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Driver 8 · 03-25-2003, 04:30 PM

One of my favorite things about the OOTP community is the wealth of information and experience bouncing around the boards at any given time.

I'd like to draw upon this knowledge base to get some ideas of how other leagues have handled expansion in the past. The TSTBL is in the final stages of the 2006 season and we plan on expanding (by two teams) to start the 2008 season. This gives us a season-plus to nail down our expansion process.

By the time we start the process for the 2008 season, we'll have had 6 complete seasons under our belt, enough time to sufficiently flush out our minor league systems.

That being said, those of you who have been through the expansion process, did you create protection lists? If yes, how many and why did you protect? How many players did you allow one team to lose to expansion? How many rounds was your expansion draft? How did you handle to amateur draft and free agency period? These are some of the questions that come to mind, but I'm looking for any thoughts or advice you may have.

The owners have come up with some good ideas on a lot of these topics, but I'd like to make sure we consider every option.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts and ideas you'd wish to contribute.

03-25-2003, 04:30 PM	#1
Driver 8 Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: gurnee, il Posts: 397	Expansion Question One of my favorite things about the OOTP community is the wealth of information and experience bouncing around the boards at any given time. I'd like to draw upon this knowledge base to get some ideas of how other leagues have handled expansion in the past. The TSTBL is in the final stages of the 2006 season and we plan on expanding (by two teams) to start the 2008 season. This gives us a season-plus to nail down our expansion process. By the time we start the process for the 2008 season, we'll have had 6 complete seasons under our belt, enough time to sufficiently flush out our minor league systems. That being said, those of you who have been through the expansion process, did you create protection lists? If yes, how many and why did you protect? How many players did you allow one team to lose to expansion? How many rounds was your expansion draft? How did you handle to amateur draft and free agency period? These are some of the questions that come to mind, but I'm looking for any thoughts or advice you may have. The owners have come up with some good ideas on a lot of these topics, but I'd like to make sure we consider every option. Thanks in advance for any thoughts and ideas you'd wish to contribute.