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Originally Posted by BBGiovanni
Often when I travel internationally I think about what the country's (Italy, Australia, etc) league might look like...
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I highy suggest trying a foriegn country this gives me the deepest immersion value. My favorite league ever is an Australian League with the sport spread all over Oceania and the Commonwealth. Ive set this up on many occasions. Boy can those Samoans rake. UK, Germany, Australia, Brazil all good calls. Maybe explore what baseball may have looked like had it started on the west coast instead.
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Originally Posted by BBGiovanni
Also, think about size. Do you want a huge league? A small league? or a medium league? ....
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I personally feel like I get better immersion value out of a small league where i can watch players move around easier. 12-16 and a couple levels of minors for me. But some people do enjoy the mega leagues with hundreds of teams and simulating huge worlds.
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Originally Posted by BBGiovanni
Then think about whether you want a lot of minors or a few. I like just four levels to limit the amount of washout management I have to do. You might want college feeders, or even no minors at all. Anyway, think through that and try to come up with a reason things work that way. Maybe baseball was never as popular as it was when there were hundreds of minor league teams.
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This is another big one that depends on preference. Don't feel like you have to imitate MLB. Choose where your players come from and how they develop. For Example, my league in Australia features an NHL like junior League system instead of colleges and high schools. I draft players at 19 or 20 most top prospects make an impact in only a couple years. Some will toil and come up at 27 for a few cups of coffee otherwise spending whole careers as AAA players. Others may very much enjoy the experience of slowly moving players up the ladder like MLB and opt for deep minor leagues.