Thanks for the feedback, everyone!
And I quite agree with Malleus Dei - the ability to not be fired in OOTPX is key to my enjoyment of the game, and probably reason enough to buy OOTPX instead of playing the free version of OOTP8.
I do have another question, comparing the two. I've noticed when simming a fictional league in OOTP8 with historical stats totals, PCMs, etc., that HR totals in the 20s are below where they should be, and there are no standout HR hitters (i.e. no-one's power is above 10-11, thus no one hits more than ca. 25 HRs a year). I'd like to see a few big HR hitters in this period - not necessarily Ruthian, but capable of 40+ a couple of times. Does the same thing occur in OOTPX? Thanks!