2.lib

If your are using APBA 5.75 then the above four files must be placed in the folder named "MicroManagers." That is usually located here:

            C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\APBA Games\Baseball\MicroManagers

The exact wording may be different depending on which operating system you are using. If you can't locate it, do a search for a folder named "MicroManagers" with two capital "Ms." 

If you are using BBW 5.5 or lower, the files may be placed anywhere in that BBW folder or directory.

			ALEXANDER CARTWRIGHT II: OVERVIEW

Cartwright II is an all-purpose manager designed to hande each and every 20th and 21st season game with AIM OFF or non-AIM. This includes deadball era contests as well as modern games. Draft or historic. In effect, Cartwright II can be used at any time for any season mix.

Because of the wide range of rosters being managed, Cartwright II, like I, has to "fudge" a bit and use general strategies. He's not going to, for example, move a reliever to the outfield for a batter, bring in a new reliever, then move the original reliever from the outfield to the mound. No, can't do that. Both Cartwright I and II are, therfore, a sort of "meat and potatoes" managers that do basic, fundamental things that were done during the era they are assigned to be used.

One very critical approach for Cartwright II is that he judges/ranks closers by saves and not grade. Because of this, many of his other strategies as well as pitcher's "roles" will be determined by this. For example, if the team used the LaRussa one-inning closer, Cartwright II will use several setup relievers to get to the ninth. However, if the top closer pitched multiple innings, Cartwright II will bring that closer in earlier. And, if the team being managed is a pre-war or pre-modern roster, Cartwright will more aggressively use that closer in non-save situations before the ninth. 

			    JUDGING PITCHING STAFFS

One extremely critical - and difficult - area for an all-purpose manager is deciding how to use a bullpen. Quick hook, slow, medium, one-batter relief specialists, setup guys, long closers?

To address this question, Cartwright II does several things. One, he calculate total bullpen usage. That is measured by the total relief innings pitched, total relief appearances as well as total starter innings pitched. Now, all of these areas have to be assigned into general "categories" since he can't determine precise stats. But using starting and relieving durability, pitcher plate appearances per game, innings and total team saves - along with the above bullpen usage categories - Cartwright II is able to come up with three overall bullpen types: strong, weak and normal. Additionally, within those three categories, Cartwright II determines whether he will use a pre-war  approach to handling the roster (pitching and everything else), a mid-twentieth century approach, a modern approach or a draft league approach. 

This is quite detailed and, frankly, I'm not sure I have it right. 

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Cartwright II has all of the bells and whistles you want. Blowout subbing, double switches, pinchrunning to steal a base (he can handle Herb Washington as well as Sandy Piez).

For more details (I cut it short), visit The Digital Skybox forum.