What can I buy before the season starts using franchise points? The perks you can buy before the season starts are as follows:

        i) INJURY MOD - reduces the injury rating by 1 for up to 5 players on your team. You can only use this on up to 5 players and only one mod per player. You cannot reduce a player to a J-0. The cost is 2 Franchise Points per mod purchased. this can only be purchased before the season starts

        ii) BASERUNNING MOD - increases baserunning rating by 1 or 2 for up to 3 players. Limited to 3 players per team. The cost is 1 Franchise Point per upgrade point purchased. this can only be purchased before the season starts

        iii) DURABILITY MOD- increases the durability rating for a pitcher by 1. Limited to 5 pitchers on a team. The cost is 3 Franchise Points per upgrade for a starting or split grade pitcher and 2 Franchise Points for a relief pitcher. this can only be purchased before the season starts

        iv) VERSATILITY MOD - make a player eligible to play at a position they are not currently carded for. You can only make a player eligible for a position they played at some time during his career. The player will receive the defensive grade for the first previous season for which he played that position or, if no previous season, in the next subsequent season. E.g., Bob Smith is carded for season 1977 in which he only played OF. Smith played 1B in 1973, 1974, 1976 and also 3rd base in 1983. To add eligibility at 1B he would get whatever his defensive grade at 1b was in 1976 and for 3rd base he would get 1983. Cost is 3 Franchise Points per position added. No limit to positions or players. this can only be purchased before the season starts

What can I buy before or during the season starts using franchise points? The perks you can buy before the season starts or anytime during the season are as follows:

        v) INJURY SHIELD - reduces all injury lengths for all players on your roster by 50%. Only takes effect after the series in which a player is injured. The cost is 5 Franchise Points and only one purchase per team (cannot stack). this can can be purchased at any time from now until the end of the postseason