[cmaug]

I'm in the planning stages for a European League and wanted to get some suggestions from the community regarding set up.

While I love the flexibility that OOTP gives us, I want the league to be low maintenance - in my experience, the further you stray from the standard MLB set-up the more you have to wrestle with things that work smoothly and things that don't.

Promotion/Relegation is the topic that always comes up - if I do it, I'll probably just have it be between sub leagues (no interleague play) of the ML level with only one side competing for the championship via a customized playoff structure. This will (hopefully) allow for a stable minor league system and quick and easy movement of teams after the season. For my sanity, I'll likely use "groups" rather than geographic "divisions" to allow for easy reshuffling year to year based on who moves up and down.

Any suggestions about how to make a European Major League "feel" a little different than a US based league will be greatly appreciated!

Roster rules? - I've never been too successful building a stable league across several countries with limits on foreigners.

Finances? - FA, arb, cap, luxury tax, etc

Entry? - draft vs FA