Trade

You can trade players with other owners in MLB Manager Online.
There are two types of trade you can choose to perform. "Trade with Friends" allows you to trade individual players with an owner on your Friends List. "World Trade" allows you to choose up to three players you want on your team. However, you also have to choose three players of equal value to trade for the desired players.

Trade Screen

	World Trade	To go to the World Trade screen, select this banner and click "OK."
	Trade with Friends	To go to the Trade with Friends screen, select this banner and click "OK".
	Top 10 Players Sought for World Trades	Displays the top 10 most sought after players in your world.
	OK	Takes you to the highlighted screen.
	Back	Takes you back to the Main screen.

World Trade screen

You can register up to three players you want to acquire and release in one trade on this screen. Based on your search criteria, relevant candidates for trade will be displayed. The trade will occur when both users agree on the conditions.
You can trade once a day.
You need either SC or a World Trade Ticket to trade more than once a day. If you have either SC or a World Trade Ticket, you can trade as many times as you like provided you have an open Entry Slot.

* There are a maximum of 5 Entry Slots.

	Ticket or SC	Here you can see how many World Trade Tickets you currently hold. If you don't have any World Trade Tickets, the amount of SC you need to make one trade will be displayed.
	Trades Left	Displays the number of trades available.
	Available Players	Players you want to acquire from opponent's teams will be displayed here.
	Search	Click here to open the Search Criteria window and find players you want to trade for.
	Your Players	Players you are willing to trade from your team will be displayed here.
	Register	Takes you to the Member List screen to select the players you wish to release from your team. How to view the Member List screen
	Member List	Takes you to the Member List screen.
	Back	Takes you back to the Main screen.

Instructions for World Trade

Click "Search" on the World Trade screen to go to the Search Criteria window. Set the search criteria for the players you want to acquire.

You can search by Team Info or Player Info.

Search by Team Info

	Search Range	Shows the range of your search (cannot be changed).
	Remaining Contract	Set the number of remaining contracts seasons of the players you wish to search for.
	Cost	Set the cost of the players you wish to search for.
	Friends List	Set a friend you want to trade with. * This option is not available in World Trade.
	Team	You can search for players from a specific MLB team by choosing the team name here. Set the team name of the players you wish to search for.
	League	Search for players from a specific league or division.
	Not in My Player Album	Check this box to search for players who are not already in your Player Album.
	Change Page	Click here to go to the Player Info search page.
	Search	Search based on the selected search criteria.
	Close	Takes you back to the Trade Screen.

Search by Player Info

	Player	If you want to search for a specific player, you can enter their name here.
	Dominant Arm	Choose between left and right-handed pitchers, and fielders who bat left, right or switch.
	Fielder Abilities	Check boxes to search for fielders with certain stats over 70.
	Pitcher Parameters	Check boxes to search for pitchers with certain stats over 70.
	Position	Set the position of the players you wish to search for.
	Change Page	Click here to go to the Team Info search page.
	Search	Search based on the selected search criteria.
	Close	Takes you back to the Trade Screen.

After entering your search criteria and clicking "Search" on the Search Criteria screen, the below Search Results screen will appear. Select the players that you want to acquire that meet your criteria. Up to 90 players will be displayed. If more than 90 players were found, 90 players will be automatically selected and displayed.

	Priority Box	Drag and drop the players you want to acquire into the three boxes.
	Search Result	Shows the number of players that fall under the search criteria you selected.
	Next/Previous Page	Navigate to other pages by pressing one of the arrow buttons.
	Display Results	Displays the players that apply to the search criteria you selected. You can view a player's profile by double clicking the mini profile.
	Trade	This button becomes available after you have a player in a priority box. Confirm the trade by clicking on this button.
	Search	Takes you back to the Search Criteria screen.
	Back	Takes you back to the World Trade screen.

Click on the player you want to acquire and drag and drop them into the Priority box.
When you finish, click "Trade" to go to the World Trade screen.
Next, choose players to release from your team.
Click "Register" to go to the Members List.
All trade settings will be canceled if you click "Back".
Select the members you wish to trade from the Member List screen.
Click on the player you wish to trade, and drag and drop them to the Trade box.
Click "OK" to go to the next screen and confirm your trade settings.
Click "OK" to confirm your trade settings.
The number of trades left will decrease after the trade is completed.

* Trades last for 2 days. Trade requests will expire at 11 pm on the day after your registration.
* If a cycle change occurs on the day of registration, the trade will expire at 11 pm on the same day.
* You cannot cancel your registration until it expires.
* If a World Trade does not work, you must cancel the trade entry to place your player back on the roster.

Friend Trade Screen

You can trade directly with teams on your Friends List.
A Trade Ticket or SC(SEGA Coins) is required to make a Friend Trade.
You can make as many Friend Trades as you like as long as you have enough Trade Tickets or SC.

* If you have both a Trade Ticket and SC, the ticket will be used before your SC.

	Trades Left	Displays the number of Trade Tickets you own, or the amount of SC needed per trade.
	Friend's Team Slot	Displays the player you wish to trade for from your friend's team.
	Search	Jumps to the Search Criteria screen to search for players you wish to acquire.
	Your Team Slot	Displays the player you wish to trade from your team.
	Register	Opens the Member List screen to choose a player to trade from your team.
	Member List	Opens the Member List screen.
	Back	Takes you back to the Main screen.

Instructions for Friend Trade

Go to the Search Criteria screen by clicking "Search". Set the criteria for player you wish to acquire in the Search Criteria screen.
You can search up to 90 players. 90 players will be automatically selected if more than 90 players fit into the set criteria.
After searching using the Search Criteria screen and selecting the players you want to acquire, you will be transferred to the Player Selection screen.
Here you can see which of your friends owns the team with the player you want.
The owner name, team name, and remaining contracts are shown.
Click "OK" to confirm you want to make this trade and go back to the Friend Trade screen.
Next, select the players you wish to trade from your team.
Click "Register" to go to the Members List.
All settings will be canceled if you click "Back".
Select the members you wish to trade from the Member List screen.
Click on the player you wish to trade, and drag and drop them to the Trade box.
Click "OK" to go to the next screen and confirm your trade settings.
You can send messages to your friends using the Comment Box.
To confirm the trade, click "OK". Your remaining trades for the day will decrease by one.
* Your Trade Ticket or SC will be spent when you click "OK".

* Note that your Trade Ticket and SC are not refundable even if the other person cancels the trade.
Wait for your Friend to reply to your offer.

What to do when you receive a trade offer

You will be notified when you receive a trade offer.
You can check the details of the offer from the Friend Trade screen.
The trade offer will appear in the Trade slot of the Friend Trade screen. Click on" Reply".
Reply to the trade offer. Click on "Accept" to confirm the trade.

You can accept trade requests by clicking "Accept", or decline by clicking "Refuse".
The number of trades will not change if you cancel a trade offer, but the number of trades of the user requesting the trade will decrease.
You will be taken back to the Trade screen by clicking "Cancel".

Note on trade for non-starting players

Even if you trade and immediately re-acquire the same player, the condition of the player not being able to play as a starting member will continue until the restriction is released. The period of this restriction as a non-starting member is shown in the table below.

January 1st	8pm	Starting pitcher A is taken out of the team roster.
January 1st	8:30pm	Player B is acquired as a result of trading Player A and Player B.
January 1st	9pm	Player A is re-acquired as a result of trading Player B and Player A. Player A is still not available to play as a starting member at this point.
January 3rd	8pm	The restriction for player A is taken off.

* If Player A is re-acquired through methods other than trade during the time frame mentioned above (e.g. through scouting), the restriction will not apply and he will be able to play as a starting member immediately.

Notes on Trade

Please be aware of the following during trade.

* The remaining contract cycles, player condition and non-starting player attributes will be carried over. (However, non-starting player attributes will not be carried over during a World Trade)
* The effects of skill training, player loans, support cards, and number of games played will be lost.
* Extra training slots acquired by other users will not be carried over.
* You can only trade players of the same cost.
* You cannot trade players when you are in the Rookie League.
* Trades are not available during the change in cycles.
* If another user's Friend Trade slot has been used up, you will not be able to request a trade even if they fulfill the search criteria.
* The number of trades left represents the right to offer or accept a trade. Trades are confirmed when they are accepted. However, this does not mean that all trade offers will be accepted.

You cannot trade players under the following conditions.

Players with trade offers and players registered in trade matching.
Players registered to the active roster.
Exchanging the same player.
Players have had their contract extended for an extra cycle.

* Any troubles that occur as a result of trade negotiations are the responsibility of the users, and the MLB Manager Online Administrator will take no responsibility whatsoever.

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